The 10 o’clock dramas on the broadcast networks Wednesday all hit or tied series lows among adults 18-49 opposite Game 2 of the World Series which saw its ratings rise over Game 1.
Chicago P.D. (1.1 rating, 6.13 million viewers), Criminal Minds (1.0, 5.88 million viewers) and Designated Survivor (0.8, 4.01 million viewers) each tied their previous lows at 10. All three were even with their performances from a week ago.
The World Series game on FOX, which went into extra innings and ended well past midnight ET, drew an 11.0 household rating in metered markets, up from 10.2 for Tuesday’s Game 1. It will likely adjust up a decent amount from its fast national ratings in the finals. Due to the World Series, Empire and Star did not air last night.
Elsewhere, Riverdale was steady at a 0.6 demo rating and 1.61 million viewers for The CW, but Dynasty dipped a tenth to a 0.2 demo rating and 730,000 viewers. ABC’s The Goldbergs (1.4, 5.41 million viewers), Speechless (1.1, 4.15 million viewers) and Modern Family (1.7, 5.91 million viewers) were steady with last week, while American Housewife (1.3, 4.72 million viewers) dipped a tenth. The Blacklist (0.9, 5.29 million viewers) and Law & Order: SVU (1.2, 5.73 million viewers) were also even with last week on NBC.
Can the 10PM series rebound next week? Check back next Thursday for the Wednesday ratings recap!
