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Fox Wins First Wednesday of New Season

'Lethal Weapon' Into 'Empire' is an Immediate Positive; Winning Start for 'Designated Survivor' on ABC

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Wednesday, September 21 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

-Total Viewers:

Fox: 9.30 million, ABC: 8.09, CBS: 7.83, NBC: 6.85, CW: 1.19

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 3.1 rating/11 share, ABC: 2.2/ 8, CBS: 2.1/ 8, NBC: 1.6/ 6, CW: 0.3/ 1

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-Winners:
Survivor (CBS), Lethal Weapon (Fox), Empire (Fox), Designated Survivor (ABC)

-Honorable Mention:
Modern Family (ABC), Big Brother (CBS)

-Sluggish:
Blindspot (NBC)

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – The Goldbergs (season premiere)
Viewers: 6.80 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 8 (#2)

CBS – Survivor (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.71 million (#1), A18-49: 2.3/ (#1)

NBC – Blindspot (time period premiere)
Viewers: 6.23 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#4)

Fox – Lethal Weapon (series premiere)
Viewers: 7.24 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 8 (#3)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 1.17 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Speechless (series premiere)
Viewers: 7.28 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 7 (#3)

CBS – Survivor (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.00 million (#1), A18-49: 2.2/ 8 (#2)

NBC – Blindspot (time period premiere)
Viewers: 5.27 million (#4), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#4)

Fox – Lethal Weapon (series premiere)
Viewers: 8.35 million (#2), A18-49: 2.4/ 9 (#1)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 1.21 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Modern Family (season premiere)
Viewers: 8.16 million (#3), A18-49: 2.6/ 9 (#2)

CBS – Survivor (season premiere)
Viewers: 9.34 million (#2), A18-49: 2.3/ 8 (#3)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (season premiere)
Viewers: 7.22 million (#4), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#4)

Fox – Empire (season premiere)
Viewers: 10.70 million (#1), A18-49: 4.0/14 (#1)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 1.13 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – black-ish (season premiere)
Viewers: 6.42 million (#4), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#3)

CBS – Big Brother (season finale)
Viewers: 6.77 million (#3), A18-49: 2.2/ 7 (#2)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (season premiere)
Viewers: 8.16 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#4)

Fox – Empire (season premiere)
Viewers: 10.87 million (#1), A18-49: 4.2/14 (#1)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 1.22 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Designated Survivor
Viewers: 10.08 million (#1), A18-49: 12.3/ 8 (#1)

CBS – Big Brother (season finale)
Viewers: 6.07 million (#3), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#2)

NBC – Chicago PD (season premiere)
Viewers: 6.97 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#2)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Designated Survivor
Viewers: 9.82 million (#1), A18-49: 2.2/ 8 (#1)

CBS – Big Brother (season finale)
Viewers: 6.11 million (#3), A18-49: 1.9/ 7 (#2)

NBC – Chicago PD (season premiere)
Viewers: 6.75 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 6/ (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research