Rankings: OK start for NBC's 'Chelsea'

1 week prior to the return of Fox juggernaut ''American Idol,'' it had been ABC that won in key demos Wednesday evening. NBC saw a reasonably nice beginning because of its new Wednesday comedy block, with ''Whitney'' leading in to the debut of ''Are You There, Chelsea?'' Based on preliminary national estimations from Nielsen, former Thursday comedy ''Whitney'' opened up on its new evening for NBC having a second-place 2.1 rating/6 be part of grown ups 18-49 and 6.a million audiences overall , topping the receiving the last five instances of ''Up All Night'' to air in Wednesday's opening half-hour. It had been then the premiere of ''Are You There, Chelsea?'' (2.3/6 in 18-49, 6.4 million audiences overall), which built on ''Whitney'' also placing second in the timeslot, ''Chelsea'' gave the Peacock its best performance of year in the timeframe. NBC also were built with a better showing using its Wednesday dramas, as ''Harry's Law'' hit a season high at 9 (1.4/3 in 18-49, 8.7 million audiences overall), and ''Law and Order: SVU'' (2./5 in 18-49, 8.4 million audiences overall) was around the top end too the internet appeared to make the most of CBS resting its dramas for that ''People's Choice Honours.'' Overall, NBC loved its greatest-ranked Wednesday of year. At ABC, ''The Middle'' (3./9 in 18-49, 9.six million audiences overall) and ''Suburgatory'' (2.9/8 in 18-49, 9. million audiences overall) appeared untouched through the walked-up comedy competition on NBC, with every show winning their half-hrs and matching their lots of a week ago. The net's comedy anchor, ''Modern Family,'' required an unexpected week-to-week drop around 10% (5.1/13 in 18-49, 12.3 million audiences overall) but continued to be easily the night's No. 1 show in demos. And lower a tick each were 9:30 p.m. comedy ''Happy Endings'' (3.1/8 in 18-49, 7.a million audiences overall) and 10 p.m. drama ''Revenge'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 7.5 million audiences overall), with both finishing on the top in 18-49. Actually, ABC taken all six half-hrs around the evening within the key demo. CBS opted for a repeat of ''Criminal Minds'' (2./6 in 18-49, 8.9 million audiences overall) in to the ''38th Annual Individuals Choice Awards'' (2.5/7 in 18-49, 8.9 million audiences overall), that was lower a little versus. this past year , placing second in demos and first as a whole audiences. And Fox battled having a repeat ''Mobbed'' (.9/3 in 18-49, 2.7 million audiences overall) then an authentic episode (1.3/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million audiences overall). At CW, ''One Tree Hill'' began its ninth and final season with solid amounts (.9/2 in 18-49, 1.7 million audiences overall), delivering the internet its best showing among grown ups 18-34 (1.2/4) and ladies 18-34 (1.8/5) since last March. The internet will bow reality show ''Remodeled'' within the 9 o'clock hour in a few days. Preliminary 18-49 earnings for that evening: ABC, 3.2/8 CBS, 2.3/6 NBC, 1.9/5 Univision, 1.4/4 Fox, 1.1/3 CW, .6/2. As a whole audiences: CBS, 8.9 million ABC, 8.8 million NBC, 7.8 million Univision, 3.a million Fox, 3. million CW, 1.3 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com