Primetime Ratings: NBC’s ‘Heartbeat’ Drops From Preview
CBS seized the Wednesday ratings crown with a 1.9 score in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. ABC was runner-up at 1.6/6, then NBC at 1.3/4, Fox at 1.1/4 and The CW at 0.7/2.
CBS had Survivor at 2.0, down 9%, Criminal Minds up 11% at 2.1, and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders at 1.5, down a tenth from last week’s premiere.
ABC’s The Middle did a 1.7 and The Goldbergs a 1.9, both flat with last week. Modern Family rated a 2.4, down 4%, and Black-ish a flat 1.9. Drama Nashville then posted a flat 0.9.
NBC had Heartbeat at 0.9, well down from the previous night’s 1.4 preview, and Law & Order: SVU at 1.5, down 6%, then Chicago P.D. down 13% at 1.3.
Fox’s offerings were up. Rosewood increased 11% to 1.0, and Hell’s Kitchen grew 9% to 1.2.
On The CW, Arrow was off 30% to 0.7, while Supernatural slid 14% to 0.6.
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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.