(Un)Happy New Year, Fox: 2020 isn’t starting out the way 2019 ended for the broadcast channel. On Wednesday, Fox dared air original episodes of “Almost Family” and the time period premiere for Jenna Dewan’s “Flirty Dancing.” Both fell very flat in Nielsen numbers, and Fox finished in fourth place despite the English-language broadcast competition airing all reruns.
NBC, ABC and Univision tied for first in primetime ratings last night, each with a 0.4 rating/2 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. NBC was first in total viewers with an average of 4.1 million, according to preliminary numbers. ABC was third with 1.9 million viewers and Univision was fifth with 1.3 million viewers.
Of some note, NBC re-aired its “Chicago” dramas crossover last night.
CBS and Fox tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.3/1. CBS was second in total viewers with 2 million, Fox was fourth with 1.4 million.
For Fox, the time period premiere of Jenna Dewan’s “Flirty Dancing” at 8 p.m. managed a 0.4/2 and 1.8 million viewers. The return of “Almost Family” at 9 settled for a 0.3/1 and 1.1 million viewers.
Yes, it was a holiday, but those are still pretty bad returns considering how the competition did with encores.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 667,000.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/0 and in viewers with 495,000.
17 New Fall TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From 'Batwoman' to 'Prodigal Son' (Photos)
Broadcast is back in session: Fall TV a.k.a. the kickoff to the traditional September-to-May season, began last month with CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC and The CW starting to premiere fresh seasons of their returning shows and debuting new series. To date, 17 new fall programs have premiered on the broadcast networks and we've got each of their starts charted by total viewers below. Find our summer version of these rankings here and the midseason list here.
Rank: 17 Show: "Nancy Drew" Net: The CW Total Viewers: 1.174 million
The CW
Rank: 16 Show: "Sunnyside" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 1.794 million
NBC
Rank: 15 Show: "Batwoman" Net: The CW Total Viewers: 1.799 million
The CW
Rank: 14 Show: "Bless the Harts" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 1.808 million
Fox
Rank: 13 Show: "Perfect Harmony" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 2.601 million
NBC
Rank: 12 Show: "Almost Family" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 2.951 million
Fox
Rank: 11 Show: "Mixed-ish" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.009 million
ABC
Rank: 10 Show: "Emergence" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.111 million
ABC
Rank: 9 Show: "Prodigal Son" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 4.180 million
Fox
Rank: 8 Show: "Stumptown" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.534 million
ABC
Rank: 7 Show: "Evil" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 4.618 million
CBS
Rank: 6 Show: "Bluff City Law" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 4.727 million
NBC
Rank: 5 Show: "Kids Say the Darndest Things" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 5.399 million
ABC
Rank: 4 Show: "Bob Hearts Abishola" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 5.876 million
CBS
Rank: 3 Show: "Carol's Second Act" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 5.965 million
CBS
Rank: 2 Show: "All Rise" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 6.006 million
CBS
Rank: 1 Show: "The Unicorn" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 6.007 million
CBS
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Ratings are ”Mixed-ish“
Broadcast is back in session: Fall TV a.k.a. the kickoff to the traditional September-to-May season, began last month with CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC and The CW starting to premiere fresh seasons of their returning shows and debuting new series. To date, 17 new fall programs have premiered on the broadcast networks and we've got each of their starts charted by total viewers below. Find our summer version of these rankings here and the midseason list here.