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The 18-49 Wednesday ratings; previous weeks in parentheses:

3.6 (3.4) (3.6) (4.2) Criminal Minds
3.6 (3.2) (3.7) (4.3) Modern Family
3.3 (3.3) (3.2) (3.0) Glee
3.2 (2.9) (3.2) (4.0) CSI: NY
3.2 (3.1) (3.6) (4.3) Cougar Town
2.8 (2.7) (2.7) (2.5) So You Think You Can Dance
2.7 (2.6) (2.4) (2.5) Law & Order: SVU
2.4 (2.2) (2.3) (2.4) Gary Unmarried
2.2 (2.0) (2.0) (2.3) Old Christine
2.0 (1.8) (2.1) (2.3) Mercy
2.0 (2.1) (2.5) (----) The Middle
1.7 (1.7) (1.9) (2.0) The Jay Leno Show
1.7 (1.8) (2.4) (3.0) Eastwick
1.6 (1.6) (2.2) (----) Hank
1.4 (1.5) (1.5) (1.3) America’s Next Top Model
0.4 (0.5) (0.5) (----) Melrose Place (r)

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1.6 Ultimate Fighter
1.4 Nip/Tuck
1.4 Top Chef
1.3 Ghost Hunters
1.3 South Park
1.2 Mythbusters
1.1 College Football
1.0 Real World/Road Rules Challenge
0.9 Destination Truth
0.6 Secret Girlfriend

* So tight is the race at 9 p.m. Wednesday that “Modern Family” was able to go from third place in 18-49 last week to a tie with “Criminal Minds” for first place this week. (Though, in terms of total viewers, “Minds” still gets 44% more.)

* Formerly mighty “SVU,” still in fourth place at 9 p.m., hit its best number of the season. Lead-in "Mercy" grew also.

* Every Wednesday show on CBS rose over last week.

* “The Middle,” which along with “Modern” and “Cougar” got an episode order last week that will carry it to season’s end, is getting clobbered by “Gary Unmarried” and has fallen behind “Mercy” in total viewers.

* “Hank,” the only Wednesday-night ABC sitcom that continues without a full first-season order (“Scrubs” and “Better Off Ted” are both expected back at midseason), remains solidly in fourth place behind a resurgent “Old Christine.”

* Still-sliding “Eastwick,” which also competes without a full-season order, is now tied with the bottom-dwelling “Leno” in 18-49, and at 10 p.m. sits solidly in last place in terms of total viewers.

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