On a night of otherwise depressed viewing levels, Fox dominated Wednesday’s ratings race thanks to the final “American Idol” performance hour and the second week back of “Empire,” which was down a little from its monster midseason premiere. ABC’s comedy block drooped as it returned to originals, with “Modern Family” hitting a series low, while NBC’s modestly-rated drama “Heartbeat” is looking even shakier after a falloff in its third week.
According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, “American Idol” led the night’s opening hour with a 2.2 rating/8 share in adults 18-49 and 9.6 million viewers overall, up a tick from last Thursday’s two-hour average and the show’s best rating since early February. The series wraps its 15-season run tonight.
“Empire” (4.2/14 in 18-49, 11.3 million viewers overall) was easily Wednesday’s No. 1 program and was especially dominant among adults 18-34 (3.6/15), more than doubling the rating of the...
According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, “American Idol” led the night’s opening hour with a 2.2 rating/8 share in adults 18-49 and 9.6 million viewers overall, up a tick from last Thursday’s two-hour average and the show’s best rating since early February. The series wraps its 15-season run tonight.
“Empire” (4.2/14 in 18-49, 11.3 million viewers overall) was easily Wednesday’s No. 1 program and was especially dominant among adults 18-34 (3.6/15), more than doubling the rating of the...
- 4/7/2016
- by Rick Kissell
- Variety - TV News
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