Nigel Lythgoe must smiling this morning. (I’m waiting for the bragging tweet) Ratings via TVByTheNumbers:
Against almost a complete slate of repeats on broadcast television, American Idol dominated the ratings Thursday night.
American Idol’s 8.1 adults 18-49 rating was up 12.5% vs. last Thursday. That was also up 29% vs. the comparable telecast last season (3/11/10, 6.3 A18-49 rating) .
An average of nearly 25 million people tuned in last night to watch the Top 13 reveal. According to EW, Fox had the most-watched Thursday of any broadcaster in four years.
Ratings broken down by half hour after the jump.
8:00 FOX American Idol 10 RESULTS 6.9 22 21.681
8:30 FOX American Idol 10 RESULTS 8.3 24 25.539
9:00 FOX American Idol 10 RESULTS 8.5 24 25.961
9:30 FOX American Idol 10 RESULTS 8.9 24 26.664