Fox Crows as 'Idol' Draws 30 Million Tuesday
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LOS ANGELES  - Fox's "American Idol"  creamed the competition again on Tuesday, raking in nearly 30  million viewers in its second week on the air.
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WASHINGTON - They came with their wraparound shades, hair-styling tools and other items essential for a shot at fame. Thousands of people, many appearing to be teenagers or in their twenties, flooded into the Washington Convention Center this week to audition for Fox's popular "American Idol."   Candidates began arriving Monday morning - two days before the start of auditions - for a chance to win a spot on the television reality program that makes stars out of its winners...
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Last week's bireligious celebration on the Fox soap was   observed by a season-low 6.3 million (66th place)--down 32 percent from   Chrismukkah 2003 (i.e., the episode entitled "The Best Chrismukkah   Ever").
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WASHINGTON  The hottest campaign in town this week? It&#39;s not for president. It&#39;s for Idol. Producers for Fox&#39;s top-rated talent series estimate that 21,000 candidates and their supporters ...
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With a monster premiere for  "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" behind it and the  return of "American Idol" coming Tuesday night, Fox is sitting  in the driver's seat in this vastly different TV season.
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No network can get a multihour pregame show right, and Fox didnât, thanks to turning it into an âAmerican Idolâ promotion. But Fox did the football game very well.
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Yes, American Idol will air three times this week. But is that really enough?
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Fans of "American Idol," U.S. TV's most popular program, on Thursday gave their backing to a female contestant purportedly shown in some X-rated Internet photos, voting to keep her on the show.
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âHollywood Weekâ on âAmerican Idolâ had a promising start on Tuesday as a two-hour edition of that Fox talent competition trounced its competitors in the ratings, drawing 29.9 million viewers, according to Nielsenâs estimates. Although Tuesdayâs âIdolâ audience grew by 2 million compared with last weekâs, the first installment of âHollywood Weekâ last year attracted 31.2 million viewers. Trailing far behind Fox in the nightâs ratings, CBS drew the second most viewers, earning a solid 11.7 million at 8 p.m. for a rerun of âNCIS.â Later in the night, however, a more modest 7.3 million viewers tuned in at 9 for the premiere of âBig Brother: âTil Death Do You Part,â the first winter edition of that CBS summer mainstay. At 10 the second season debut of âJerichoâ attracted 7.2 million viewers, tying ABCâs âBoston Legal,â but trailing a repeat of NBCâs âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (8.3 million). NBC finished third for the night while edging past CBS for second place among adults 18 to 49 thanks to âThe Biggest Loser,â from 8 to 10 (7.5 million). ABC was a distant fourth overall.
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NEW YORK  - "Hell's Kitchen" kept the home fires burning for Fox, which narrowly beat NBC in the key adults 18-49 demographic for the week ended June 17.
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U.S. television's top show,  "American Idol," returned to prime time with 33.4 million  viewers, down sharply from last year's record season debut but  still more watched than the four other major networks combined,  according to ratings on Wednesday.
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At least 29.5 million "American Idol" fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as 17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet in the program's history, preliminary numbers showed on Thursday.
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Fox dominated the ratings on Tuesday, thanks to two popular shows, âAmerican Idolâ at 8 p.m. and âHouseâ at 9. Those shows delivered 28.1 million and 22.5 million viewers, Nielsen estimated. A repeat of CBSâs âNCISâ at 8 attracted the nightâs third-largest audience (11.7 million). CBSâs all-rerun lineup tied NBC for runner-up on the night, but NBC fared better among adults 18 to 49 with âThe Biggest Loserâ at 8 (8.3 million) followed by âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ at 10 (9.4 million). ABC finished fourth overall. On Monday President Bushâs final State of the Union address attracted the smallest audience of his two terms, 37.5 million viewers. That tally was 8 million fewer than a year ago, but 6 million more than President Clintonâs last State of the Union address in 2000. The speech was broadcast live at 9 p.m. on a total of nine network and cable channels.
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Fox and NBC tied for the  demographic win in primetime, while CBS won in viewership  during the last week of the 2006-07 TV season, Nielsen Media  Research said Tuesday.
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The Fox network, stuck in the  ratings dugout since the summer, finally hit a grand slam with  its telecast of the American League baseball championship  series, according to data issued on Wednesday.
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Plans to air a television game show  in which an adopted woman picks out her father from a panel of  impostors have thousands of people deluging Fox TV with letters  and e-mails to get the show shelved.
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Simon Cowell meet your namesake &#151; Simon, the bush baby. "American Idol" has donated $1,500 to the Milwaukee County Zoo to call its only bush baby Simon &#151; and to poke fun at the outspoken judge for comparing a wide-eyed contestant in Seattle to the tiny primate.