Primetime Ratings: ‘Lethal Weapon’ Opens Well on Hot Fox
UPDATED: Lethal Weapon opened solidly on Fox, putting up a 2.2 in viewers 18-49 while leading into the premiere of Empire, which rated a 4.1. Empire had opened to a 6.5 last season, and closed to a 4.1.
Fox rated a 3.1 on the night in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen's overnights, with an 11 share. ABC was up next at 2.2/8, while CBS was at 2.1/8. NBC rated a 1.6/6 and The CW did a 0.3/1.
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Designated Survivor opened to a strong 2.3 on ABC, after the season premiere of The Goldbergs (2.0, 11% over its spring finale) and the debut of Speechless (2.0). Modern Family rated a 2.6, up 24% from its finale, and black-ish opened at 2.0, up 33% from its May closer.
Survivor debuted to a 2.3 on CBS, up from its 2.1 season finale, while Big Brother closed to a 2.0.
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On NBC, Blindspot rated a 1.3, down 19% from its season premiere, while Law & Order: SVU scored a 1.8, up 20% from the season finale. Chicago P.D. did a 1.6, up 14% from its finale last spring.
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A fresh Whose Line Is It Anyway did a flat 0.3 on CW, which otherwise had repeats.
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.