Episode 3.13 Ratings Posted January 19 2012

Episode 3.13 Ratings

Last night's episode of Modern Family finished a strong second in the ratings against the return of Fox's American Idol. The reality show dominated the night, despite a significant drop in the ratings from last season's premiere.

The controversial "Little Bo Bleep" episode was watched by 11.80 million viewers, down from 12.12m last week. Modern Family finished third in total viewers, behind Fox's Idol and just behind CBS drama Criminal Minds. In the key adults 18-49 demographic, Modern Family finished second with a 5.0/12 rating, down slightly from 5.1/13 last week. This was Modern Family's best performance against American Idol in the demo. Moderm Family's 18-49 rating in the strongest any show has performed against Idol in the demo in six years. Modern Family was the #1 scripted TV program on Wednesday in the key 18-49 demo.

Episode: Little Bo Bleep Tags: Season 3, ratings

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Little Bo Bleep
Season 3, Episode 13 - Aired January 18, 2012

The family helps Claire prepare for her upcoming televised debate with Duane Bailey for the town council seat, but will they do more harm than good? Lily is going to be a precious flower girl for the first time, but the problem is she's just discovered her first expletive and Mitch and Cam don't know how best to deal with this new parenting test. And Jay is very concerned with Stella's recent strange behavior and puts the blame on Gloria.

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