TV ratings: 'America's Got Talent' rebounds a little Wednesday, FOX leads in demo

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, July 27, 2011

"America's Got Talent" bounced back a little from its season-low ratings last Wednesday and returned NBC to the top overall spot in the ratings. "Big Brother" fell a bit, while "So You Think You Can Dance" helped FOX lead the adults 18-49 demographic for the night.

NBC scored 6.8 million viewers and a 3.9 rating/7 share in households for the night, beating out CBS' 6.05 million and 3.9/7. FOX (5.95 million, 3.6/6) was not far behind in third. ABC finished fourth with 3.7 million viewers and a 2.5/4, and The CW (937,000, 0.6/1) trailed.

FOX led the 18-49 demo with a 2.0 rating, followed by NBC at 1.8 and CBS at 1.6. ABC's 1.1 was good for fourth, and The CW posted a 0.4.

Wednesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Big Brother 13" (6.6 million viewers, 3.9/7 households)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (6 million, 3.7/7)
NBC: "Minute to Win It" (4.7 million, 2.8/5)
ABC: "The Middle" rerun (4 million, 2.7/5)/"Modern Family" rerun (4.05 million, 2.6/5)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (1 million, 0.7/1)

18-49 leader: "Big Brother 13" (2.3)

9 p.m.

ABC: "America's Got Talent" (10.4 million, 5.9/10)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (5.9 million, 3.5/6)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" rerun (5.2 million, 3.5/6)
ABC: "Modern Family" rerun (4.4 million, 2.8/5)/"Happy Endings" rerun (2.8 million, 1.9/3)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (844,000, 0.6/10

18-49 leader: "America's Got Talent" (2.7)

10 p.m.

CBS: "CSI" rerun (6.3 million, 4.2/7)
NBC: "Love in the Wild" (5.15 million, 3.1/5)
ABC: "Primetime Nightline: Celebrity Secrets" (3.5 million, 2.4/4)

18-49 leader: "Love in the Wild" (1.6)

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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