Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Stronger ‘Singer’

Fox got top score in Wednesday ratings, riding The Masked Singer to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That topped Chicago-fueled NBC, which posted a 1.1/5.

The Masked Singer ticked up 5% to 2.0 and Almost Family was a flat 0.8.

On NBC, Chicago Med got a 1.1 and Chicago Fire a 1.2, both up a tenth of a point, then Chicago P.D. scored a flat 1.0.

ABC and CBS both rated a 0.8/4.

ABC had comedies. The Goldbergs did a flat 1.0 and Schooled fell 13% to 0.7. Modern Family fell 18% to 0.9 and Single Parents slid 13% to 0.7, before Stumptown dropped 14% to 0.6.

CBS had Survivor down 8% to 1.1 and SEAL Team at a flat 0.7, then SWAT was down 17% for a 0.5.

Univision got a 0.5/3 and Telemundo a 0.3/2. On Univision, La Rosa de Guadalupe and La Usurpadora both got a 0.6, La Rosa up 50% and La Usurpadora up 20%, and El Dragon flew up 67% to 0.5.

On Telemundo, Exatlon Estados Unidos and El Final Del Paraiso both rated a 0.4. No Te Puedes Esconder scored a 0.2. All three were flat.

The CW got a 0.3.2. Riverdale premiered at 0.4, down 20% from its debut last fall, and Nancy Drew kicked off to a 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.