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“American Idol” dominated the viewing landscape Wednesday night, propelling Fox to an easy win against its broadcast brethren.
In total viewers, Fox more than doubled second-place CBS. “Idol” drew a 4.6 rating/13 share in the 18-49 demo and 16.4 million viewers overall, according to early estimates from Nielsen. The reality juggernaut, which increased from a 4.3 to a 4.9 from hour one to hour two, was down slightly from a week, as were most shows that aired Wednesday. The closest competitor to “Idol” was CBS’ “Survivor,” which scored a 2.6/8, 9.5m and was a series low (not including specials). ABC sitcoms “The Middle” (1.3/4, 4.9m) and “Surburgatory” (1.4/4, 4.4m) were both repeats. NBC’s “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers” (1.6/5, 4.2m) and “Best Friends Forever” (0.8/2, 2.7m) were flat compared to last week. CW tried to find more viewers for new Canadian import drama “The L.A. Complex” (0.3/1, 721,000), which was was about even with what it did in its premiere Tuesday. At 9 p.m. the best non-”Idol” program was a rerun of ABC’s “Modern Family” (2.2/6, 5.8m). With a repeat as a lead-in, “Don’t Trust the B in Apt. 23″ took a signfiicant hit, falling from last week’s 2.6/7, 6.4m to 2.0/5, 4.8m. Steady from a week ago was NBC’s “Rock Center With Brian Williams” (0.9/2, 2.5m). Off just a notch was CW’s “America’s Next Top Model (0.5/1, 1m). The sudsy “Revenge” was tops at 10 p.m., though it was the only show in the hour to fall from last week. ABC’s buzzworthy drama earned a 2.0/6, 6.8m, narrowly defeating NBC’s longrunning “Law & Order: SVU” (1.6/4, 6.4m) and a repeat of “CSI” (1.5/4, 6/6m). Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: Fox, 4.6/13; CBS, 1.9/5; ABC, 1.8/5; Univision, 1.5/4; NBC, 1.2/4; CW, 0.4/1 In total viewers: Fox, 16.4 million; CBS, 7.9 million; ABC, 5.6 million; NBC, 4.8 million; Univision, 3.7 million; CW, 908,000.
