Primetime Ratings, Wednesday, 3/20/13

For the tenth straight week, American Idol brought FOX the victory in all measures. Yes, I am gonna keep putting this at the top here every week, why do you ask?

Speaking of AI, it fell three tenths. Survivor dropped two tenths for CBS. Criminal Minds climbed up 15% from its last original, posting a 3.0. The just renewed CSI also jumped up 21%, to a 2.3. ABC had an NBC like night, with The Neighbors and Suburgatory both hitting series lows. Both comedies really suffer without new episodes of their respective lead-ins The Middle and Modern Family.

As for NBC, Whitney dropped a tenth, as did Law & Order: SVU. Chicago Fire fell 15% to a 1.7. The CW's Arrow and Supernatural both put up 0.9s. Arrow has really taken a tumble during the second half of the season. For the first few months of the fall, the show regularly hit 1.3 demos. This leaves The Vampire Diaries as the only CW series that regularly draws more than a 1.0.

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

8PM

FOX - American Idol (N) - 3.5 - 10 - 12.67

CBS - Survivor (N) - 2.5 - 8 - 9.59

ABC - The Middle (R) - 1.2 - 4 - 4.83

NBC - Whitney (N) - 1.1 - 4 - 3.18

CW - Arrow (N) - 0.9 - 2 - 2.89

8:30PM

ABC - The Neighbors (N) - 1.4 - 4 - 4.67

NBC - Whitney (R) - 0.9 - 3 - 2.56

9PM

CBS - Criminal Minds (N) - 3.0 - 8 - 11.46

ABC - Modern Family (R) - 1.7 - 5 - 5.38

NBC - Law & Order: SVU (N) - 1.5 - 4 - 5.45

CW - Supernatural (N) - 0.9 - 2 - 2.14

9:30PM

ABC - Suburgatory (N) - 1.5 - 4 - 4.21

10PM

CBS - CSI (N) - 2.3 - 6 - 10.37

NBC - Chicago Fire (N) - 1.7 - 5 - 6.33

ABC - Nashville (R) - 0.7 - 2 - 2.52

Source: Nielsen Media Research