Primetime Ratings: Fox’s ‘Taraji and Terrence’ Special Not Quite White Hot

CBS took the broadcast ratings belt for Wednesday, scoring a 1.9 in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen overnights, with a 6 share. ABC had a 1.7/6, then Fox at 1.2/4, and NBC and The CW at 0.9/3.

Survivor pulled a 2.3 for CBS, up 10% as the season winds down, then Criminal Minds grew ratings 27% to 1.9, and Code Black fell 7% to 1.4.

On ABC, The Middle was down 5% to 2.0, then The Goldbergs at a flat 2.0. Modern Family grew 8% week over week to a 2.6, while Black-ish did a flat 1.7. Nashville slid 11% to a 0.8.

Fox had a repeat of Empire leading in to Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays, a seasonal special featuring the Empire leads and various musical guests, which rated a 1.5.

NBC had a two-hour Mat Franco magic rerun leading into The Illusionists at 0.9.

It was a rough night for The CW, as Arrow was off 23% to a 1.0, and Supernatural fell 22% to a 0.7.

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.