CBS won the Wednesday ratings war, topping each hour with The New Adventures of Old Christine, Criminal Minds (the evening’s No. 1 program), and CSI: NY, according to overnight Nielsen numbers. ABC’s Modern Family, while still short of its premiere numbers, was up 9 percent in total viewers and 13 percent in Adults 18-49 from last week. Its lead-out, Cougar Town, held strong week-to-week, as did Fox’s Glee.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 p.m. | The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) Mercy (NBC) So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) Hank (ABC) America’s Next Top Model (The CW) |
7.5 7.3 7.1 6.2 3.1 |
| 8:30 p.m. | Gary Unmarried (CBS) The Middle (ABC) |
7.4 6.7 |
| 9 p.m. | Criminal Minds (CBS) Modern Family (ABC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) Glee (Fox) Melrose Place (The CW) |
13.4 9.3 8.8 7.5 .9 (repeat) |
| 9:30 p.m. | Cougar Town (ABC) | 7.9 |
| 10 p.m. | CSI: NY (CBS) The Jay Leno Show (NBC) Eastwick (ABC) |
12.9 6.2 5.1 |
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Wish I could find Criminal Minds on Hulu. Why doesn’t CBS put this great show online for those of us who can’t get TV?
Absolutely. Last night’s episode was incredible. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.
You might want to try CBS.com CBS shows full episodes of alot of their shows there
try surf the channel
You can watch Criminal Minds online at CBS.com for freee.
Modern Family is a great show but after last night’s episode I think my wife and I are going to have to watch it without the kids around.That song was hilarious.
I’m glad Modern Family is growing on more people. I was practically ROTFL after last night’s episode.
Good to see Glee holding steady. I wish the audience would grow a little bit more though. This show is great.
I’d be curious to see the on-line numbers wrapped in with the live viewing. I usually watch Criminal Minds live or TiVo’d and catch Glee on Hulu with breakfast on Thursday. I’d watch Criminal Minds even if Glee wasn’t on Hulu (though I’d be sad to lose Glee), but I think that Glee is probably doing decent business online.
CBS.com doesn’t post full episodes of CM (or Big Bang Theory)…just clips.
Glad to see …Christine doing well. Really funny show with a great cast!
I dont watch Modern Family.Its not a good show to watch.I like watching Dancing with the stars.Monday Nights at 8:00pm.Thats fun to watch.
Oh man I don’t think Eastwick will make it. ABC will probably cancel it. I can’t believe Jay Leno has more viewers. I’m loving the show and was hoping that it would be a hit.
i think that 5.1 viewers is decent alex. i hope that eastwick doesn’t get canceled but if it does, hopefully another network will pick it up like with southland!