Wednesday TV Ratings 9/27/23: Snake Oil Off to Respectable Start Behind Slipping Masked Singer, Survivor Returns Higher in First 90-Minute Episode, Celebrity Jeopardy Weakens (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: David Spade-hosted 'Snake Oil' (0.39) got off to a respectable start on the Fox network and held onto 72% of the rating that 'The Masked Singer' (0.54) posted. 'Masked Singer' itself returned a hundredth lower than its May finale (0.55) and was the second highest-rated program of the night. On CBS, 'Survivor' (0.84) had a monstrous premiere that placed it over 20% above its finale (0.69). 'The Amazing Race' (0.36) dropped significantly from there and could not even retain half of 'Survivor'. ABC's 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' (0.46) was noticeably lower than it was in the early months of 2023 but higher than last September (0.42). 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' (0.40) was seven-hundredths lower than both its fall 2022 premiere and spring 2023 finale. In the 10 p.m. time slot, 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.31, 0.00) was on-par with what it posted a month prior. On NBC, 'America's Got Talent' (0.48, -0.03) dropped for its finale and had a clip show of itself (0.38) as its lead-in. The CW had reruns of 'The Swarm' (0.05) and 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.04).

Finals Update: 'The Amazing Race' (+0.1), 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' (+0.1), and 'America's Got Talent' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Survivor (P)	0.84	9	5.24	CBS
	The Masked Singer (P)	0.54	5	3.22	Fox
	Celebrity Jeopardy! (P)	0.46	5	3.59	ABC
	America's Got Talent (Clip Show)	0.38	4	4.08	NBC
	The Swarm (R)	0.05	0	0.28	The CW
9 PM	America's Got Talent (F)	0.48	5	5.36	NBC
	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (P)	0.40	4	2.89	ABC
	Snake Oil (Series Premiere)	0.39	4	1.79	Fox
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)	0.04	0	0.25	The CW
9:30 PM	The Amazing Race (P)	0.36	4	2.70	CBS
10 PM	The $100,000 Pyramid (P)	0.31	3	2.35	ABC