Preliminary Ratings: September 30, 2013
Night ten of the 2015-16 TV season featured three season/series premieres, all dramas. On CBS, the season premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS drew the best premiere numbers, with 9.9 million viewers, a 2.0 rating in Adults 18-49 and a 2.6 rating in the A25-54 demo. That is down 1.8 million in total viewers and a drop of 26% in the A18-49 demo.Following MINDS was the new medical drama, CODE BLACK. It did hold 86% of its lead in numbers, but its 8.5 million viewers and 1.6 rating in the A18-49 demo, is down from last year's STALKER premiere, in the same time slot. But, percentage-wise, CODE BALCK did better retaining its lead in than STALKER, in 2014.
On NBC, CHICAGO PD basically mirrored its lead in numbers, hauling in 6.7 million viewers and a 1.7 rating in Adults 18-49. That is off by 1.8 million viewers and two tenths of a point in the A18-49 demo, from the 2014 premiere.
FOX was the nights top network, thanks to EMPIRE, however the hot drama dropped 2.5 million viewers and nearly 20% in the demo, from last week's season premiere. * p.m. drama, ROSEWOOD saw similar similar losses, so lets see if the DVR ratings make up the numbers.
ABC held mostly steady, week-to-week, but the 9 p.m. comedies did see a significant drop. MODERN FAMILY was off by 900,000 viewers and three tenths of a ratings point, in the A18-49 demo, and BLACK-ISH lost 1.3 million viewers and six tenths of a point in the demo.
Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:
| Total viewers | A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 | |
| ABC | 6.60 million | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| CBS | 9.20 million | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| CW | 1.20 million | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| FOX | 10.00 million | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| NBC | 6.70 million | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
| 8:00 | ABC | The Middle | 7.90 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 8:30 | ABC | The Goldbergs | 7.40 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 9:00 | ABC | Modern Family | 8.60 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 9:30 | ABC | Black-ish | 6.00 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 10:00 | ABC | Nashville | 4.80 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 8:00 | CBS | Survivor | 9.30 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 9:00 | CBS | Criminal Minds (SP) | 9.90 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| 10:00 | CBS | Code Black (SP) | 8.50 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 8:00 | CW | iHeartRadio Music Fest 2 | 1.20 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 8:00 | FOX | Rosewood | 6.20 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 9:00 | FOX | Empire | 13.70 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| 8:00 | NBC | Mysteries of Laura | 7.20 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 9:00 | NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 6.70 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 10:00 | NBC | Chicago PD (SP) | 6.70 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
* - in millions
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