Ratings: Broadcast Finals for March 20, 2013

AMERICAN IDOL continues to fall in the ratings. The night's most watched program and top ratings holder in A18-49 demo, was down another five percent from last Wednesday's telecast. Since its season premiere AI is down 28%, or 5 million viewers, and whopping 40% in the A18-49 ratings. Can AMERICAN IDOL survive this season for a next season?

CRIMINAL MINDS was back with an original episode and posted an 11.6 million viewers and a 3.0 A18-49 rating. CRIMINAL MINDS and AI were the only two programs with a demo rating at three or above, on the night.

CHICAGO FIRE seems to have cooled off a bit. The 6.4 million viewers and 1.7 demo ratings are down only 4% in viewers, but dropped 15% in the A18-49 ratings from its last original telecast, on February 27. That was the night the series topped CSI for the first time, in the demo ratings.

For the Night:

FOX - 12.9 million viewers, 3.6 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 10.6 million viewers, 2.6 rating in Adults 18-49

ABC - 4.0 million viewers, 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 3.8 million viewers, 1.4 rating in Adults 18-49

CW - 2.6 million viewers, 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	Demo	+/-
8:00	ABC	The Middle [R]	4.78	1.2
8:30	ABC	The Neighbors	4.76	1.4	even
9:00	ABC	Modern Family [R]	5.48	1.8	+15%
9:30	ABC	Suburgatory	4.19	1.5	-24%
10:00	ABC	Nashville [R]	2.47	0.6	-41%
8:00	CBS	Survivor	9.79	2.6
9:00	CBS	Criminal Minds	11.58	3.0	+18%
10:00	CBS	CSI	10.53	2.3	-9%
8:00	CW	Arrow	3.02	1.0
9:00	CW	Supernatural	2.16	1.0	-28%
8:00	FOX	American Idol	12.94	3.6
8:00	NBC	Whitney	3.13	1.0
8:30	NBC	Whitney [R]	2.52	0.8	-19%
9:00	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	5.51	1.6	+120%
10:00	NBC	Chicago Fire	6.39	1.7	+16%

* - in millions