Wednesday TV Ratings 3/6/24: The Masked Singer Nears Low in Return, Animal Control and Family Guy Have Weak Starts, Survivor Sinks to New Low (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Fox's The Masked Singer (0.41) was only a few ticks above its series low in its spring debut but was still the second highest-rated program on Wednesday night. At 9, Animal Control (0.21) had poor retention of Singer but was only a hundredth below its season finale from May 2023. Family Guy (0.20, -0.23), meanwhile, crashed to a new series low for its first Wednesday episode in over two decades. On CBS, Survivor (0.61, -0.22) completely collapsed after last week's solid return. ABC's Judge Steve Harvey (0.16, +0.02) improved a bit despite having to air after sitcom reruns (0.28/0.17/0.19). NBC's One Chicago lineup (0.27/0.25/0.24) was in repeat-mode. Wild Cards (0.05, +0.01) ticked up on the CW as Family Law held steady at 0.04.

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary rounded ratings.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Survivor	0.61	7	4.43	CBS
	The Masked Singer (P)	0.41	5	3.29	Fox
	The Conners (R)	0.28	3	2.24	ABC
	Chicago Med (R)	0.27	3	2.17	NBC
	Wild Cards	0.05	1	0.61	CW
8:30 PM	Not Dead Yet (R)	0.17	2	1.39	ABC
9 PM	Chicago Fire (R)	0.25	3	3.10	NBC
	Animal Control (P)	0.21	2	1.62	Fox
	Abbott Elementary (R)	0.19	2	1.47	ABC
	Family Law	0.04	0	0.46	CW
9:30 PM	Family Guy	0.20	2	0.92	Fox
10 PM	Chicago PD (R)	0.24	3	2.66	NBC
	So Help Me Todd (R)	0.16	2	1.38	CBS
	Judge Steve Harvey	0.16	2	1.49	ABC