Originally posted by lopez: Finally someone is killing American Idol.
Kudos to ABC and NBC.
I hate to say it, but it looks like DWTS suffered more in the head-to-head than AI -- at least in the demo. Demo results from medialife:
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Meanwhile, Fox was first for the night among 18-49s with a 10.3 average overnight rating and a 25 share, with ABC second at 3.1/8, NBC third at 3.0/8, CBS fourth at 2.0/5, Univision fifth at 1.6/4 and CW sixth at 1.1/3.
At 8 p.m. Fox was first with a 10.1 for the first hour of “American Idol,” followed by NBC with a 2.8 for its first half of “The Biggest Loser.” CBS and Univision tied for third that hour at 2.0, CBS for a repeat of “NCIS” and Univision for “Al Diablo con los Guapos,” with ABC fifth with a 1.8 average for “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown” (1.9) and “Just for Laughs” (1.6), and CW sixth with a 0.8 for “Beauty and the Geek.”
Fox led again at 9 p.m. with a 10.5 for another hour of “Idol,” while ABC moved to second with a 3.5 for the first hour of “Stars.” NBC was third with a 3.4 for its second hour of “Loser,” CBS fourth with a 2.0 for “Big Brother,” Univision fifth with a 1.5 for “Pasion” and CW sixth with a 1.4 for “One Tree Hill.”
At 10 p.m. ABC took the lead with a 4.0 average for the last half hour of “Stars” (5.1) and the premiere of “Miss” (2.9). NBC was second with a 2.7 for a repeat of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” CBS third with a 2.0 for “Jericho” and Univision fourth with a 1.2 for “Aqui y Ahora.”
Among households, Fox led the night with a 15.1 average overnight rating and a 23 share. ABC was second at 7.6/12, NBC third at 5.3/8, CBS fourth at 4.6/7, Univision fifth at 1.9/3 and CW sixth at 1.6/2.
