The FOX line-up shrank from last week’s midseason premieres.
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.
FOX: EMPIRE tied its series low 1.7, down 0.3 from last week, and STAR fell 0.2 to 1.3.
ABC: THE GOLDBERGS slipped 0.1 to 1.3, and ALEX INC dropped 0.2 from last week’s series premiere to 0.9. MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 to 1.5, and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE returned from a week off down 0.1 to 1.2. DESIGNATED SURVIVOR held at 0.7.
NBC: THE BLACKLIST aired its first episode in 3 weeks, steady at 0.9. Reruns followed at 0.7/0.7.
CBS: SURVIVOR lost 0.1 to 1.6, and CRIMINAL MINDS was down 0.1 to 1.0, with an NCIS rerun between them at 0.7.
CW: LIFE SENTENCE’s final Wednesday episode was up 0.1 to 0.2. The night began with a RIVERDALE rerun at 0.2.
IMPOSTERS begins its 2nd season on Bravo tonight. In addition, for reasons it hasn’t yet explained, FX airs tonight’s ATLANTA without commercials.
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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