RATINGS RECAP: 2/24/16

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
8:30 The Goldbergs
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:30 Black-ish
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 American Crime
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 8.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 Code Black
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Chicago PD
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Hell's Kitchen
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

It was a pretty quiet Wednesday with only two shows topping a 2.0 demo. On ABC, The Middle started things out dead even with last week. At 8:30pm, The Goldbergs was up a tenth in viewers but down a tenth in the demo to a season low. It has come close at times but this is it's first time dipping below a 2.0 demo since last April. Next week, it leads off the night into a special preview of The Real O'Neals. At 9pm, Modern Family was up six tenths in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. Black-ish followed and was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, American Crime was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. On FOX, American Idol was up six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while Hell's Kitchen was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

On CBS, Survivor was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo from last week's premiere. This edition is off to a weak start. At 9pm, Criminal Minds was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The season finale of Code Black was at 10pm. It was up nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week, when it had to follow a repeat of The Big Bang Theory. This show has held on OK through the late fall and winter but it doesn't seem to be enough to get a renewal. Of course, it topped Limitless this week. I wouldn't completely count it out but its chances to come back are slim. Finally on NBC, The Mysteries of Laura was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was down eight tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo as it had to deal with Criminal Minds competition. Chicago PD was down half a million viewers and even in the demo, building on its lead-in for the third time this season.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: American Idol (FOX)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Mysteries of Laura (NBC)