RATINGS RECAP: 1/28/15

ABC
8:00 The Middle (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:30 The Goldbergs (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:30 Black-ish (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Black-ish (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:30 Black-ish (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

CBS
8:00 The Mentalist
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 10.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
10:00 Stalker
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 Chicago PD (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
9:00 Empire
Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3

Another Wednesday, another stellar outing from Empire. First up on FOX though, American Idol was down half a million viewers and a rough half a demo point despite limited competition. Not a good sign for things to come. But Empire was barely affected. It was up three tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. While it finally slipped in the demo, the viewer total eclipsed American Idol for the first time and hit a series high. This show is the real deal. CBS was the only other network with new programming. The Mentalist was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo despite limited competition. At 9pm, Criminal Minds was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week's series low. It probably should have gone up more without Law & Order: SVU competition but Empire is just dominating the hour. At 10pm, Stalker was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Empire (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Mentalist (CBS)