'Modern Family' premieres to series high

Modern Family dvd reached a series high upon its second season premiere last night, early viewing figures show.Wednesday's opener, 'The Old Wagon', averaged a huge 12.61m and a 5. rating with adults 18-49 for ABC at 9pm.Cougar Town dvd followed on the network with 8.35m for its respective launch, while The Middle amused 8.81m at 8pm. Romantic comedy Better With You dvd, starring Joanna Garcia and Jennifer Finnigan, opened to 7.97m at 8.30pm.Later at 10pm, the network plunged to 4.91m as new legal drama series The Whole Truth logged just 4.91m, being thrashed by rival courtroom remake The Defenders, which took 12.09m for CBS.Earlier on the network, Survivor: Nicaragua entertained 12.47m, and Criminal Minds box set returned with a hefty 14.08m.Elsewhere, NBC action drama Undercovers kicked off with 8.57m, then the two-hour Law & Order: SVU dvd premiere managed 10.02m.Over on Fox, 6.57m saw Gordon Ramsay introduce a new set of contestants to Hell's Kitchen, while America's Next Top Model dvd and Hellcats found respective audiences of 2.82m and 2.32m.