[TV] Ratings: American Idol Beats The Big Bang Theory In Ratings

Posted by Joseph Lee on 02.10.2012

But CBS wins the night..

American Idol earned more viewers than The Big Bang Theory last night, but CBS won the night overall.

Idol got 16.6 million in it's first half hour, beating Big Bang, which scored 16 million. However, Big Bang did have a higher rating in the 18-39 adults demographic, a 5.5 compared to Idol's 5.2.

For the night, CBS had a total of 14.3 million viewers and a 8.7/14 household. It was followed by FOX (12.2 million, 7.2/11), ABC (7.3, 4.7/8), NBC (3.9 million, 2.6/4) and The CW (2.4 million, 1.6/2). In the demographic, FOX won the night with a 4.0, followed by CBS (3.6), ABC (2.6), NBC (1.7) and The CW (1.0).

Hour by hour:

8 p.m.

FOX: American Idol (17.9 million viewers, 10.4/17 households)
CBS: The Big Bang Theory (16.1 million, 9.7/16); Rob (11.0 million, 6.6/10)
ABC: Wipeout (5.2 million, 3.0/5)
NBC: 30 Rock (3.9 million, 2.6/4)
The CW: The Vampire Diaries (2.96 million, 2.0/3)

18-49 leader: American Idol (5.7)

9 p.m.

CBS: Person of Interest (15.1 million, 9.1/14)
ABC: Grey's Anatomy (10.1 million, 6.6/10)
FOX: The Finder (6.5 million, 3.9/6)
NBC: The Office (5.2 million, 3.2/5); Up All Night (3.7 million, 2.4/4)
The CW: The Secret Circle (1.76 million, 1.2/2)

18-49 leader: Grey's Anatomy (3.9)

10 p.m.

CBS: The Mentalist (14.3 million, 8.9/15)
ABC: Private Practice (6.6 million, 4.6/8)
NBC: The Voice repeat (3.5 million, 2.4/4)

18-49 leader: The Mentalist (2.9)

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