Wednesday Overnights: Ample Sampling for ‘The Masked Singer’ on Fox

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2019

Household Rating/Share
Fox: 4.7/ 8, CBS: 3.9/ 7, NBC: 2.6/ 4, ABC: 1.9/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
Fox: +12, CW: no change, CBS: – 5, NBC: -38, ABC: -39

Ratings Breakdown:
New competition “The Masked Singer” was off and successfully running on Fox, with a 6.4 rating/11 share in households in the 9 p.m. Comparably, that topped the night, building from the debut of lead-in “Gordon Ramsay’s 48 Hours to Hell and Back” (#2: 3.0/ 5 from 8-9 p.m.) by a hefty 113 percent. And “The Masked Singer” opened 42 percent above the premiere of former time period occupant “9-1-1” on the year-ago evening (4.8/ 8 on 1/03/18). Considering this launch of “The Masked Singer” increased by eight percent in the second half-hour (6.1/10 to 6.6/11), Fox looks like it definitely has a hit on its hands.

Also original last night were episodes of CBS dramas “SEAL Team” (#2: 4.1/ 7) and “Criminal Minds” (#2L 3.4/ 7) from 9-11 p.m. The remainder of the evening were all encore telecasts.

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (R): 2.5/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.6/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 2.8/ 5 (#2t)
Fox – “Gordon Ramsay’s 48 Hours to Hell and Back” (series premiere): 2.8/ 5 (#2t)
CW – “All American” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife” (R): 2.0/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Young Sheldon” (R): 4.1/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 2.7/ 5 (#3)
Fox – “Gordon Ramsay’s 48 Hours to Hell and Back” (series premiere): 3.1/ 5 (#2)
CW – “All American” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family” (R): 2.0/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “SEAL Team”: 4.1/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Fire” (R): 2.5/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “The Masked Singer” (series premiere): 6.1/10 (#1)
CW – “All American” (R): 0.3/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Single Parents” (R): 1.5/ 2 (#4)
CBS – “SEAL Team”: 4.0/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Fire” (R): 2.4/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “The Masked Singer” (series premiere): 6.6/11 (#1)
CW – “All American” (R): 0.3/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Match Game” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds”: 3.5/ 6 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago PD” (R): 2.5/ 5 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Match Game” (R): 1.7/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds”: 3.3/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago PD” (R): 2.5/ 5 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research