Source: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/ratin ... =wednesday

1. "American Idol" (FOX) 18.1/28
2. "Lost" (ABC) 11.3/16
3. "Criminal Minds" (CBS) 10.1/15
4. "CSI:NY" (CBS) 9.9/16
5. "Law & Order" (R, NBC) 7.3/12
6. "Bones" (FOX) 6.9/10
7. "Invasion" (ABC) 6.1/10
8. "The Biggest Loser: Special Edition" (NBC) 5.4/8
9. "Yes, Dear" (CBS) 5.3/8
10. "Still Standing" (CBS) 5.1/8
11. "George Lopez" (ABC) 4.3/7
12. "Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable" (NBC) 4.2/7
13. "Freddie" (ABC) 4.1/6
14. "One Tree Hill" (WB) 2.0/3
15. "Beauty and the Geek" (R, WB) 1.9/3
16. "Veronica Mars" (UPN) 1.5/2
17. "South Beach" (UPN) 1.1/2

Oh man, that is so disappointing for Veronica Mars. I think most people didn't know a new episode was on because they've been playing reruns forever .

BONES did really solid being after American Idol and all.

Oh god, Shack is going to have a heyday.

I know, I thought of that as soon as I saw the numbers. Damn it!

I had to watch VM at 11.15 because my UPN affiliate had a college basketball game on at 9, and I think in parts of the United States there was an NBA game on and VM won't air until Saturday or Sunday, so that surely didn't help VM last night, good episode though.

haha i was thinking the same thing about shack.
it also doesnt help that south beach was its lead in.

The game likely had a decent effect on why it didn't do so well, because usually a new episode never dips this low. And South Beach being its lead-in didn't help either. But still, I think the game was the biggest problem.

Bones did ok (better than average) but had a horrible retention rate!

HAHAHAHAHA Look at Freddie!!!!

Heh, burnnnnnnnn. This is only the beginning guys. The underdog comeback will onlly be getting stronger.

But I'm still not as satisfied as I would've liked. One Tree Hill didn't exactly go up. I was hoping some of the noise would bring out at least a few more shares. But this wasn't exactly a money-shot episode either, this upcoming week is. If they market it well, I could see a rise.

Im surprised that Freddie has survived this long. In the beginning of the season I thought it was a candidate for becoming axed in less than 2-3 episodes

People fighting over the 14th and 16th ranked shows on Wed. night, both of which may be taken out in the merger. Ahh the humor.

VM

whats with the huge drop for Lost? That's gotta be a series low or close to one.

I'm no expert, but I think "Bones" is toast. That's horrific ratings. Even "Stacked" did better.

Yeah that isn't great retention for Bones, though it usually performs well enough on its on without a lead-in. Lost's number does seem a bit low, and who is watching Criminal Minds anyway, the same people who watch NCIS?

Old people.

Neither Criminal Minds nor NCIS ever seems to appear in the top-ranked 18-49 shows list.

Considering what House was able to accomplish last seson, not great.

American Idol continues to dominate like crazy.

Tonight's episode of CSI was fucking amazing. Holy hell, I can't believe how good it was. The child actor was absolutely brilliant; the ending is the saddest ever. I loved it. I hope it gets huge ratings tomorrow, because it deserves it.

PEACE, Mike.

Well Fox were absolute morons for not having BONES come after HOUSE in the first place.