The Wednesday night Nielsens reflected the smaller summer audiences, but reality TV continued to thrive, according to TVbytheNumbers.com.

At 8 p.m. CBS’s "Big Brother" beat out Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance," scoring a 2.2 rating to a 2.0 in the 18-49 demographic. NBC’s "Minute to Win It" was just behind with a 1.8 in the demo.

At 9 p.m. NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" was the top-rated show of the night with a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of the second hour of "So You Think You Can Dance" with a 2.0. The premiere of CW’s "Plain Jane" barely registered with a 0.4 in the 18-49 demo.