Primetime Ratings Wednesday: NBC Thrives on ‘Chicago’ Shows

Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead and Tehmina Sunny as Dr. Sabeena Virani in NBC's 'Chicago Med'
(Image credit: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC)

NBC had the top score in Wednesday prime ratings, as its Chicago dramas paved the way to the win. NBC averaged a 0.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. In second was Fox at 0.5/3. 

Chicago Med got a 1.0 on NBC and Chicago Fire a 0.9, then Chicago P.D. a 0.8. Med went up a tenth, Fire was flat and P.D. lost a tenth. 

On Fox, The Masked Dancer scored a flat 0.5 and Name That Tune lost 33% for a 0.4.

ABC rated a 0.4/3. The Goldbergs, American Housewife and The Conners all posted a 0.5. Goldbergs and Conners were flat and Housewife picked up a tenth. Kyra Sedgwick comedy Call Your Mother and drama For Life both got a 0.3, Mother losing a tenth and For Life staying level with last week.  

CBS, Telemundo and Univision all rated a 0.3/2. CBS had Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 2021 at 0.6 and then reruns of SEAL Team and SWAT

Telemundo had Exatlon Estados Unidos down 33% to 0.2 and La Suerte de Loli and Buscando a Frida both at 0.3, La Suerte down a tenth and Buscando staying flat. 

On Univision, Vencer El Desamor dropped 20% to 0.4. Imperio de Mentiras and Dulce Ambicion both got a level 0.3. 

The CW rated a 0.1/1. Riverdale and Nancy Drew both got a flat 0.1.

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.