Last week the ax and machete were hidden; the saw not so much. Then ex-basketball pro Scot doused the fire. Then Tai doused the fire. Debbie wanted Scot out. Aubry wanted Julia out, but then Julia won immunity at the domino challenge, so Julia got to stay. Tai found himself in possession of a superidol but didn’t need it; Michele, Cydney, Aubry and Julia all voted their girls-alliance member Debbie off the island. (Scot, Jason and Tai voted for Cydney. Debbie and Joe voted for Scot.)
Premiering or returning tonight:
Deadbeat (Hulu)
Skin Wars (GSN)
There Goes The Motherhood (Bravo)
Time Traveling Bong (CC)
Last week’s “Empire” number was the second-lowest in the series’ history; it matched that of the series’ 2015 premiere. But it’s still beating Sunday’s “Fear The Walking Dead.”
Empire
(adults 18-49; newer episodes to the left; the 3.8 was the series premiere)
(---) (---) (---) (---) (3.8) (4.3) (4.8) 2016
(4.5) (3.2) (4.4) (4.2) (4.6) (4.8) (4.7) 2015
(5.1) (5.5) (6.7) (6.5) (5.8) (5.8) (5.4) 2015
(5.2) (4.8) (4.6) (4.3) (4.4) (4.0) (3.8) 2015
“Modern Family” hit a new all-time personal low of 2.2 last Wednesday. Five years earlier, repeats of the sitcom would bring in higher demo scores than new episodes do now. Season premiere scores for “Modern Family” (adults 18-49):
4.2 - Sept. 23, 2009
5.1 - Sept. 22, 2010
6.1 - Sept. 21, 2011
5.5 - Sept. 26, 2012
4.2 - Sept. 25, 2013
3.9 - Sept. 24, 2014
3.2 - Sept. 23, 2015
Wednesdays, March 23-April 13, 2016
(adults 18-49; older weeks in parentheses; repeats in gray)
3.8 (4.3) (4.8) (---) Empire
2.2 (2.3) (1.3) (2.4) Modern Family
1.9 (1.8) (1.2) (2.0) The Goldbergs
1.9 (1.9) (2.0) (2.1) Survivor
1.7 (---) (1.8) (2.2) Criminal Minds
1.7 (1.7) (1.1) (1.7) The Middle
1.7 (0.6) (---) (1.2) NBA Basketball
1.7 (---) (---) (---) The Voice
1.5 (1.6) (1.1) (1.9) black-ish
1.5 (1.2) (1.3) (1.5) Criminal Minds BB
1.2 (---) (1.4) (1.0) Rosewood
1.0 (---) (---) (---) Strong
0.9 (0.9) (0.9) (0.9) Nashville
0.6 (0.5) (0.3) (0.5) SportsCenter
0.5 (0.5) (0.5) (0.5) Catfish
0.4 (0.4) (0.4) (---) Bering Sea Gold
0.4 (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) Face Off
0.4 (0.4) (0.5) (0.6) Little Women LA
0.4 (0.4) (---) (---) Real Housewives NYC
0.3 (0.3) (0.4) (0.3) Broad City
0.3 (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) Conan
0.3 (0.3) (---) (0.3) The Daily Show
0.3 (0.4) (0.4) (0.5) My 600-lb. Life
0.3 (0.3) (---) (---) NHL Hockey
0.3 (0.4) (0.5) (0.4) Property Bros
0.3 (0.7) (0.6) (0.6) Supernatural
0.3 (0.3) (0.4) (0.5) Terra’s Little
0.3 (---) (---) (---) 2 In A Million
0.3 (---) (---) (---) Underground
0.2 (0.8) (0.9) (0.7) Arrow
