Primetime Ratings: CBS, Fox Win With Reality Standouts
CBS and Fox split the Wednesday ratings title, both riding unscripted shows to a 0.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 3 share.
CBS had Love Island at 0.5 and Big Brother at 1.0, both shows flat, and a SWAT repeat. CBS has ordered a second season of Love Island.
Fox had MasterChef at 0.8 and First Responders Live at 0.5, both shows up a tenth of a point.
ABC and NBC both did a 0.5/3.
Telemundo and Univision weighed in at 0.4/2.
The CW got a 0.2/1.
ABC had Press Your Luck at a level 0.7 and Card Sharks down 17% at 0.5, then Match Game also off 17% at 0.5.
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NBC had two reruns of Ellen’s Game of Games, then The InBetween up 33% for a 0.4.
Telemundo had Un Poquito Tuyo at 0.3 and Betty en NY at 0.5, then Preso No. 1 at a 0.4. All were flat.
On Univision, La Reina Soy Yo and La Rosa de Guadalupe both did a 0.4, both up a tenth of a point. Sin Miedo a la Verdad got a flat 0.3.
Jane the Virgin signed off on The CW, doing a 0.2 from 8 to 10 p.m. Last week’s episode did a 0.3.
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.