Wednesday primetime was a busy one as CBS, Fox and The CW welcomed back a number of series. However, even with competing networks’ premieres, NBC was the night’s victor as Chicago Fire brought in the night’s largest audience and highest demo rating.Chicago Fire rose from the previous week to earn a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and 6.94 million viewers, per fast affiliates.
The rest of NBC’s Chicago slate, tied with the season premieres of Survivor and The Masked Singer in the demo.CBS’ Survivor welcomed a new crop of 18 survivalists for Season 42, set once again in Fiji.
The Season 42 premiere (0.8, 4.99M) was down from the previous season opener (1.0, 6.02M) in September 2021, and five tenths behind the pre-pandemic Season 40 debut in February 2020 (1.3, 6.68M).
The premiere was also down from the Season 41 finale (0.9, 5.14M), which saw Erika Casupanan walk away victorious.The Masked Singer Season 7 returned with a number of good, bad and cuddly contestants also down from its previous season opener (1.0, 4.42M) in September.
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