Wednesday Ratings: Katie Couric No Star in Primetime

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For some reason, CBS chose last night - an American Idol night - to test out a primetime edition of their evening news. Needless to say, the experiment bombed.

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• American Idol (27 million, 10.1/25 in 18-49) picked up 1.1 million.
• Outside of repeats, the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (6.5 million, 1.2/3) had the worst demos of the night.
• Knight Rider (6.1 million, 1.9/5) grew by 1.1 million.
• Lost* (1.7/4) refreshed 5.3 million.
• The New Adventures of Old Christine* (4.9 million, 1.1/3) fell by 2.4 million.
• Privileged* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) did 300,000 less than 13: Fear is Real.

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