Episode 5.12 Ratings Posted January 16 2014

Episode 5.12 Ratings

Last night's episode of Modern Family finished a strong second in the ratings among the key 18-49 demographic, slipping to third overall. Fox's American Idol, still a formidable opponent even as its ratings decline each year.

This week's episode, "Under Pressure", had an audience of 9.14 million people, down by 370,000 from last week. Modern Family finished third in viewers, behind Idol and CBS's Criminal Minds. Modern Family rose to second place with a 3.2/9 rating in the 18-49 demo, down three tenths of a point from its previous episode.

Episode: Under Pressure Tags: Season 5, ratings

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Under Pressure
Season 5, Episode 12 - Aired January 15, 2014

The high school open house puts the parents in a bit of a time warp when Claire finds herself stressed out by all the pressure, Gloria encounters a “mean girl” mom (guest star Jane Krakowski) and Jay teaches Phil how to play a little hookie. Elsewhere, Mitchell gets defensive when he encounters his judgemental, environmentalist neighbor (guest star Jesse Eisenberg) and Alex goes to see a therapist (guest star John Benjamin Hickey).

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