TV Rankings: 'Modern Family' Premiere Up 18% Fox's 'X Factor' Drives Night's Win in Key Demo

ABC Inside a evening of lots of competition, Fox won Wednesday within the key demo having a 4.4 rating. It had been carefully then ABC, having a 4.1, after which CBS having a 3.5. STORY: Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor' Premieres Less Than 'American Idol' Still, Modern Family beat X Element in the important thing 18-49 demo. Modern Family ranked a 6., while X Factor ranked a 4.4. CBS' Criminal Minds was close, having a 4.1 rating. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows The 2-hour series premiere of Simon Cowell's X Factor gave Fox its greatest-ranked Wednesday evening of premiere week in 13 years (since Party of 5) among grown ups 18-49. It had been up 52 percent in the same evening this past year, by which Fox broadcast the 2-hour premiere of Hell's Kitchen. STORY: Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor' Premieres Less Than 'American Idol' On ABC, The Center ranked a 3., up 11 percent from the premiere last fall along with a series high. Modern Family ranked a 6., up 18 percent from the premiere last fall - and ABC's top-ranked season premiere in six years. Revenge ranked a 3.4, up 127 percent in the premiere from the Whole Truth in 2012. PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which Shows Is Going To Be Axed First? On CBS, Survivor: South Off-shore ranked a 3.1, lower 9 % from last fall and tying its cheapest-ranked original ever. Criminal Minds ranked a 4.1, up 2 percent from last fall, nevertheless its cheapest-ranked premiere ever. Still, it capped X Element in total audiences, with 14 million versus. 12.5 million. CSI -- featuring Ted Danson's debut -- ranked a 3.1, lower 9 % from the Thursday premiere on Sept. 23, 2010. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain: THR's 'X Factor' Cover Shoot Over on NBC, which ranked single.8 overall, the 2nd episode of Christina Applegate's Up Through The Night ranked a couple.3, lower 38 percent from the premiere a week ago. Hank Azaria's Free Agents also tumbled from the premiere, rating single.3, lower 38 percent. Harry's Law ranked single.2. Law & Order: SVU ranked a couple.3, lower 28 percent from the premiere least fall, and it is cheapest-ranked season premiere ever. Univision is getting upset at NBC's heels having a 1.7 rating. The CW ranked b .6, tying with Telemundo. Below, systems rated by demo with shows' demos and total audiences: FOX - 4.4, 12.5 million audiences · X Factor (P): 4.4, 12.4 million audiences ABC - 4.1, 11.4 million audiences · The Center (P): 3., 9.six million audiences · Modern Family (P): 6., 14.3 million audiences · Revenge (P): 3.4, 10.a million audiences CBS - 3.5, 12.3 million audiences · Survivor: South Off-shore: 3.1, 10.4 million audiences · Criminal Minds (P): 4.1, 14.a million audiences · CSI (P): 3.1, 12.six million audiences NBC - 1.8, 6.six million audiences · Up Through The Night: 2.3, six million audiences · Free Agents: 1.3, 3.9 million audiences · Harry's Law (P): 1.2, 7.3 million audiences · Law & Order: SVU (P): 2.3, 7.six million audiences CW - .6, 1.3 million audiences · H&R (P): .4, 1.a million audiences · America's Next Top Model (P): .7, 1.six million audiences TV Rankings Modern Family The X Factor