UPDATED: Keeping with the sinking trend of the season, the 11-year-old Fox series didn't approach scores of previous seasons -- though it still climbed to near premiere-level numbers in adults 18-49 and total viewers. read more
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We all knew American Idol's eighth season premiere -- seen by an average 30.1 million viewers, according to overnight ratings (down 10 percent from Season 7's bow) -- would reclaim Tuesday night for Fox. The question was, how much w... Read Post
Fox’s American Idol performance finale was down slightly from last year in the ratings. Tuesday’s show delivered 20 million viewers and a 6.2 preliminary adults 18-49 rating, down 7 percent from last season. That rating will probabl... Read Post
Michael O'Connell Keeping with the downward trend of the season, the 11-year-old Fox series clocked its lowest-rated finale to date -- though still climbing to near premiere-level scores in adults 18-49 and total viewers. read more Read Post