“Survivor” not only continued to exist last night — it thrived.
The reality competition led CBS to a pretty comfortable win on Wednesday, thanks in large part to “Empire” being a rerun. That certainly wasn’t the only repeat on broadcast primetime last night.
ABC finished runner-up in the main TV ratings demo, NBC was second among total viewers.
CBS was first in ratings with a 1.4 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 6.8 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Survivor” at 8 p.m. scored a 1.7/7 and 7.8 million viewers. “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” at 10 had a 0.8/3 and 4.8 million viewers.
ABC was second in ratings with a 0.9/4 and third in viewers with 4.2 million. Following reruns, “Designated Survivor” at 10 landed a 1.0/4 and 5 million viewers.
NBC and Fox tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.8/3. NBC was second in total viewers with 4.5 million viewers, airing only repeats; Fox was fourth with 3.1 million.
For Fox, “Shots Fired” at 8 had a 0.8/3 and 3.2 million viewers. A rerun followed.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in viewers with 1.7 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.4 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.3/1 and in viewers with 1.1 million, airing just repeats.