Wednesday Ratings: Sour Notes for American Idol

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,

Did everyone just assume Adam Lambert was going to win? Over 100 million votes were cast for the Idol finale, but less than a third of that figure bothered to watch. Last night’s two-hour extravaganza tied the smallest audience numbers for an ender since Season 1. Meanwhile, the program had the lowest 18-49 performance for a closer…ever.

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• American Idol 8 (28.8 million, 10/28 in 18-49) was down approximately 3 million from American Idol 7.
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (5.7 million, 1.6/5) fell by 800,000; Gary Unmarried (1.7/5) wrapped up with 5.6 million.
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (5 million, 1.1/3) slid by 500,000.
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (1.2/3) pulled in 3.4 million for ABC.
• CW’s airing of Take the Lead (0.4/1) scored 1.3 million.

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