Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 07/08/15

It was a three-way battle for the Wednesday night network ratings, as NBC, FOX and CBS each had shares in winning the night. FOX and NBC tied for the top A18-34 and A18-49 demographic ratings, posting 0.9 in the younger and 1.3 in the older demos. NBC's reality series encores are proving to have some bite, after their initial airings.

MASTERCHEF had a strong rise in the ratings, week-to-week, with 0.2 jumps in the A18-34 and A25-54 demos ratings, and a 0.3 jump in the A18-49 demo. The cooking series also added 400,000 viewers, over last week. The episode either tied or posted a season best in each ratings category.

BULSEYE is yet another FOX disappointment, as it dops about half the viewers in each fo the three demographic ratings.

CBS was the most watched network and is right on the heels of FOX and NBC in all three demographic categories. Finals could be friendly to CBS and help them share wins in those ratings.

ABC was a distant 4th place, with mostly comedy encores on the schedule.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.50 million	0.6	0.8	1.2
CBS	5.40 million	0.8	1.2	1.6
CW	1.10 million	0.2	0.3	0.4
FOX	3.80 million	0.9	1.3	1.5
NBC	5.00 million	0.9	1.3	1.6

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Middle [R]	3.90	0.4	0.7	1.1
8:30	ABC	The Goldbergs [R]	3.40	0.4	0.8	1.2
9:00	ABC	Modern Family [R]	4.00	0.6	1.1	1.5
9:30	ABC	Black-ish [R]	3.60	0.7	1.0	1.3
10:00	ABC	Celebrity Wife Swap	3.20	0.7	0.8	1.0
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	5.80	1.5	1.9	2.3
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds [R]	5.20	0.5	0.9	1.3
10:00	CBS	Extant	5.10	0.4	0.8	1.3
8:00	CW	Arrow [R]	1.20	0.2	0.3	0.4
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	0.90	0.2	0.3	0.3
8:00	FOX	Masterchef	4.80	1.2	1.7	2.0
9:00	FOX	Bullseye	2.70	0.6	0.9	1.0
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent [R]	6.60	0.9	1.3	1.7
9:00	NBC	American Ninja Warrior [R]	4.20	0.9	1.2	1.5

* - in millions