STAR isn’t EMPIRE.
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: Airing with a much lower lead-in than in its December preview, STAR fell 0.6 to 1.6, still a fairly good number these days but far from exciting. LETHAL WEAPON gave the premiere a 1.4 lead-in, steady with its last airing a month ago.
ABC: All the sitcoms were above their last airings: THE GOLDBERGS by 0.2 to 1.9, SPEECHLESS by 0.1 to 1.7, MODERN FAMILY by 0.3 to 2.3, and BLACK-ISH by 0.1 to 1.7. MATCH GAME returned at 1.3, around the same level as recent DESIGNATED SURVIVOR episodes.
CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS was up 0.1 to 1.2. CRIMINAL MINDS had a steady return at 1.3, and CODE BLACK rose 0.1 to 1.0.
NBC: The line-up returned for the first time since mid-November, with BLINDSPOT up 0.1 to 1.1, and both SVU and CHICAGO PD up 0.2 to 1.5.
CW: An 0.2 FREQUENCY followed an 0.3 ARROW rerun.
Tonight’s returnees include THE BLACKLIST, SUPERSTORE and THE GOOD PLACE. On cable, NASHVILLE officially arrives on CMT with a 2-hour premiere (the first hour of which aired as a “preview” last month).
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
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