Wednesday Ratings: Defenders Defending Its Time Slot

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, America’s Next Top Model, Survivor, Ratings,
The battle for Wednesday night’s 10:00 hour is proving to be an interesting one. Last week, the debut of Law & Order: Los Angeles bested The Defenders in both the viewers and the demos. This week, Defenders took the viewers, while NBC’s program won the demos. What will happen in Week 3? Place your bets now.
8pm
- Survivor: Nicaragua (11.8 million, 3.6/11 in 18-49) sent 400,000 home.
- The Middle (8 million, 2.4/8) lost 300,000.
- Better with You (6.9 million, 2.3/7) was off slightly.
- Undercovers (6.4 million, 1.5/4) gave up 800,000.
- Hell’s Kitchen (6.6 million, 3.1/9) served 500,000 more.
- America’s Next Top Model (2.8 million, 1.3/4) did about the same.
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Wednesday Ratings: Solid Debut for New L&O

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, America’s Next Top Model, Survivor, Ratings,
Another Wednesday night meant another double-win for CBS. The network, with help from Criminal Minds and Survivor, took both the viewers and the demos. CBS did see a loss, though, in the 10:00 hour. That’s when Law & Order: Los Angeles defeated The Defenders in the time slot.
8pm
- Survivor: Nicaragua (12.2 million, 3.5/11 in 18-49) snuffed out 300,000.
- The Middle (8.3 million, 2.4/8) shed 500,000.
- Undercovers (7.2 million, 1.6/5) lost 1.4 million.
- Better with You (7 million, 2.2/7) gave up 1 million.
- Hell’s Kitchen (6.1 million, 2.9/9) declined by 500,000.
- America’s Next Top Model (2.9 million, 1.3/4) added on 100,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: Modern Family’s Welcome Return

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Hell’s Kitchen, America’s Next Top Model, Survivor, Ratings,
ABC didn’t win the night, but it had what the 18-49s wanted to watch: Modern Family. The Emmy-award winning comedy returned last night to its best demos to date. Unfortunately, that half hour wasn’t enough for the network. CBS wound up taking wins in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- Survivor: Nicaragua (12.5 million, 4.0/12 in 18-49) easily won its hour.
- The Middle (2.6/8) had 8.8 million laughing.
- Approximately 8.6 million (2.0/6) checked out the debut of Undercovers.
- Better with You (8 million, 2.5/7) retained most Middle‘s numbers.
- A new installment of Hell’s Kitchen (2.9/8) fired up 6.6 million.
- America’s Next Top Model (1.3/4) turned in 2.8 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: Oprah Winfrey Special Anything But

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Don’t be fooled—Oprah Winfrey doesn’t always have the Midas touch. Despite the A-list filled roster, yesterday’s Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special failed to dazzle. The program came in last during its hour and did worse than the last original Ugly Betty episode.
8pm
- American Idol (23.5 million, 8.5/23 in 18-49) added on 700,000 more.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (1.7/5) and Gary Unmarried (2.0/5) both pulled in 6 million.
- Mercy (1.6/5) also raised 6 million.
- Approximately 6 million watched The Middle (2.1/6) as well.
- A Modern Family* repeat (1.7/5) scored 5.2 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) did about the same as last week.
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Wednesday Ratings: Idol Takes Back the Night

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
American Idol may have lost to the Winter Olympics last Wednesday, but there is no way the program would let that happen two weeks in a row. Yesterday’s performances from the Top 12 men helped the program take back the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- American Idol (22.8 million, 8.6/23 in 18-49) was still down 2.2 million from one week ago.
- The Vancouver Olympics (19.5 million, 5.2/14) plunged by 9.8 million.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (4.4 million, 1.1/3) lost 500,000.
- Modern Family* (3.9 million, 1.2/3) fell by 1.2 million.
- The Middle* (4 million, 1.4/4) gave up 800,000.
- Gary Unmarried* (3.4 million, 0.9/2) shaved off 1 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1 million, 0.4/1) slid by 300,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: Idol’s Win Streak Ends

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
As Avatar recently proved—some records are made to be broken. Last night, American Idol tasted something it hadn’t sampled in some time: defeat. For the first time in six years, the reality show was beaten its own time slot.
8pm
- Vancouver Olympics coverage (8.9/23 in 18-49) had 29.3 million Americans cheering through the night.
- Human Target (7.1 million, 2.1/6) gave up 1.8 million.
- Modern Family* (5.1 million, 1.7/5) and The Middle* (4.7 million, 1.7/5) tied in the demos.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine* (1.3/4) raked in 4.9 million.
- Gary Unmarried* (1.4/4) rounded up 4.4 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1.3 million, 0.6/2) slipped by 300,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: ABC Feels Some Love

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
ABC might not have been the winner last night, but Modern Family and The Middle did their best to help. Despite competition from American Idol‘s Group Night, Family reached another series high in the demos. Meanwhile, Middle - with help from Charlie Brown - hit a high of its own.
8pm
- Human Target (8.9 million, 2.5/7 in 18-49) pinpointed another 1.1 million.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2.3/7) returned to 8.3 million.
- The Middle (8.2 million, 3.0/8) added on 900,000.
- Gary Unmarried (2.4/7) pulled in 7.7 million.
- A Charlie Brown Valentine (2.5/7) entertained 7.5 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1.6 million, 0.8/2) improved by 200,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: Human Falls Short of Target

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Commercials, Ratings,
Life pre-Idol never looks quite as good as it does post-Idol. Last night, Human Target took quite a hit in its new 8:00 time slot and tied a repeat of Modern Family in the demos.
8pm
- Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (2.9/9 in 18-49) had 11.2 million laughing.
- Human Target (7.8 million, 2.4/7) gave up 2.6 million.
- The Middle (2.7/8) scored 7.3 million.
- A Modern Family* repeat (2.4/7) pulled in 6.8 million.
- Mercy (6.3 million, 1.6/5) added on 500,000.
- Life Unexpected* (1.4 million, 0.6/2) slid by 300,000.
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Wednesday Ratings: Modern Family Remains Strong Against Target

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Despite a huge lead-in, Human Target looked vulnerable against non-repeats. The show’s second outing pulled in over 10 million viewers, but placed third in its hour with the demos.
8pm
- American Idol (26.7 million, 9.8/26 in 18-49) was up 300,000 from last week.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (6.5 million, 1.9/6) added on 200,000.
- Gary Unmarried (6.2 million, 1.9/5) raised 400,000 more.
- Mercy (5.8 million, 1.4/4) was down slightly.
- Modern Family* (1.6/5) kicked off the night with 5.1 million; The Middle* (1.7/4) followed with 4.7 million.
- Life Unexpected* (0.7/2) attracted 1.7 million.
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Wednesday Ratings: No Mercy for Idol Competition

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Despite being down 3.5 million from its Tuesday debut, American Idol was still strong enough to blow away the competition.
8pm
- American Idol (26.4 million, 10.1/27 in 18-49) had its lowest demo for a first Wednesday since 2003.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (1.9/5) kicked off the night with 6.3 million.
- The Middle (6.1 million, 2.1/6) was off 2.1 million from last week.
- Mercy (5.9 million, 1.6/4) reached a series low.
- Gary Unmarried (1.9/5) pulled in 5.8 million.
- Modern Family* (1.7/5) turned in 5.3 million.
- One Tree Hill* (908,000, 0.4/1) was up slightly.
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