Fox wins weekly ratings with "Idol," "5th Grader"
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Three doses of "American  Idol" and the new game show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th  Grader?" boosted Fox to a weekly victory in viewership and the  adults 18-49 demographic, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday.
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The latest edition of CBS reality  hit "Survivor" got off to a good start against NBC's new comedy  "Joey," beating the "Friends" spinoff in their first matchup,  according to TV ratings issued on Friday.
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Fox notched another victory  in the advertiser-friendly adults 18-49 demographic last week,  but CBS won the viewership stakes by just 60,000 people.
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The Patriots-Colts season opener Thursday night did a 26.8 rating (45 share) on Channel 5.
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Drawing an average of 24.6 million viewers, âAmerican Idolâ on Fox dominated Wednesday nightâs ratings.
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Fox pulled out another  strong week with a pair of two-hour episodes of "American Idol"  that overshadowed the rest of broadcast primetime in the adults  18-49 demographic.
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Sunday's Grammy Awards  helped CBS win the weeklong ratings race among total viewers,  while Fox led the field in the key adults 18-49 demographic.
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NEW YORK  - The Sugar Bowl proved sweet for Fox, which started the new year with a win Tuesday in both viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic.
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Fox swept prime-time television ratings last week, thanks to Sunday's broadcast of the New York Giants' dramatic victory in Super Bowl XLII, the most-watched sporting event in U.S. history.
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The &quot;American Idol&quot; triumph of  17-year-old Jordin Sparks drew nearly 6 million fewer viewers  than last year&#39;s finale, in the latest sign that U.S.  television&#39;s highest-rated show may have finally hit its peak.
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No more audition silliness. It's time to get serious on "American Idol." The Fox talent show trimmed down the competition Wednesday night, leaving 24 semifinalists &#151; 12 men and 12 women &#151; to vie for the "Idol" title and a record contract. The decision-making finale will be held in May.
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Monday's Game 5 of the Red Sox-Yankees series showed an interesting ratings pattern. The window from 5:15-8 p.m., the time allotted for the telecast, did a 42.2 rating and 66 audience share in Boston. Those are terrific numbers for any market. The better news for Fox was that the game was only half-over at that point.
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Jordin is the youngest Idol winner so far.
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"American Idol" is poised to set  ratings records when Fox's talent show returns to the airwaves  with a four-hour season premiere on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fox has tweaked its strike-affected midseason schedule, giving two troubled series, "New Amsterdam" and "The Return of Jezebel James," coveted previews behind ratings juggernaut "American Idol," which returns January 15.
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&quot;Hell&#39;s Kitchen&quot; heated a  summer Monday night for Fox, leading the network to the win in  the adults 18-49 demographic.
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Fueled by football, NBC  won last week&#39;s ratings race in the key adults 18-49  demographic. But CBS returned to No. 1 in total viewers after  finishing second the previous week.