Primetime Ratings: Fox, CBS Split Win on Slow Night
Fox and CBS split the Wednesday ratings title, both putting up a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, and a 5 share, according to Nielsen’s overnights. Then came ABC and NBC, at 1.5/5, and The CW at 0.9/3.
American Idol did a 2.4, down 4% from last week, then Second Chance a 1.0 for Fox, off 17% from its debut a week before.
On CBS, 2 Broke Girls posted a 1.7 and Mike & Molly a 1.6, both flat with last week. Criminal Minds too was flat, at 2.0, while Code Black was a rare program to show a gain, up 8% to 1.4.
ABC had The Middle at 1.8, down 5%, and The Goldbergs at a flat 2.0, then a repeat of Modern Family before Black-ish slipped 11% to 1.7. American Crime then did a 1.0, off 9%.
On NBC, Mysteries of Laura rated a flat 1.2 and Law & Order: SVU a 1.7, down 15%. Chicago P.D. fell a steep 25% to a 1.5.
CW’s Arrow returned to a 1.1, up 10% from its previous original airing last month, while Supernatural was flat at 0.7.
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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.