RATINGS RECAP: 4/20/16

ABC
8:00 The Middle (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:30 The Goldbergs (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:30 Black-ish (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Nashville
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

NBC
8:00 Heartbeat
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 Chicago PD (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
8:00 Rosewood
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Empire
Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7

On Wednesday night, FOX started things off with Rosewood up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, Empire was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. This was its lowest performance not counting Thanksgiving Eve, but it's so far above every other show. On CBS, Survivor was up nine tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo against limited competition. Criminal Minds was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 10pm, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo despite no competition in the 10pm hour. After overperforming last week, this was a disappointing showing. On ABC, Nashville followed comedy repeats and was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It was a series low in total viewers and tied a low in the demo. Finally on NBC, Heartbeat was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Survivor (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (CBS)