Primetime Ratings: ‘Strong’ Preview Is Weak
Fox cruised to a comfy win Wednesday, drama Empire pacing the net to a 2.5 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, with an 8 share. Empire did a 3.8, down 10% from the previous week, when American Idol was the lead in. Rosewood rated a 1.2, down 14%.
CBS did a 1.7/6, then ABC at 1.5/5, NBC at 1.2/4 and The CW at 0.3/1.
CBS’ Survivor rated a flat 1.9, then Criminal Minds did a 1.7, down 6%, and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders a 1.5, up 25% from last week.
ABC’s The Middle rated a 1.7, then The Goldbergs a 1.8. Modern Family, with Cam finding his way into a Christian rock band, did a 2.2 and Black-ish a 1.6; all the comedies were flat with last week. Drama Nashville tallied a flat 1.0.
NBC’s competition series Strong previewed to an underwhelming 1.0 across two hours, following The Voice on an atypical night at 1.7.
The CW was in repeats.
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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.