Primetime Ratings: ABC, Fox, NBC Split Win

ABC, Fox and NBC each posted a 1.7 rating in adults 18-49 and a 6 share, according to Nielsen’s overnights. CBS was slightly off the pace at 1.6/6, and The CW showed a 0.8/3.

On ABC, The Middle did a flat 1.8 and The Goldbergs a flat 2.0 before Modern Family was down 4% at 2.6 and Black-ish up 12% from its last airing to 1.9. Drama American Crime posted a 0.9, up 13%.

On Fox, American Idol was down 9% at 2.1, and Hell’s Kitchen slipped 13% to 1.3.

For NBC, The Mysteries of Laura was up 9% to a 1.2, then Law & Order: SVU up 6% to 1.9, and Chicago P.D. up 18% to 2.0.

CBS aired 2 Broke Girls at 1.6, up 7%, and Mike & Molly flat at 1.6. Criminal Minds did a 1.8, down 10% from its last fresh airing, and Code Black was up 8% to 1.3.  

On CW, Arrow played to a flat 0.9 and Supernatural was up 14% to 0.8.

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.