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October 19, 2017
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.18.2017

 

The numbers continued trending downward.

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).

Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart.

Fast Demo 2017 Oct 18.WED

CW:  After last week’s ratings excitement, RIVERDALE dropped 0.2 to 0.6–still a strong number, but not the revolutionary change in status promised by the season premiere.  DYNASTY held at 0.3.

CBS:  SURVIVOR was steady at 1.7, but SEAL TEAM followed its back-order with a 0.2 drop to a new low 1.0.  CRIMINAL MINDS held at 1.1.

FOX:  EMPIRE fell 0.2 to a series low 1.8, and STAR was down 0.2 to 1.3.

NBC:  THE BLACKLIST lost 0.1 to 0.9, SVU remained at 1.2, and CHICAGO PD was down 0.1 to 1.1.

ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS was off by 0.1 to 1.4, SPEECHLESS stayed at 1.1, MODERN FAMILY shed 0.1 to 1.7, and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE was steady at 1.4.  DESIGNATED SURVIVOR finished the night down 0.1 to 0.8.

GREY’S ANATOMY is preempted tonight for reruns of seasonal family specials:  IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN and TOY STORY OF TERROR. 

 

COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.

Fast Track 2017 Oct 18.WED

CABLE RATINGS: Come back this afternoon for detailed demographic ratings for top cable programs from this day.

PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."