RATINGS RECAP: 1/13/16

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
8:30 The Goldbergs
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:30 Black-ish
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 American Crime
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
8:00 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
8:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Code Black
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura
Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Chicago PD
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 Second Chance
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

On Wednesday night, FOX's Second Chance debuted with a thud. First for FOX, American Idol was down 1.2 million viewers and half a demo point from last week's premiere. We'll see where it lands, but this was an acceptable second week drop. What wasn't acceptable was the series premiere of Second Chance. It delivered an anemic 4.7 million viewers and 1.2 demo. It's scary to think what it would have premiere too without the Idol lead-in. It doesn't seem worth it to FOX to keep Empire off the schedule as long as they are for this show, but they were content to let Minority Report run for all of the fall so we'll see.

Just when it seemed like it might be down for the count, The Mysteries of Laura on NBC got a boost again. This show always seems to spike right when it seems to be working its way out of renewal conversation. It was up seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was up two tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. Perhaps most impressively, Chicago PD was up despite last week being a crossover. It was down eight tenths in viewers but up a tenth in the demo for its best demo showing since November 2014. A 2.0 demo at 10pm is nothing to scoff at these days, this was an impressive performance.

On CBS, the comedy lineup seems to be working for the most part. 2 Broke Girls was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo while Mike & Molly was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, Criminal Minds continued to prove it was hit harder than Empire than we ever thought. It was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo for its best performance since the season premiere. It even managed to do that on a good night for SVU. It is odd but true that this show seems to have benefited the most since Empire went on its winter hiatus. However, it didn't help Code Black as the medical drama was down a rough 1.8 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. Now that Chicago PD is back, it is wilting. More proof that timeslots do still matter even in 2016. If it had continued its late fall momentum, it may have had a chance to get in the renewal discussion, but that is not the case.

ABC had an off night with their comedies. At 8pm, The Middle and The Goldbergs both tied season lows in the demo. The Middle was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo while The Goldbergs was down three tenths in viewers a tenth in the demo. Could the competing CBS comedies, while lower rated than Survivor, be damaging the ABC comedies more? At 9pm, Modern Family was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while Black-ish finished the block down two tenths in viewers and the demo. At 10pm, American Crime had a decent second week hold. It was down four tenths in viewers and just a tenth in the demo from the season premiere last week.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Chicago PD (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Second Chance (FOX)