Ratings: Arrow Shoots Up; The Voice Boosts Chicago Fire
David Ramsey and Stephen Amell
You guys love Arrow — and it shows!
The CW drama — which was just named the winner of TVGuide.com's Fall TV Popularity Contest — surged 30 percent Wednesday to 3.7 million viewers and a 1.3 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, matching its best numbers since the premiere. The growth also boosted Supernatural (2.3 million, 1.0), which was up 20 percent.
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NBC won the night with a special episode of The Voice (10.4 million, 3.7), which easily trumped The X Factor (7 million, 2.6) head-to-head again. Thanks to a big lead-in, Chicago Fire jumped more than 40 percent to 7.1 million viewers and a 2.3 to tie CSI (10.3 million, 2.3) in the demo and edge out ABC's Nashville (6 million, 2.0), which also grew slightly.
The rest of ABC's and CBS' lineups also enjoyed bumps.
8 p.m.
CBS: Survivor 10.25 million viewers (2.7 demo rating)
ABC: The Middle 9.1 million (2.8); The Neighbors 7 million (2.1)
NBC: The Voice 10.4 million (3.7) [8-10 p.m.]
Fox: The X Factor 7 million (2.6)
CW: Arrow 3.7 million (1.3)
9 p.m.
CBS: Criminal Minds 12 million (3.0)
ABC: Modern Family 12.3 million (4.7); Suburgatory 7.6 million (2.9)
CW: Supernatural 2.3 million (1.0)
10 p.m.
CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.3 million (2.3)
ABC: Nashville 6 million (2.0)
NBC: Chicago Fire 7.1 million (2.3)