Criminal Minds overnight ratings info for "To Hell and Back" parts one and two. Criminal Minds held its own against Idol and owned the second hour. Congrats Criminal Minds!
"Idol" improved to a 17.3/27 for FOX in the 9 p.m. hour, with CBS' "Criminal Minds" taking second with a 7.8/12. NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" repeat had a 3.0/5, beating the movies on both ABC and The CW.
CBS closed in first with a 9.4/16 for "Criminal Minds" in the 10 p.m. hour. NBC's "Law & Order" was second with a 4.7/8, leaving ABC's movie in third.
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