CBS (6.063 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) scored the top spot on Wednesday thanks to its mix of "Survivor: Edge of Extinction" (7.833 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1), the launch of "The Amazing Race 31" (5.801 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.2, #2) and "SEAL Team" (4.554 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5).
FOX (3.532 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #2) then was the silver draw with fresh installments from "Empire" (3.788 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and "Star" (3.276 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.9, #4).
Next up was NBC (3.862 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) with repeats of "Chicago Med" (4.305 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7), "Chicago Fire" (3.855 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7) and "Chicago PD" (3.426 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11).
Meanwhile, ABC (2.775 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) likewise opted for second runs of "The Goldbergs" (3.284 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T5), "Schooled" (2.687 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7), "Modern Family" (2.765 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7) and "Single Parents" (2.236 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11) plus a new "Whiskey Cavalier" (2.840 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T11).
And finally, The CW (0.759 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening with originals from "Riverdale" (0.829 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14) and "Jane the Virgin" (0.689 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.2, #T14).
Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+16.67% - SEAL Team
0.00% - Survivor: Edge of Extinction
0.00% - Empire
0.00% - Star
0.00% - Jane the Virgin
-16.67% - Whiskey Cavalier
-33.33% - Riverdale (vs. 3/27/19)
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+20.00% - THE AMAZING RACE 31 (vs. Criminal Minds)
-6.25% - Survivor: Edge of Extinction
-16.67% - WHISKEY CAVALIER (vs. Designated Survivor)
-22.22% - SEAL TEAM (vs. Criminal Minds)
-30.77% - Star
-35.29% - Empire
-50.00% - JANE THE VIRGIN (vs. The Originals)
-50.00% - Riverdale
In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):
· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.7/5; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.4/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.5/4.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.4/3; "Late Show," 0.4/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.4/3.
· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.0/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.1/4 in metered-market households; CBS's "Late Late Show," 1.0/4. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.3/3 in 18-49; "Late Late Show," 0.2/2.
· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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