Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 03/30/2016

With the return of EMPIRE, comes the return of FOX winning a night. The spring premiere generated 12.2 million viewers and a 4.7 rating in Adults 18-49. That is up by 400,000 viewers and two tenths in the demo, from last fall's finale. ROSEWOOD benefited with the return of EMPIRE, as it jumped 1.4 million viewers and 40% in the demo, from last week's episode.

CBS finished second on the night, with solid ratings from both SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS. The series ranked #2 and #3 on the night, respectively, in all key categories. BEYOND BORDER dropped 22% of the lead in viewership of parent CRIMINAL MINDS. Not bad retention, but not great either.

NBC edged out ABC for the third spot of the night. ABC was in encores from 8 to 10 PM, while NBC was all new for the night. ABC's NASHVILLE and NBC's HEARTBEAT tied for the lowest numbers in the A18-49 and A25-54 demographics, by a Big 4 network program. ABC did tie The CW in the A18-34 demo, for last place.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	4.40 million	0.6	1.1	1.5
CBS	8.80 million	1.0	1.8	2.5
CW	2.00 million	0.6	0.8	0.9
FOX	8.70 million	2.6	3.1	3.5
NBC	5.80 million	0.8	1.3	1.6

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Middle [R]	5.44	0.6	1.2	1.6
8:30	ABC	The Goldbergs [R]	4.60	0.6	1.2	1.6
9:00	ABC	Modern Family [R]	4.70	0.7	1.3	1.7
9:30	ABC	Black-ish [R]	3.90	0.6	1.1	1.4
10:00	ABC	Nashville	3.90	0.5	0.9	1.2
8:00	CBS	Survivor	9.40	1.2	2.1	2.9
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	9.30	1.1	1.8	2.6
10:00	CBS	Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	7.30	0.7	1.4	1.9
8:00	CW	Arrow	2.40	0.7	0.9	1.0
9:00	CW	Supernatural	1.60	0.5	0.6	0.7
8:00	FOX	Rosewood	5.10	1.1	1.4	1.8
9:00	FOX	Empire (WP)	12.20	4.1	4.7	5.2
8:00	NBC	Heartbeat	4.80	0.6	0.9	1.2
10:00	NBC	Law & Order	6.00	0.9	1.4	1.8
10:30	NBC	Chicago PD	6.70	0.9	1.5	1.9

* - in millions