TV Ratings: 'Empire' continues to rise for fifth straight week
For a fifth week in a row, Empire increased its viewership on Wednesday and topped the ratings leaderboard.
The first year drama on FOX had a 4.6 adult 18-48 rating, up 7% from 4.3 last week and 11.47 million viewers, also up from last week.
The last show to continually rise every single week on its debut season was... Survivor on CBS.
American Idol had a 3.0 rating up from 2.9 last week. (Is it OK to say that Idol is Empire's lead-in?)
Meanwhile, Fresh Off The Boat on ABC had a solid start with a 2.5 rating at 8:30 and a 2.4 rating at 9:30. The comedy featuring an Asian family in Florida will move to Tuesday next week.
Modern Family had a 3.4 rating and 9.86 million viewers.
Arrow had a 1.2 rating on The CW and The 100 had a 0.6.
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TV Ratings Wednesday Preliminary February 4, 2015
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Total Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol | 3.0/10 | 10.95 |
| ABC | The Middle | 2.2/7 | 8.24 | |
| CBS | The Mentalist | 1.2/4 | 8.93 | |
| CW | Arrow | 1.2/4 | 2.89 | |
| NBC | The Mysteries of Laura | 1.0/3 | 6.30 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | Fresh Off The Boat - Series Premiere | 2.5/8 | 7.93 |
| 9:00 | FOX | Empire | 4.6/14 | 11.47 |
| ABC | Modern Family | 3.4/10 | 9.86 | |
| CBS | Criminal Minds | 2.0/6 | 10.33 | |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 1.3/4 | 6.21 | |
| CW | The 100 | 0.6/2 | 1.59 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | Fresh Off The Boat | 2.4/7 | 7.56 |
| 10:00 | NBC | Chicago P.D. | 1.6/5 | 7.51 |
| CBS | Stalker | 1.3/4 | 7.34 | |
| ABC | Nashville | 1.3/4 | 5.06 |
Via TVbytheNumbers
Half-Hours
8:00 p.m.
ABC – The Middle Viewers: 8.24 million (#3), A18-49: 2.2/ 7 (#2)
CBS – The Mentalist Viewers: 8.87 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#3t)
NBC – The Mysteries of Laura Viewers: 6.31 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#5)
Fox – American Idol Viewers: 10.48 million (#1), A18-49: 2.9/10 (#1)
CW – Arrow Viewers: 2.94 million (#5), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#3t)
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8:30 p.m.
ABC – Fresh Off the Boat (series premiere) Viewers: 7.92 million (#3), A18-49: 2.5/ 8 (#2)
CBS – The Mentalist Viewers: 8.99 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#3t)
NBC – The Mysteries of Laura Viewers: 6.28 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#5)
Fox – American Idol Viewers: 11.41 million (#1), A18-49: 3.1/10 (#1)
CW – Arrow Viewers: 2.84 million (#5), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#3t)
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9:00 p.m.
ABC – Modern Family Viewers: 9.86 million (#3), A18-49: 3.4/10 (#2)
CBS – Criminal Minds Viewers: 10.32 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#3)
NBC – Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 6.17 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#4)
Fox – Empire Viewers: 11.53 million (#1), A18-49: 4.5/14 (#1)
CW – The 100 Viewers: 1.69 million (#5), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#5)
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9:30 p.m.
ABC – Fresh Off the Boat Viewers: 7.56 million (#3), A18-49: 2.4/ 7 (#2)
CBS – Criminal Minds Viewers: 10.33 million (#2), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#3)
NBC – Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 6.25 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#4)
Fox – Empire Viewers: 11.41 million (#1), A18-49: 4.7/14 (#1)
CW – The 100 Viewers: 1.49 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#5)
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10:00 p.m.
ABC – Nashville Viewers: 5.15 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3)
CBS – Stalker Viewers: 7.75 million (#1), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#2)
NBC – Chicago PD Viewers: 7.35 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#1)
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10:30 p.m.
ABC – Nashville Viewers: 4.97 million (#3), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#2t)
CBS – Stalker Viewers: 6.93 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#2t)
NBC – Chicago PD Viewers: 7.66 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#1)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
