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TV ratings: 'LOLA,' most other shows fall as CBS wins Wednesday
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Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010The opening night of the baseball playoffs may have drained a few viewers from broadcast TV, as everyone but FOX lost viewers compared to last week. "Law & Order: Los Angeles" took the biggest hit, dropping 2 million viewers from its premiere.
The rankings didn't change much, though, which meant CBS -- led by "Criminal Minds" -- ended the night on top. The Eye averaged 11.6 million viewers and a 7.0 rating/12 share among households in primetime. NBC (7.7 million, 5.1/9) came in second, a little ahead of ABC (7.1 million, 4.4/7). FOX drew 6.6 million people and a 3.9/6, a slight improvement on its performance last Wednesday. The CW (2.5 million, 1.7/3) trailed. (Ratings for the baseball playoffs on TBS will likely be available later in the day.)
FOX and CBS tied for the lead among adults 18-49 at 3.1. ABC grabbed third with a 2.5 (also up a tick from last week), and NBC was fourth with a 2.1. The CW earned a 1.1 in the demo.
Wednesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: "Survivor: Nicaragua" (11.8 million viewers, 6.9/12 households)
ABC: "The Middle" (8 million, 4.9/8)/"Better With You" (6.9 million, 4.3/7)
NBC: "Undercovers" (6.24 million, 4.0/7)
FOX: "Hell's Kitchen" (6.22 million, 3.7/6)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (2.85 million, 1.9/3)
18-49 leader: "Survivor: Nicaragua" (3.6)
9 p.m.
CBS: "Criminal Minds" (13.7 million, 8.3/13)
ABC: "Modern Family" (11.35 million, 6.8/11)/"Cougar Town" (7.2 million, 4.5/7)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (8.7 million, 5.7/9)
FOX: "Hell's Kitchen" (7 million, 4.1/7)
The CW: "Hellcats" (2.2 million, 1.4/2)
18-49 leader: "Modern Family" (4.5)
10 p.m.
CBS: "The Defenders" (9.3 million, 5.9/11)
NBC: "Law & Order: Los Angeles" (8.2 million, 5.5/10)
ABC: "The Whole Truth" (4.5 million, 3.0/5)
18-49 leader: "Law & Order: Los Angeles" (2.4)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.
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My bet on Whole Truth to be the next new fall show to get cancel. Hoping for Undercovers & LOLA to survive.
M E O W\Donna\Anonymous, I highly advise you to stay off this board and stay in your room; talk to the wall.
I love Courtney Cox but still don't understand how her show surives when it loses viewers from its lead in.
I like The Whole Truth but it doesn't seem too long for this world.
M E O W\Donna\Anonymous, I highly advise you to stay off this board and stay in your room; talk to the wall.
Wow all these shows are getting bad numbers.
M E O W\Donna\Anonymous, I highly advise you to stay off this board and stay in your room; talk to the wall.
I watched survivor last night and was truly shocked at the way the black girl is discriminating against the girl with the artificial leg. We have enough bullying going on in this world and it shouldn't be allowed on a T.V. show. I am really shocked at CBS for allowing this to go on.
I am happy to see that Modern Family is doing so well! It is a great/smart/touching/funny show that deserves a strong audience. And it is WAY up for its lead in - which means that people are tuning in solely for that show - it beat GLEE in the ratings this week!
Modern Family and the rest of the ABC sitcomes are true bring bac must see TV! They are becoming the powerhouse NBC was in the 80s, with their unfunny shows, but ABC has more quality.
The Whole Truth needs to get cancelled, its like a bad CBS show, Rob and ugly hair Mara are just too nasty to look at, bring on the Great Dena Delany and Body of Proof.
LOLA, is another boring copy show, hear CBS calling, LOL!
who the hell watching Mike and Molly? put down the cheetos and change the damn channel.