American Idol returned on Wednesday up from last season's finale, but netted its lowest premiere numbers though it still dominated in ratings and in the 18-49 demographic.
Fox took the night on the back of Idol, which recently added new judge Harry Connick Jr. The network and show averaged a 4.6 in the important demo and 15 million viewers, reports HitFix. The numbers are down from a 6.0 rating the 12th season premiered to.
CBS came second with a distant 1.9 in the demo and 8.65 million viewers that tuned in for its two dramas. Criminal Minds remained steady with a 2.4 rating, while CSI ticked up slightly to a 2.0 in the demo.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC took third for the night with 6.1 million viewers and a 1.8 in the 18-49 demo. The Middle dropped to a 1.8 rating against Idol and Suburgatory premiered down to a 1.6 in the demo. Modern Family slipped to a 3.2, while Super Fun Night stayed steady with a 1.6 in the demo. Nashville ended the night down with a 1.3 rating.
NBC managed 5.3 million viewers and a rating of 1.4 on the night. Revolution and Law & Order: SVU were both down to a 1.3 and 1.5 rating, respectively. Chicago P.D. slipped slightly to a 1.5 from its premiere.
The CW pulled in 2 million viewers and had a 0.8 in the demo. Arrow was down to a 0.9 and The Tomorrow People bucked the nightly trend and was up slightly to a 0.6 in the demo.
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