Primetime Ratings, Wednesday, 10/10/12

(I apologize for these being a day late. Yesterday was a super busy day, and I never got a chance to write this up. Thursday's ratings should be up within the next few hours.)

After last week's debate coverage, Wednesday returned to normal. The X-Factor matched last week. Survivor hit a new demo low. Criminal Minds dropped a tiny amount, while CSI rose a little. The Middle and The Neighbors went up a little bit, while a Modern Family double shot saw a considerable drop in the demos. Nashville's premiere did decent numbers, but they will definitely have to go up if the show hopes to last.

Over on NBC, Animal Practice and Guys With Kids both dropped. Law & Order: SVU hit a new fall low. Chicago Fire debuted to a not at all impressive audience. I doubt it makes it to mid-season. After a few days of awful numbers, the series premiere of Arrow brought the CW some good news. The superhero series was not only the most watched CW premiere in three years, but it pulled down the network's highest demo numbers in two. Lead out Supernatural saw its numbers go up as well.

Key: Broadcast Network - Show Name - 18-49 Rating - 18-49 Share - Total Viewers In Millions

8PM

FOX - The X Factor (N) - 3.5 - 10 - 9.56

CBS - Survivor: Philippines (N) - 2.8 - 8 - 9.82

ABC - The Middle (N) - 2.4 - 7 - 7.90

CW - Arrow (Series Premiere) - 1.3 - 4 - 4.14

NBC - Animal Practice (N) - 1.1 - 3 - 3.80

8:30PM

ABC - The Neighbors (N) - 2.0 - 5 - 6.39

NBC - Guys With Kids (N) - 1.4 - 4 - 4.19

9PM

ABC - Modern Family (N) - 4.8 - 13 - 12.08

CBS - Criminal Minds (N) - 3.0 - 8 - 11.49

NBC - Law & Order: SVU (N) - 1.8 - 5 - 6.24

CW - Supernatural (N) - 1.0 - 3 - 2.51

9:30PM

ABC - Modern Family (N) - 4.9 - 12 - 12.31

10:30PM

ABC - Nashville (Series Premiere) - 2.8 - 8 - 8.93

CBS - CSI (N) - 2.6 - 7 - 10.70

NBC - Chicago Fire (Series Premiere) - 1.9 - 5 - 6.61

Source: Nielsen Media Research