Primetime Ratings: Fox Rides Hot ‘9-1-1’ to Win

Fox won a close ratings race Wednesday, as a potent 9-1-1 led the network to a leading 1.4 in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 5 share. That topped the 1.3/5 that ABC and NBC put up.

On Fox, The X-Files grew 10% to 1.1 and cop/fire drama 9-1-1 climbed 20% to 1.8. Fox recently renewed 9-1-1 for a second season

On ABC, The Goldbergs went up 13% to 1.7 and Speechless increased 18% to 1.3. Modern Family grew 13% to 1.8 and American Housewife ticked up 8% to 1.3, before Match Game closed out prime at a flat 0.8.

NBC had The Blacklist at 1.1, then Law & Order: SVU at 1.4 and Chicago P.D. at 1.4. All three shows were up a tenth of a point.

CBS did a 1.2/4, with The Amazing Race up 7% to 1.5, SEAL Team up 22% to 1.1 and Criminal Minds at a flat 1.0.

The CW rated a 0.4/1, with Riverdale at 0.5 and Dynasty at 0.2, same as their last new airings last month.

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.