RATINGS RECAP: 4/4/12

ABC
8:00 The Middle (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Suburgatory (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:30 Happy Endings
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Missing (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 CSI
Viewers: 12.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 

NBC
8:00 Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Viewers: 7.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
8:30 Best Friends Forever
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Bent
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:30 Bent
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 Rock Center with Brian Williams
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 17.1 million, 18-49 demo: 4.9

On Wednesday night, NBC had a rough go if not surprisingly but the series premiere of Betty White's Off Their Rockers did improve the 8pm timeslot. It wasn't nearly as strong as its sneak preview in January but could be a decent filler show for NBC. At 8:30pm, the series premiere of Best Friends Forever was dead on arrival, but not quite as DOA as Bent a few weeks ago. Speaking of Bent, the final two episodes were embarrassingly low. This would have been pulled if it wasn't such a quick three week burnoff. It's too bad, because Bent actually wasn't a terrible show. At 10pm, Rock Center was down three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. 

Elsewhere, CBS was all new starting with Survivor which was up four tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo. Criminal Minds and CSI were new after a week of repeats with Minds down eight tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo and CSI up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Over on ABC, the season finale of Happy Endings was the only new show and it was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. This show can't stand on its own yet it is very likely to get a third season. It seems to be ABC's new Cougar Town. On FOX, American Idol was down eight tenths in viewers and four tenths in the demo.