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TV Ratings: 'Criminal Minds' rerun helps CBS top ABC's comedy reruns
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010ABC's reruns of their Wednesday night comedies ("The Middle," "Better With You" and "Modern Family") performed well, but CBS still scored the ratings win thanks to a rerun of "Criminal Minds." FOX scored adults 18049 the top spot thanks to new episodes of "Human Target" and game show "Million Dollar Money Drop."
CBS won the night, delivering 5.4 million viewers and a 3.5 rating/6 share in households for the night, narrowly beating NBC (5.2 million, 3.3/6) and FOX (5.2 million, 3.1/5). ABC came in fourth with 4.9 million viewers and a 3.2/6. No shocker here: The CW finished last, averaging 1.3 million viewers and a 0.8/1.
FOX led the adults 18-49 demographic with a 1.5 rating, while ABC and NBC tied for second with a 1.3. CBS averaged 1.1 in the demo and The C.W. 0.6.
Wednesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
ABC: "The Middle" rerun (6.1 million, 3.9/ 7)/"Better With You" rerun (5 million, 3.2/6)
FOX: "Human Target" (5.7 million, 3.4/6)
NBC: "Undercovers" (4.2 million, 2.6/5)
CBS: Special - "The 12 Annual Home for the Holidays" (3.9 million viewers, 2.6/5)
The CW: "Hellcats" rerun (1.4 million, 0.9/2)
18-49 leader: "The Middle" and "Better With You" (1.5)
9 p.m.
CBS: "Criminal Minds" rerun (6.9 million, 4.4/8)
NBC: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (5 million, 3.3/6)
FOX: "Million Dollar Money Drop" (4.7 million, 2.7/5)
ABC: "Modern Family" rerun (5.9 million, 2.0/7)/ "CMA Country Christmas" rerun (4.1 million, 2/7/5)
The CW: "Hellcats" rerun 1.2 million, 0.7/1)
18-49 leader: "Modern Family" (2.0)
10 p.m.
NBC: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (6.5 million, 4.3/8)
CBS: "The Defenders" rerun (5.6 million, 3.6/6)
ABC: "CMA Country Christmas" rerun (4.3 million, 2.9/5)
18-49 leader: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.7)
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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Why are original episodes of Human Target and Undercovers being run during a holiday week? Do Fox and NBC just WANT poor ratings for those shows?
Well, OK, we know NBC doesn't care about Undercovers, since the show is already canceled. But Fox surely would prefer some viewers for Human Target, unless it's planning to cancel it, too.
Not sure how this cheesy show could get a rating of 43 but only 6 million viwers.
Looks like they have another writter who is bad at copy and pasting like, copy and past miss karina and britneys tampon hahn. Sad, poor things:
"CBS: "The Defenders" rerun (5.6 million, 43.6/6)"
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****, you are not one to complain about typos.
You cannot type a single sentence without multiple errors. It's as if you're actually a chimpanzee with a computer.
Amazing growth for The Middle this season. It has caught up with Modern Family. ABC now has solid leads at the top of both hours and Better With You is holding well.
Normally I don't pay any attention to game shows; I want them to be at least an hour.
But FOX's MONEY DROP was fantastic and had me absolutely glued to my seat. BRAVO FOX, regards, Lynn
Go screw yourself you stupid **** *EOW/Donna or whatever your name is. Seriously, just do this for Xmas...hit yourself over the head with a mallet and GO GET HELP!
You seriously need help and take your holiday greetings and shove them straight up your cellulite ***, you worthless douchebag!