[TV] Ratings: American Idol Gets Almost 19 Million Viewers For FOX
Posted by Joseph Lee on 02.09.2012
Fox easily wins the night...
American Idol's Hollywood week earned FOX nearly 19 million viewers last night, easily winning the night for the network.
Criminal Minds (CBS) and Modern Family (ABC) had about 13 million viewers each, which are respectable numbers for both programs.
FOX had a total of 13.9 million viewers for the night and a 7.9 rating/12 share in households. They were followed by CBS (10.3 million, 6.6/10), ABC (8.4 million, 5.2/8), NBC (5.3 million, 3.6/6) and The CW (1 million viewers, 0.7/1).
In the adults 18-49 demographic, FOX also won with a solid 4.5 rating, followed by ABC (3.1), CBS (2.4), NBC (1.6) and the CW (0.5).
Ratings hour-by-hour:
8 p.m.:
FOX: American Idol (18.9 million viewers, 10.8/17 households)
CBS: Person to Person premiere (6.0 million, 4.1/6)
ABC: The Middle (8.3 million, 5.0/8)/Suburgatory (7.3 million, 4.4/7)
NBC: Whitney (4.1 million, 2.7/4)/Are You There Chelsea? (3.7 million, 2.5/4)
The CW: One Tree Hill (1.3 million, 0.9/1)
18-49 leader: American Idol (6.0)
9 p.m.:
CBS: Criminal Minds (13.6 million, 8.6/13)
FOX: Mobbed (8.8 million, 5.0/8)
ABC: Modern Family (12.9 million, 7.6/11)/Happy Endings (6.9 million, 4.2/6)
NBC: Rock Center with Brian Williams (5.3 million, 3.6/5)
The CW: Remodeled (713,000, 0.5/1)
