Wednesday TV Ratings: ‘Survivor’ Nudges ‘Masked Singer’ Out in Viewership

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Those hidden celebrities in extravagant costumes can’t be beat in the 18-49 demo! Wednesday’s primetime television was dominated by Fox’s The Masked Singer with guest judge Gordon Ramsay — which took the lead with a whopping 2.0 rating.

In total viewers, however, CBS’ Survivor edged out the singing competition by just barely over half a million viewers to take the lead with 8.04 million viewers (versus Singer‘s 7.48).

Here’s the breakdown for Wednesday, April 29, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

Time Show Adults 18-49 rating Total Viewers (millions)
8 p.m.  The Masked Singer (Fox) 2.0 7.48
Survivor (CBS) 1.5 8.04
Chicago Med – R (NBC) 0.6 4.39
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – R  (ABC) 0.6 4.24
Riverdale  (CW) 0.2 686,000
9 p.m. The Masked Singer: After the Mask (FOX) 1.2 4.58
SEAL Team (CBS) 0.8 5.82
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – R  (ABC) 0.6 3.53
 Chicago Fire – R (NBC) 0.5 4.27
Bulletproof – R (CW) 0.1 368,000
10 p.m. S.W.A.T.  (CBS) 0.7 4.98
 Chicago P.D. – R  (NBC) 0.5 3.70
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – R  (ABC) 0.5 3.03
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