TV Ratings: "American Idol" Keeps Sinking
One might think that now that we're down to the final three contestants on "American Idol" FOX's reality contest would be picking up steam. That is not the case as last night's performance show pulled in a record low 23,03 million viewers.
Are the viewers losing interest in this year's finalists or has the series as whole finally reached its peak? Year-to-year the competition is down about 20% in the ratings.
Despite "Idol's" losses, "House" manages to hold on to its loyal following - last night's episode was seen by 21,59 million viewers.
"Dancing with the Stars" at 9 p.m. was the second most watched program in the timeslot with 18 million viewers. Will the show ever exceed the ratings for "American Idol"?
"Country Music Awards" on CBS shed 22% of last year's audience pulling in 9,19 million viewers on average during its there-hour telecast.
The CW's "Gilmore Girls" reached the end of the road on a high - the final episode scored 4,76 million viewers, that's about 800,000 more than last week and its best performance in almost 6 months.
Finally, in the 10 p.m. timeslot, both "Law & Order: SVU" and "Boston Legal" gained viewers - the dramas went up to 12,58 and 10,72 million viewers, respectively, leaving Country Music Awards in the last place.
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posted by Justin Van De Kamp at
11:45 AM
2 Comments:
Probably the buzz this year isn't as great for AI, which makes me wonder, if ABC/CBS/NBC all through their biggest shows next year when Idol is on, can Idol be taken down?
I didn't used to think so, but even now I'm not afraid of Lost going back against Idol now. I don't think DWTS is going to beat Idol though...it too is somewhat of an aging entity. I find that show totally a lot more fun than Idol though!
I guess Idol just isn't what it used to be. The only real star this season got voted off, and I guess its basically the same thing over again. Its like if someone redid the first Lost season scene for scene with different actors. It would eventually get old.
BL was very good last night, enjoyed it.
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