'Idol' an easy Wednesday champion

Fox controlled Wednesday's primetime ratings race getting a 2-hour episode that brought having a series lows alternatively systems. Meanwhile, though lower a bit more again this year, CBS opened up in the 24th edition of ''Survivor'' to great amounts.According to preliminary national estimations, "The The American Idol Show ShowInch averaged a 6./16 in 18-49 and 18.6 000 0000 audiences overall from 8 to 10 p.m., on componen with last week's hourlong episode and just the night's No. 1 enter in most groups. In grownups 18-49, "Idol" won its opening hour over "Survivor" by 7 shares, assigned "Modern Family" by 5 shares at 9 o'clock then elevated with a 9-share advantage at 9:30 when CBS' "Criminal Minds" was runner-up. If "Idol" edges up to 6.one out of the superb, it'll edge the Monday delivery of NBC's "The Voice" to put as television's No. 1 show among teens for your week.CBS started ''Survivor: One World'' getting a 3./8 in 18-49 and 10.7 million audiences overall, lower from last winter's premiere (3.2 inside the demo) but nevertheless a great second-place finisher to ''Idol'' inside the 8 o'clock hour. It absolutely was then ''Criminal Minds'' inside a season low (3./7 in 18-49, 11.9 million audiences overall), but ''CSI'' edged up week to week to win at 10 (2.7/7 in 18-49, 11.millions of audiences overall) as auds up-to-date straight into start to see the premiere of Elizabeth Shue just like a regular cast member. For your evening, CBS went second in 18-49, 25-54 and total audiences.At ABC, ''The Middle'' (2.5/7 in 18-49, 8.millions of audiences overall) and ''Suburgatory'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 6.9 million audiences overall) were lower just a little week to week at season-'abnormal' amounts for just about any regular original. Similarly within the shallow finish in the pool were ''Modern Family'' (4.7/12 in 18-49, 11.2 million audiences overall) and ''Happy Endings'' (2.5/6 in 18-49, 5.8 million audiences overall), which required to do fight with ''American Idol'' now and for that reason dipped more week to week in comparison to net's opening-hour comedies. At 10, ''Revenge,'' despite an important episode inside the soap's plotline, edged lower slightly week to week (2.4/6 in 18-49, 7.6 000 0000 audiences overall), placing second in lots of groups and first among the tv producers in grownups 18-34 (1.9/6).The Alphabet was really the only major network to write gains versus. its performance round the comparable evening this past year. NBC's ''Whitney'' (1.6/5 in 18-49, 4.5 million audiences overall) ticked up week to week, drawing its greatest overall audience in 5 days, but ''Are You There, Chelsea'' went just a little inside the other way (1.4/4 in 18-4, 3.5 million audiences overall). Also lower week to week were 9 p.m. newsmag ''Rock Center'' (.8/2 in 18-49, 3. million audiences overall) and 10 p.m. drama ''Law and Order: SVU'' (1.7/4 in 18-49, 5.8 million audiences overall).CW's ''One Tree Hill'' held steady (.7/2 in 18-49, 1.4 million audiences overall) while ''Remodeled'' dipped week to week (.2/one out of 18-49, .5 million audiences overall) . but in very good news, it cannot dip much farther.Preliminary 18-49 earnings for your evening: Fox, 6./16 CBS, 2.9/8 ABC, 2.8/7 Univision, 1.4/4 NBC, 1.3/3 CW, .5/1.In general audiences: Fox, 18.6 000 0000 CBS, 11.2 million ABC, 7.9 million NBC, 4.3 million Univision, 3.4 million CW, .9 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com