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The second week of Survivor‘s 26th season saw fewer people in the competition but more people watching. Wednesday’s one-hour Survivor: Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites (2.5/7) bopped up 4% from last week’s two-hour premiere. While small, that slight rise is up from the series’ lowest-rated premiere ever February 13. About 9.45 million viewers watched the show last night, up from the 8.96 million who watched last week. American Idol (4.1/11), meanwhile, saw a dip last night: As the show went into sudden-death mode in Las Vegas, it also was down 5% from last week. In the first of a four-show run, 10 songs were belted out in two hours, and half of the female contestants were sent home by the end. Actual viewership was up 6% from February 13 with 14.24 million watching. Idol was easily the most-watched show of the night, ahead of its nearest rival Criminal Minds by almost 3.5 million viewers. Fox topped Wednesday in total viewers and in the adults 18-49 demo.
After running a repeat of The Big Bang Theory last week, CBS had the new Criminal Minds (2.7/8) following Survivor. Pulling in 10.74 million viewers, the procedural slipped 4% from its last original two weeks back. Up from last week’s series low, CSI (2.3/7) surged back with a 21% rise.
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rises as well Wednesday night. The Middle (2.2/7) was up 16% from last week and The Neighbors (1.9/5) rose 12%. The third most watched show of the night with 10.57 million viewers and the night’s top scripted show across all demos, Modern Family (3.9/10) was up 3% from its February 13 show, while Suburgatory (2.0/5) slipped 5%. ABC ended the night with a Katie Couric-hosted Made About Oscar 20/20 (1.3/4) special in the lead-up to Sunday’s big show on the network.
Whitney (1.1/3) started NBC’s primetime, down 8% from its February 13 show. After last week’s season low, Guys With Kids (1.1/3) took an upward turn, gaining 10% from its February 13 episode. Law & Order: SVU (1.7/4) also rose last night, up 13% from last week, while Chicago Fire (1.9/5) was even with its February 13 airing; the freshman bested its October debut for a seventh week in a row.
The CW’s Arrow (0.9/3) fell 18% from last week and Supernatural (2.0/5) was down 10%.
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IDOL, also rebranding a bit from American Idol has actually done a good job this season. First, Keith Urban may be the best and nicest judge to ever sit on the panel. Niki Minaj is oddly also developing into a good judge who appears to be deeply involved in the talent. Randy is Randy with Mariah being the big name expensive addition who is not particularly interesting or worth the money she is receiving.
And, the new format has really tightened the show while removing lots of old and tired Idol stuff.
The problem is that the show peaked a few years ago, and will continue is slide downward. It is doubtful anything could be done to regain its once enviable ratings domination. That being said, it is still a powerful force and will continue to generate revenue for quite some time.
So, give Nigel some kudos for making it better…if not stronger in the ratings.
Have to agree with Erosion. What I really love is watching Keith Urban and his response to the contestants. He is (finally) a judge who seems to be doing this gig for all the right reasons – he loves the music, he loves to mentor and support the kids and he gives great advice and encouragement: authentically and from the heart. Keith is actually the reason I watch it when I do.
I will dispute the comment that Nicki seems to be deeply engaged – I caught the last 10 minutes last night and also the complete and utter look of boredom on her face.
Idol should be paying Keith a helluva lot more than they are. The dude commands respect and he’s the one that (during the original auditions) everyone wanted to sing for.
Guys with kids was really funny last night.
Watched it with my kids who also love it.
Glad to see NBC and ABC putting on family shows.
Hate to agree with Mitchell but I do. Watched it with my wife
Who loves it.
Guys with Kids is not groundbreaking to say the least but
I laughed. Fun half hour.
It’s really worth acknowledging that SVU is a show that reliably delivers the goods, you can count on them. Both SVU and CSI had similarly themed episodes that were both excellent. Enjoyed the character development of Rollins very much.
CRIMINAL MINDS – Interesting subject BUT … Usually, Alex would have asked who the male victim’s boyfriend was. She didn’t. They kept avoiding finding the murderer because, it seems, the camp just was the main attraction to explore. The father/son scene was shocking, well done. Perhaps the victims should have been discovered in a different order, as in first victim last? Was this re-cut? Is the noticeable effort to minimize gore and horror making things complicated?
SUBURGATORY for the first time a really boring episode and MODERN FAMILY also was a total waste of time. THE NEIGHBORS – Larry Bird once again figured out how humans think;)