Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Energized ‘Empire’

Fox was the top ratings earner in Wednesday prime, riding a resurgent Empire to a 1.5 score in viewers 18-49, and a 6 share. That topped the 1.3/5 put up by CBS.

Empire lifted 13% to 1.8 and Star posted a flat 1.2.

CBS had Survivor at a level 1.8, SEAL Team at a flat 1.1 and Criminal Minds down a tenth of a point at 0.9.

ABC and NBC both did a 1.1/4. ABC had The Goldbergs up 7% at 1.5 and Speechless at a flat 1.1. Modern Family ticked up 6% to 1.7 and American Housewife grew 20% to 1.2. Designated Survivor scored a flat 0.7.

For NBC, A Very Pentatonix Christmas rated a 0.8 (the special previously aired November 27) while Law & Order: SVU dropped 13% to 1.3 and Chicago P.D. lost 8% for a 1.2.

Univision was at 0.5/2 and Telemundo at 0.4/2, both same as last week.

The CW did a 0.4/1. Riverdale rated a 0.5 and Dynasty a 0.2, both shows flat.

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.