| Scoreboard | FOX | CBS | ABC | UNI | NBC | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 3.0/9 | 2.4/7 | 2.3/7 | 1.7/5 | 1.5/4 | 0.8/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.2/7 | 1.4/5 | 1.8/6 | 1.5/5 | 1.0/3 | 0.7/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 11.484 | 9.860 | 7.181 | 3.866 | 6.126 | 2.408 |
FOX was the number one network in adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
On FOX, American Idol hit a new Wednesday low with a 3.0 down 6 percent from last week’s Wednesday low 3.2 adults 18-49 rating.
On CBS, Survivor tied its series low with a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating down 4 percent from last week’s 2.5. Criminal Minds garnered a 2.8 adults 18-49 rating down 7 percent from a 3.0 on March 20. CSI notched a 2.1 among adults 18-49 down 9 percent from a 2.3 on March 20.
On ABC, The Middle earned a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating up 11 percent from last week’s 1.8. Suburgatory scored a 18, down 5 percent.from last week’s 1.9 adults 18-49 rating at 9:30 but up 27 percent from The Neighbors 1.5 in the time period last week. Modern Family garnered a 4.1 among adults 18-49 up 28 percent from last week’s season low 3.2. The premiere of How To Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) notched a 2.9 adults 18-49 rating, way up from Suburgatory’s average in the time period this season, but, less auspiciously, matching the premiere of Don’t Trust the B in Apt. 23 in the time period on April 11, 2012. Your predictions were too pessimistic. Nashville earned a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating up 13 percent from last week’s 1.5.
On NBC, Dateline garnered a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating, up 27 percent from its most recent telecast on Sunday, March 24 and earning NBC’s highest ratings in the time period in 12 weeks . Law & Order: SVU scored a 1.6 down 6 percent from last week’s 1.7 adults 18-49 rating. Chicago Fire earned a 1.6 down 6 percent from last week’s 1.7 adults 18-49 rating .
On the CW, Arrow earned a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating, matching last week’s performance. Supernatural scored a 0.8 down 20 percent from last week’s 1.0 adults 18-49 rating.
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Overnight ratings for Wednesday, April 3, 2013:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (millions) |
| 8:00 | FOX | American Idol (8-10PM) | 3.0/9 | 11.48 |
| CBS | Survivor | 2.4/7 | 9.14 | |
| ABC | The Middle | 2.0/6 | 7.17 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 1.4/4 | 5.88 | |
| CW | Arrow | 0.9/3 | 2.84 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | Suburgatory | 1.8/5 | 5.79 |
| 9:00 | ABC | Modern Family | 4.1/11 | 10.59 |
| CBS | Criminal Minds | 2.8/7 | 10.68 | |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 1.6/4 | 6.24 | |
| CW | Supernatural | 0.8/2 | 1.98 | |
| 9:30 | ABC | How To Live With Your Parents -Series Premiere | 2.9/7 | 8.36 |
| 10:00 | CBS | CSI | 2.1/6 | 9.76 |
| ABC | Nashville | 1.7/5 | 5.59 | |
| NBC | Chicago Fire | 1.6/4 | 6.26 |
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via press note:
In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
• In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 2.9/7; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 2.5/7; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 1.9/5.
• In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 Wednesday results were: “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” 0.9/4; “Late Show,” 0.6/3; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.7/3.
• From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET Wednesday night, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
• From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (1.5/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.2/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.4/2 with an encore).
• At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 1.0/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
• It was the top Wednesday “Tonight Show” in nine weeks (since January 30, 2.9) and top Wednesday “Late Night” in three weeks (since March 13, 1.5). Both shows matched their highest Wednesday metered-market household ratings in 13 weeks (since January 2, 3.1 for “Tonight” and 1.6 for “Late Night”).
• Versus the prior Wednesday, Jay was up 12 percent in metered-market households (2.9 vs. 2.6) and up 29 percent in 18-49 rating in the Local People Meters (0.9 vs. 0.7). Jimmy was up versus the prior Wednesday by 7 percent in households (1.5 vs. 1.4) and 20 percent in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5).
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