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Wednesday Ratings: Fox Leads Prime Time Demos with ‘MasterChef’ Season Finale

WEDNESDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Wednesday, September 20, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

Households (rating / share):
NBC: 1.69/5, Fox: 1.39/4, CBS: 1.19/4, ABC: 1.06/3, CW: 0.21/1

Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 2.72, Fox: 2.31, CBS: 1.91, ABC: 1.53, CW: 0.32

Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.40/5, CBS: 0.28/3, NBC: 0.26/3, ABC: 0.15/2, CW: 0.04/0

Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.17/3, CBS: 0.16/3, NBC: 0.13/3, ABC: 0.06/1, CW: 0.02/0

Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.61/5, NBC: 0.43/4, CBS: 0.42/4, ABC: 0.27/2, CW: 0.06/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — The Conners (repeat)
Households: 1.23/4 (#4)
Viewers: 1.83 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.19/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.32/3 (#4)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 2.17/7 (#2)
Viewers: 3.54 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.64/8 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.39/8 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.93/8 (#1)

NBC — America’s Got Talent
Households: 3.09/10 (#1)
Viewers: 5.04 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.44/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.72/6 (#2)

Fox — MasterChef (season finale)
Households: 1.29/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.15 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.38/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.55/5 (#3)

CW — The Swarm (repeat)
Households: 0.21/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.31 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — The Conners (repeat)
Households: 1.08/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.56 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.29/2 (#4)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 1.89/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.14 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.60/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.38/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.87/7 (#1)

NBC — America’s Got Talent
Households: 3.16/9 (#1)
Viewers: 5.19 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.45/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.20/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.74/6 (#2)

Fox — MasterChef (season finale)
Households: 1.26/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.11 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.37/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.15/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.57/5 (#3)

CW — The Swarm (repeat)
Households: 0.17/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.24 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.05/0 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — The Conners (repeat)
Households: 1.07/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.55 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.30/2 (#3)

CBS — Superfan (season premiere)
Households: 0.86/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.35 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#4)

NBC — Night Court (repeat)
Households: 1.21/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.23/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#2)

Fox — MasterChef (season finale)
Households: 1.46/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.45 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.42/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.64/5 (#1)

CW — Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat)
Households: 0.20/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.31 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — The Conners (repeat)
Households: 1.04/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.49 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.30/2 (#2)

CBS — Superfan (season premiere)
Households: 0.72/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.10 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.18/1 (#4)

NBC — Night Court (repeat)
Households: 0.86/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.35 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#3)

Fox — MasterChef (season finale)
Households: 1.54/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.54 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.44/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.19/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.68/6 (#1)

CW — Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat)
Households: 0.25/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.40 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — The Rookie (repeat)
Households: 0.93/3 (#1)
Viewers: 1.30 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.19/2 (#2)

CBS — So Help Me Todd (repeat)
Households: 0.71/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.09 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.09/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.13/1 (#3)

NBC — Chicago PD (special)
Households: 0.90/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.36 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.12/1 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.22/2 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.77/6
Viewers: 2.85 million, Adults 18-49: 0.39/5,
Adults 18-34: 0.13/3, Adults 25-54: 0.60/5

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.40/1
Viewers: 0.67 million, Adults 18-49: 0.08/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1, Adults 25-54: 0.11/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — The Rookie (repeat)
Households: 0.98/4 (#1)
Viewers: 1.42 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.13/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.21/2 (#2)

CBS — So Help Me Todd (repeat)
Households: 0.81/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.25 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.09/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.14/1 (#3)

NBC — Chicago PD (special)
Households: 0.93/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.43 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.14/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.44/5
Viewers: 2.20 million, Adults 18-49: 0.31/4,
Adults 18-34: 0.11/3, Adults 25-54: 0.45/4

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.30/1
Viewers: 0.49 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1

UPDATED 9/21/2023 6:16 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Tuesday, September 19, 2023:

ABC
• 1.573 million viewers
• 1.05/3 HH (1.300 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.231 million adults 18-49)

The Conners (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 1.841 million viewers
• 1.21/4 HH (1.504 million households)
• 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.276 million adults 18-49)

The Conners (R) (ABC, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.613 million viewers
• 1.07/3 HH (1.325 million households)
• 0.21/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.271 million adults 18-49)

The Conners (R) (ABC, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 1.650 million viewers
• 1.09/3 HH (1.347 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.262 million adults 18-49)

The Conners (R) (ABC, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.585 million viewers
• 1.05/3 HH (1.306 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.252 million adults 18-49)

The Rookie (R) (S) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.374 million viewers
• 0.94/3 HH (1.159 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.161 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 1.970 million viewers
• 1.18/4 HH (1.463 million households)
• 0.31/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.401 million adults 18-49)

Big Brother (Wed.) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 3.480 million viewers
• 2.05/6 HH (2.536 million households)
• 0.67/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.879 million adults 18-49)

Superfan (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.228 million viewers
• 0.75/2 HH (0.928 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.200 million adults 18-49)

So Help Me Todd (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.201 million viewers
• 0.75/3 HH (0.925 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.125 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 2.780 million viewers
• 1.68/5 HH (2.080 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.368 million adults 18-49)

America’s Got Talent (Wed.) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 5.325 million viewers
• 3.15/10 HH (3.897 million households)
• 0.51/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.664 million adults 18-49)

Night Court (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 1.892 million viewers
• 1.16/4 HH (1.437 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.304 million adults 18-49)

Night Court (R) (NBC, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.296 million viewers
• 0.82/3 HH (1.014 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.208 million adults 18-49)

Chicago PD (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.421 million viewers
• 0.90/3 HH (1.117 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.184 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.444 million viewers
• 1.41/4 HH (1.742 million households)
• 0.44/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.569 million adults 18-49)

Masterchef (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.444 million viewers
• 1.41/4 HH (1.742 million households)
• 0.44/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.569 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.323 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.251 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.053 million adults 18-49)

The Swarm (R) (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.248 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.219 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.038 million adults 18-49)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.399 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH (0.284 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.068 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.353 million viewers
• 0.78/2 HH (0.967 million households)
• 0.34/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.446 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Wed.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.967 million viewers
• 0.58/2 HH (0.723 million households)
• 0.26/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.335 million adults 18-49)

Eternamente Amandonos (Wed.) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.254 million viewers
• 0.74/2 HH (0.912 million households)
• 0.31/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.400 million adults 18-49)

Tierra de Esperanza (Wed.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.550 million viewers
• 0.89/3 HH (1.099 million households)
• 0.40/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.519 million adults 18-49)

Minas de Pasion (Wed.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.254 million viewers
• 0.72/2 HH (0.890 million households)
• 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.419 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.247 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.180 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.089 million adults 18-49)

Amor Prohibido (Wed.) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.188 million viewers
• 0.10/0 HH (0.125 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.075 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Wed.) (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.310 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.227 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.108 million adults 18-49)

Hotel VIP (Wed.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-12:00 AM)
• 0.108 million viewers
• 0.06/0 HH (0.077 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.042 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.792 million viewers
• 0.49/2 HH (0.606 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.262 million adults 18-49)

Los 50 (Wed.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.005 million viewers
• 0.57/2 HH (0.709 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.352 million adults 18-49)

Secretos de Sangre (Wed.) (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.693 million viewers
• 0.44/1 HH (0.549 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.215 million adults 18-49)

 

Source: Nielsen Media Research