Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With ‘Empire’
Fox grabbed ratings honors Wednesday, with an episode of Empire working on its behalf. Fox had a 1.5 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. Empire did a flat 2.1, after Shots Fired scored a flat 0.8.
ABC was next at 1.2/5. The Goldbergs grew 8% to a 1.4 and Speechless went up 20% to 1.2, then ModernFamily climbed 13% to 1.7 and the premiere of Downward Dog did a 1.1. Designated Survivor had a 1.1 too, up a tenth.
NBC had a 1.1/4. The season finale of Blindspot did a flat 0.8, then Law & Order: SVU grew 9% to 1.2 and the season closer of Chicago P.D. climbed 8% to 1.3.
CBS did a 1.0/4. Survivor had a flat 1.7 and two hours of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders did a 0.7, down a tenth of a point from last week.
The CW was at 0.4/1, with Arrow at 0.5, down a tenth of a point, and The 100 at a flat 0.3.
Among Spanish-language networks, Univision did a 0.6/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/2.
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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.