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American Idol Wins the Night Against the Winter Olympics

02/17/2010 mj santilli 25

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

American Idol 9 Ratings: Ellen Helps Boost Numbers

02/10/2010 mj santilli 6

As expected, more viewers tuned in last night to check out new judge, Ellen Degeneres take her place on the judges panel: Ignited by the arrival of new judge Ellen DeGeneres, American Idol scored a

American Idol 9 Ratings Take A Dive

02/04/2010 mj santilli 14

via Mediaweek: Fox took control of the 9 p.m. hour, of course, with the final night of auditions on American Idol notching a very healthy 20.83 million viewers and a 7.7/20 among adults 18-49. Healthy?

American Idol Ratings: Still #1

02/03/2010 mj santilli 6

via Mediaweek: Fox opened the evening with American Idol (#1, 24.44 million; A18-49: #1, 8.9 rating/23 share at 8 p.m.), the highest rated show of the evening, followed by the new season of Kitchen Nightmares

American Idol Season 9 Ratings: Roughly Steady With Last Week

01/28/2010 mj santilli 6

Via The Hollywood Reporter: Tuesday’s “American Idol” was roughly steady with last week. Featuring guest judges Neil Patrick Harris and Joe Jonas, “Idol” was seen by 24.7 million viewers and received a 9.1 preliminary adults

American Idol Season 9 Ratings: A Couple of Drops

01/27/2010 mj santilli 18

American Idol is still #1, but its ratings dropped this week from last. Idol averaged 24.2 million viewers, 13.5/21 households last night. Last Tuesday, it averaged 26.05 million viewers and a 9.9 rating/27 share among

Idol Season 9 Ratings Holding Steady

01/21/2010 mj santilli 6

Via Marc Berman of Mediaweek: -Ratings Breakdown: Led by American Idol, Fox got over the Wednesday “hump” in winning fashion, with 6.72 million more viewers and double the adult 18-49 rating of second-place CBS. In

American Idol Ratings See Big Increases Over Last Year’s Episode

01/20/2010 mj santilli 35

Awesome news for American Idol. The ratings last night were excellent: via Mediaweek’s Marc Berman: A one-hour edition of American Idol stood well above the competition, with 26.05 million viewers and a 9.9 rating/27 share

Ratings News: The Final Numbers

06/03/2007 mj santilli 6

My Season 6 ratings chart is complete. As predicted, the final Nielsen numbers for Wednesday’s finale were adjusted upward to include the 9 minutes the show ran after the 10 pm hour. According

Ratings News Week 17

05/13/2007 mj santilli 5

Updated ratings chart here. Tuesday’s preliminary ratings from Variety: According to same-day Nielsen nationals for Tuesday, the performance edition of “American Idol” kicked off the night a big winner for Fox (9.3 rating/28 share in