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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018
Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.6/10, CBS and Fox: 3.6/ 6 each, ABC: 3.2/ 5, CW: 0.4/ 1
Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
NBC: +44, ABC: – 9, Fox: -12, CBS: -25, CW: -33
Ratings Breakdown:
NBC scored a Wednesday household overnight sweep with its Chicago-set combination of “Chicago Fire” (5.6 rating/9 share at 8 p.m.), “Chicago Med” (#1 for the night: 5.9/10 at 9 p.m.) and “Chicago PD” (5.3/10 at 10 p.m.). Comparably, the network increased by 44 percent in the overnight households from the year-ago evening. And the advantage for “Chicago Med” and “Chicago PD” over the season premiere episodes of CBS’ “SEAL Team” (#3: 3.3/ 5 at 9 p.m.) and veteran “Criminal Minds” (#2: 3.2/ 6 at 10 p.m.) was 79 percent and 66 percent, respectively. Note to Dick Wolf: congratulations.
Comparably, “SEAL Team” returned 42 percent below its series-opener on the year-ago evening (5.7/10 on 10/04/17). “Criminal Minds,” meanwhile, dropped by 27 percent from its season premiere one year earlier (4.4/ 8).
Earlier in the evening on CBS was “Survivor” at a below average (but still respectable) 4.6/ 7 in the 8 p.m. hour.
In week two news, ABC sitcom “Single Parents” decreased by 14 percent, with a 3.6/ 6 in the household overnights at 9:30 p.m. Comparably, this was equal to “American Housewife” on the year-ago evening. Drama “A Million Little Things” suffered more serious erosion, with a 2.8/ 5 (#3) at 10 p.m. down by 28 percent from its 3.9/ 7 week-ago opening. One year earlier drama “Designated Survivor” scored a 3.4/ 6 in the 10 p.m. hour. Unfortunately, “A Million Little Things” is no “This Is Us.”
Earlier in the evening on ABC was the sitcom combination of “The Goldbergs” (#4: 3.4/ 6), “American Housewife” (#4: 3.1/ 5) and “Modern Family” (#2: 3.8/ 6) from 8-9:30 p.m.
In series finale news was CW drama “The Burden of Truth” at a typically modest 0.6/ 1 at 8 p.m. That led into a repeat of “Supergirl” at a 0.4/ 1 at 9 p.m. “Supergirl” opens in its new Sunday 8 p.m. time period on Oct. 14.
Fox capped off the night with its combination of “Empire” (#3: 4.2/ 7 at 8 p.m.) and “Star” (#4: 3.1/ 5 at 9 p.m.), which were both down from their week-ago openers.
What follows are the household overnight ratings for Wednesday, September 26 broken out by half-hour:
8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs”: 3.4/ 6 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.7/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Fire”: 5.5/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Empire”: 4.1/ 7 (#3)
CW – “Burden of Truth”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)
8:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
CBS – “Survivor”: 4.5/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 5.6/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Empire”: 4.2/ 7 (#3)
CW – “Burden of Truth”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)
9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family”: 3.8/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “SEAL Team” (season premiere): 3.3/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 5.9/10 (#1)
Fox – “Star”: 3.2/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)
9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Single Parents”: 3.1/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “SEAL Team”: 3.2/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 5.9/10 (#1)
Fox – “Star” (season premiere): 3.0/ 5 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R): 0.3/ 1 (#5)
10:00 p.m.
ABC – “A Million Little Things”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (season premiere): 3.2/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 5.5/10 (#1)
10:30 p.m.
ABC – “A Million Little Things”: 2.7/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (season premiere): 3.1/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Chicago PD”: 5.0/10 (#1)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
