Primetime Ratings: Fox Rides Ebullient ‘Empire’ To Wednesday Win
Fox took Wednesday ratings honors, riding Empire to a 1.6 prime score in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. In second was ABC at 1.2/5.
Empire grew 27% to 1.9 and Star ticked up 8% to 1.3.
On ABC, The Goldbergs went up 7% to 1.6 and Speechless did a flat 1.1. Modern Family scored a level 1.7 and American Housewife grew 8% to 1.3, then Designated Survivor increased 14% to 0.8.
CBS did a 1.0/4. Survivor lost 6% for a 1.7, followed by repeats of SEAL Team and Criminal Minds.
NBC was at 0.8/3. After a repeat of The Wall, Golden Globes 75th Anniversary Special scored a 0.8 from 9 to 11.
Univision scored a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/2.
The CW was at 0.4/1. Riverdale rated a 0.5 and Dynasty a 0.2, both shows flat with last week.
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Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.