Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Emphatic ‘Empire,' 'Star'

Fox won the Wednesday ratings derby, riding Empire to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, and a 6 share. That beat the 1.2/5 put up by NBC.

Empire rated a 1.6 and Star a 1.2. Both shows grew a tenth of a point from last week.

ABC and CBS both scored a 1.0/4. Telemundo did a 0.5/2 and Univision a 0.4/2.

The CW rated a 0.3/1.

NBC had Chicago Med down 8% at 1.2 and Chicago Fire at a flat 1.3, then Chicago P.D. at a level 1.2.

On ABC, The Goldbergs fell 15% to 1.1 and American Housewife rated a flat 1.0. Modern Family dropped 7% to 1.3 and Single Parents did a flat 1.0, then A Million Little Things a 0.8, also flat with last week.

On CBS, Survivor scored a 1.4 and SEAL Team a 0.8, then Criminal Minds a 0.7. All three shows dropped a tenth of a point.

The CW had Riverdale down 20% at 0.4 and All American at a flat 0.2. 

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.