The on-the-bubble CRIMINAL MINDS finale didn’t do much to help the show’s case.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).
Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart.
CBS: After a steady 1.6 for SURVIVOR, the 2-hour season finale of CRIMINAL MINDS held at last week’s 0.9, which was down a big 0.7 from the 2017 finale.
CW: The first new episode of RIVERDALE in 3 weeks (and a musical episode) gained 0.1 to 0.4. The season premiere of THE ORIGINALS was up 0.1 from the 2017 premiere (on a Friday) to 0.4.
ABC: Note that the chart inaccurately has THE GOLDBERGS as an original, but it was actually a rerun, joining the night’s other sitcom reruns at 0.7-0.8. The exception was a new ALEX INC, down 0.3 from last week to a new low 0.6. DESIGNATED SURVIVOR remained at 0.6.
NBC: A special Wednesday THE VOICE was at 1.4. SVU perked up by 0.3 to 1.4, and CHICAGO PD was up 0.1 to 1.2.
FOX: EMPIRE dropped 0.2 to 1.7, and STAR was steady at 1.3.
Tonight’s TV event is the series finale of Shonda Rhimes’s SCANDAL.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)
PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS
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