Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 06/29/2016

It was a relatively competitive Wednesday night in the ratings, with just three tenths of a point separating the Big 4 networks in the A18-34 and A18-49 demographics and less than two million total viewers. CBS was the top network in the three demographic categories, while NBC drew the most viewers.

Week two of BIG BROTHER, and only one hour now, saw viewership remain mostly steady, the A18-34 demo up two tenths and the A18-49 demo down a tenth, from last week's season premiere. CRIMINAL MINDS is back, with encores, at 9 PM, leading into a new episode of AMERICAN GOTHIC, which was even from its series premiere, last week.

NBC's two hours of HE NIGHT SHIFT did have mixed results. It lost to the repeat of CRIMINAL MINDS, at 9 PM, but won the 10 PM hour, over AMERICAN GOTHIC. At 8 PM, the US Olympic Swimming Trials drew the second best numbers of the night, behind BIG BROTHER with ratings consistent with the two previous nights.

FOX did not completely suck last night. it was second in the A18-34 and A18-49 demos, tied with ABC in viewership and took third on the A125-54 demographic. WAYWARD PINES tied THE NIGHTSHIFT in the two younger demo ratings, despit drawing about half the total audience.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.10 million	0.5	0.8	1.0
CBS	4.60 million	0.8	1.1	1.5
CW	0.80 million	0.2	0.2	0.3
FOX	3.10 million	0.7	1.0	1.2
NBC	4.90 million	0.6	0.9	1.3

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Middle [R]	3.90	0.5	0.8	1.1
8:30	ABC	The Goldbergs [R]	3.30	0.5	0.8	1.1
9:00	ABC	Modern Family [R]	3.80	0.6	1.1	1.4
9:30	ABC	Black-ish [R]	3.20	0.6	0.9	1.1
10:00	ABC	Fresh of the Boat [R]	2.40	0.4	0.7	0.8
10:30	ABC	The Real O'Neals [R]	2.20	0.4	0.6	0.7
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	6.00	1.4	1.8	2.3
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds [R]	4.20	0.6	0.9	1.2
10:00	CBS	American Gothic	3.50	0.4	0.7	1.0
8:00	CW	Arrow [R]	0.90	0.1	0.2	0.2
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	0.70	0.2	0.2	0.3
8:00	FOX	Masterchef	3.90	0.8	1.1	1.5
9:00	FOX	Wayward Pines	2.30	0.5	0.8	0.9
8:00	NBC	US Olympic Swimming Trials	5.70	0.7	1.2	1.6
9:00	NBC	The Night Shift	4.60	0.5	0.8	1.2
10:00	NBC	The Night Shift	4.30	0.5	0.8	1.1

* - viewers in millions