or


[02/13/20 - 08:11 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX, "The Masked Singer" Continue Demo Reign
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (2/12/20):

FOX (5.110 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) held off the demo competition on Wednesday with fresh installments of "The Masked Singer" (6.628 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) and "LEGO Masters" (3.591 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3).

NBC (7.780 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) was the most-watched broadcaster with originals from "Chicago Med" (8.132 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4), "Chicago Fire" (8.235 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4) and "Chicago PD" (6.974 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #6).

Next up was CBS (5.771 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T2) with the two-hour launch of "Survivor: Winners at War" (6.684 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) plus a new "Criminal Minds" (3.945 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10).

Meanwhile, ABC (2.951 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #4) offered up originals from "The Goldbergs" (3.881 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #8), "Schooled" (2.895 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #9), "Modern Family" (3.720 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #7), "Single Parents" (2.473 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T10) and "Stumptown" (2.369 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12).

And finally, a new "Riverdale" (0.680 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) and a rebroadcast of "Katy Keene" (0.314 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.1, #14) closed out the evening on The CW (0.497 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.1, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - Criminal Minds
+20.00% - Single Parents (vs. 1/29/20)
+12.50% - Modern Family (vs. 1/22/20)
0.00% - Chicago Fire
0.00% - Chicago Med
0.00% - Schooled (vs. 1/29/20)
0.00% - Stumptown
0.00% - Riverdale
-9.09% - Chicago PD
-10.00% - The Masked Singer
-11.11% - The Goldbergs (vs. 1/29/20)
-25.00% - LEGO Masters

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+80.00% - The Masked Singer (vs. Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back)
+50.00% - Modern Family (vs. Modern Family (Repeat))
+36.84% - Survivor: Winners at War (vs. The World's Best/Celebrity Big Brother)
0.00% - Single Parents
0.00% - Riverdale (vs. Riverdale (Repeat))
-8.33% - Chicago Fire
-9.09% - Chicago PD
-12.50% - Schooled
-15.38% - Chicago Med
-20.00% - Stumptown (vs. Match Game)
-27.27% - The Goldbergs
-33.33% - Criminal Minds (vs. Celebrity Big Brother)
-50.00% - LEGO Masters (vs. The Masked Singer)


Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (2/13/19):

FOX (5.578 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #1) was still the demo champ on Wednesday thanks to fresh installments from "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back" (3.363 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6) and "The Masked Singer" (7.793 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.4, #1).

NBC (8.300 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) then was the most-watched network with its trio of "Chicago Med" (8.805 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2), "Chicago Fire" (8.519 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3) and "Chicago PD" (7.577 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4).

Next up was CBS (4.510 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) and a new "The World's Best" (5.807 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8) followed by "Celebrity Big Brother" (4.030 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6) and the season finale of "Celebrity Big Brother" (3.695 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T8).

Meanwhile, ABC (3.112 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) offered up its mix of "The Goldbergs" (4.768 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4), "Schooled" (3.724 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.8, #10), a repeat "Modern Family" (2.844 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11), "Single Parents" (2.612 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T11) and "Match Game" (2.361 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #13).

And finally, repeats of "Riverdale" (0.627 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) and "All American" (0.521 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) on The CW (0.574 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) rounded out the evening.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+9.09% - The Masked Singer
-7.14% - Chicago Med
-7.69% - Chicago Fire
-8.33% - Chicago PD
-9.09% - Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back
-15.38% - The Goldbergs (vs. 1/30/19)
-16.67% - Match Game (vs. 1/30/19)
-16.67% - Celebrity Big Brother (vs. 1/30/19)
-18.18% - The World's Best
-20.00% - Schooled (vs. 1/30/19)
-25.00% - Single Parents (vs. 1/30/19)

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+300.00% - The Masked Singer (vs. 9-1-1 (Repeat))
+100.00% - Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (vs. The Resident (Repeat))
+83.33% - The Goldbergs (vs. The Goldbergs (Repeat))
+60.00% - Schooled (vs. Speechless (Repeat))
+12.50% - Celebrity Big Brother - 10:00 (vs. The Amazing Race 30)
+11.11% - Celebrity Big Brother - 9:00 (vs. The Amazing Race 30)
0.00% - Match Game
0.00% - Single Parents (vs. American Housewife (Repeat))
-30.77% - The World's Best (vs. Celebrity Big Brother)
-67.50% - Chicago Med (vs. 2018 Winter Olympics)
-70.00% - Chicago Fire (vs. 2018 Winter Olympics)
-72.50% - Chicago PD (vs. 2018 Winter Olympics)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.9/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.6/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.6/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.5/3; "Late Show," 0.4/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.2/5 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.2/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.7/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





  [april 2026]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
   


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[04/24/26 - 08:59 AM]
NBA Playoffs Return to NBC Sports Delivers Big Viewership Gains Over First Three Nights
NBC Sports' first six NBA Playoff games averaged 4.9 million viewers, up 38% vs. comparable coverage last year and the most-watched for the first Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights of the playoffs since 1994.

[04/23/26 - 03:13 PM]
"Euphoria" Season 3 Premiere Surpasses 20M Global Viewers, Up 68% vs. Season 2
Episode 2 matched the premiere with approximately 8.5 million U.S. viewers in its first three days.

[04/23/26 - 02:50 PM]
Goal! ESPN Airs Two Most-Viewed First Round Game 2's on Cable Ever, Continuing Successful Start to 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Monday's Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins matchup (Game 2, 7 p.m. ET) delivered 1.6 million viewers and Tuesday's Boston Bruins-Buffalo Sabres matchup (Game 2, 7:30 p.m.) delivered 1.2 million viewers, setting the new Game 2 record.

[04/23/26 - 12:19 PM]
USA Sports Delivers Most-Watched Match in LOVB Volleyball History to Cap Inaugural Season of Record Viewership on USA Network
The first Finals match on Thursday, April 16, which Salt Lake won 3-2 in a closely-contested fifth set, averaged 163,000 viewers, ranking as the most-watched LOVB game of all-time.

[04/22/26 - 01:00 PM]
ESPN Opens NBA Playoffs with Most-Watched Playoff Game of Opening Weekend
Saturday's Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup on ABC averaged 5.2 million viewers, peaking at 6.4 million viewers during the 11 p.m. ET quarter hour.

[04/22/26 - 11:07 AM]
NBC Sports' Manchester City-Arsenal Is Most-Watched Premier League Match in U.S. History
Coverage averaged 2.6 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo and NBC Sports Digital platforms this past Sunday.

[04/22/26 - 09:32 AM]
Record Setter! ESPN Opens 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs with Three Most-Watched First Round Games on Cable Ever, Excluding Game 7's
The Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins matchup (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET) drew 2.1 million viewers, becoming the most-viewed First Round Playoff game ever on cable (excluding game 7's).

[04/22/26 - 08:51 AM]
"High Potential" Shoots to Six-Week High with Season Two Finale
On linear over seven days, the show earned 8.71 million Total Viewers and a 0.61 rating among Adults 18-49, also marking a six-week high in both measures and standing as the No. 1 show of the night.

[04/21/26 - 02:35 PM]
FOX Saturday Baseball Scores Double-Digit Year-Over-Year Growth
2,094,000 viewers tuned-in to FOX Saturday for a two-game slate highlighted by Atlanta's 3-1 victory over Philadelphia in most of the country.

[04/21/26 - 10:51 AM]
A New High! NHL on ESPN Networks Score Most-Viewed Regular Season of the Current Rights Deal
Individually, the NHL on ESPN averaged 602K viewers (38 games) and the NHL on ABC averaged 1.1 million viewers (16 games), both new highs in ESPN's current rights era.

[04/20/26 - 02:36 PM]
"The Pitt" Delivers Its Biggest Episode Yet, With the Season 2 Finale Reaching a Series-High 9.7 Million U.S. Viewers in Its First Weekend
The season is now averaging 15.4 million viewers, up 50% vs. Season 1, becoming the sixth current HBO Max series to surpass 15 million U.S. viewers.

[04/17/26 - 03:01 PM]
ABC News Is #1 on Sunday Morning and Friday Night
For the third week in a row, "20/20" built on its year-ago telecast in all key target demos: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[04/16/26 - 10:36 AM]
"American Idol" Rocks to a 5-Week High
Among Adults 18-49, "American Idol" grew over the prior week, delivering its best performance in 7 weeks.

[04/16/26 - 09:01 AM]
HBO Originals "Euphoria" and "DTF St. Louis" Viewership Performance
"Euphoria" made its much-anticipated season 3 return to amass 8.5 million U.S. viewers in its first three days of availability.

[04/15/26 - 02:03 PM]
ESPN Delivers Second Most-Watched WNBA Draft Ever
Said coverage averaged 1.50 million viewers, up 20% year-over-year.