The men of American Idol topped the ratings chart Wednesday, but their performance night didn’t best the ladies’: roughly 2 million more viewers tuned in Tuesday for the women. Speaking of the fairer sex, The CW debuted a new season of America’s Next Top Model, followed by the new series High Society, which couldn’t hold on to the crowd.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 p.m. | The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) Human Target (Fox) Mercy (NBC) Scrubs (ABC) America’s Next Top Model (The CW) |
7.9 7.8 6.3 4.3 3.8 |
| 8:30 p.m. | Gary Unmarried (CBS) The Middle (ABC) |
6.8 6.3 |
| 9 p.m. | American Idol (Fox) Criminal Minds (CBS) Modern Family (ABC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) |
20.5 13.1 8.9 5.4 (repeat) |
| 9:30 p.m. | Cougar Town (ABC) High Society (The CW) |
6.2 1.4 |
| 10 p.m. | CSI: NY (CBS) Law & Order: SVU (NBC) Ugly Betty (ABC) |
11.0 8.6 4.1 |
Source: Nielsen
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Aside from the lackluster appeal the guys have shelled out, FOX’s decision to put Human Target in the 8 p.m. slot and AI at 9 definitely helped that -2 million.
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Look at the numbers for Law & Order: SVU! That’s a full four points more than Jay’s primetime show! I’m so money, right now!
Scrubs doubled its previous Tuesday night audience by airing as the lead-in for the comedies on Wednesday. It would be nice to see how Better Off Ted does in the timeslot.