Wednesday Night Nielsen Ratings: REVENGE Down, AMERICAN HORROR STORY Coming Soon

Here's a look at Wednesday night's Nielsen ratings:

- REVENGE was down more than 19% with a 2.1 Adults 18-49 rating and about 7.2 million viewers.

- Compared to PRIMETIME: CELEBRITY PLASTIC SURGERY GONE TOO FAR? (in the same ABC time slot last year) REVENGE was up almost 17%.

Rate the Recasts

In our next installment of Rate the Recasts, WeLoveSoaps gives a thumbs up to a couple of recent soap replacements. Here are our grades:

Alison Stewart, ATWT: B
Marnie Schulenberg played the role of Alison Stewart on The Young and the Restless and L.A. Diaries before finally debuting on As The World Turns. She has stepped into the role with ease and made it her own. The new porn star meth addict Alison is not the same character that Jessica Dunphy played but that is not the fault of the actress. Schulenberg has shined in her scenes with ATWT vets Kelley Hensley and Marie Masters.

Ryan Chandler, S&S: A
Ryan Chandler brings just the right mix of innocence and yearning to the role of Clint Richards on Scripts & Scruples. His version of Clint harkens back to the potrayal of Nick Mathews in the role. His chemistry with Charissa Morvillo's Dara is abundant and Clint's recent declaration that he was a changed man was intriguing.

Rate the Recasts

WeLoveSoaps gives mixed reviews to the recent soap recasts. Here are our grades:

Craig Montgomery, ATWT: A
Scott Bryce is a recast but he is also the original actor in the role. Jeff Meek was all wrong for this part despite being a capable actor. Even with uneven writing, Bryce brings all the history of Craig to the table and makes Craig interesting again.

Dylan Lewis, GL: D-
This probably should be an F. Whoever thought it was a good idea to cast Brian Gaskill in the role of Dylan was way off base. The lack of chemistry with anyone on the canvas makes this not work. Morgan Englund was no Jack Nicholson but Gaskill makes us wish Englund was back.