Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 09/27/2017

It was a full night of premieres, excluding The CW, and FOX comes out on top with it combo of EMPIRE and STAR. The network had a 25% advantage over CBS and ABC in the A18-49 demographic and doubled up the two networks in the younger, A18-34 demo. EMPIRE is no long a "mega" hit show, as it is down four million viewers and over 40% in the A18-49 demo, from last fall's premiere.

CBS takes second place, with solid performances from its three series. SURVIVOR was #2 in the 8 PM hour, with a 1.7 demo rating, but was the most watched in the hour. New action drama, SEAL TEAM grew total viewership by 1.6 million total viewers, and held onto 90% of its A18-49 audience, out of SURVIVOR. Long running veteran crime drama, CRIMINAL MINDS, did win the 10 PM hour, losing only 15% of the demo, from its lead in.

The ABC comedies did produce decent numbers, with SPEECHLESS charting the low point of the two-hour block, despite being sandwiched between the two BIG guns. DESIGNATED SURVIVOR was third in the 10 PM hour, tying THE BLACKLIST with the lowest A18-49 rating, from the BIG 4 networks.

NBC was a close fourth place on the night, with the three crime dramas producing similar numbers. THE BALCKLIST was the most watched NBC show, with 6.2 million viewers, but was the lowest rated in the demos. LAW & ORDER: SVU did the best in the demos, for the network, but was the least watched.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.80 million	0.8	1.5	2.0
CBS	8.30 million	0.8	1.5	2.1
CW	1.20 million	0.2	0.3	0.4
FOX	6.20 million	1.7	2.1	2.5
NBC	6.00 million	0.7	1.3	1.7

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Goldbergs (SP)	6.10	0.9	1.8	2.3
8:30	ABC	Speechless (SP)	5.00	0.8	1.4	1.8
9:00	ABC	Modern Family (SP)	6.90	1.2	2.1	2.7
9:30	ABC	American Housewife (SP)	5.60	0.9	1.6	2.2
10:00	ABC	Designated Survivor (SP)	5.50	0.6	1.1	1.5
8:00	CBS	Survivor (SP)	8.10	1.0	1.7	2.3
9:00	CBS	SEAL Team (SP)	9.70	0.7	1.5	2.2
10:00	CBS	Criminal Minds (SP)	7.00	0.7	1.3	1.9
8:00	CW	Arrow [R]	1.30	0.2	0.3	0.4
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	1.20	0.2	0.3	0.4
8:00	FOX	Empire (SP)	6.90	1.9	2.4	2.8
9:00	FOX	Star (SP)	5.50	1.4	1.8	2.1
8:00	NBC	The Blacklist (SP)	6.20	0.5	1.1	1.6
9:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU (SP)	5.70	0.9	1.4	1.8
10:00	NBC	Chicago PD (SP)	6.00	0.8	1.3	1.6

* - viewers in millions