>CBS moved into first place Wednesday night with a 3.2 rating from 8-11 pm. Survivor and Criminal Minds matched season lows, while CSI managed a very respectable rating at 10 pm. However, it was enough to win the night, as viewers’ attention turns to Christmas and other holiday preparation and TV usage begins a rapid decline right around this date. The December 2011 blahs continue — on this date last year (Wednesday, December 15, 2010) CBS averaged a 3.7 rating, also with an all-original regular schedule: Survivor (4.3), Criminal Minds (4.4) and The Defenders (2.5).
Season Last Six Weeks
CBS Wed High Low 11.9 1116 1123 1130 12.7 1214
Survivor 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 1.9R 3.1 3.3 3.1*
Criminal Min 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.7 1.8R 2.1R 3.4 3.4*
CSI 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 1.6R — 2.5 3.0*
FOX fell to a competitive second place last night with a 3.0 rating from 8-10 pm. The X Factor matched last week’s relatively soft 3.4 rating from 8:00-9:30, while I Hate My Teenage Daughter continues its slide toward certain cancellation, falling below a 2 rating in only three weeks. Last year on this night: Human Target (2.1) and Hell’s Kitchen (3.2).
Season Last Six Weeks
FOX Wed High Low 11.9 1116 1123 1130 12.7 1214
X Factor 4.4 2.5 3.8 3.9 2.5 3.7 3.4 3.4*
Hate Teenage 2.8 2.1 2.8 2.1 1.9*
ABC tried repeat comedies from 8:00-9:30 as a lead in to Barbara Walters Most Fascinating People of 2011, which scored a 2.3 rating from 9:30-11:00 (a sluggish 2.3, 2.3, 2.2 by half hour). The night as a whole last night averaged a third place 2.1 rating. Last year’s Most Fascinating People averaged a much stronger 3.2 rating on Thursday, December 9, building off a similar lead in level (Shrek the Halls (1.8) and Disney’s Prep and Landing (2.2). On this night last year (Wednesday, December 15, 2010), ABC averaged a 1.7 rating with a night of all comedy repeats: The Middle (1.5), Better with You (1.3), Modern Family (2.2), Modern Family (2.4), Cougar Town (1.3) and Cougar Town (1.2).
Season Last Six Weeks
ABC Wed High Low 11.9 1116 1123 1130 12.7 1214
The Middle 3.2 2.5 — 3.0 2.5 1.8R 2.8 1.7R*
Suburgatory 3.4 2.5 — 2.9 2.5 1.7R 2.8 1.7R*
Modern Fami 6.1 4.5 — 5.6 4.5 2.6R 5.1 2.3R*
Happy Ending 3.5 2.7 — 3.2 2.7 2.1R 2.8 —
Revenge 3.4 2.1 — 2.6 2.1 1.2R 2.4 —
NBC went with its regular schedule but all in repeats, yielding a very weak fourth place 1.1 rating from 8-11 pm. On the same Wednesday last year, The Sing-Off did its job as a limited holiday series, scoring a 3.2 rating from 8-10 pm. Law & Order SVU rated a 2.0 at 10 pm, making the night a second place 2.8 rating from 8-11 pm.
Season Last Six Weeks
NBC Wed High Low 11.9 1116 1123 1130 12.7 1214
Up All Night 2.4 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.5 — 1.9 1.2R*
Free Agents 1.3 1.0
Harry’s Law 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 — 1.4 1.2 0.8R*
L&O SVU 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 — 2.2 1.9 1.2R*
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