Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins Thanks to ‘Empire’

Fox won the Wednesday ratings derby, Empire leading the network to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. CBS and NBC tied for second at 1.0/4.

Empire lost 6% for a 1.6, then Star rated a flat 1.2.

On CBS, Survivor rated a 1.5, then SEAL Team a 0.9 and Code Black a 0.7, all three shows flat with last week.

For NBC, The Blacklist fell 13% to a 0.7, then Law & Order: SVU lost 8% for a 1.1 and Chicago P.D. was a level 1.2.

ABC rated a 0.9/4. The Goldbergs did a flat 1.2 and Alex, Inc. decreased 13% to 0.7. Modern Family scored a flat 1.3 and American Housewife went up 22% to 1.1. Designated Survivor slid 17% to 0.5.

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

The CW was good for a 0.3/1, with Riverdale at a flat 0.4 and The Originals decreasing 25% to 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.