Primetime Ratings: Fox, NBC Split Wednesday Win
Fox and NBC tied for the top spot in Wednesday ratings, both networks attaining a 1.1 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. Runner-up was CBS at 1.0/5.
Fox had Empire at 1.2 and Star at 1.0, both shows up a tenth of a point.
NBC had Chicago Med down 17% to 1.0, Chicago Fire off 8% to 1.1 and Chicago P.D. down 9% to 1.0.
CBS had Survivor at a flat 1.5 and Million Dollar Mile down 20% from premiere at 0.8, before SEAL Team scored a level 0.6.
ABC did a 0.8/4. The Goldbergs got a 1.1 and Schooled a 0.8, both down a tenth of a point. Modern Family rated a flat 1.1 and Single Parents went up 14% to 0.8. Whiskey Cavalier also grew, up 20% to 0.6.
Telemundo and Univision both scored a 0.4/2.
The CW rated a 0.2/1. A Jane the Virgin rerun led into a new one down a tenth at 0.2.
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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.