Game 1 of the World Series earned Fox the primetime ratings title Wednesday night, according to preliminary Nielsen numbers. CBS finished second with an evening of repeats. ABC and NBC had a close race for third, with Modern Family and Cougar Town giving the Alphabet the win.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 p.m. | World Series: Game 1 (Fox) The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (ABC) Monsters vs. Aliens Special: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (NBC) America’s Next Top Model (The CW) |
17.8 6.6 (repeat) 6.3 (repeat) 6.3 3.5 |
| 8:30 p.m. | The Middle (ABC) Gary Unmarried (CBS) |
6.6 6.4 (repeat) |
| 9 p.m. | Criminal Minds (CBS) Modern Family (ABC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) The Vampire Diaries (The CW) |
9.7 (repeat) 9.2 8.0 1.4 (repeat) |
| 9:30 p.m. | Cougar Town (ABC) | 7.5 |
| 10 p.m. | CSI: NY (CBS) Eastwick (ABC) The Jay Leno Show (NBC) |
9.2 (repeat) 5.1 5.0 |
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eastwick seems to be doing well. 5.1 million isn’t a bad rating at all. as long as it keeps a steady rating, it should come back next season hopefully! and the middle did well too!
5.1 is very bad. Hate to be the one to tell you but it will not last till the end of the season, not to talk about the another season.
The 5.1 is up from last week, though. It’s not a great number, but an increase is good.
5.1 is bad. However, this is the first time in a while that Eastwick has topped Jay Leno, which I guess says something.
The ratings aren’t great, but I must say I really enjoyed the show last night. I feel like it’s getting off the ground and hope it can keep going…
@ B
The increase is probably because CSI-NY was a repeat. Either way, 5.1 million viewers and 1.8 in the A 18-49 demo is not going to cut it, especially when the show has a decent lead-in.
ama, do you just not like eastwick?
It’s true. Those are terrible numbers for a network like ABC. It would be good on The CW but not ABC. Heck it would even be good for NBC.
Glad to see the ABC comedies held up well against the World Series. Great game, Phillies.
OMG!!! A Criminal Minds repeat beat a new SVU. How Sad!! LOL!!!
Great to see that so many people watched the Yankees look horrible last night.
The Middle is pretty funny. 6.6 is decent but world series owned
Modern Family was hysterical and so was Cougar Town.