Final Broadcast Ratings: April 18, 2018

NBC tops CBS for first on Wednesday night, sweeping the four reported categories. THE VOICE was the most watched show of the night, but did lose to SURVIVOR in the demographic ratings, to place third in the hour.

FOX had the top demographic program of the night, as EMPIRE edges SURVIVOR in the A18-49 demo and dominates the younger, A18-34 demo. STAR falls to second place, in the 9 PM hour, behind LAW & ORDER: SVU.

ABC had three of its five series in encores, pushing it down to fourth on the night. In original episode, ALEX INC. and DESIGNATED SURVIVOR finish fourth and last, in their respective time slots.

For the CW, the season premiere of THE ORIGINALS greatly improved the 9 PM slot, holding its RIVERDALE lead in.

Final  L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.30 million	0.3	0.7	1.0
CBS	6.40 million	0.6	1.2	1.6
CW	1.00 million	0.4	0.4	0.4
FOX	4.70 million	1.2	1.6	1.9
NBC	7.20 million	0.8	1.4	1.8
UNI	1.50 million	--	0.5	--
TEL	1.30 million	--	0.5	--

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Goldbergs [R]	3.93	0.3	0.7	1.0
8:30	ABC	Alex Inc.	2.76	0.3	0.6	0.9
9:00	ABC	Modern Family [R]	3.13	0.4	0.8	1.1
9:30	ABC	American Housewife [R]	2.94	0.4	0.8	1.1
10:00	ABC	Designated Survivor	3.51	0.3	0.6	0.9
8:00	CBS	Survivor	7.73	0.9	1.6	2.2
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	5.92	0.5	1.0	1.4
10:00	CBS	Criminal Minds (SF)	5.39	0.5	0.9	1.2
8:00	CW	Riverdale	1.10	0.4	0.4	0.4
9:00	CW	The Originals (SP)	0.97	0.3	0.4	0.4
8:00	FOX	Empire	5.41	1.3	1.8	2.1
9:00	FOX	Star	4.00	1.0	1.3	1.6
8:00	NBC	The Voice (S)	8.38	0.8	1.5	2.0
9:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	6.58	0.8	1.4	1.8
10:00	NBC	Chicago PD	6.62	0.7	1.2	1.6

* - viewers in millions