RATINGS RECAP: 2/6/13

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:30 The Neighbors
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7
9:30 Suburgatory
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Nashville
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

CBS
8:00 Person of Interest (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 12.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
10:00 CSIViewers: 11.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4

NBC
8:00 Whitney
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Guys with Kids
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

FOX 
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 14.3 million, 18-49 demo: 4.6

On Wednesday night, American Idol took a hit from the competition as it is now just one of the pack and not towering above the competition. It was down 1.5 million viewers and nine tenths in the demo. It might easily be down in the mid-3s within a month or so. On CBS, Criminal Minds was up two tenths in viewers but down three tenths in the demo for a season low. At 10pm, CSI won the battle of the 10pm dramas though it was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. This is still a good showing as it had a convincing win in the 10pm hour. 

It was a rough night for ABC as everything struggled. At 8pm, The Middle was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 8:30pm, The Neighbors barely rebounded from last week when it followed a repeat of The Middle as it was only up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 9pm, Modern Family fell a million viewers and half a demo point for its worst performance since November 2010 (a Thanksgiving Eve episode). This show still does well obviously but it's tumbled quite a bit over the course of this season. It will be interesting to see if it can rebound a bit in the spring. At 9:30pm, Suburgatory was up a million viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week when it followed a repeat of Modern Family. Finally at 10pm, Nashville was the loser in the 10pm showdown as it fell two tenths in viewers and the demo for a series low.

Finally on NBC, Whitney was even in viewers but down a tenth in the demo but Guys with Kids was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It seems unlikely that either of these shows will get a renewal but you never know depending on the direction NBC goes with multi-cam comedies.  At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was down 1.2 million viewers and two tenths in the demo as it took a hit from the stacked competition in the hour. Good news came at 10pm for NBC. Though Chicago Fire was down seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, it held up well against CSI and beat Nashville by two tenths in tthe demo.