Primetime Ratings: CBS, Fox, NBC Split Crown

CBS, Fox and NBC all drew a 1.2 rating in viewers 18-49 Wednesday, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. The trio finished just ahead of ABC, at 1.1/4. 

On CBS, Survivor’s1.7 matched its premiere, Seal Team grew 13% to 0.9 and Criminal Minds came back from a hiatus down a tenth of a point at 0.9. 

On Fox, The X-Files rated a 0.9 and 9-1-1 a 1.6, both shows gaining a tenth of a point from the previous Wednesday.

On NBC, The Blacklist went up 11% to a 1.0, then Law & Order: Special Victims Unit grew 9% to 1.2. The 100th episode of Chicago P.D. enjoyed a crossover with Chicago Fire, resulting in an 8% gain for a 1.3. 

Comedies scored on ABC. The Goldbergs was up 8% for a 1.4, then Speechless gained 20% for a 1.2. Modern Family went up 8% to 1.4 and American Housewife elevated 10% for a 1.1. Drama Designated Survivor did a flat 0.6.

Univision rated a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/2. 

The CW scored a 0.4/1, with Riverdale down a tenth of a point at 0.4 and the premiere of drama Life Sentence rating a 0.3.

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.