RATINGS RECAP: 8/24/11

ABC
8:00 The Middle (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:30 Happy Endings
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 Primetime Nightline
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 Big Brother
Viewers; 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
9:00 Criminal Minds (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 CSI (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

NBC
8:00 Minute to Win It
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 America's Got Talent
Viewers: 11.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 

FOX
8:00 Buried Treasure
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 House (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 

On a fairly busy Wednesday night, FOX had the premiere of the final new summer show Buried Treasure which did pretty much nothing, not too surprising. Elsewhere, ABC had a new airing of Happy Endings left over from last season. It was up from repeat numbers but significantly down from a repeat Modern Family lead-in. I don't think this show can do any better than Cougar Town did in the plum 9:30 slot this fall. CBS's Big Brother was down a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo. On NBC, Minute to Win It was up 1.1 million viewers and two tenths in the demo while America's Got Talent was up 1.4 million viewers and four tenths in the demo. And finally, the battle between Law & Order: SVU and CSI started (albeit in reruns). CSI won the total viewer count but SVU took the demo, which could be a sign of things to come.