Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Consistent ‘Empire’

Fox got the trophy in Wednesday prime ratings, riding Empire to a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. Just off the pace was NBC at 1.2/5.

Empire rated a flat 1.5 and Star grew 9% to 1.2.

NBC had Chicago Med and Chicago Fire at 1.2, the former flat and the latter down a tenth of a point. Chicago P.D. ticked up 10% to 1.1.

CBS got a 1.0/4 and ABC a 0.9/4. On CBS, Survivor lost 6% for a 1.5 as a targeted contestant deftly played an immunity idol, and SEAL Team slid 11% to 0.8. Criminal Minds dropped 22% for a 0.7.

ABC had The Goldbergs at a level 1.2 and American Housewife down 10% at 0.9. Modern Family got a flat 1.3 and Single Parents fell 11% to 0.8, then A Million Little Things posted a flat 0.8.

Univision did a 0.4/2 and Telemundo a 0.3/2.

The CW got a 0.3/1. Riverdale rated a 0.4 and football drama All American a 0.2, both shows off a tenth of a point. 

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.