RATINGS RECAP: 11/13/13

ABC
8:00 The Middle
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
8:30 Back in the Game
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 Modern Family
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8
9:30 Super Fun Night
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 Nashville
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 11.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7
10:00 CSI
Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

NBC
8:00 Revolution
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

FOX
8:00 The X Factor
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

On Wednesday night, ABC was all new with its lineup after a week with the CMA Awards. At 8pm, The Middle was up nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best numbers since the season premiere. This was a good showing for ABC's veteran comedy. At 8:30pm, the cancelled Back in the Game was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. It's doing better than the Tuesday comedies and almost as well as Super Fun Night but it was the odd one out. At 9pm, Modern Family was up half a million viewers but down a tenth in the demo from its last airing three weeks ago. At 9:30pm, Super Fun Night was up six tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo from its last airing when it followed a repeat of Modern Family. What is ABC planning when this show's order is up? Suburgatory? Mixology? One of the Tuesday comedies? We'll see. At 10pm, Nashville was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

CBS was up across the board from last week. At 8pm, Survivor was up six tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, Criminal Minds had a major rebound as it was up a big 1.9 million viewers and four tenths in the demo as it got back to where it was before it faced the World Series and CMA Awards. At 10pm, CSI was up 1.4 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. On NBC, Revolution was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo to its best numbers in over a month. At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was up half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Finally on FOX, The X Factor rallied a little bit as it was up 1.3 million viewers and three tenths in the demo. It got a 2.9 demo this week last year so that's still a pretty ugly showing for the quickly fading show. And yet it's Bones that's heading to Friday?!

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