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RATINGS RECAP: 11/6/13

ABC
8:00 47th Annual CMA Awards
Viewers: 16.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.7

CBS
8:00 Survivor
Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5
9:00 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
10:00 CSI
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 

NBC
8:00 Revolution
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Law & Order: SVU
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 

FOX
8:00 The X Factor
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

The CMA Awards returned to Wednesday after a year on Thursday and the results were positive as it was up big from last year's 13.7 million viewers and 3.8 demo. It was almost exactly even with the 2011 award ceremony. On CBS, Survivor was up three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. The news was not as good at 9pm though. Criminal Minds was down nine tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. This show is starting to show its age as its been down pretty significantly year-to-year. With their other aging dramas showing their age too, CBS can't really afford to have Minds slipping. It has been in the same slot for its entire run going back to 2005. At 10pm, CSI was down four tenths in viewers but up a tenth in the demo.

On NBC, Revolution was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo for a fourth straight week. I'll say it again, the fact that the wheels haven't completely come off is a win for this show. At 9pm, Law & Order: SVU was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo from its last new airing two weeks ago. A Dateline NBC special at 10pm was an improvement over the cancelled Ironside. The worst news came for FOX where The X Factor was down a whopping 2.8 million viewers and eight tenths in the demo from its last Wednesday airing to a pitiful 1.4 demo. Some of this could be due to the CMA Awards and the time off, but there's no excuse for this bad a performance. FOX really needs to cut its losses with this show and not bring it back next fall.

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