ABC tops Fox for first on Wednesday
Becomes first network to beat 'Empire'-fueled Fox in 18-49s
November 5, 2015
ABC became the first broadcast network ever to top Fox on a night when “Empire” aired, though the hugely popular drama took a bite out of ratings for ABC’s “Country Music Association Awards.”
The “CMAs” averaged a 3.8 adults 18-49 rating from 8 to 11 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, down 16 percent from last year, when the show did not face “Empire.”
“Empire” was still easily the night’s top program in the demo with a 4.6, but Fox managed just a 2.0 for the night, with recently picked up new drama “Rosewood” drawing a 1.5 at 8 p.m.
“Empire” also topped the “CMAs” head to head, with the awards show drawing a 4.1 in the 9 p.m. hour.
It marked the third straight year ABC has won the first Wednesday of sweeps in the demo.
Elsewhere Wednesday, NBC’s “The Mysteries of Laura” drew its best rating since February, growing 0.2 from last week to a 1.2, despite the added competition from the “CMAs.”
NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” topped CBS’s “Criminal Minds” with a 1.5 to the latter’s 1.4 at 9 p.m., the first time in a year “SVU” has beaten its fellow procedural in the demo.
CBS’s new drama “Code Black” posted a 1.2, up a tenth from last week at 10 p.m.
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Top show of the night in 18-49s
Fox’s “Empire,” 9-10 p.m., 4.6 rating.
Top show of the night in 25-54s
Fox’s “Empire,” 9-10 p.m., 4.9 rating.
Top show of the night in total viewers
ABC’s “CMA Awards,” 8-11 p.m., 13.58 million.
Overnights
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Network
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Adults 18-49
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Adults 25-54
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Households
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Rating
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Share
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Rating
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Share
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Rating
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Share
|
|
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ABC
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3.8
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12
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4.5
|
12
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8.2
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14
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Fox (8-10 p.m.)
|
3.0
|
9
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3.4
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9
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5.2
|
8
|
|
CBS
|
1.6
|
5
|
2.2
|
6
|
4.7
|
8
|
|
NBC
|
1.4
|
4
|
1.7
|
5
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4.3
|
7
|
|
CW (8-10 p.m.)
|
0.8
|
3
|
0.9
|
2
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1.2
|
2
|
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Univision
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0.8
|
2
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0.9
|
2
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1.1
|
2
|
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Telemundo
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0.6
|
2
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0.7
|
2
|
1.0
|
2
|
|
All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs
Source: Nielsen
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Overnights
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Network - Program
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Adults 18-49
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Adults 25-54
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Households
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Rating
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Share
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Rating
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Share
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Rating
|
Share
|
|
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8 p.m.
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29.2
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34.6
|
|
59.8
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|
ABC - CMA Awards |
3.7 |
13 |
4.5 |
13 |
8.5 |
14 |
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CBS - Survivor
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1.9
|
7
|
2.8
|
8
|
5.2
|
9
|
|
Fox - Rosewood
|
1.4
|
5
|
1.7
|
5
|
3.0
|
5
|
|
NBC - The Mysteries of Laura
|
1.3
|
4
|
1.7
|
5
|
4.5
|
8
|
|
CW - Arrow
|
1.1
|
4
|
1.2
|
3
|
1.6
|
3
|
|
Univision - Antes Muerta que Lichita
|
0.7
|
2
|
0.8
|
2
|
1.0
|
2
|
|
Telemundo - Celia
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.7
|
2
|
1.1
|
2
|
|
8:30 p.m.
|
31.5
|
|
37.2
|
|
61.7
|
|
ABC - CMA Awards |
4.0 |
13 |
4.7 |
13 |
8.6 |
14
|
|
CBS - Survivor
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2.1
|
7
|
2.9
|
8
|
5.1
|
8
|
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Fox - Rosewood
|
1.6
|
5
|
1.9
|
5
|
3.5
|
6
|
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NBC - The Mysteries of Laura
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1.2
|
4
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1.6
|
4
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4.4
|
7
|
|
CW - Arrow
|
1.0
|
3
|
1.1
|
3
|
1.5
|
2
|
|
Univision - Antes Muerta que Lichita
|
0.8
|
2
|
0.8
|
2
|
1.1
|
2
|
|
Telemundo - Celia
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.7
|
2
|
1.1
|
2
|
|
9 p.m.
|
33.0
|
|
38.5
|
|
61.9
|
|
|
Fox - Empire
|
4.5
|
14
|
4.8
|
13
|
7.0
|
11
|
ABC - CMA Awards |
4.1 |
13 |
5.0 |
13 |
8.7 |
14 |
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CBS - Criminal Minds
|
1.5
|
5
|
2.2
|
6
|
4.9
|
8
|
|
NBC - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|
1.5
|
4
|
1.8
|
5
|
4.1
|
7
|
|
Univision - Pasión y Poder
|
0.9
|
3
|
1.0
|
3
|
1.2
|
2
|
|
CW - Supernatural
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.7
|
2
|
1.0
|
2
|
|
Telemundo - Bajo el Mismo Cielo
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.9
|
1
|
|
9:30 p.m.
|
34.2
|
|
39.2
|
|
61.3
|
|
|
Fox - Empire
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4.7
|
14
|
5.0
|
13
|
7.2
|
12
|
ABC - CMA Awards |
4.1 |
12 |
4.8 |
12 |
8.3 |
14
|
|
NBC - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|
1.5
|
4
|
1.8
|
5
|
4.3
|
7
|
|
CBS - Criminal Minds
|
1.4
|
4
|
2.0
|
5
|
4.7
|
8
|
|
Univision - Pasión y Poder
|
0.9
|
3
|
1.0
|
3
|
1.3
|
2
|
|
CW - Supernatural
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.7
|
2
|
0.9
|
1
|
|
Telemundo - Bajo el Mismo Cielo
|
0.6
|
2
|
0.7
|
2
|
0.9
|
1
|
|
10 p.m.
|
32.2
|
|
36.4
|
|
57.3
|
|
ABC - CMA Awards |
3.7 |
12 |
4.3 |
12 |
7.7 |
13 |
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NBC - Chicago P.D.
|
1.4
|
4
|
1.8
|
5
|
4.1
|
7
|
|
CBS - Code Black
|
1.3
|
4
|
1.7
|
5
|
4.2
|
7
|
|
Telemundo - Señora Acero
|
0.8
|
2
|
0.8
|
2
|
0.9
|
2
|
|
Univision - Yo no Creo en los Hombres
|
0.7
|
2
|
0.8
|
2
|
1.1
|
2
|
|
10:30 p.m.
|
29.6
|
|
33.2
|
|
52.9
|
|
ABC - CMA Awards |
3.4 |
11 |
3.8 |
12 |
7.1 |
13 |
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NBC - Chicago P.D.
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1.4
|
5
|
1.8
|
5
|
4.2
|
8
|
|
CBS - Code Black
|
1.2
|
4
|
1.6
|
5
|
4.1
|
8
|
|
Univision - Yo no Creo en los Hombres
|
0.7
|
2
|
0.8
|
2
|
1.0
|
2
|
|
Telemundo - Señora Acero
|
0.7
|
2
|
0.7
|
2
|
0.8
|
2
|
|
Note: (R) denotes rerun
All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs
Source: Nielsen
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Tags: abc, cma awards, cmas, criminal minds, empire, fox, law & order: svu, overnight ratings, overnights, rosewood, wednesday overnights
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