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RATINGS RECAP: 12/5/12

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:30 The Neighbors
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 8.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
9:30 Suburgatory
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2
10:00 Nashville
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 Grammy Nominations Concert Live
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

NBC
8:00 Whitney
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:30 Guys with Kids
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

FOX 
8:00 The X Factor
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8


On Wednesday night, ABC was mostly new except for a repeat of last year's Christmas episode of Modern Family, which repeated well. At 8pm, The Middle was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo from its last airing on November 14. Despite the lower lead-in, The Neighbors was down just four tenths in viewers and even in the demo which is a positive sign. Suburgatory followed a repeat of Modern Family and was down six tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season low. This show will move back to 8:30pm in April to make room for How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life). At 10pm, Nashville was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo as it tied Chicago Fire for the demo lead with CSI not on. 

On NBC, Whitney started off even in viewers and up two tenths in the demo from its Thanksgiving Eve episode. So far, this isn't a much better option than Animal Practice. At 8:30pm, Guys with Kids was up a tenth in viewers and three tenths in the demo for its best performance since October 24. Though it continues to be low, the best thing going for it is that it continues to build on its lead-in. At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was up a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. But the best news came at 10pm where Chicago Fire benefited from no CSI competition and it jumped a big 1.6 million viewers and half a demo point. It tied Nashville for the demo lead in the hour and built nicely on its Law & Order: SVU lead-in. Though a 1.9 demo is nothing to write home about, this show is quietly being a surprise for NBC. 

Over on CBS, Survivor started off up two tenths in viewers and the demo for its best demo performance since October 3. At 9pm, Criminal Minds was down 1.1 million viewers but up a tenth in the demo. This show has hovered right around these numbers all year. At 10pm, a Grammy nominations concert was well below the regular CSI numbers. Finally on FOX, The X Factor was up a tenth in viewers and down a tenth in the demo.
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