Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins as 'American Idol' Dips Slightly

Night featured mostly repeats; 'Neighbors' hits low

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/14/2013 11:43:10 AM

On a repeat-laden Wednesday night, Fox was able to win with American Idol, which was down 5% to a 3.6 rating with adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m., according to Nielsen overnight numbers.

In second was CBS with a 2.0 rating/6 share. The net aired repeats except for a new Survivor, which was down a tenth to a 2.5.

ABC's freshman comedy The Neighbors hit its lowest rating so far with a 1.4, which was down 18% from last week. Airing repeats the rest of the night, ABC finished in third with a 1.2/4.

NBC's Whitney was down a tenth to a 1.2 and the network ended up in fourth with a 1.1/3.

The CW aired all repeats.