Preliminary Ratings: Wednesday 08/29/2018

NBC tops the Wednesday night ratings, averaging 6.6 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in Adults 18-49. AMERICA'S GOT TALENT was the #1 show in three of the four reported categories, including 9.8 million viewers and a 1.5 demographic rating. It lone second place finish was in the younger A18-34 demographic. WORLD OF DANCE topped the 10 PM hour with 5.1 million viewers and a 1.1 demo rating.

Two hours of MASTERCHEF pushed FOX to second on the night, as the cooking program socred a 1.0 rating in the A18-49 age group and a total of 3.4 million viewers.

CBS only had one hour of original programming, BIG BROTHER, which took in 5.7 million viewers and tied AGT in the A18-49 demo. It was #1 in the 8-34 demo with a 1.1 rating. The two drama encores only topped the CW, or were last, in their respective time slots, as CBS averaged 3.8 million viewers and a 0.8 demo.

A night filled with encores pushed ABC to fourth, with 2.3 million viewers and a 0.5 rating on the night.

The CW posted a weak 0.1 rating in Adults 18-49 and just 500,000 total viewers, behind both Telemundo (1.4 million viewers and a 0.6 demo) and Univision (1.2 million viewers and a 0.3 demo).