TV Ratings: 'American Idol' Men lead FOX on repeat-fueled Wednesday

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

 

Wednesday's "American Idol" performance episode was up from Tuesday's off-schedule installment and only down the slightest bit from last Wednesday's show, as FOX easily won the night in all measures.

 

On a night with very few originals, "Whitney" was up, "Suburgatory" and "Survivor" were down and "The Neighbors" was encouragingly flat.

 

Among adults 18-49, FOX averaged a 3.7 rating for Wednesday night, tops in the key demographic. CBS was far back in second with a 1.9 rating, followed by ABC's 1.5 rating, NBC's 1.1 rating and the 0.4 key demo rating for The CW.

 

Overall, FOX averaged 12.71 million viewers and a 7.6 rating/12 share, far ahead of CBS' 7.91 million viewers and 5.1/8 for Wednesday night. ABC was third with 4.76 million viewers and a 3.1/5, with NBC's 2.6/4 and 3.85 million viewers following. The CW averaged 1.43 million viewers and a 0.9/1 for Wednesday.

 

[Univision averaged nearly 4.3 million viewers and a 1.7 rating among adults 18-49 for Wednesday primetime.]

 

8 p.m. - "American Idol" started primetime in first with 12.63 million viewers and a 3.7 rating among adults 18-49 for FOX. CBS' "Survivor: Caramoan" was second with 9.36 million viewers and a 2.5 key demo rating. On ABC, "The Middle" drew 5.93 million viewers and a 1.6 key demo rating for a repeat, while a new "Neighbors" averaged 5.61 million viewers and a 1.7 key demo rating, almost identical to what it did the previous week with a new "Middle" as its lead-in. NBC was fourth with a new "Whitney" (3.845 million viewers and a 1.3 key demo rating) and a "Whitney" repeat (2.86 million and a 1.0 key demo). The CW's "Arrow" repeat averaged 1.74 million viewers and a 0.4 key demo rating.

 

9 p.m. - The second hour of "American Idol" averaged 12.78 million viewers and a 3.7 rating among adults 18-49 to lead the 9 p.m. hour for FOX. CBS' "Criminal Minds" repeat was second overall with 7.27 million viewers and third with a 1.7 key demo rating. ABC was third overall and second in the key demo with a "Modern Family" repeat (6.1 million and a 2.0 key demo) and a new "Suburgatory" (4.62 million and a 1.7 key demo). On NBC, a "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" repeat drew 4.25 million viewers and a 1.1 key demo rating, topping the 1.11 million viewers and 0.4 key demo rating for The CW's "Supernatural" repeat.

 

10 p.m. - A "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" repeat won the 10 p.m. hour for CBS with 7.11 million viewers and a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49. NBC's "Chicago Fire" repeat was second with 3.95 million and a 1.0 key demo, edging out the 3.14 million viewers and 1.0 key demo for ABC's "Nashville" repeat.