'American Idol' Dominates Ratings Again

"American Idol" delivered a 13.9/22 for FOX at 8 p.m. A "Survivor: Tocantins" clip show -- moved to Wednesday because of CBS' NCAA tournament coverage Thursday -- drew only a 5.0/8, one of the show's lowest ratings ever. "Scrubs," 3.5/6, and "Better Off Ted," 3.1/5, came in third for ABC. "America's Next Top Model," 2.1/3, put The CW ahead of NBC and "The Chopping Block." Read the full story here. More »

Apparently the Grand Ole Opry wasn't too grand for "American Idol." FOX still easily won the night with a 12.1/19 share, but its 21.5 million viewers were off by close to 4 million people compared to last week. CBS finished second at 9.1/15. ABC, 6.2/10, came in third, followed by NBC at 5.7/9. The CW drew a meager 0.9/1. Read the full story here. More »

FOX rolled to another ratings win Tuesday as the last group of American Idol semifinalists sang for America's votes. For the night, FOX averaged a 13.8 rating/21 share and 24.2 million viewers. That was nearly double the number of viewers for second-place CBS, which scored a 7.9/12 and 12.3 million viewers. NBC finished third at 5.3/8, beating out ABC's 4.5/7. The CW drew a 1.2/2. Read the full story here. More »

A Thursday edition of American Idol shook up the normal ratings order for the night, propelling FOX to a win over CBS. FOX averaged an 8.8 rating/14 share for the night, narrowly beating CBS' 8.7/14 for the lead (the gap in total viewers was a little wider: 15.27 million for FOX vs. 13.95 million for CBS). ABC was a distant third at 4.2/7, beating out NBC's 3.9/6. The CW earned a 1.3/2. Read the full story here. More »

American Idol went up against a new episode of Lost for the first time this season, but it had little effect on its ratings. The first hour of "American Idol" delivered a 13.4/21 at 8 p.m, but Idol's second hour actually improved, to 14.2/22 at 9 p.m, soundly beating the new episode of Lost. Read the full story here. More »

The first American Idol results show carried FOX to a ratings win Wednesday night. The results show scored a 14.0/22 and 24.4 million viewers at 8 p.m., with no other network coming close. CBS was the best of the rest with "The New Adventures of Old Christine," 4.7/8, and "Gary Unmarried," 4.6/7. NBC's "Knight Rider" and a "Lost" rerun on ABC each drew a 3.6/6.

Honestly, I'd be curious to see an episode of Idol go head-to-head with a new episode of Lost. I'm not surprised it was able to trounce a rerun. Read the full story here. More »

Two hours of American Idol gave FOX another ratings win Tuesday night and kept a couple competitors from reaching the heights they have in recent weeks. Read the full story here. More »

The naming of this year's American Idol semifinalists powered FOX to a dominant ratings win Wednesday night. FOX averaged a 14.1 rating/22 share in households for the night, and its 24.6 million viewers were more than double the average for second-place CBS (7.0/11, 11 million). ABC, 4.0/6, edged NBC, 3.9/6, for third. The CW's rerun slate could only muster a 0.7/1. Read the full story here.
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CBS nearly pulled off the rare feat of drawing more viewers than FOX on an American Idol night on Tuesday, but FOX managed just to hold onto the title. CBS's near-victory was mostly due to The Mentalist, at 12.1/18, which captured the lead for CBS at 9 p.m. The Biggest Loser jumped up to 6.8/10 in its second hour, topping the 6.2/9 for Fringe on FOX. An hour of Scrubs earned a 2.8/4 for ABC. Privileged closed the night for The CW. Read the full story here. More »

With main competitor CBS resting its two dramas Wednesday, FOX had little trouble in sewing up a big ratings win for the night. American Idol ruled the 8 p.m. hour with a 14.9/23. A "Criminal Minds" rerun on CBS took second with a 5.7/9. NBC's "Knight Rider," 3.2/5, edged a repeat of last week's "Lost," 3.1/5, for third. The CW aired a "Privileged" rerun. Read the full story here. More »