As predicted when The Masked Singer moved to Wednesday night, Survivor ratings slip for the Island of the Idols premiere to a new contender.
For the longest time, it seemed as though movingSurvivorfrom Thursday night to Wednesday night would cement the show’s legacy as a Wednesday night ratings leader. That was the case for much of the 2010s, but as Bob Dylan once said, “You better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone, for the times they are a-changin’.”
The finalSurvivorratings for Wednesday night are in, and theIsland of the Idolspremiere lost in both viewership and in the key ratings/share split for the night. Episode 1 gathered a peak of 6.29 million live plus same-day viewers with a ratings/share split of 1.3/6. All of those figures lost to the two-hour premiere ofThe Masked Singer,which topped out at 8.02 million viewers and a 2.5/12 ratings/share split.
When CBS announced their Fall primetime schedule,I had mentioned at the timethis wasSurvivor’sbiggest test in the ratings in quite some time. However, I didn’t figure that FOX would double what CBS put out withThe Masked Singer,as it couldn’t have been all ofTyler “Ninja” Blevins’ followers tuning in to drive the numbers.
To give an idea of how much theIsland of the Idolspremiere slumped compared to past premieres, theEdge of Extinctionpremiere showed aSurvivorratings/share at 1.6/7 with 7.75 million viewers. Additionally, theDavid vs. Goliathpremiere postednumbers of 1.7/7 with 7.83 million viewers.
That should give you an idea of just how much a hit CBS’ ratings darling has taken thanks to a hot, relatively new FOX show trying to steal Wednesday night’s ratings. It should not reflect the product appearing on television, asthese 20 castaways plus the mentors have been nothing but entertainingearly on.
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