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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018
Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.2/ 9, CBS: 3.8/ 7, Fox: 3.6/ 6, ABC: 3.2/ 6, CW: 0.9/ 1
Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
NBC: +30, ABC: – 6, Fox: -12, CBS: -17, CW: -31
Ratings Breakdown:
NBC’s Chicago-set Wednesday drama line-up remains the success story of this new television season with a clean overnight household sweep care of “Chicago Med” (#1 for the night: 5.5 rating/9 share at 8 p.m.), “Chicago Fire” (5.4/ 9 at 9 p.m.) and “Chicago PD” (4.7/ 9 at 10 p.m.). Comparably, this was 30 percent, on average, above the year-ago evening.
In series premiere news, CW drama “All American” was left at the overnight starting gate, with a mere 0.5/ 1 in households in the 9 p.m. hour. Comparably, this was 58 percent below the season premiere of lead-in “Riverdale” (#5: 1.2/ 2 at 8 p.m.) and 44 percent below the series premiere of the reboot of “Dynasty” on the year-ago evening (0.9/ 2 on 10/11/17). Since most new series drop 10 to 20 percent in week two, “All American” certainly does not live up to its title.
“Riverdale,” meanwhile, opened 25 percent below the 1.6/ 3 on the year-ago evening.
On CBS, veteran “Survivor” remained consistent at a 4.7/ 8 in the household overnights at 8 p.m. But sophomore “SEAL Team” at 9 p.m. (#3: 3.5/ 6) has sprung a leak, slipping by 29 percent from the year-ago evening (4.9/ 8 on 10/11/17). And that did not help lead-out “Criminal Minds” (#2: 3.3/ 6 at 10 p.m.), which really does need to end this year.
In week three news, ABC sitcom “Single Parents” dropped to an unacceptable 2.7/ 4 at 9:30 p.m., which was 13 percent below the 3.1/ 5 one week earlier and 16 percent below the 3.2/ 5 for year-ago time period occupant “American Housewife.” Overnight retention for “Single Parents” out of “Modern Family” (#2: 3.9/ 7 at 9 p.m.) was also lacking at 69 percent.
Airing out of “Single Parents” on ABC was week three of relationship drama “A Million Little Things” at a third-place 2.9/ 5 at 10 p.m. Comparably, however, that was a slight improvement from the 2.8/ 5 one week earlier. Year-ago time period occupant “Designated Survivor” scored a 3.2/ 6.
Fox capped off the evening with its pairing of dramas “Empire” (#3: 4.1/ 7 at 8 p.m.) and “Star” (#4: 3.1/ 5 at 9 p.m.).
What follows are the household overnight ratings for Wednesday, October 10 broken out by half-hour:
8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs”: 3.6/ 6 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.8/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 5.4/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Empire”: 4.0/ 7 (#3)
CW – “Riverdale” (season premiere): 1.2/ 2 (#5)
8:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.6/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 5.5/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Empire”: 4.1/ 7 (#3)
CW – “Riverdale” (season premiere): 1.1/ 2 (#5)
9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family”: 3.9/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “SEAL Team”: 3.5/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Fire”: 5.4/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Star”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
CW – “All American” (series premiere): 0.6/ 1 (#5)
9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Single Parents”: 2.7/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “SEAL Team”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Fire”: 5.4/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Star”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
CW – “All American” (series premiere): 0.5/ 1 (#5)
10:00 p.m.
ABC – “A Million Little Things”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds”: 3.3/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 4.7/ 8 (#1)
10:30 p.m.
ABC – “A Million Little Things”: 2.8/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds”: 3.2/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 4.6/ 9 (#1)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
