Wednesday Overnights: Respectable Sampling for ‘BH90210’ on Fox

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Household Rating/Share
Fox: 3.1/ 6, ABC: 2.2/ 4, NBC: 2.1/ 4, CBS: 2.0/ 4, CW: 0.5/ 1

Percent Change From Year-Ago Evening (8/08/18):
Fox: +35, CW: no change, CBS: -17, ABC: -24, NBC: -25

Ratings Breakdown:
It was not all that impressive given the hype. But the series debut of “BH90210” on Fox topped this first Wednesday in August with a 3.3 rating/6 share in the household overnights from 9-10 p.m. Comparably, this bested competing “Big Brother” on CBS (#2: 2.9/ 5) by 14 percent and it increased from lead-in “MasterChef” (#1: 2.9/ 6 at 8 p.m.) also by 14 percent. Since most new series drop 10 to 20 percent in week two, let’s see what happens next week…and beyond.

Also debuting last night were two series on The CW: Crime solver “Bulletproof” (#5: 0.7/ 1 at 8 p.m.) and reality hour “Hypnotize Me” (#5: 0.4/ 1 at 9 p.m.).

Elsewhere, NBC drama “The InBetween” finished second in the 10 p.m. hour with a 2.0/ 4 in households. ABC’s Wednesday game show line-up was at typical household overnight levels. And the remainder of the evening was repeats as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Press Your Luck” (season finale): 2.5/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “Love Island” (season finale): 1.8/ 4 (#4)
NBC – “Ellen’s Game of Games” (R): 2.3/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.9/ 6 (#1)
CW – “Bulletproof” (series premiere): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Press Your Luck” (season finale): 2.4/ 4 (#2t)
CBS – “Love Island” (season finale): 1.8/ 3 (#4)
NBC – “Ellen’s Game of Games” (R): 2.4/ 4 (#2t)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.9/ 5 (#1)
CW – “Bulletproof” (series premiere): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Card Sharks”: 2.0/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother 21”: 2.9/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Ellen’s Game of Games” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “BH90210” (series premiere): 3.4/ 6 (#1)
CW – “Hypnotize Me” (series premiere): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Card Sharks”: 1.9/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother 21”: 2.8/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Ellen’s Game of Games” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “BH90210” (series premiere): 3.2/ 6 (#1)
CW – “Hypnotize Me” (series premiere): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Match Game”: 2.1/ 4 (#1)
CBS – “S.W.A.T.” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#3)
NBC – “The InBetween”: 2.0/ 4 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Match Game”: 2.1/ 4 (#1)
CBS – “S.W.A.T.” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#3)
NBC – “The InBetween”: 1.9/ 4 (#2)

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.9/ 5 (#2) — “Jimmy Kimmel”
CBS: 2.5/ 7 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 1.6/ 4 (#3) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.1/ 4 (#2) — “Jimmy Kimmel”
CBS: 1.6/ 5 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 1.0/ 3 (#3) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:30 a.m.
ABC: 0.9/ 3 (#3) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.0/ 4 (#2) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden”
NBC: 1.1/ 4 (#1) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:00 a.m.
CBS: 0.7/ 3 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden”
NBC: 0.7/ 3 (#1) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:30 a.m.
NBC: 0.5/ 2 — “Last Call with Carson Daly” (repeat)

Source: Nielsen Media Research