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TV ratings: 'Survivor' and CBS outlast Wednesday competition
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Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010A full slate of original episodes on CBS Wednesday gave the network a pretty easy ratings win. "The Sing-Off" slipped a little from its all-time high Monday ratings but continued to put up solid numbers for NBC.
CBS averaged 12.1 million viewers and a 7.3 rating/12 share in households for the night, beating second place NBC (7.9 million, 4.9/8) by 4 million-plus viewers. FOX (5.8 million, 3.5/6) finished third. Rerun-filled slates on ABC (4.8 million, 3.1/5) and The CW (1.3 million, 0.8/1) rounded out the evening.
The adults 18-49 race was closer, but CBS still carried the night with a 2.9 rating in the demographic. NBC came in second with a 2.6, while FOX, 2.1, was third. ABC snagged fourth with a 1.6, while The CW drew a 0.5.
Wednesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: "Survivor: Nicaragua" (12.4 million viewers, 7.1/12 households)
NBC: "The Sing-Off" (8.15 million, 5.0/8)
FOX: "Human Target" (5.8 million, 3.5/6)
ABC: "The Middle" rerun (5.8 million, 3.7/6)/"Better With You" rerun (4.5 million, 3.0/5)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" rerun (1.4 million, 0.9/1)
18-49 leader: "Survivor: Nicaragua" (3.5)
9 p.m.
CBS: "Criminal Minds" (13.8 million, 8.4/14)
NBC: "The Sing-Off" (8.6 million, 5.1/8)
FOX: "Hell's Kitchen" season finale (5.9 million, 3.5/6)
ABC: "Modern Family" reruns - two episodes (5.87 million, 3.7/6)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" rerun (1.3 million, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "Criminal Minds" (3.2)
10 p.m.
CBS: "The Defenders" (10.2 million, 6.4/11)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" rerun (6.9 million, 4.6/8)
ABC: "Cougar Town" reruns - two episodes (3.3 million, 2.2/4)
18-49 leader: "The Defenders" and "Law & Order: SVU" tied at 2.0
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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Thank God this season of HK is over. It was the most uninteresting cast\season I have ever seen.
M E O W= applied for next seasons hells kitchen-awaitng decision ,doesnt know if Mcdonalds will give it the time off!
Miss TWT already. But I did find time to watch the 10:30 rerun of CT. HILARIOUS even for the second time! Great comedy lineup. My grades so far this season: Middle-A, BWY- B- (much improved from early eps), MF- A- and CT-B+.
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Peolple need to start watching Human Target...It is an awesome show!
they need to bring JJ back on Criminal Minds and get rid of the new character. She adds nothing, her acting in the two episodes is sub par and her back story isn't needed.
I agree with A.D Human Target is great. It is fun and action packed.
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Shcoked at how strong ABC's The Middle and Modern Family repeated in viewers. The Middle is growing so rapidly it may catch Modern Family by season's end.