TV Ratings: 'Modern Family' and 'Criminal Minds' Hit Season Lows

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A downward American Idol won Wednesday night for Fox, averaging a 4.6 rating with adults 18-49 and 14.2 million viewers. The two-hour episode was off nearly an entire point from last week's 5.5 rating in the demo.

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With two exceptions, ABC was also down from previous originals. The Middle (2.3 adults) was off two tenths of a point from its last showing. The Neighbors (1.8 adults) climbed two tenths of a point with the aid of an original lead-in, but Modern Family (3.8 adults) was off four tenths of a point to a season low. Suburgatory (2.1 adults) also benefited from its lead, growing three tenths of a point. Nashville (1.7 adults) was off two tenths of a point to tie a season low. The network averaged a 2.2 adults rating and 6.9 million viewers.

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Leading with a Person of Interest encore, CBS had new episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI. Criminal Minds (2.7 adults rating) tied a series low, dropping four tenths of a point and CSI (2.4 adults) was down two tenths of a point. The network averaged a 2.1 rating in the key demo and 10 million viewers.

Whitney (1.2 adults) was down a tenth of a point from last week on NBC, while Guys With Kids (1.2 adults) was up a tenth of a point to retain its lead. Law & Order: SVU (1.5 adults) and Chicago Fire (1.8 adults) were also both down, a respective two and three tenths of a point. The network pulled a 1.5 rating with adults 18-49 and 5 million viewers.

The CW saw Arrow (1.0 adults) improve by a tenth of a point from last week, with Supernatural (0.9) steady at 9 p.m. The CW averaged a 1.0 adults rating and 2.6 million viewers.

Univision averaged a 1.4 rating with adults 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers.