RATINGS RECAP: 5/15/13

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ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
8:30 Family Tools
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7
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
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

CBS
8:00 2 Broke Girls (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 2 Broke Girls (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6
10:00 CSI
Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

NBC
8:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Chicago Fire
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 12.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
9:00 So You Think You Can Dance
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3

Wednesday night had some finales but not as many as other nights as there is one more Wednesday of Sweeps. On ABC, The Middle started things out even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo while Family Tools was even with last week. It's easy to see why this show was cancelled. At 9pm, Modern Family was up a million viewers and four tenths in the demo as it rebounded from last week. The cancelled How to Live with Your Parents was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. I'm still surprised ABC cancelled this and I don't think Super Fun Night is going to do better. Family comedy is the way to go from top to bottom on this night. Finally at 10pm, Nashville was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

On CBS, Criminal Minds was up half a million viewers and a tenths in the demo. At 10pm, the season finale of CSI was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. This show had a stronger fall than spring. For NBC, Law & Order: SVU was back down four tenths in viewers and the demo as it didn't have The Voice as a lead-in this week. At 10pm, Chicago Fire was very impressive though as it was even in viewers and up two tenths in the demo for its best numbers since February 27. This show is a real self-starter already and next year it gets The Voice as a lead-in. Finally on FOX, the final performance night of American Idol was up just a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Looks like Idol is not going to spike nearly as much as it has in the past for the finale week. So You Think You Can Dance followed at 9pm and improved on its Tuesday numbers.

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