Strong Debuts for ABC’s Nashville, the CW’s Arrow

Both networks hit the mark with new Wednesday night dramas

ABC got a much-needed shot in the arm last night as the premiere of its highly touted drama series Nashville delivered solid ratings.

Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the country music-inflected soap served up 8.93 million total viewers and a 2.8 in the 18-49 demo, winning the 10 p.m. time slot and blowing out the premiere of NBC’s Chicago Fire. The Dick Wolf firehouse drama averaged a disappointing 6.61 million viewers and a 1.9 in the demo, down 21 percent from the 2.4

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