Feb 11, 2010
ABC's family comedy "The Middle" rose to a season high Wednesday night, marking its second straight week of record numbers.
"Middle" (8.2 million, 3.0 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) was up 11%, aided by a stronger-than-usual lead-in from one of ABC's ubiquitous Charlie Brown specials -- "A Charlie Brown Valentine" (7.5 million, 2.5).
"Modern Family" (10.1 million, 4.2) gained 8% this week and matched its season high -- the second straight week of gains for the comedy while facing Fox's "American Idol." But there was a sharp drop into "Cougar Town" (6.7 million, 2.8), which was the only ABC program to drop last night. Even "Ugly Betty" (4.7 million, 1.7) was up, growing 21%.
Fox won the night with "Human Target" (8.9 million, 2.5) halting its declines to improve a tenth this week, and managed a second-place finish at 8 p.m. Could this mean the action-drama is stabilizing? "American Idol" (25 million, 9.5) was up 4% though down slightly from Day 2 of the Hollywood Rounds last year.
On CBS, the post-Super Bowl glow continued. "New Adventures of Old Christine" (8.3 million, 2.3) and "Gary Unmarried" (7.7 million, 2.4) improved 21% and 26%, respectively. "Criminal Minds" (14.8 million, 3.8) was steady and "CSI: NY" (13.7 million, 3.6) was up 6% despite contending with an "Law & Order: SVU" repeat (6 million, 1.8) at 10 p.m. instead of "The Jay Leno Show." NBC also aired "Mercy" (6.8 million, 1.8), which was up 13%. The CW ran repeats
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