Primetime Ratings: Fox, NBC Split the Win

Fox and NBC were on top of Wednesday’s prime, both networks posting a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights. Fox had a 5 share while NBC’s was a 4. The runners-up were ABC and CBS at 0.6/3.

Fox offered the season premiere of MasterChef, which took up all of the network’s prime space. Last spring’s MasterChef premiere also landed a 1.0.

NBC had the premiere of American Ninja Warrior from 8-10 p.m. at 1.2, down 14% from last spring’s debut. The series premiere of tech drama Reverie scored a 0.6.

ABC aired comedy repeats throughout prime.

CBS had a SEAL Team repeat, then some fresh Code Black from 9 to 11 p.m. at 0.7, down 13%.

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

The CW weighed in at 0.2/1 with a Supergirl repeat, then The Originals at a level 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.