Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 08/16/2017

NBC edged out ABC for a Wednesday night win. A new AMERICA'S GOT TALENT was the #1 program of the night, collecting 10.7 million viewers and a 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49. That is down about 2.5 million viewers and around 20% in the demo, from a normal Tuesday night airing. After AGT, the new sitcom, MARLON premiered to relatively soft numbers. The 9 PM episode lost 50% of it lead in viewership 40% in the A18-49 demographic. Episode two, at 9:30 PM, lost another 25% in total viewers and a quarter of the demo audience.

ABC's annual airing of the CMA FEST music event kept right with NBC, grabbing 5.7 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49. That is even from last year's show.

CBS took third with BIG BROTHER and a two hour SALVATION. BIG BROTHER posted near season average numbers, while SALVATION continues to loose 75% of it lead in.

FOX closed out the first season of THE F WORD and based on its ratings, we may not see a season two. Just 1.8 million viewers tuned into the finale, which was just over half the lead in audience MASTERCHEF delivered.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.70 million	0.8	1.2	1.6
CBS	4.10 million	0.6	1.0	1.2
CW	0.70 million	0.2	0.2	0.2
FOX	2.40 million	0.5	0.8	1.0
NBC	6.10 million	0.8	1.3	1.7

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	CMA Fest 2017	5.70	0.8	1.2	1.6
8:00	CBS	Big Brother	6.30	1.3	1.9	2.3
9:00	CBS	Salvation	3.00	0.3	0.5	0.7
8:00	CW	Arrow [R]	0.70	0.2	0.2	0.2
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	0.60	0.1	0.2	0.2
8:00	FOX	Masterchef	3.00	0.6	0.9	1.2
9:00	FOX	The F Word (SF)	1.80	0.3	0.6	0.7
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent	10.70	1.3	2.1	2.8
9:00	NBC	Marlon (SP)	5.40	0.8	1.3	1.7
9:30	NBC	Marlon	4.10	0.6	1.0	1.4
10:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU [R]	2.80	0.3	0.6	0.8

* - viewers in millions