RATINGS RECAP: 4/1/15

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
8:30 The Goldbergs
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 9.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:30 Black-ish
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
10:00 Nashville
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Movie: The Dovekeepers Part 2
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Chicago PD
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

Wednesday had a lot of good and bad news depending on the show. It was a mixed bag for ABC with the first two comedies sliding and the 9pm hour rising. At 8pm, The Middle was up three tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo while The Goldbergs was up four tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. Modern Family followed at 9pm and was up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. The biggest win for ABC came from Black-ish, which was up a million viewers and three tenths in the demo for its best performance since November 19. This was a surprise considering how the rest of the night went but maybe some of the Empire viewers are coming back. At 10pm, Nashville was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from its last airing a month ago.

On CBS, Survivor started things off even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo, Not surprisingly, night two of The Dovekeepers bombed with a meager 0.9 demo. This mini-series was a big flop for CBS. On NBC, The Mysteries of Laura started things out on a sour note. It was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. With this showing, every new NBC show this season except One Big Happy has fallen below the 1.0 demo mark. The rest of the night went much better without competing CBS crime dramas. Law & Order: SVU was up four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo while Chicago PD was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Finally on FOX, American Idol was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Black-ish (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Mysteries of Laura (NBC)