Wednesday TV Ratings 4/29/26: Survivor Tops NBA Playoffs to Lead the Night, Chicago Med Jumps as Chicago Fire and Chicago PD Decline, MasterChef Also Drops [+ Analysis]

CBS staple Survivor (0.89, +0.08) gained some momentum on Wednesday night, as did lead-out America's Culinary Cup (0.24, +0.04), albeit to a lesser degree. On NBC, Chicago Med (0.38, +0.08) enjoyed quite a surge, but Chicago Fire (0.35, -0.04) and Chicago PD (0.26, -0.05) both slipped. ABC aired repeats of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.29) and Shark Tank (0.19/0.14). MasterChef (0.20, -0.07) plummeted on Fox, while The Floor (0.21, -0.02) had a more mild decline. Police 24/7 (0.06, 0.00) was stable on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Survivor	0.89	11	4.91	CBS
	Chicago Med	0.38	5	5.40	NBC
	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (R)	0.29	4	2.70	ABC
	MasterChef	0.20	3	1.55	Fox
	Police 24/7	0.06	1	0.49	CW
9 PM	Chicago Fire	0.35	4	5.24	NBC
	The Floor	0.21	2	1.78	Fox
	Shark Tank (R)	0.19	2	1.72	ABC
	Police 24/7 (R)	0.06	1	0.41	CW
10 PM	Chicago PD	0.26	4	4.14	NBC
	America's Culinary Cup	0.24	3	1.76	CBS
	Shark Tank (R)	0.14	2	1.53	ABC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA Playoffs: Pistons v. Magic	ESPN	0.80	2.74
NHL Playoffs	TNT	0.37	1.46
NHL Playoffs	ESPN2	0.23	0.90
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.16	3.10
Hannity	Fox News	0.13	2.97
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.11	3.32
The Valley	Bravo	0.09	0.49
AEW: Dynamite	TBS	0.08	0.60
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.08	0.72
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.07	1.42
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.07	1.17
NHL Playoffs	TruTV	0.07	0.30
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNOW	0.07	1.11
Southern Hospitality	Bravo	0.06	0.27
NewsNight	CNN	0.06	0.61
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.05	0.71
MLB	MLB	0.04	0.16
Divorced Sistas	BET	0.04	0.38
The Family Business	BET	0.04	0.38