Fox's 'X-Factor' opens to 12 million

Primetime's latest singing competition series, Fox's "The X-Factor," bowed to solid but unimpressive amounts Wednesday, a evening that saw ABC close strong with series levels for "Modern Family" - the night's No. 1 show in demos - and a good beginning for drama "Revenge." According to preliminary national estimations from Nielsen, the Simon Cowell-fronted "X-Factor" opened up up getting a 2-hour episode that averaged a 4.2 rating/12 participate grownups 18-49 and 12.millions of audiences overall - below 5.1 demo score that NBC's "The Voice" notched having its premiere in the finish of April, and under one-half the 9.8 that Fox's "The The American Idol Show ShowInch opened up up within mid-The month of the month of january. While excellent fall premiere amounts for nearly every other new show, anticipation industrywide were that "X-Factor" would leave the gate a lot more effective.It absolutely was beaten inside the 9 o'clock hour by ABC's hourlong "Modern Family" (6./15 in 18-49, 14.3 million audiences overall) in addition to only agreed to be slightly ahead in demos over CBS' potent "Criminal Minds" (4.1/10 in 18-49, 14.millions of audiences overall), which beat "X-Factor" in general audiences. "Modern Family" was up 18% versus. its year-ago premiere, while lead-in "The Middle,In . whose hourlong premiere featured guest star Ray Romano, also hit series levels (3./9 in 18-49, 9.6 000 0000 audiences overall).Despite facing "X-Factor" together with a far more effective "Modern Family," CBS vet "Criminal Minds" was remarkably up 2% in 18-49 versus. a year ago, while "CSI" will be a 7% improvement over last year's premiere of "The Defenders" at 10 o'clock. Earlier, "Survivor" (3.1/9 in 18-49, 10.4 million audiences overall) made it the "X-Factor" bow reasonably well, sinking 9% below last week's season premiere but coming about 20% below last year's second episode.ABC used the hourlong "Modern Family" to steer into its new 10 p.m. drama "Revenge," which won its hour in 18-49 (3.4/9) while drawing 10.millions of audiences overall. "Revenge" will require related to no "Modern Family" lead-in inside a couple of days as "Happy Being" will get control the 9:30 p.m. slot, but it's already apparent the brand new soapy drama is certainly a noticable difference over last year's dud "The Whole Truth," which opened up as much as some mere 1.5 demo score.Adopted CBS vet "CSI" (3.1/8 in 18-49, 12.6 000 0000 audiences overall) introduced the ten p.m. hour in general audiences not remarkably having its first original episode on Wednesday and was neck-and-neck with "Revenge" for your hour's lead among grownups 25-54.It absolutely was a hard evening for NBC, though leadoff comedy "Up With The Evening," which came solid amounts having its special preview last Wednesday, shown some existence (2.3/7 in 18-49, 6. million audiences overall) -up over last year's "Undercovers" as well as the best performance for just about any regular show inside the timeslot for your internet since December. Auds quickly switched elsewhere at 8:30 p.m., however, as "Free Agents" stood a meek time-period bow (1.3/4 in 18-49, 3.9 million audiences overall). Things continued to be quiet at 9 o'clock for your Peacock while using second-season premiere of "Harry's Law" (1.2/3 in 18-49, 7.3 million audiences overall), whose low amounts made existence a difficulty on "Law & Order: Special Sufferers Unit" (2.3/6 in 18-49, 7.6 000 0000 audiences overall), which went a distant third at 10 o'clock and was lower significantly from a year ago. As well as the CW barely registered with "Hater" (.4/one out of 18-49, 1.millions of audiences overall) as well as the once-vital "America's Next Top Model" (.7/2 in 18-49, 1.6 000 0000 audiences overall). Preliminary 18-49 earnings for your evening: Fox, 4.2/12 ABC, 4.1/11 CBS, 3.5/9 NBC, 1.8/5 Univision, 1.7/4 CW, .6/2.In general audiences: CBS, 12.3 million Fox, 12.millions of ABC, 11.4 million NBC, 6.6 000 0000 Univision, 3.7 million CW, 1.3 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com