Modern Family was adjusted up a tenth with adults 18-49 vs. Wednesday's preliminary ratings. As noted earlier, American Idol was adjusted up two tenths. The Middle and Are You There, Chelsea? were each adjusted down a tenth with adults 18-49.
Broadcast final ratings for Wednesday:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | FOX | American Idol (premiere, 8-10p) | 7.4 | 19 | 21.93 |
| ABC | The Middle | 2.5 | 7 | 8.08 | |
| NBC | Whitney | 1.6 | 5 | 4.15 | |
| CBS | NCIS -R | 1.5 | 4 | 9.00 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill | 0.7 | 2 | 1.53 | |
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| 8:30PM | ABC | Suburgatory | 2.5 | 6 | 7.05 |
| NBC | Are You There, Chelsea? | 1.7 | 4 | 4.21 | |
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| 9:00PM | ABC | Modern Family | 5.1 | 12 | 11.89 |
| CBS | Criminal Minds | 3.2 | 8 | 13.00 | |
| NBC | Harry's Law | 1.1 | 3 | 6.41 | |
| CW | Remodeled -R | 0.3 | 1 | 0.56 | |
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| 9:30PM | ABC | Happy Endings | 2.9 | 7 | 6.05 |
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| 10:00PM | CBS | CSI | 2.8 | 7 | 12.02 |
| ABC | Revenge | 2.5 | 6 | 7.67 | |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 1.8 | 5 | 6.42 | |
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