Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 01/13/2016

It was a fairly competitive Wednesday night in the ratings, with each of the big four networks showing strength in the ratings. NBC was #1 in total viewers, with CBS a close second. FOX was tops in the A18-34 and A25-54 demographic, while ABC tied FOX in the A18-49 demo. Just three tenths of a point separated the four nets in the A25-54 demo and two tenths was the margin in the A18-49 demo.

AMERICAN IDOL and MODERN FAMILY were the #1 shows of the evening. AI was #1 in total viewership, while MF was tops in the A18-34 and A18-49, and both shows tied in the A25-54 demo.

The series premiere of SECOND CHANCE, on FOX, was edged out by AMERICAN CRIME as the lowest rated original program of the night, The new series lost 50% of the lead in numbers produced by AMERICAN IDOL. It looks like yet another DOA series for FOX.

THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA was last in the A18-34 demo (0.7), second to last in the A18-49 demo (1.2) and third to last in the A25-54 demo.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	6.10 million	1.2	1.9	2.3
CBS	7.60 million	1.0	1.7	2.3
CW	1.20 million	0.3	0.4	0.5
FOX	7.30 million	1.3	1.9	2.5
NBC	7.80 million	1.1	1.7	2.2

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Middle	7.40	1.1	1.9	2.5
8:30	ABC	The Goldbergs	6.30	1.2	2.0	2.5
9:00	ABC	Modern Family	8.20	1.9	2.6	3.4
9:30	ABC	Black-ish	6.10	1.3	1.9	2.5
10:00	ABC	American Crime	4.30	0.8	1.1	1.5
8:00	CBS	2 Broke Girls	6.60	1.0	1.7	2.2
8:30	CBS	Mike & Molly	7.20	0.9	1.6	2.3
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	9.30	1.2	2.0	2.7
10:00	CBS	Code Black	6.80	0.8	1.3	1.8
8:00	CW	The Flash [R]	1.30	0.3	0.4	0.5
9:00	CW	Arrow [R]	1.10	0.3	0.4	0.5
8:00	FOX	American Idol	9.70	1.8	2.5	3.4
9:00	FOX	Second Chance (SP)	4.80	0.8	1.2	1.6
8:00	NBC	Mysteries of Laura	7.50	0.7	1.2	1.7
9:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	8.00	1.4	2.0	2.5
10:00	NBC	Chicago PD	8.00	1.3	2.0	2.4

* - in millions