RATINGS RECAP: 3/20/13

ABC
8:00 The Middle (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 The Neighbors
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:30 Suburgatory
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Nashville (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 CSI
Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3

NBC
8:00 Whitney
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Whitney (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

FOX 
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 12.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6

On Wednesday night, CBS was all new and saw a solid performance from its dramas. First though at 8pm, Survivor was down a tenth in viewers and the demo. At 9pm, Criminal Minds rebounded from its last airing as it was up nine tenths in viewers and a solid four tenths in the demo. At 10pm, CSI also rebounded as it was up 1.1 million viewers and four tenths in the demo. It had its largest lead over Chicago Fire in months and was just renewed for a 14th season. Over on ABC, only The Neighbors and Suburgatory were new. The Neighbors was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo from last week while Suburgatory was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low.

NBC started things off with Whitney which was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. Seriously, how low can NBC's demos go? Comedies that were staying slightly higher - Go On and Whitney - both plunged to a 1.0 demo this week. At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo from its last airing. At 10pm, Chicago Fire was down two tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for its lowest number since December 12. It will be interesting to see if this show can rebound in the coming weeks if NBC's ratings improve on other nights. Finally on FOX, American Idol was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for a Wednesday low.