Wednesday: American Idol Down But Still Dominant

American Idol is down 2 tenths vs last week’s Wednesday episode, However, viewers are up 13.1m vs 12.7m last week. Survivor down  1 tenth. According to Marc Berman, the show’s household ratings are down 25% from last year’s comparable episode. Survivor’s year to year losses were only 3%.

Via TVByTheNumbers

On FOX, American Idol earned a 3.6  adults 18-49 rating down two tenths from last week’s 3.8.  On CBS, Survivor scored a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating down a tenth from last week’s 2.6.

8:00PM FOX

American Idol (8-10PM) 3.6 11 13.08
CBS Survivor: Caramoan 2.5 8 9.55
ABC The Middle -R 1.3 4 4.69
NBC Whitney 1.2 4 3.43
CW Arrow -R 0.5 2 1.68

8:30PM

ABC The Neighbors 1.4 4 4.73
NBC Whitney -R 0.8 3 2.53

9:00 PM

ABC Modern Family -R 1.8 5 5.13
CBS Criminal Minds -R 1.8 5 7.28
NBC Law & Order: SVU -R 1.2 3 4.61
CW Supernatural -R 0.4 1 1.35

9:30PM

ABC Suburgatory -R 1.3 4 4.98

10:00PM

CBS CSI -R 1.7 5 7.84
NBC Chicago Fire -R 1.1 3 3.84
ABC Nashville -R 0.7 2 2.77

Half Hour Breakdown Via Marc Berman

8:00 p.m.

ABC – The Middle (R)
Viewers: 4.69 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3)

CBS – Survivor: Caramoan
Viewers: 9.30 million (#2), A18-49: 2.4/ 8 (#2)

NBC – Whitney
Viewers: 3.43 million (#4), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 11.61 million (#1), A18-49: 3.2/11 (#1)

CW – Arrow (R)
Viewers: 1.68 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – The Neighbors (R)
Viewers: 4.73 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#3)

CBS – Survivor: Caramoan
Viewers: 9.80 million (#2), A18-49: 2.7/ 8 (#2)

NBC – Whitney (R)
Viewers: 2.53 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 13.01 million (#1), A18-49: 3.6/11 (#1)

CW – Arrow (R)
Viewers: 1.68 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Modern Family (R)
Viewers: 5.13 million (#3), A18-49: 1.8/ 5 (#2)

CBS – Criminal Minds (R)
Viewers: 7.15 million (#2), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#3)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (R)
Viewers: 4.24 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#4)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 13.97 million (#1), A18-49: 3.9/11 (#1)

CW – Supernatural (R)
Viewers: 1.39 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Suburgatory (R)
Viewers: 3.59 million (#4), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3t)

CBS – Criminal Minds (R)
Viewers: 7.41 million (#2), A18-49: 1.8/ 5 (#2)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (R)
Viewers: 4.98 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 4 (#3t)

Fox – American Idol
Viewers: 13.74 million (#1), A18-49: 3.7/10 (#1)

CW – Supernatural (R)
Viewers: 1.31 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Nashville (R)
Viewers: 2.93 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 2 (#3)

CBS – CSI (R)
Viewers: 7.61 million (#1), A18-49: 1.6/ 4 (#1)

NBC – Chicago Fire (R)
Viewers: 3.97 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 3 (#2)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Nashville (R)
Viewers: 2.61 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3)

CBS – CSI (R)
Viewers: 8.07 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 5 (#1)

NBC – Chicago Fire (R)
Viewers: 3.71 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

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