Wednesday Overnights: ‘Big Brother’ Leads CBS to Victory

What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Wednesday, July 19, 2017:

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 3.2/ 6, NBC: 2.4/ 4, Fox: 2.0/ 4, ABC: 1.6/ 3, CW: 0.6/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CBS: : +45, Fox: – 5, ABC: -11, CW: -33, NBC: -57

-Ratings Breakdown:
Summer mainstay “Big Brother” topped this third Wednesday in July, lifting CBS to household overnight victory. “Big Brother” scored a 4.1 rating/8 share at 8 p.m., which was 17 percent above the 3.5/ 6 on the year-ago evening, and it led into an also dominant 2.8/ 5 for week two of drama “Salvation” at 9 p.m. Comparably, “Salvation” dipped by 12 percent from the 3.3/ 6 one week earlier, which translated into 4.99 million viewers and a 0.7 rating/3 share in adults 18-49 (based on the Live + Same Day data).

Last week, the three episodes of “Big Brother” finished ranked No. 3 through 5 in adults 18-49.

Also original last night was NBC’s “Little Big Shots: Forever Young” (#2: 3.8/ 7 at 8 p.m.) into a second-place 2.1/ 4 for soon-to-conclude sitcom “The Carmichael Show,” which will be remembered for tackling topical issues. And Fox featured “Masterchef” (#4: 2.5/ 5 at 8 p.m.) into a modest 1.4/ 3 for freshman “The F Word with Gordon Ramsay” at 9 p.m., which continues to prove Ramsay could use a rest.
What follows are the household overnight results for Wednesday, July 19 by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (R): 2.0/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.9/ 7 (#2): 4.2/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “Little Big Shots: Forever Young”: 3.7/ 7 (#2)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.5/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Arrow” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Speechless” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.9/ 7 (#2): 4.1/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “Little Big Shots: Forever Young”: 3.9/ 7 (#2)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.6/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Arrow” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family” (R): 1.9/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Salvation” (series premiere): 2.9/ 4 (#1)
NBC – “The Carmichael Show”: 2.1/ 4 (#2)
Fox – “The F World with Gordon Ramsay”: 1.4/ 3 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Lends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Salvation” (series premiere): 2.8/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “The Carmichael Show” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#2)
Fox – “The F World with Gordon Ramsay”: 1.4/ 2 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Lends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#2)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (R): 2.6/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “This Is Us” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (R): 1.3/ 3 (#2)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “This Is Us” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research