Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins on Rebounded ‘Empire’

Fox was top of the ratings heap Wednesday, putting up a 1.5 rating in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. Shots Fired rated a flat 0.8 before Empire grew 17% to 2.1. 

CBS was just off the pace at 1.4/5. Survivor was off a tenth of a point from last week at 1.7 and the season finale of Criminal Minds scored a flat 1.5, then Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders too was off a tenth at 0.8.  

After that was ABC at 1.2/5. The Goldbergs was down 7% at 1.3, and Speechless fell 17% to 1.0. Then Modern Family was down a tenth of a point at 1.5, and Black-ish, featuring DeVonte Johnson’s introduction to the world, was up 8% to 1.3. Designated Survivor climbed 11% to 1.0. 

NBC had a 1.0/4. Blindspot fell 11% to 0.8 and Law & Order: SVU picked up 10% for a 1.1, then Chicago P.D. grew 9% to 1.2. 

The CW rated a 0.4/2 on the night. Arrow climbed 20% to 0.6 while The 100 dropped 25% to land at 0.3.

Among Spanish-language players, Univision had a 0.5/2 for primetime and Telemundo a 0.3/1. 

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.