‘Modern Family’ is Wednesday’s most-watched show
Ty Burrell wears a memorable sweater on "Modern Family." Photo credit: Adam Larkey/ABC
Here’s a reason to be thankful: ABC’s wonderful “Modern Family” has connected with viewers. The Emmy-winning sitcom had the most viewers Wednesday night, drawing 10.5 million.
ABC won the night in the 18-to-49 age group, thanks to “Modern Family,” “Cougar Town” and “The Middle.”
But CBS attracted the most viewers with a “Survivor” clip show and repeats of “Criminal Minds” and “The Defenders.”
Here are the prime-time averages: CBS with 8.2 million, ABC with 7.4 million, Fox with 5.3 million, NBC with 5.2 million and The CW with 1.4 million. Fox edged CBS for second in the 18-to-49 age group.
Here’s how the CBS lineup fared: “Survivor” with 8 million, “Criminal Minds” with 9.2 million and “The Defenders” with 7.3 million.
And here’s the rest of the ABC lineup: “The Middle” with 8.2 million, “Better With You” with 6.8 million, ”Cougar Town” with 6.7 million and a “Primetime” special on plastic surgery with 6 million.
Fox offered “Human Target” (5.6 million) and “Hell’s Kitchen” (5 million). NBC aired the specials “Merry Madagascar” (5.9 million), “Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special” (5.9 million) and a “Biggest Loser” update (4.9 million). The CW provided “America’s Next Top Model” (1.9 million) and “Hellcats” (1 million).