Primetime Ratings: Fox Rides Gordon Ramsay to Win

Fox had top honors in Wednesday prime ratings, MasterChef leading to a 0.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. Fox was virtually level with CBS, which did a 0.9/4.

MasterChef posted a flat 1.0 on Fox while Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back lost 10% for a 0.9.

On CBS, Big Brother ticked up 7% to 1.5 and TKO: Total Knock Out fell 25% to 0.6. A SEAL Team rerun closed out prime.

NBC did a 0.8/4. World of Dance rated a 1.0 in its new time slot and Reverie a flat 0.4. World of Dance rated a 1.2 Tuesday, leading out of America’s Got Talent.

Telemundo scored a 0.6/3 as El Senor de los Cielos garnered a 0.7.

ABC was at 0.6/3 with repeats.

Univision was good for a 0.4/2.

The CW did a 0.2/1. The premiere of legal drama Burden of Truth got a 0.2 and The Originals climbed 50% to 0.3.

Michael Malone

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.