RATINGS RECAP: 3/2/16

ABC
8:00 The Goldbergs
Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
8:30 The Real O'Neals
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:30 The Real O'Neals
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 American Crime
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 CSI: Cyber
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 The Mysteries of Laura
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Chicago PD
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 Rosewood
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Hell's Kitchen
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

On Wednesday night, ABC double pumped the premiere of The Real O'Neals in the half hour slots. They slid The Goldbergs up to 8pm and it succeeded in a timeslot that could be a tryout for a future move. Its demo was the best for the slot since January 6 and it proved it could be very capable of being an anchor show should ABC decide to branch out its Wednesday lineup next year. At 9pm, Modern Family was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. Following both of those shows, The Real O'Neals premiered to decent but not spectacular numbers. Retention was OK, total numbers were OK, everything was just OK. It now heads to Tuesdays where it will have a tougher task. I don't see this completely self-destructing on Tuesdays like The Muppets but I also don't think it will surprise like Fresh Off the Boat did last year. At 10pm, American Crime was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

Over on FOX, American Idol came off the night and the results were pretty disastrous. After three months off, Rosewood came back to the night. Without leading into Empire, it completely collapsed, falling well below its lowest demo (a 1.2 on Thanksgiving Eve). This really couldn't have gone worse for Rosewood and it really throws into question a season two. It does get to air with Empire again in a couple weeks and that may help it but this confirmed what everyone suspected: that Rosewood has been nothing but a timeslot success. At 9pm, Hell's Kitchen was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo to a new series low. It's going to be a long couple weeks on Wednesdays for FOX before Empire returns.

On CBS, Survivor had its first positive week of this edition after a couple weak showings. It was up eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for an easy high for this edition. At 9pm, Criminal Minds was up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. A special airing of CSI: Cyber was on par with recent Code Black numbers. I wouldn't count this show out for a renewal because it fits into the CBS syndication machine plan and it had a difficult task on Sundays this season. Finally on NBC, The Mysteries of Laura gave NBC one final decent night in its push for a third season. Its season finale was up nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. This show has a legitimate chance at a third season as it has kept the lights on in a difficult slot for NBC for two seasons. If Heartbreaker completely bombs here in a couple weeks (and it very well could), that would help Laura's chances. At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 10pm, Chicago PD was up two tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: The Goldbergs (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Rosewood (FOX)