Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 07/01/15

CBS. FOX and NBC battled it out for the ratings victory on Wednesday night, with CBS having a slight edge over the other two network. The season two premiere of EXTANT actually weighed down CBS, as the episode posted a series low and was third in its 10 p.m. time slot, in each of the three demographic categories. Ratings will only get worse, from this point forward, so we'll see if all the episodes actually air this summer.

BIG BROTHER was the number one program of the night, collecting 5.8 million viewers and a 1.8 rating in the A18-49 demographic. It is down 15% in the demo, and off by 1.1 million viewers, from last week's premiere.

FOX managed to post the top rating in the A18-34 demographic, even though BULLSEYE lost 30% of its audience, in that age range. It goes to show you how solid MASTERCHEF is for FOX.

NBC remained competitive, despite an all encore evening. For some reason, viewers like to watch talent show encores.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.20 million	0.5	0.8	1.1
CBS	5.60 million	0.7	1.2	1.6
CW	1.10 million	0.2	0.3	0.4
FOX	2.60 million	0.9	1.2	1.5
NBC	4.90 million	0.8	1.2	1.4

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Middle [R]	2.90	0.5	0.7	1.1
8:30	ABC	The Goldbergs [R]	3.20	0.4	0.7	1.0
9:00	ABC	Modern Family [R]	3.70	0.6	1.0	1.4
9:30	ABC	Black-ish [R]	3.00	0.5	0.7	1.0
10:00	ABC	Celebrity Wife Swap	2.90	0.6	0.8	1.1
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	5.80	1.3	1.8	2.3
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds [R]	5.60	0.4	0.9	1.4
10:00	CBS	Extant (SP)	5.20	0.4	0.7	1.1
8:00	CW	Arrow [R]	1.10	0.2	0.3	0.4
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	1.10	0.2	0.3	0.4
8:00	FOX	Masterchef	4.30	1.0	1.4	1.8
9:00	FOX	Bullseye	2.80	0.7	0.9	1.1
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent [R]	5.40	0.7	1.1	1.3
9:00	NBC	American Ninja Warrior [R]	4.30	0.9	1.3	1.5

* - in millions