Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 10/11/2017

FOX takes a competitive Wednesday night in the ratings, winning the all three demographic categories, but coming in third in total viewers. EMPIRE and STAR were mostly flat, week-to-week, averaging a 1.7 raring in Adults 18-49, topping ABC and CBS by four-tenths of a point. The lead is just three-tenths of a point, in the older A25-54 age group.

CBS edges ABC and NBC with a relatively strong showing from SURVIVOR, #2 in the 8 PM hour. Viewership is down from last week, but the A18-49 demographic is even, for CBS.

MODERN FAMILY slipped from last week, allowing EMPIRE to reign alone as the top show in the A18-49 demo. Overall, ABC was even from last Wednesday, coming in third at 8 PM, second at 9 PM and last at 10 PM.

NBC was down week-to-week, losing a tenth of a point in the A18-49 demographic. Both THE BLACKLIST and LAW & ORDER: SVU were the source of that loss in the key demo.

On the CW, RIVERDALE has a strong return, collecting 2.3 million viewers and a 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49. That is a million more viewers than last season's high, and double the season average in the demo. As expected, the reboot DYNASTY series premiere did not do as well, losing 45% of the total audience, 50% in the A18-49 demo and over 60% in the A18-34 demo. A series about spoiled one percenters does not play in today's culture.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.10 million	0.7	1.3	1.7
CBS	7.20 million	0.8	1.3	1.8
CW	1.80 million	0.6	0.6	0.6
FOX	5.30 million	1.3	1.7	2.1
NBC	5.80 million	0.7	1.1	1.5

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Goldbergs	5.60	0.7	1.4	2.0
8:30	ABC	Speechless	4.30	0.6	1.1	1.5
9:00	ABC	Modern Family	6.20	1.0	1.8	2.4
9:30	ABC	American Housewife	5.00	0.7	1.4	1.9
10:00	ABC	Designated Survivor	4.60	0.5	0.9	1.2
8:00	CBS	Survivor	7.90	1.0	1.6	2.3
9:00	CBS	SEAL Team	7.90	0.7	1.2	1.7
10:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	5.90	0.7	1.1	1.5
8:00	CW	Riverdale (SP)	2.30	0.8	0.8	0.7
9:00	CW	Dynasty (SP)	1.30	0.3	0.4	0.4
8:00	FOX	Empire	5.90	1.5	1.9	2.3
9:00	FOX	Star	4.60	1.1	1.5	1.8
8:00	NBC	The Blacklist	5.60	0.5	0.9	1.3
9:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	5.70	0.8	1.2	1.6
10:00	NBC	Chicago PD	6.00	0.7	1.2	1.5

* - viewers in millions