Criminal Minds did great against American Idol. Criminal Minds stars Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.
FOX American Idol 20.83
CBS Criminal Minds 14.78
ABC Modern Family 9.07
NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) 4.14
CW Gossip Girl (R) 0.50
note: the ratings are in millions viewers.
source:tvbythenumbers