TV Ratings: 'X Factor,' 'Modern Family,' 'Survivor' and NBC's Tree Lighting All Grow

9:23 AM PST 11/29/2012 by Michael O'Connell

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Wednesday brings more boosted numbers for broadcast series, including several holiday specials and a four-year high for "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" and boosts for "Charlie Brown" and "Saturday Night Live's" festive clip show.

SNL Christmas Special Franco Wiig - H 2012

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The broadcast networks saw a surge last night over most recent broadcasts of originals and last Wednesday's Thanksgiving Eve slump, with nearly all series and time slots posting improvement.

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ABC scored an average 2.8 rating with adults 18-49 and 7.97 million viewers, starting the night with A Charlie Brown Christmas (2.9 adults rating). Like its Halloween and Thanksgiving companions, the Peanuts special was also up versus last year, though only by a tenth of a point. Modern Family was also up a tenth to a 4.7 rating with 18-49ers, easily making it the night's top broadcast. Suburgatory (2.6 adults rating) was up 8 percent, while Nashville was even with a 1.8 in the demo.

A two-hour X Factor helped Fox tie ABC in the demo, averaging a 2.8 rating with 18-49ers and 8.1 million viewers. Among the key group of adults, the series improved by 27 percent over last week.

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Survivor was also up double digits from last week, improving 17 percent on CBS for a 2.7 rating among adults. Criminal Minds (2.9 adults) was up 7 percent, and CSI (2.6 adults) was up 8 percent. CBS topped in total viewers (11.5 million) and averaged a 2.7 rating with adults 18-49.

NBC lit up the tree with Christmas in Rockefeller Center. The special was up 11 percent from last year to a 2.1 rating with adults 18-49, a four-year high. A Saturday Night Live Christmas pulled a 2.7 rating in the demo, doubling last year's time period showing. The network averaged a 2.5 rating with adults 18-49 and 7.95 million viewers.

After a week off, Arrow was steady with a 1.2 rating with adults 18-49, while Supernatural was down a tenth of a point for a 0.9. The network averaged a 1.0 rating with 18-49ers and 2.9 million viewers.

Univision had a 1.6 rating with adults 18-49.