RATINGS RECAP: 10/7/15

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:30 The Goldbergs
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:30 Black-ish
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 Nashville
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Code Black
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Chicago PD
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 Rosewood
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 Empire
Viewers: 13.1 million, 18-49 demo: 5.1

As usual, Wednesday night was the only night of the week where FOX really made a dent in the ratings. At 8pm, Rosewood was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. Despite a 1.8 demo that includes massive pre-tune in for Empire, it is more than a half of a demo point above any other FOX newbie. And with no NFL doubleheader, it will surely be the second highest rated FOX show of the week. Because of that, it got an order for extra scripts today. At 9pm, Empire remained dominant above everything but it was down another six tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo. It really can't even be compared to any other show right now but FOX would probably be a sigh of relief if it stopped dropping.

CBS saw series lows across the board. At 8pm, Survivor was down three tenths in viewers and a rough four tenths in the demo. This show fluctuates between a 2.0 and a 2.5 demo so I wouldn't worry much but it was still a big week-to-week drop. At 9pm, Criminal Minds is looking weaker and weaker as it fell a million viewers and three tenths in the demo from its season premiere. How are they going to launch a spin-off in the spring when the lead show is getting these numbers? At 10pm, Code Black fell 1.8 million viewers and three tenths from its debut last week. It's pretty much out of the conversation already for getting an additional order but CBS will probably let it air here through the fall.

On ABC, the 8pm hour took a step back after it overachieved last week. It was still solid though and won the hour. The Middle was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo while The Goldbergs was down six tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. At 9pm, Modern Family was down seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. It's awfully early for this show to already be in the 2s, but it's showing its age. At 9:30pm, Black-ish had a slight rebound after last week's ugly drop. It was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. It was the only show on the entire night that was up from last week. The wheels came off at 10pm though where Nashville was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo to a series low. I just don't get why ABC kept this show here when they had a shot to launch a new drama after their successful comedy block. Even in the very weak 10pm hour, it was a distant third.

Finally, NBC was the only network without a series low for one of its shows. Nothing was overly impressive but this lineup is definitely helping keep NBC stay afloat. At 8pm, The Mysteries of Laura was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. With a heavily promoted episode featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Law & Order: SVU was up three tenths in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. This remains one of NBC's strongest scripted options even in year 17. At 10pm, Chicago PD easily won its hour, though it was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week's season premiere.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Black-ish (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Nashville (ABC)