Wednesday Overnights: ‘Criminal Minds’ on CBS Closes Season 13 on a Modest Note

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 4.6/ 8, CBS: 4.0/ 7, Fox: 3.6/ 6, ABC: 2.3/ 4, CW: 0.8/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +60, NBC: +59, Fox: +44, CBS: – 9, ABC: -23

Ratings Breakdown:
Led by a Wednesday 8-9 p.m. edition of “The Voice,” it was a clean household overnight sweep for NBC. “The Voice” (#1 for the night 5.2 rating/9 share) bested competing “Survivor” on CBS (#2: 4.6/ 8) by 13 percent.

In season (or series finale) news, “Criminal Minds” wrapped up season 13 on CBS with a second-place 3.5/ 7 in the household overnights at 10 p.m. Comparably, that trailed competing “Chicago PD” on NBC (#1: 4.3/ 8) by 19 percent and it could very well be the final regularly scheduled episode. A total of 17 series, to-date, have been renewed on CBS and “Criminal Minds” is not one of them…yet.

On ABC, recently introduced sitcom “Alex, Inc.” remains stalled at the gate, with a fourth-place 2.0/ 3 at 8 p.m. (out of a 2.5/ 4 for a repeat of “The Goldbergs” at 8 p.m.). At 10 p.m., sophomore ABC drama “Designated Survivor” finished a typically distant No. 3 with a 2.5/ 5. The saving grace, however, for “Designated Survivor” is the positive DVR usage.

In season-premiere news was the final season of CW drama “The Originals” at a modest 0.7/ 1 at 9 p.m. (out of a 0.8/ 1 for “Riverdale” at 8 p.m.).

Elsewhere, Fox had nothing unusual to report with its pairing of dramas “Empire” (#3: 4.2/ 7 at 8 p.m.) and “Star” (#3: 3.1/ 5 at 9 p.m.), which should have no trouble earning a third season renewal. And veteran “Law & Order: SVU” on NBC won the 9 p.m. hour with a 4.3/ 7, which was 16 percent above an earlier edition of “Criminal Minds” on CBS (3.7/ 6).

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Wednesday, April 18 broken out by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (R): 2.5/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.7/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “ The Voice”: 5.1/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Empire”: 4.1/ 7 (#3)
CW – “Riverdale”: 0.9/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Alex, Inc.”: 2.0/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.6/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “ The Voice”: 5.4/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Empire”: 4.3/ 7 (#2)
CW – “Riverdale”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family” (R): 2.3/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Criminal Minds”: 3.7/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU”: 4.3/ 7 (#1)
Fox – “Star”: 3.1/ 5 (#3)
CW – “The Originals” (season premiere): 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife” (R): 2.0/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Criminal Minds”: 3.7/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU”: 4.3/ 7 (#1)
Fox – “Star”: 3.1/ 5 (#3)
CW – “The Originals” (season premiere): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Designated Survivor”: 2.6/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (season finale): 3.6/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 4.4/ 8 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Designated Survivor”: 2.5/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (season finale): 3.5/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 4.3/ 8 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research