Thursday January 14, 2010 10:43 pm
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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9pm
- Criminal Minds (3.9/10 in 18-49) had 14 million arrested.
- A repeat of The Simpsons* (3.6/9) entertained 8.1 million.
- Modern Family (7.8 million, 3.2/8) took at 2.4 million hit.
- Law & Order: SVU (7.7 million, 2.0/5) fell by 3.1 million.
- Cougar Town (7.4 million, 3.1/8) gave up 500,000.
- Gossip Girl* (525,500, 0.3/1) picked up nearly 40,000.
10pm
- CSI: NY (3.6/10 in 18-49) rounded up 14.1 million.
- The Jay Leno Show (5.4 million, 1.6/4) added on 200,000.
- Ugly Betty (4.5 million, 1.6/4) slipped by 600,000.
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Wednesday’s ratings here.)
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