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"American Idol extended its lead atop the ratings last night (Wednesday), overnight data shows. Season 11&amp;#039;s semi-final performance show rose 7% in metered markets to 4.8 with 18-49 adults between 8pm and 10pm, picking up an audience of 17.3m. Criminal Minds&amp;#039; last episode of 2011/12 took 13.5m (3.5) for CBS between 9pm and 11pm, securing the network a second place finish. Elsewhere, Suburgatory ended on a sour note with 5.4m (1.8) at 8.30pm, despite a solid lead-in from The Middle (6.5m/1.9). The rest of ABC&amp;#039;s scripted lineup - Modern Family (9.3m/3.9), Don&amp;#039;t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (4.8m/2.0) and Revenge (6.9m/2.0) - also lost viewers. A Betty White&amp;#039;s Off Their Rockers double bill enchanted 5.1m (1.4) and 5.4m (1.5) for NBC in the 8pm hour, while Law &amp;amp; Order: SVU had 5.5m (1.7) later on. America&amp;#039;s Next Top Model, The CW&amp;#039;s sole new broadcast, mustered 1.1m (0.5) in the 9pm slot. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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