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TV ratings: CBS leads a quiet Wednesday; 'Human Target' premiere soft
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Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010Ratings were generally pretty soft Wednesday night, especially in the adults 18-49 demographic, where only one network hit the 3.0 mark and no 10 o'clock show even reached a 2.0. CBS won every hour of primetime in viewers to score an across-the-board-victory, while the season premiere of FOX's "Human Target" fell short of its average last season .
CBS averaged 11.9 million viewers and a 7.1 rating/12 share in households for the night. NBC (7.4 million, 5.0/8) narrowly beat ABC (7.3 million, 4.5/7) for second place. FOX took fourth with 6.25 million viewers and a 3.7/6, while The CW came in with 2.3 million viewers and a 1.5/2.
In the adults 18-49 demo, CBS led with a 3.0 rating. ABC's 2.6 was good enough for second, and FOX came in third with a 2.2. NBC managed only a 1.9 in the demo, while The CW scored a 1.0.
Wednesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: "Survivor: Nicaragua" (12 million viewers, 7.0/11 households)
ABC: "The Middle" (9.2 million, 5.4/9)/"Better With You" (7 million, 4.3/7)
NBC: "Dateline" special (6.7 million, 4.6/8)
FOX: "Human Target" season premiere (6.6 million, 4.0/7)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (2.5 million, 1.7/3)
18-49 leader: "Survivor: Nicaragua" (3.5)
9 p.m.
CBS: "Criminal Minds" (14.3 million, 8.5/14)
ABC: "Modern Family" (12 million, 7.1/11)/"Cougar Town" (7.1 million, 4.4/7)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (7.6 million, 5.1/8)
FOX: "Hell's Kitchen" (5.9 million, 3.5/5)
The CW: "Hellcats" (2.1 million, 1.3/2)
18-49 leader: "Modern Family" (4.7)
10 p.m.
CBS: "The Defenders" (9.4 million, 5.9/11)
NBC: "Law & Order: Los Angeles" (7.8 million, 5.2/9)
ABC: Special - "25 Years of Sexy: People's Sexiest Man Alive" (4.2 million, 2.9/5)
18-49 leader: "The Defenders" and "Law & Order: LA" tied at 1.9
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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Unusually Law & Order: Los Angeles got more viewers than Law & Order: SVU.
M E O W= poor me
Why dont people see SVU for what it is, THE BEST CRIME SHOW ON TELEVSION. Also, is anyone else freaked out by the the youngest kid in ABC's The Middle? Just started watching this show and he freaks me out. Why does he whisper to himself?
M E O W= off to yoga (means welfare line)
Continue the onslaught, ericthemidget! DON'T YOU DARE COME ON THIS BOARD YOU RETARDED CREEPY DOUCHEBAG!
Middle was the funniest sitocm last night. It really deserves all the promotion and hype it has be enjoying this season. By next season it should be strong enough to lead on another night. ABC should spread around the good shows to help other nights.
SATAN, Eliminate The Flying Douchebag!
M E O W= needs spellcheck
DON'T YOU DARE POST A COMMENT HERE, YOU RETARDED CREEPY DOUCHEBAG!
M E O W= old people watch cbs, i watch sesame street