Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 11/04/15

The CMA Awards pushed ABC to a win on Wednesday night, as the annual awards show hauled in 13.6 million viewers and a 3.8 rating in Adults 18-49. That is down 2.7 million viewers and 16% in the A18-49 demo, from last years program. A Good night for ABC, but nothing great.

FOX was the #2 network, but the numbers are not what the network was hoping for. EMPIRE posted a season low, going under 12 million viewers for the first time and the 4.6 rating in the A18-49 demographic is the lowest of the season. ROSEWOOD didn't do much better, as its ratings were the second worst of the season. Is the shine off of FOX's only hit series?

CBS tops NBC for the #3 position of the night even though SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS dropped week-to-week, in the ratings. CODE BLACK saw gains in their numbers, over the previous week, including 60% in the A18-34 demographic.

NBC was mostly steady on the night, from last week's ratings. The return of LAW AND ORDER brought it as the top program of the network, collecting a 1.5 rating in the A18-49 demo.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	13.60 million	3.2	3.8	4.5
CBS	7.60 million	1.0	1.5	2.2
CW	2.10 million	0.7	0.8	0.9
FOX	8.40 million	2.7	3.1	3.4
NBC	6.70 million	0.9	1.4	1.8

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	CMA Awards	13.60	3.2	3.8	4.5
8:00	CBS	Survivor	8.70	1.1	2.0	2.9
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	7.70	0.8	1.4	2.1
10:00	CBS	Code Black	6.40	0.8	1.2	1.6
8:00	CW	Arrow	2.60	0.9	1.0	1.1
9:00	CW	Supernatural	1.60	0.5	0.6	0.7
8:00	FOX	Rosewood	5.10	1.2	1.5	1.8
9:00	FOX	Empire	11.60	4.2	4.6	4.9
8:00	NBC	Mysteries of Laura	7.00	0.6	1.2	1.7
9:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	6.50	1.2	1.5	1.8
10:00	NBC	Chicago PD	6.50	1.0	1.4	1.8

* - in millions