CBS’ “The Amazing Race” rose from last week, aiding “Good Sam” in the key demo, according to Nielsen numbers.
Still, NBC easily won Wednesday in ratings among adults 18-49 and in terms of total viewers, airing its trio of Windy City dramas.
NBC was first in ratings with a 0.8 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 6.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Chicago Med” at 8 p.m. posted a 0.8 rating and 7.2 million total viewers. At 9, “Chicago Fire” earned a 0.8 rating and 7.1 million total viewers. “Chicago P.D.” at 10 received a 0.7 rating and 5.7 million total viewers.
CBS was second in ratings with a 0.5 and in total viewers with 3.5 million. “The Price Is Right” primetime special at 8 landed a 0.7 rating and 4.8 million total viewers. This one featured the women of “The Talk.” At 9, “The Amazing Race” got a 0.6 rating and 3.5 million total viewers, improving upon last week. “Good Sam” at 10 managed a 0.3 rating and 2.3 million total viewers.
ABC and Fox tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.4. ABC was third in total viewers with 2.3 million, Fox was fourth with 1.9 million.
For ABC, “The Goldbergs” at 8 had a 0.5 rating and 3 million total viewers. At 8:30, “The Wonder Years” got a 0.4 rating and 2.1 million total viewers. “The Conners” at 9 received a 0.4 rating and 2.9 million total viewers. At 9:30, “Home Economics” closed out the comedy block with a 0.3 rating and 1.9 million total viewers. At 10, “The Chase” finished off primetime to a 0.3 rating and 2.1 million total viewers.
For Fox, “I Can See Your Voice” at 8 had a 0.4 rating and 2 million total viewers. At 9, “Next Level Chef” got a 0.4 rating and 1.8 million total viewers.
The CW was fifth in ratings with a 0.1 and in total viewers with 503,000. “DC’s Legend of Tomorrow” at 8 had a 0.1 rating and 563,000 total viewers. At 9, “Batwoman” got a 0.1 rating and 443,000 total viewers.
We do not have early Nielsen numbers for Spanish-language broadcast networks Univision and Telemundo.