RATINGS RECAP: 4/17/13

ABC
8:00 Suburgatory
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:30 Suburgatory
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
9:30 How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)
Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Nashville (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

CBS 
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
9:00 Criminal Minds (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Elementary (Repeat)
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 

NBC
8:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Chicago Fire (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 12.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4

On Wednesday night, there was another mix of repeats and originals. ABC started with the two episode season finale of Suburgatory. The 8pm tied a series low while the 8:30pm episode was a little bit higher, but not much. This show has been a big disappointment in year two. I think ABC will renew the show but I'd be surprised to see it stay on Wednesdays as it went from an over-performer to an under-performer. How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) had its first major test as it had to follow a Modern Family rerun. It was down 1.2 million viewers and half a demo point. That's a big drop but it's worth noting that Suburgatory's last 9:30pm episode followed a NEW Modern Family and only got a 1.9 demo. I think this is a solid week three showing. Elsewhere, Survivor was up six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for CBS and American Idol was up half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance since March 20.