Ratings: Broadcast Finals for March 14, 2012

There is a new column to the Daily Chart, the percentage of total viewers gained or loss from the lead-in program. Now you can see exactly how good, or bad, a program does with its lead in audience.

Highlights:

• AMERICAN IDOL not only posted the top numbers for the night, but bested THE VOICE's numbers from Monday night.
• Despite a weak lead in, MODERN FAMILY gained 70% more of SUBURGATORY's audience.
• CSI grew slightly over CRIMINAL MINDS leadin audience and maintained the demo rating.

Low-Lights:

• I have to lump the entire NBC lineup together. A horrible lead in by WHITNEY is the best the network can do as each program got even worse.
• HAPPY ENDINGS for the biggest drop in total viewers. It lost over 50% of MODERN FAMILIES audience.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers	Demo	+/-
8:00	ABC	The Middle	6.93	2.1
8:30	ABC	Subergatory	6.21	2.1	-10.39%
9:00	ABC	Modern Family	10.60	4.5	70.69%
9:30	ABC	Happy Endings	5.27	2.4	-50.28%
10:00	ABC	Revenge for Real	4.37	1.2	-17.08%
8:00	CBS	Survivor: One World	10.56	3.0
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	11.43	2.8	8.24%
10:00	CBS	CSI	11.71	2.8	2.45%
8:00	CW	One Tree Hill	1.52	0.8
9:00	CW	America's Next Top Model	1.01	0.5	-33.55%
8:00	FOX	American Idol	18.38	5.4
8:00	NBC	Whitney	3.91	1.4
8:30	NBC	Are You There Chelsea?	2.88	1.1	-26.34%
9:00	NBC	Law and Order: SVU [R]	2.52	0.7	-12.50%
10:00	NBC	Rock Center w/ Brian Williams	2.61	0.6	3.57%