In an odd turn of events, more people watched Survivor Game Changers Episode 10 than any other episode this season, per the Survivor ratings so far.
If there is any consistency with the Survivor ratings throughout the entirety of this season, it’s that Survivor Game Changers has won the viewership war every single Wednesday so far. For two straight months, nobody has been watching any show more than one that featured 20 returning players competing for a million dollars, but last night was at the season’s peak.
The final ratings numbers for Wednesday night broadcast television are in, and Survivor Game Changers won its timeslot with a 1.8 rating and 7 share. That means that roughly 1.8% of all Neilsen television boxes were watching the show, and roughly 7% of all active recorded televisions were watching Sarah perform a stunning ten confessions last night.
In terms of Survivor ratings, that 1.8/7 split represents a tie for the biggest ratings and share of any episode this season, while the 8.49 million live + same day viewers marked the most amount of people watching during any episode aired so far this season.
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Not only that, but Survivor Game Changers episode 10 received 1.5 million more viewers than second place on Wednesday night, as Criminal Minds had 6.91 million viewers. Third place belonged to Empire and its 6.31 million viewers.
The viewership and Survivor ratings numbers are down in general since last season, but there is nothing here to indicate that the show is in any jeopardy going forward. We’ve already seen confirmation that there will be two more seasons ordered by CBS, taking the show well into the 2017-2018 television season.
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Survivor Game Changers Episode 11, “Reinventing How This Game Is Played,” airs next Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.