Primetime Ratings: Fox Prevails With Consistent ‘Empire’

Fox won the Wednesday ratings race, with Empire leading the network to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. That beat the 1.1/5 that CBS put up.

Empire did a flat 1.6 and Star went up 8% to 1.3.

CBS had Survivor down 7% at 1.4 and the SEAL Team finale at a flat 0.9. Code Black grew 14% to 0.8.

ABC averaged a 0.9/4, with The Goldbergs at a flat 1.2 and Alex, Inc. up 14% for a 0.8, then Modern Family at a level 1.3. American Housewife did a flat 1.1, before Designated Survivor increased 20% to 0.6. All the ABC shows were season finales, and Designated Survivor won’t be back on the network.

NBC was at 0.8/3. The Blacklist finale scored a level 0.7 and Law & Order: SVU fell 9% to 1.0. Inside the Royal Wedding: Harry and Meghan did a 0.6.

Telemundo rated a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/2.

The CW scored a 0.4/2. The Riverdale finale rated a 0.4 and The Originals did a 0.3, both shows flat.

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.