Wednesday TV Ratings 11/4/26: Abbott Elementary Jumps to Season High and Builds on Scrubs, Chicago Med and Chicago Fire Also Jump, Survivor Dips

Analysis to come.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/28/26: World Series Jumps for Final Game, Scrubs and Shark Tank Dip, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD Each Lose a Tenth (Updated with Cable)

The World Series (3.03, +0.25) was up in its fifth and final game, putting Fox in the lead on Wednesday night. On CBS, Survivor (0.87, 0.00) was steady, but The Amazing Race (0.32, -0.06) lost momentum. On ABC, Scrubs (0.31, -0.05), Abbott Elementary (0.29, -0.06), Millionaire (0.17, -0.03), and Shark Tank (0.13, -0.02) all slipped. Chicago Med (0.38, -0.06), Chicago Fire (0.29, -0.09), and Chicago PD (0.24, -0.11) had some particularly nasty declines on NBC. The CW aired repeats of Police 24/7 (0.05) and Private Eyes West Coast (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/21/26: Dolly Parton CMA Special Impressive, Survivor and Abbott Elementary Hit Season Highs, The Floor and Scrubs Decline (Updated with Cable)

A Celebration of Dolly Parton (0.33) proved to be a solid performer for ABC, declining only slightly from comedies Scrubs (0.36, -0.02) and Abbott Elementary (0.35, +0.03). Survivor (0.87, +0.08) surged on CBS, and The Amazing Race (0.38, +0.01) was up a bit. Chicago Med (0.44, -0.01) dipped on NBC, but Chicago Fire (0.38, +0.01) and Chicago PD (0.35, +0.03) both rose. The Floor (0.26, -0.1) lost a tenth on Fox, and 99 to Beat (0.19, -0.03) also dropped. The Great American Road Rally (0.02, -0.02) slipped on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/14/26: The Floor Jumps, The Amazing Race Also Rises Despite Survivor Declining, Chicago Fire and Shark Tank Down [+ Analysis]

On Fox, The Floor (0.36, +0.15) surged, but 99 to Beat (0.22, +0.02) was not up by nearly as much. CBS's Survivor (0.79, -0.01) inched down, while The Amazing Race (0.37, +0.06) rose markedly. On ABC, Scrubs (0.38, +0.03) was up, Abbott (0.32, -0.01) dipped, Millionaire (0.20, 0.00) matched last week's rating, and Shark Tank (0.15, -0.06) faded away. Chicago Med (0.45, -0.01) and Chicago PD (0.32, -0.03) were down a bit on NBC, while Chicago Fire (0.37, -0.09) had a more pronounced plunge in-between the two. The Great American Road Rally (0.04, +0.02) doubled the previous week's rating on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/7/26: Abbott Elementary Down from Finale but Up from Season 5 Premiere, Chicago Med and Chicago Fire Return Significantly Ahead of Previous Season Premieres, Survivor and The Floor Dip [+ Analysis]

ABC's Scrubs (0.35, +0.06) was up from the latter half of last week's premiere, and Abbott Elementary (0.33) improved on last year's premiere rating (0.29) in its return. Later in the night, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.20) was on the softer side, losing to its Shark Tank lead-out (0.21) in the key demo. On NBC, Chicago Med (0.46), Chicago Fire (0.46), and Chicago PD (0.35) were all up from their year-ago premieres. On CBS, Survivor (0.80, -0.03) and The Amazing Race (0.31, -0.01) both dipped, as did Fox game shows The Floor (0.21, -0.02) and 99 to Beat (0.20, -0.01). On the CW, The Great American Road Rally (0.02, -0.01) inched down. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.