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Wednesday TV ratings: SWAT up, Single Parents down

By Alexandria Ingham

"Ekitai Rashku" -- Hondo, Deacon, Tan and Commander Hicks engage in a manhunt across Tokyo when they escort an extradited fugitive to Japan, where he escapes local custody. Back in Los Angeles, the rest of SWAT search for any contacts the criminal cultivated while hiding out in Los Angeles, and Street isolates himself from the team as he deals with family issues, on S.W.A.T., Wednesday, Jan. 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Portions of the episode were filmed on location in Tokyo. Pictured (L-R): Jay Harrington as David "Deacon" Kay, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Shemar Moore as Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"Ekitai Rashku" -- Hondo, Deacon, Tan and Commander Hicks engage in a manhunt across Tokyo when they escort an extradited fugitive to Japan, where he escapes local custody. Back in Los Angeles, the rest of SWAT search for any contacts the criminal cultivated while hiding out in Los Angeles, and Street isolates himself from the team as he deals with family issues, on S.W.A.T., Wednesday, Jan. 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Portions of the episode were filmed on location in Tokyo. Pictured (L-R): Jay Harrington as David "Deacon" Kay, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Shemar Moore as Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. /
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SWAT and Criminal Minds ticked up in the TV ratings on Jan. 29. Meanwhile, Single Parents struggled and it was a mixed night for The Goldbergs.

NBC opted for reruns of the One Chicago series, while FOX had a night of specials and reruns. Meanwhile, The CW shows are all safe. So, the TV ratings post for Jan. 29 is all about the CBS and ABC shows.

It wasn’t a great night for ABC, but also wasn’t a terrible one. The Goldbergs and Schooled both saw the demos up but the total audience down a small amount. However, they’re healthy ratings to suggest that the shows will be renewed for another season.

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While Modern Family got a rerun, Single Parents struggled. The total audience was steady but low. Meanwhile, the demo dropped 12% to a 0.5 rating. This was, arguably, a questionable renewal last season, so I don’t thing the comedy will get a third season.

ABC ended the night with Royal Divide: Harry, Meghan, & The Crown. It didn’t perform all that well, at the rear of the timeslot. It was even behind a rerun of Chicago PD and a new episode of Stumptown would have likely been a better decision.

Meanwhile, CBS benefitted well from a night of specials and reruns, starting with its own special. Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 2020 was the top performer of the night in both metrics, pulling in 7.15 million viewers and a 1.0 demo rating. Those good figures passed on throughout the night.

“Ghost”– Following a series of fatal shootings, the BAU team travels to Des Plaines, Ill. to investigate what appears to be a copycat serial killer. Their efforts are thrown off track when members of the BAU are targeted, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Jan. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R): Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid, A.J. Cook as Jennifer “JJ” Jareau, and Joe Mantegna as David Rossi Photo: Screen Grab/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“Ghost”– Following a series of fatal shootings, the BAU team travels to Des Plaines, Ill. to investigate what appears to be a copycat serial killer. Their efforts are thrown off track when members of the BAU are targeted, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Jan. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R): Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid, A.J. Cook as Jennifer “JJ” Jareau, and Joe Mantegna as David Rossi Photo: Screen Grab/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. /

While we’re not concerned with shows renewed, canceled, or ending, it’s worth noting that Criminal Minds saw a 30% upward tick in the audience and 28% upward tick in the demo. These are important figures mainly for SWAT.

The police reboot has struggled in the Wednesday night timeslot up against Chicago PD. It shows that the move was a bad idea when the series ticks up during PD reruns. Jan. 29 saw the demo up 42% and the audience up 30% continuing the idea that it’s a timeslot problem and not a show problem. Unfortunately, I don’t think that matters for CBS and the series will be canceled after three seasons.

Take a look at the Wednesday TV ratings to make up your own mind.

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