NBC won Wednesday, the night Jesse Spencer’s Captain Matthew Casey exited “Chicago Fire.” The network finished first in both the key 18-49 ratings demo and in terms of total viewers.
Spencer paid tribute to his time on the show by posting a farewell video to social media that featured tons of behind-the-scenes footage of him and his co-stars, as well as Spencer himself singing a song about leaving the show. Watch that here.
And find out who was eliminated from Fox’s “The Masked Singer” last night here. Ratings are below.
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NBC was first in ratings with a 0.7 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 6.4 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Chicago Med” at 8 p.m. put up a 0.7 rating and 6.5 million total viewers. At 9, “Chicago Fire” posted a 0.8 rating and 7.1 million total viewers. “Chicago P.D.” at 10 landed a 0.6 rating and 5.4 million.
CBS and Fox tied for was second in ratings, both with a 0.6. CBS was second in total viewers with 3.9 million, Fox was third with 3.2 million.
For CBS, “Survivor” at 8 earned a 1.0 rating and 5.4 million total viewers. “Tough as Nails” at 9 had a 0.4 rating and 2.8 million total viewers. At 10, “CSI: Vegas” got a 0.3 rating and 3.4 million total viewers.
For Fox, “The Masked Singer” at 8 scored a 0.9 rating and 4.2 million total viewers. “Alter Ego” at 9 had a 0.4 rating and 2.2 million total viewers.
ABC was fourth in ratings with a 0.3 and in total viewers with 1.9 million. “The Goldbergs” at 8 received a 0.5 rating and 2.8 million total viewers. “The Wonder Years” at 8:30 got a 0.4 rating and 2 million total viewers. Following a rerun, “Home Economics” at 9:30 had a 0.3 rating and 1.6 million viewers. At 10, a “Superstar” episode about Robin Williams closed out primetime with a 0.3 rating and 1.7 million total viewers.
The CW was fifth in ratings with a 0.1 and in total viewers with 514,000. “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” at 8 had a 0.1 rating and 541,000 total viewers. At 9, “Batwoman” got a 0.1 rating and 487,000 total viewers.
We do not have early Nielsen numbers for Spanish-language broadcast networks Univision and Telemundo.
