AMERICAN IDOL Top 24 Announcement Brings Ratings Win for FOX
By: Caryn Robbins Feb. 23, 2012
Last night's episode of AMERICAN IDOL, in which some of the Top 24 finalists were announced, drew 15.9 million viewers, giving Fox a win for the night.
FOX averaged 15.9 million viewers with a 9.2 rating/14 share in households. CBS was next at 11.6 million, 7.1/11, followed by ABC at 6.8 million, 4.3/7, NBC at 4.1 million, 2.8/4 and the CW at 1.1 million, 0.8/1.
In the adults 18-49 demo, FOX won easily with a 5.1 rating, followed by CBS (2.9), ABC (2.4), NBC (1.2) and the CW (0.5)
The ratings results hour-by-hour are as follows:
8 p.m.:
FOX: "American Idol" (15.4 million viewers, 9.0/14 households)
CBS: "Survivor: One World" premiere (10.3 million, 6.0/10)
ABC: "The Middle" (7.5 million, 4.6/7)/"Suburgatory" (6.8 million, 4.3/7)
NBC: "Whitney" (4.1 million, 2.7/4)/"Are You There Chelsea?" (3.4 million, 2.3/4)
The CW: "One Tree Hill" (1.4 million, 1.0/2)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.9)
9 p.m.:
FOX: "American Idol" (16.4 million, 9.4/14)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" (12.6 million, 7.9/12)
ABC: "Modern Family" (11.5 million, 6.8/10)/"Happy Endings" (5.7 million, 3.6/5)
NBC: "Rock Center with Brian Williams" (2.7 million, 1.9/3)
The CW: "Remodeled" (759,000, 0.5/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (5.3)
10 p.m.:
CBS: "CSI" (11.8 million, 7.4/12)
ABC: "20/20" (4.8 million, 3.4/6)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (5.9 million, 4.1/7)
18-49 leader: "CSI" (2.8)
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