Ratings: X Factor Tops Night
Tate Stevens
The X Factor's finale performance show topped Wednesday night against little competition.
The two-hour show drew 8.3 million viewers and a 2.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, holding steady from last week.
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NBC's broadcast of the Miss Universe pageant earned 6.1 million viewers and a 1.8, up slightly from last year. Chicago Fire (6.5 million, 1.9) posted its second best numbers of the season, rising a couple tenths.
8 p.m.
CBS: A Home for the Holidays with Rascal Flatts 5 million viewers (0.9 demo rating)
ABC: The Middle (R) 5.3 million (1.4); The Neighbors 4.1 million (1.1)
NBC: Miss Universe 2012 6.1 million (1.8) [8-10 p.m.]
Fox: The X Factor 8.3 million (2.7) [8-10 p.m.]
CW: Noel 1.6 million (0.3) [8-10 p.m.]
9 p.m.
CBS: Criminal Minds (R) 6.4 million (1.4)
ABC: Modern Family (R) 5.7 million (1.8); 20/20: The Year with Katie Couric 5.4 million (1.6) [9:30-11 p.m.]
10 p.m.
CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (R) 5.8 million (1.1)
NBC: Chicago Fire 6.5 million (1.9)