EXCLUSIVE: When NBC in late February renewed all three Chicago series for next season, the flagship Chicago Fire was picked up for…

CBS’ Survivor: Edge of Extinction (1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, 7.31 million viewers) handily won Wednesday in the key ratings demo for a fourth week, despite slight slippage week to week. Meanwhile, NBC's Chicago dramas dominated primetime in total viewers, with 9 PM’s Chicago Fire (1.1, 8.10M) attracting the…

NBC has renewed all three of its Chicago-set drama series from Dick Wolf: Chicago Fire (for Season 8), Chicago P.D. (Season 7) and Chicago Med (Season 5).

The network notes that the Windy City trio is delivering their most-watched season ever, per Nielsen. Chicago Med is averaging a 2.0 rating in adults 18-49 and 11.4…

Fox’s The Masked Singer (2.2 demo rating, 6.983 million viewers) continued to dominate Wednesday primetime in the demo for a third week, coming in a lap ahead of closest competitor in the key 18-49 age bracket, though down 1/10^th from week ago's stats. The slide is small, however, compared to previous week's 7/10^th…

In its second broadcast The Masked Singer (2.3, 7.056M) was Wednesday’s No. 1 program for the night in the demo by a full rating point, despite slipping from previous week’s opening by 20-something percentages in demo and total viewers against stronger competition as other network’s returned to original programming.

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On a night strewn with fall finales, Fox’s Empire (1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, 5.034 million viewers) tied CBS’ Survivor (1.5, 7.450M) for Wednesday night’s No. 1 spot in the demo.

Empire slipped a tenth versus last week in the metric, and by four-tenths versus its year-ago fall finale. Following Empire,…

NBC has ordered two extra episodes each from each of its Chicago drama series, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med. The pickups, revealed by Chicago PD executive producer/director Eriq LaSalle on Friday, bring the orders for all three shows to 22.

The extra episode order reflects the ratings success NBC has had th…

ABC dominated Wednesday night, topping all six half hours in total viewers and in the demo, with its three-hour telecast of the 52nd annual CMA Awards (2.1 demo rating, 10.1 million viewers), the night’s No. 1 TV program.

While delivering ABC's highest rating on any night this season with entertainment programming, and…

A Chicago-laden NBC pulled off a primetime demo win, despite Fox’s original Empire.

Chicago Fire (1.2, 7.91M) and Chicago PD (1.1, 6.95M) captured their timeslots in the 18-49 age bracket; all three of NBC’s Chicago dramas took their hours in total viewers. Last time NBC scored the demo win on a Wednesday featuring an…

Jordan Belfi (American Curious) has signed on for a recurring role in NBC’s Chicago Fire.

Belfi will play Gordan, an intelligent, hot-headed and privileged businessman who is fierce in the boardroom.

Chicago Fire looks into the lives of the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51 who risk…

Fox’s Empire (1.6 demo rating, 5.09 million viewers) took the demo win Wednesday night among Big 4 broadcasters, holding on to last week’s rating in the age bracket. Empire pulled ahead of CBS’s Survivor (1.4, 7.28M) to take the top demo spot, after sharing that status last Wednesday.

Survivor‘s 12% week-to-week drop…