"Idol" hands Fox another ratings victory
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NEW YORK  - Fox rode "American Idol" to another weekly win in viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic and was aided by big numbers for the premiere of "The Moment of Truth."
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LOS ANGELES  - "American Idol" remained  the 800-pound gorilla of primetime for Fox on Wednesday, which  helped the network get its new 9 p.m. drama "Point Pleasant"  off to a respectable start.
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"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" crested the 30 million-viewer mark again on Thursday, leading CBS to an easy victory for the night.
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Despite a stellar turnout, Saturday night's Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope was not a ratings blockbuster. The two-hour, mostly live show averaged 5.7 million viewers on NBC, according to preliminary estimates, which showed Fox's football telecast averaging 21.5 million.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fox was hot to trot  Wednesday with "American Idol," and the return of Paris Hilton  and Nicole Richie in "The Simple Life: Interns."
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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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CBS tightened its grip on the November sweep lead with another decisive ratings win for the week of Nov. 15.
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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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Fox and CBS dominated last  week's top 10 ratings, with Fox taking the top four slots and  its reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" outdistancing  NBC's waning rival "America's Got Talent."
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Last week marked Fox  Broadcasting Co.&#39;s 22nd consecutive week atop the ratings list  in the adults 18-49 demographic.
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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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Foxâs combination of âAmerican Idolâ and âThe Moment of Truthâ lifted it far ahead of its rivals in the Wednesday night ratings.
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Hot on the heels of its beating the broadcast networks in coverage of the Republican National Convention, Fox News Channel has added another feather to its cap: It averaged more primetime viewers than its competitors combined in the third quarter.
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"NCIS" pushed past "House"  in viewership to lead CBS to a win Tuesday in the measure,  although Fox's medical drama overwhelmingly took the demo to  give Fox a primetime win in adults 18-49.
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NEW YORK  - 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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"American Idol" fans will be able to download their favorite performances thanks to a new agreement between the Fox talent show and Apple Inc.
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The San Diego auditions of âAmerican Idol,â with the usual mixture of the talented and the cringe-worthy, attracted 29.1 million viewers on Tuesday, lifting Fox with ease into first place in the nightâs ratings, Nielsen estimated. Although the showâs third installment is down 4.6 million from the same night a year ago, it still had more than double the audience of any other network broadcast. Foxâs rerun of âHouseâ came closest, leading the 9 oâclock hour after âAmerican Idolâ with 14 million viewers. NBCâs âBiggest Loser,â meanwhile, trailed both programs as runner-up during 8 to 10 p.m. among adults 18 to 49, averaging a modest 8.9 million viewers. NBC ranked second for the night, leading at 10 with âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (13 million). CBS was third, and ABC finished fourth.