Final Broadcast Ratings: April 6, 2016
With a special AMERICAN IDOL episode and the hit drama EMPIRE, FOX had an easy time sweeping the Wednesday night ratings. AMERICAN IDOL won the 8 PM hour, collecting 9.7 million viewers and a 2.2 rating in Adults 18-49. That led into a new episode of EMPIRE, the #1 show of the night, which drew 11.3 million viewers and a strong 4.3 rating in Adults 18-49. But, EMPIRE did slip week-to-week, losing 1.2 million viewers and about 10% in the demo.
CBS and ABC battled it for second place. CBS topped ABC in total viewers and the A25-54 demographic, while ABC edged CBS in the younger A18-34 demo, but the two ties in the A18-49 demographic. CBS might have performed better if a new episode of CRIMINAL MINDS was on the schedule, instead viewers did got two episodes of its spin-off series, BEYOND BORDERS. Its numbers were good enough for a third place finish at 9 PM and winning the 10 PM hour.
NBC tied for a distant four place, with both LAW & ORDER: SVU and CHICAGO PD in encores and the new series HEARTBEAT not doing much better. In fact, NBC lost to the CW in the A18-34 and theA18-49 demos.
CBS and ABC battled it for second place. CBS topped ABC in total viewers and the A25-54 demographic, while ABC edged CBS in the younger A18-34 demo, but the two ties in the A18-49 demographic. CBS might have performed better if a new episode of CRIMINAL MINDS was on the schedule, instead viewers did got two episodes of its spin-off series, BEYOND BORDERS. Its numbers were good enough for a third place finish at 9 PM and winning the 10 PM hour.
NBC tied for a distant four place, with both LAW & ORDER: SVU and CHICAGO PD in encores and the new series HEARTBEAT not doing much better. In fact, NBC lost to the CW in the A18-34 and theA18-49 demos.
Final L+SD Network Averages:
Total viewers | A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 | |
ABC | 5.70 million | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
CBS | 7.80 million | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
CW | 2.00 million | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
FOX | 10.50 million | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
NBC | 3.90 million | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | A18-34 | A18-49 | A25-54 |
8:00 | ABC | The Middle | 7.04 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
8:30 | ABC | The Goldbergs | 6.17 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
9:00 | ABC | Modern Family | 7.51 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
9:30 | ABC | Black-ish | 5.48 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
10:00 | ABC | Nashville | 4.04 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
8:00 | CBS | Survivor | 8.98 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
9:00 | CBS | CM: Beyond Borders | 7.44 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
10:00 | CBS | CM: Beyond Borders | 6.98 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
8:00 | CW | Arrow | 2.24 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
9:00 | CW | Supernatural | 1.75 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
8:00 | FOX | American Idol | 9.70 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
9:00 | FOX | Empire | 11.34 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
8:00 | NBC | Heartbeat | 3.90 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
10:00 | NBC | Law & Order [R] | 3.79 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
10:30 | NBC | Chicago PD [R] | 3.94 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
* - in millions
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