Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 8/31/11 (FINALS)

WHAT MATTERS:

• Big Brother (3.3) ruled Wednesday, as this week's number was yet another new season high and yet another new highest-number-since-2007. It's seeming less and less ludicrous that the last couple weeks could find the upper 3's and hit the highest numbers since 2004.

• NBC's originals were down week-to-week, with Minute to Win It (1.4) dropping a tick and America's Got Talent (2.6) down three-tenths from last week's spike.

• Week two of Fox's weak Buried Treasure (1.0) at least maintained last week's rating, and the 9:00 encore of last week's premiere actually matched the original with a 1.0.

Above based on FINAL adults 18-49 ratings unless otherwise noted.