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Wednesday Ratings: Sluggish Start for CBS Drama ‘Good Sam’ Out of Positive Return for ‘The Amazing Race’

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers: 
CBS: 6.51 million, NBC: 3.51, ABC: 3.09, Fox: 1.26, CW: 628,000

Adults 18-49:
CBS and NBC: 0.6 rating/4 share each, ABC: 0.5/ 3, Fox: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

In series premiere news was CBS drama “Good Sam”, which was not so good at just 2.62 million viewers (#2) and a 0.3 rating/2 share in adults 18-49 (#2t) in the Wednesday 10 p.m. hour. Better news for the Eye net was the long-awaited season premiere (two episodes) of veteran reality/competition “The Amazing Race.” Opposite two-thirds of NBC’s “Chicago” franchise, “The Amazing Race” was on the map with an average 4.24 million viewers (#2) and a 0.7/ 5 in the demo (#2) from 8-10 p.m.

In time period premiere news was the latest entry from Gordon Ramsay on Fox, “Next Level Chef”, which scored just 1.77 million viewers (#4) and a 1.4/ 3 in adults 18-49 (#3) at 9 p.m. The lead in was the season premiere of singing competition series “I Can See Your Voice” at 2.18 million viewers (#4) and a 0.3/ 3 in the demo (#4) at 8 p.m.

Elsewhere, The CW was in repeats and NBC and ABC had a typical Wednesday as follows:

NBC/Wednesday
8:00 p.m. – “Chicago Med”
Viewers: 6.75 million (#1); A18-49: 0.7/ 5 (#1t)

9:00 p.m. – “Chicago Fire”
Viewers: 6.98 million (#1); A18-49: 0.8/ 6 (#1)

10:00 p.m. – “Chicago PD”
Viewers: 5.91 million (#1); A18-49: 0.7/ 6 (#1)

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ABC/Wednesday
8:00 p.m. – “The Goldbergs”
Viewers: 3.22 million (#3); A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#3)

8:30 p.m. – “The Wonder Years”
Viewers: 2.28 million (#3); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3t)

9:00 p.m. – “The Conners”
Viewers: 2.382 million (#3); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3t)

9:30 p.m. – “Home Economics”
Viewers: 1.82 million (#3); A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

10:00 p.m. – “The Chase”
Viewers: 1.86 million (#3); A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

UPDATED 1/07/2022 5:33 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Wednesday, January 5:

ABC
• 2.396 million viewers
• 1.5/4 HH (1.866 million households)
• 0.39/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.506 million adults 18-49)

The Goldbergs (ABC, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 3.355 million viewers
• 2.0/5 HH (2.479 million households)
• 0.59/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.764 million adults 18-49)

The Wonder Years (ABC, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.410 million viewers
• 1.5/3 HH (1.839 million households)
• 0.44/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.569 million adults 18-49)

The Conners (ABC, 9:00 PM- 9:31 PM)
• 2.918 million viewers
• 1.9/4 HH (2.329 million households)
• 0.46/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.606 million adults 18-49)

Home Economics (ABC, 9:31 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.848 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.481 million households)
• 0.29/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.376 million adults 18-49)

The Chase (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.905 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.519 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.355 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 3.837 million viewers
• 2.3/6 HH (2.787 million households)
• 0.56/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.735 million adults 18-49)

The Amazing Race (P) (CBS, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 4.395 million viewers
• 2.6/6 HH (3.131 million households)
• 0.69/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.901 million adults 18-49)

Good Sam (P) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.720 million viewers
• 1.7/5 HH (2.098 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.405 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 6.716 million viewers
• 4.2/10 HH (5.126 million households)
• 0.78/6 A18-49 rating/share (1.013 million adults 18-49)

Chicago Med (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 6.936 million viewers
• 4.4/10 HH (5.337 million households)
• 0.75/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.972 million adults 18-49)

Chicago Fire (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 7.150 million viewers
• 4.4/11 HH (5.404 million households)
• 0.86/6 A18-49 rating/share (1.120 million adults 18-49)

Chicago PD (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 6.062 million viewers
• 3.8/10 HH (4.638 million households)
• 0.73/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.949 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.062 million viewers
• 1.3/3 HH (1.558 million households)
• 0.42/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.549 million adults 18-49)

I Can See Your Voice (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.281 million viewers
• 1.4/3 HH (1.747 million households)
• 0.38/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.502 million adults 18-49)

Next Level Chef (P) (Fox, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.843 million viewers
• 1.1/3 HH (1.368 million households)
• 0.46/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.596 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.258 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.215 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.055 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.935 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.134 million households)
• 0.64/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.837 million adults 18-49)

Que Le Pasa A Mi Familia (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.599 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.989 million households)
• 0.52/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.684 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.668 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.973 million households)
• 0.55/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.720 million adults 18-49)

Vencer el Pasado (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.911 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.123 million households)
• 0.64/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.830 million adults 18-49)

La Desalmada (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.226 million viewers
• 1.1/3 HH (1.304 million households)
• 0.74/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.960 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.471 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.324 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.195 million adults 18-49)

Las Mil y Una Noches (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.575 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.348 million households)
• 0.17/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.216 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.541 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.383 million households)
• 0.17/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.220 million adults 18-49)

Inseparables, Amor al Limite Season 2 (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.333 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.204 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.144 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 1.116 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.730 million households)
• 0.33/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.437 million adults 18-49)

Por Amor o Por Dinero (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.987 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.648 million households)
• 0.30/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.388 million adults 18-49)

Hercai: Amor y Venganza II (Telemundo, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.272 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.811 million households)
• 0.38/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.495 million adults 18-49)

Malverde: Santo (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.806 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.569 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.320 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 1/10/2022: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Wednesday, January 5:

The Goldbergs (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.355 million viewers, 0.59 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.023 million viewers, 0.75 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.668 million viewers (+20%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+28%)

The Wonder Years (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.410 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.834 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.424 million viewers (+18%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+18%)

The Conners (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.918 million viewers, 0.46 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.462 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.544 million viewers (+53%), +0.31 adults 18-49 rating (+67%)

Home Economics (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.848 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.600 million viewers, 0.48 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.752 million viewers (+41%), +0.19 adults 18-49 rating (+66%)

The Chase (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.905 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.670 million viewers, 0.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.765 million viewers (+40%), +0.11 adults 18-49 rating (+41%)

The Amazing Race (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.395 million viewers, 0.69 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.620 million viewers, 1.01 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.225 million viewers (+28%), +0.32 adults 18-49 rating (+46%)

Good Sam (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.720 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.212 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.492 million viewers (+55%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+41%)

Chicago Med (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.937 million viewers, 0.75 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.894 million viewers, 1.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.957 million viewers (+28%), +0.30 adults 18-49 rating (+40%)

Chicago Fire (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.150 million viewers, 0.86 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.497 million viewers, 1.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.347 million viewers (+33%), +0.39 adults 18-49 rating (+45%)

Chicago PD (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.063 million viewers, 0.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.979 million viewers, 1.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.916 million viewers (+48%), +0.53 adults 18-49 rating (+73%)

I Can See Your Voice (P) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.281 million viewers, 0.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.650 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.369 million viewers (+16%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+21%)

Next Level Chef (P) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.844 million viewers, 0.46 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.730 million viewers, 0.66 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.886 million viewers (+48%), +0.20 adults 18-49 rating (+45%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research