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Wednesday Ratings: NBC and Fox Dominate; ABC’s ‘American Housewife’ and ‘The Con’ Conclude on a Quiet Note

Thursday Fast Affiliate Ratings

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Wednesday 3/31/21 Preliminary Primetime Ratings 

Total Viewers:
NBC: 6.81 million, Fox: 3.65, ABC: 2.41, CBS: 2.29. CW: 451,000

Adults 18-49:
NBC and Fox: 0.9 rating/6 share, ABC: 0.4/ 3, CBS: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

NBC, as usually, scored a Wednesday victory care of primetime’s most compatible trio: “Chicago Med” (Viewers: 6.98 million; A18-49: 0.8 rating/6 share at 8 p.m. ET), “Chicago Fire” (Viewers: 7.11 million; A18-49: 0.9/ 6 at 9 p.m.) and “Chicago PD” (Viewers: 6.34 million; A18-49: 0.9/ 7 at 10 p.m.). Aside from “The Masked Singer” on Fox winning the 8 p.m. hour in adults 18-49 (1.1/ 8), it was a sweep for NBC.

There were two season finales last night and both on ABC: “American Housewife” (#4, 2.66 million at 8:30 p.m.) and documentary series “The Con” (Viewers: #3, 1.68 million; A18-49: #3, 0.2/ 2). With five seasons (and 93 episodes) of “American Housewife” in the can, ABC would be wise to officially end it. As for “The Con”, there was no need this second season.

ABC moving “The Conners” (Viewers: #3, 3.14 million; A18-49: #3, 0.5/ 3) to the Wednesday 9 p.m. half-hour this season was an error in judgment. Freshman lead-in “Call Your Mother” (Viewers: #4, 2.20 million; A18-49: #3, 0.3/ 2 at 9:30 p.m.), meanwhile, is inching closer to cancellation.

Elsewhere, recent Fox competition entry “Game of Talents” (Viewers: #3, 2.50 million; A18-49: #2, 0.6/ 4 at 9 p.m.) is squandering the lead-in support from aforementioned “The Masked Singer” (Viewers: #2, 4.79 million; A18-49: #1, 1.1/ 8 at 8 p.m.). “Tough As Nails” on CBS (Viewers: #3, 3.00 million; A18-49: #4, 0.4/ 3 at 8 p.m.) led into encore telecasts of “SEAL Team” and “S.W.A.T.” And “Riverdale” and “Nancy Drew” on The CW< of course, just do not resonate in these fast affiliate ratings.

Live+3 update (Apr. 5, 2021 @ 12:01 p.m. ET)

The Goldbergs (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.189 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.832 million viewers, 0.75 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.643 million viewers (+20%), +0.20 adults 18-49 rating (+37%)

American Housewife (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.727 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.465 million viewers, 0.66 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.738 million viewers (+27%), +0.19 adults 18-49 rating (+42%)

The Conners (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.292 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.682 million viewers, 0.80 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.390 million viewers (+42%), +0.29 adults 18-49 rating (+56%)

Call Your Mother (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.307 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.956 million viewers, 0.45 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.649 million viewers (+28%), +0.11 adults 18-49 rating (+34%)

The Con (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.643 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.107 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.464 million viewers (+28%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+31%)

Tough As Nails (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.028 million viewers, 0.43 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.440 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.412 million viewers (+14%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+19%)

Chicago Med (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.237 million viewers, 0.86 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.103 million viewers, 1.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.866 million viewers (+26%), +0.37 adults 18-49 rating (+43%)

Chicago Fire (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.353 million viewers, 0.97 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.802 million viewers, 1.49 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.449 million viewers (+33%), +0.52 adults 18-49 rating (+53%)

Chicago PD (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.421 million viewers, 0.96 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.082 million viewers, 1.50 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.661 million viewers (+41%), +0.55 adults 18-49 rating (+57%)

The Masked Singer (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.049 million viewers, 1.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.402 million viewers, 1.60 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.353 million viewers (+27%), +0.40 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

Game Of Talents (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.438 million viewers, 0.59 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.665 million viewers, 0.63 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.227 million viewers (+9%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+8%)

Riverdale (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.489 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.824 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.335 million viewers (+69%), +0.15 adults 18-49 rating (+132%)

Nancy Drew (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.376 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.605 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.229 million viewers (+61%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+97%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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