TV Ratings: 'American Idol' down 9%, 'Empire' up 5% on Wednesday
TV Ratings for Wednesday January 14, 2015: American Idol was down 9% from last week with a 2.9 adult 18-49 rating. Empire was up 5% to a 4.0 rating, the #1 show of the night.
Quite an impressive showing for Empire! It's rare that a new show goes up on its second week. Empire is a big hit for FOX. Well done.
Modern Family on ABC had a 3.0 rating.
From TVbytheNumbers:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00PM | FOX | American Idol | 2.9 | 9 | 10.66 |
| ABC | The Middle | 2.2 | 7 | 7.83 | |
| CBS | The Mentalist | 1.3 | 4 | 9.36 | |
| NBC | The Mysteries of Laura | 1.1 | 3 | 6.30 | |
| CW | Arrow -R | 0.2 | 1 | 0.84 | |
| 8:30PM | ABC | The Goldbergs | 2.3 | 7 | 7.18 |
| 9:00PM | FOX | Empire | 4.0 | 12 | 10.29 |
| ABC | Modern Family | 3.0 | 9 | 9.35 | |
| CBS | Criminal Minds | 2.2 | 6 | 10.17 | |
| NBC | Law And Order: SVU | 1.4 | 4 | 6.80 | |
| CW | The Flash - R | 0.2 | 1 | 0.93 | |
| 9:30PM | ABC | black-ish | 2.0 | 6 | 6.60 |
| 10:00PM | NBC | Chicago PD | 1.5 | 5 | 6.70 |
| CBS | Stalker | 1.5 | 5 | 7.78 | |
| ABC | Forever - R | 0.7 | 2 | 3.22 |
