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Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Series

Fox won the prime ratings battle, game two of the World Series giving the network a 2.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 13 share. In second was NBC at 1.2/5. Nationals-Astros took up all of Fox’s prime, and lost a tenth of a point from the Series opener. Game two of last year’s ...

‘Chicago’ shows slip on NBC

Fox won the prime ratings battle, game two of the World Series giving the network a 2.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 13 share. In second was NBC at 1.2/5.

Nationals-Astros took up all of Fox’s prime, and lost a tenth of a point from the Series opener. Game two of last year’s Series, Red Sox-Dodgers, also did a 2.8.

It was Chicago night on NBC. Chicago Med and Chicago Fire did 1.2s, Med down 14% and Fire off 8%. Chicago P.D. lost 21% for a 1.1.

CBS did a 0.9/4 and ABC a 0.6/3. Survivor lost 7% for a 1.3 on CBS and SEAL Team rated a flat 0.7, then SWAT grew 20% to 0.6.

It was comedies on ABC. The Goldbergs got a 0.9 and Schooled a 0.7, both down a tenth. Modern Family was a repeat and Single Parents slid 14% to 0.6. Special Harry & Megan: An African Journey scored a 0.5.

Telemundo and Univision both rated a 0.4/2. On Telemundo, Exatlon Estados Unidos and El Final Del Paraiso got flat 0.4s and El Senor de los Cielos dropped 17% to 0.5.

Univision had La Rosa de Guadalupe and Cuna de Lobos at flat 0.4s and El Dragon lost 25% for a 0.3.

The CW rated a 0.2/1. Riverdale did a 0.3 and Nancy Drew a 0.2. Riverdale went up a tenth and Nancy was level. 


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