Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 02/24/2016

The Wednesday night ratings was a three dog race, with FOX, ABC and CBS all fighting for shares of the nightly win. All three nets tied in the A18-49 demo, with a 1.7 rating, and just a tenth of a point separated the three networks in the A25-54 demo. CBS dominated in total viewers, with over eight million. FOX and ABC tied in the A18-34 demo.

The number one show of the night was AMERICAN IDOL, scoring the most viewers and #2 in all three demographics. ABC's MODERN FAMILY was #1 in the three demos. Both shows saw growth week-to week.

The lowest rated show, outside of the CW, was MYSTERIES OF LAURA. It brought in the lowest demo numbers from a Big four network program and was the third lowest in total viewers.  Oddly enough, MOL also pull the lowest share among Women, 18-49.

Wednesdays is beginning to be The CW's most consistent night. Both series, ARROW and SUPERNATURAL, pull in relatively good numbers, with solid retention at 9 PM. That is unlike Tuesday and Thursday nights and their 9 PM shows.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.80 million	1.1	1.7	2.2
CBS	8.10 million	0.9	1.7	2.3
CW	2.30 million	0.7	0.9	1.0
FOX	6.60 million	1.1	1.7	2.3
NBC	6.80 million	0.9	1.4	1.8

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Middle	7.30	1.2	1.9	2.5
8:30	ABC	The Goldbergs	6.40	1.1	1.9	2.5
9:00	ABC	Modern Family	8.00	1.8	2.5	3.2
9:30	ABC	black-ish	6.20	1.2	1.9	2.4
10:00	ABC	American Crime	3.50	0.6	0.9	1.2
8:00	CBS	Survivor	8.60	1.1	2.0	2.8
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	8.80	1.0	1.8	2.5
10:00	CBS	Code Black (SF)	6.90	0.7	1.2	1.7
8:00	CW	Arrow	2.70	0.8	1.0	1.1
9:00	CW	Supernatural	1.90	0.5	0.7	0.8
8:00	FOX	American Idol	8.90	1.4	2.1	2.8
9:00	FOX	Hell's Kitchen	4.30	0.8	1.3	1.7
8:00	NBC	Mysteries of Laura	6.70	0.6	1.0	1.4
9:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	6.60	1.1	1.5	1.9
10:00	NBC	Chicago PD	7.00	1.0	1.6	2.1

* - in millions