CBS’ “Code Black” ended on Wednesday, when the medical drama slipped from the series’ second-to-last week. Still, CBS managed to tie for first-place with Fox in primetime’s key 18-49 demographic.
Airing just the ESPYS, ABC finished close behind in the main demo. NBC settled for fifth among adults of that all-important age range, ending up behind Telemundo.
CBS and Fox tied for first in ratings, both with a 1.0 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. CBS was first in total viewers with 4.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. Fox was third in viewers with 3.4 million.
For CBS, “Big Brother” at 8 p.m. posted a 1.4/7 and 5.2 million viewers. At 9, “TKO” had a 0.8/4 and 3.4 million viewers. “Code Black” at 10 got a 0.7/3 and 5.3 million viewers.
ABC was third in ratings with a 0.9/4 and second in viewers with 3.9 million. The sports awards aired throughout primetime.
For Fox, “MasterChef” at 8 received a 1.0/5 and 3.5 million viewers. At 9, “24 Hours to Hell and Back” matched its lead-in’s demo numbers, but the hour dipped to 3.3 million viewers.
Telemundo was fourth in ratings with a 0.6/3 and fifth in viewers with 1.4 million.
NBC was fifth in ratings with a 0.5/3 and fourth in viewers with 2.7 million. Following reruns, “Reverie” at 10 managed a 0.4/2 and 1.7 million viewers.
Univision was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/2 and in viewers with 1.2 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 575,000. Special “Girl Got Game” at 8 settled for a 0.1/1 and 474,000 viewers. At 9, “The Originals” had a 0.2/1 and 677,000 viewers.