Wednesday Overnights: ‘9-1-1’ on Fox Earns its Renewal Stripes

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 4.3/ 7, CBS: 4.2/ 7, Fox: 3.5/ 6, ABC: 3.2/ 5, CW: 0.8/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +60, ABC: +10, NBC: + 2, Fox: no change, CBS: – 7

Ratings Breakdown:
NBC inched past CBS for Wednesday overnight dominance with its combination of the 100th episode of “The Blacklist” (#2: 4.2 rating/7 share), “Law & Order: SVU” (#2t: 4.2/ 7) and “Chicago PD” (#1: 4.4/ 8).

Only one-tenth of a rating point separated the three scripted crime solvers in the 9 p.m. hour, with freshman “SEAL Team” on CBS first with a 4.3/ 7, followed by episode three of Fox’s just renewed “9-1-1” and NBC’s aforementioned “Law & Order: SVU” each at a 4.2/ 7. But what makes “9-1-1” the standout was overnight growth out of lead-in “The X-Files” (#4: 2.7/ 4 at 8 p.m.) of 56 percent and growth from year-ago time period occupant “Star” (2.9/ 5 on 1/18/17) of 45 percent.

Earlier in the evening on CBS was rejuvenated “The Amazing Race” at a dominant 4.5/ 7 at 8 p.m. At 10 p.m. on the Eye net was veteran “Criminal Minds” at a second-place 3.7/ 7, which is likely in its final season.

Elsewhere, ABC had nothing unusual to report with its midweek line-up of 8-10 p.m. comedies “The Goldbergs” (#2t: 4.3/ 7), “Speechless” (#3: 3.2/ 5), “Modern Family” (#2t: 4.2/ 7) and “American Housewife” (#4: 3.1/ 5), followed by “The Match Game” at a distant third-place 2.3/ 4 at 10 p.m. And The CW featured “Riverdale” (#5: 1.1/ 2 at 8 p.m.) and “Dynasty” (#5: 0.4/ 1 at 9 p.m.), which is being shipped to the Friday 9 p.m. hour to likely finish its one season run on March 9.
What follows are the household overnight results for Wednesday, January 17 by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs”: 4.3/ 7 (#2t)
CBS – “The Amazing Race”: 4.6/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “The Blacklist” (100th episode): 4.3/ 7 (#2t)
Fox – “The X-Files”: 2.8/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Riverdale”: 1.2/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Speechless”: 3.2/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “The Amazing Race”: 4.4/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “The Blacklist”: 4.2/ 7 (#2)
Fox – “The X-Files”: 2.7/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Riverdale”: 1.0/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family”: 4.2/ 7 (#2t)
CBS – “SEAL Team”: 4.3/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU”: 4.2/ 7 (#2t)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 4.2/ 7 (#2t)
CW – “Dynasty”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
CBS – “SEAL Team”: 4.2/ 7 (#2t)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU”: 4.2/ 7 (#2t)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 4.3/ 7 (#1)
CW – “Dynasty”: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Match Game”: 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds”: 3.7/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU”: 4.5/ 8 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Match Game”: 2.4/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds”: 3.7/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU”: 4.4/ 8 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research