CBS won Wednesday night with "Survivor: Nicaragua" and strong showings from "Criminal Minds" and freshman courtroom drama "The Defenders." ABC got slight a boost in its flagging numbers by replacing struggling legal show "The Whole Truth" with a primetime special on the Chilean mine rescue.
— ABC came in third with an average 2.7 rating/8 share in the key adults 18-49 demo. "Modern Family" was Wednesday's top show with a 4.7/13, up slightly from last week. "Cougar Town" was also up 7 percent with a 3.2/9. "The Middle" and new sitcom "Better With You" were both down. "Better With You" dropped 9 percent to 2.1/6,