NEXT

The series premiere of “The Masked Dancer” on Dec. 27, 2020 drew a 1.3 rating among adults 18-49 and 4.8 million total viewers. (It would rise to a 1.4 rating and 5.1 million viewers in Nielsen’s final time-zone adjusted numbers). That initial 1.3 in the key demo made the “Masked Singer” spinoff the highest-rated new show of the COVID-upended TV season.

This week’s “Masked Dancer” basically halved the series premiere’s Live + Same Day Nielsen numbers.

Also Read: 'The Masked Dancer': Here Are the Leading Guesses for Identities of Season 1 Contestants

NBC was first in ratings with a 1.0 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 5.4 million, according to preliminary numbers.

Like ABC, NBC aired news coverage throughout Wednesday’s primetime. CBS opened the evening with a pair of sitcom repeats before preempting the rest of primetime with its own live news coverage.

ABC and Fox tied for second place in ratings, both with a 0.7/4 among adults under 50. ABC was second in total viewers with 4.2 million, Fox was third with 2.9 million.

Also Read: 'Ice Cube' Used His Family's Historic Secret-Keeping Skills to Cover Up 'Masked Dancer' Participation

For Fox, “The Masked Dancer” at 8 p.m. had a 0.7/4 and 2.8 million total viewers. At 9 p.m., the network’s “Name That Tune” reboot, which features bandleader (and producer) Randy Jackson and host Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock”), debuted to a 0.7/4 and 3 million viewers.

CBS and Univision tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.4/2. CBS was fourth in total viewers with 2.5 million, Univision was fifth with 1.2 million.

Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/2 and in total viewers with 1 million.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/0 and in total viewers with 286,000, airing all reruns.