Primetime Ratings: ‘Empire’ Drives Fox to Win

Fox took prime honors Wednesday, scoring a 1.6 in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. Shots Fired did a 0.9, down 18%, while Empire slipped 8% to 2.2. 

ABC was next at 1.4/5, as The Goldbergs did a 1.5, down 12%, and Speechless a 1.3, flat with its last fresh airing. Then Modern Family was off 10% at 1.8, and Black-ish was at 1.3, down 13%. Designated Survivor posted a flat 1.1 to close out prime. 

CBS had a 1.2/5, with Survivor at a flat 1.7 and Criminal Minds at a flat 1.2 before Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders did a 0.8, which was off a tenth of a point. 

NBC was at 1.1/4, as Law & Order: SVU had a flat 1.1, Blindspot a flat 0.9 and Chicago P.D. grew 18% to 1.3. 

The CW, at 0.3/1, was in repeats. 

Among Spanish-language networks, Telemundo did a 0.6/2 while Univision had a 0.5/2. 

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.