TV ratings: 'America's Got Talent' rises and leads Wednesday, 'So You Think You Can Dance' soft

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012

Wednesday's ratings played out pretty much according to form for this summer, with "America's Got Talent" -- which was up a little from last week -- leading NBC to a win for the night. "Big Brother" was steady for CBS, but "So You Think You Can Dance" dropped a little for FOX.

NBC drew 6.3 million viewers and a 4.0 rating/7 share in households in primetime, beating out CBS' 5.7 million and 3.7/6. FOX (4.5 million, 2.8/5) came in third. ABC finished fourth with 3.7 million viewers and a 2.6/4, and The CW (934,000, 0.6/1) trailed.

None of the networks got over the 2.0 mark in the 18-49 demographic. NBC finished on top with a 1.7, and CBS and FOX tied for second at 1.5. ABC posted a 1.0 and The CW a 0.4.

Wednesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Big Brother" (5.8 million viewers, 3.7/6 households)
NBC: "America's Got Talent" rerun (5.6 million, 3.5/6)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (4.6 million, 2.9/5)
ABC: "The Middle" rerun (4.1 million, 2.7/5)/"Suburgatory" rerun (3.3 million, 2.3/4)
The CW: "Oh Sit" (1.2 million, 0.7/1)

18-49 leader: "Big Brother" (2.0)

9 p.m.

NBC: "America's Got Talent" (8.7 million, 5.3/9)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" rerun (5.8 million, 3.8/6)
FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (4.4 million, 2.8/5)
ABC: "Modern Family" rerun (3.5 million, 2.4/4)/"Suburgatory" rerun (2.6 million, 1.9/3)
The CW: "The Next" rerun (706,000, 0.4/1)

18-49 leader: "America's Got Talent" (2.3)

10 p.m.

CBS: "CSI" rerun (5.65 million, 3.8/6)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" rerun (4.6 million, 3.2/5)
ABC: "NY Med" finale (4.4 million, 3.1/5)

18-49 leader: "Law & Order: SVU" (1.3)

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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