Great ratings for American Idol last night, considering it was competing directly with the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
As an aside, Idol Season 5 beat the Winter Olympics routinely back in 2006. But then, Idol was hitting it’s peak at that point…
via Mediaweek:
-Ratings Breakdown:
Not even the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games could stop the American Idol juggernaut, with Idol-ignited Fox outdelivering NBC by 3.23 million viewers and 3.7 rating points among adults 18-49. Tied for the distant No. 3 spot were ABC and CBS.
A two-hour edition of Fox’s American Idol, which unveiled seven of the 24 semifinalists, averaged 23.64 million viewers and a 9.1 rating/22 share among adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m., with the half-hour breakdown as follows:
American Idol (Fox)
8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 21.83 million (#1), A18-49: 8.3/23 (#1)
8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 24.35 million (#1), A18-49: 9.4/23 (#1)
9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 24.14 million (#1), A18-49: 9.3/22 (#1)
9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 24.22 million (#1), A18-49: 9.4/22 (#1)
Needless to say, this is quite an accomplishment opposite The Winter Olympics,
Over at NBC, the first Tuesday of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games scored 20.41 million viewers and a 5.4/14 in the demo in prime-time, with the half-hour breakdown as follows:
Vancouver Olympic Winter Games (NBC)
8:00 p.m. – Viewers: 17.39 million (#2), A18-49: 4.0/11 (#2)
8:30 p.m. – Viewers: 19.81 million (#2), A18-49: 4.9/12 (#1)
9:00 p.m. – Viewers: 21.00 million (#2), A18-49: 5.7/13 (#2)
9:30 p.m. – Viewers: 20.75 million (#2), A18-49: 5.6/13 (#2)
10:00 p.m. – Viewers: 22.38 million (#1), A18-49: 6.3/16 (#1)
10:30 p.m. – Viewers: 21.14 million (#1), A18-49: 6.0/17 (#1)
