TV on Wednesday offered up the Big Brother finale plus season premieres for Survivor and Empire. Empire was down sharply vs the season 2 premiere, but even with the finale. It’s still the #1 rated series on Bro
Empire remains the No. 1 scripted show on broadcast TV after premiering to a 4.1 rating in adults 18-49 Wednesday. It continues a trend of veteran shows opening well below their premieres last season (a 6.7, in this case) but in line with where they ended (it’s even with the finale).
CBS’ Survivor premiered to a 2.3, down 0.2 vs. last fall, while Big Brother’s finale drew a 2.0.
The Big Brother finale ratings were down 2/10ths of a point from last season.
Via TVByTheNumbers
8 p.m.
Survivor (CBS) (8-9:30 p.m.) – P 2.3/8 9.35
Lethal Weapon (FOX) – P 2.2/8 7.80
The Goldbergs (ABC) – P 2.0/8 6.80
Blindspot (NBC) 1.3/5 6.00
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (The CW) – R 0.3/1 1.19
8:30 p.m.
Speechless (ABC) – P 2.0/8 7.29
9 p.m.
Empire (FOX) – P 4.1/13 10.80
Modern Family (ABC) – P 2.6/9 8.16
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) – P 1.8/6 7.69
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW) 0.3/1 1.13
9:30 p.m.
Big Brother (CBS) (9:30-11 p.m.) – F 2.1/7 6.32
Black-ish (ABC) – R 2.0/7 6.42
Whose Line Is it Anyway? (The CW) – R 0.4/1 1.22
10 p.m.
Designated Survivor (ABC) – P 2.3/8 9.95
Chicago PD (NBC) – P 1.6/5 6.86
