Fox won another Wednesday in TV ratings thanks to fresh episodes of cooking competitions “MasterChef” and “Crime Scene Kitchen.” But it once again lost the title of top broadcast network in terms of total viewers, settling for third-place in that race.
Fox was first in ratings with a 0.5 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and third in total viewers with an average of 2.233 million, according to preliminary numbers. At 8, “MasterChef” scored a 0.6 and 2.7 million viewers. “Crime Scene Kitchen” at 9 earned a 0.4 and 1.8 million viewers.
ABC was second in ratings with a 0.4 and first in viewers with 2.9 million. At 8, “Press Your Luck” had a 0.4 and 3 million viewers. “$100,000 Pyramid” at 9 received a 0.4 and 3.4 million viewers. At 10, “Card Sharks” got a 0.3 and 2.2 million viewers.
CBS and NBC tied for third in ratings, each with a 0.3. NBC was second in total viewers with 2.246 and CBS was fourth in total viewers with 2.230.
For both NBC and CBS, primetime was stacked with repeats.
The CW was fifth in ratings with a 0.1 and in viewers with 620,000. At 8, “Kung Fu” managed a 0.1 and 826,000 viewers. At 9, “In the Dark” settled for a 0.1 and 413,000 viewers.
We do not have initial Nielsen numbers for Spanish-language networks Univision and Telemundo.
Fox’s “Crime Scene Kitchen” is a culinary guessing game in which bakers are tasked with decoding what type of dessert was made, when all that’s left are the crumbs, flour trails and a few elusive clues. They must then recreate the recipe for celebrity judges, chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp, who will determine how closely their sweet treat matches the missing dessert and how good it tastes.
The Joel McHale-hosted mystery cooking competition is one of broadcast TV’s eight new summer 2021 shows, along with NBC’s “Small Fortune” and “Capital One College Bowl,” Fox’s “Housebroken,” ABC’s “The Celebrity Dating Game” and “When Nature Calls With Helen Mirren,” and The CW’s “The Republic of Sarah.” Find out which of those newbie summer series had the best debut — so far– according to Nielsen returns here.