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StatelyWayneManor

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01/24/12 02:56 PM

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http://www.thefutoncritic...pm-604512/20120124cbs01/ ...Idol gets Banged.

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The party's (almost) over, Idol. You lost to a CBS Sitcom!

February 24, 2012

TV Guide

The ratings keep getting bigger for The Big Bang Theory — and they keep getting smaller for American Idol .

The hit sitcom bested Idol outright for the first time in both viewership and the adults 18-to-49 demo Thursday, drawing 16.1 million and a 5.2, improving a tenth from last week. Idol averaged 15.4 million and a 4.4 (down 14 percent in the demo) for the hour. During the shows' 30-minute face-off, Idol snagged 14 million and a 4.0.

Idol: The Top 24 revealed — but there's a twist

But the number of biggest concern to Fox: Idol plummeted a massive 39 percent in the demo from its same telecast a year ago.

Overall, CBS and Fox tied for the night in the demo with a 3.2, but CBS won in terms of viewership. Though Rob (10.63 million, 3.0) and The Mentalist (13.2 million, 2.5) fell to series and season lows in the demo, Person of Interest (14.41 million) tied Grey's Anatomy (8.91 million) for the first time in that category with a 3.1.

8 p.m.
CBS: The Big Bang Theory 16.1 million viewers (5.2 A18-49 demo rating); Rob 10.63 million viewers (3.0)
ABC: Wipeout 5.0 million (1.5)
Fox: American Idol 15.4 million (4.4) [8-9 p.m.]
NBC: 30 Rock 3.71 million (1.5); Parks & Recreation 3.42 million (1.7)
CW: The Vampire Diaries (R) 1.29 million(0.5)

9 p.m.
CBS: Person of Interest 14.41 million (3.1)
ABC: Grey's Anatomy 8.91 million (3.1)
Fox: The Finder 6.22 million (2.0)
NBC: The Office 4.98 million (2.6); Up All Night 3.45 million (1.8)
CW: Supernatural (R).91 million (0.3)

10 p.m.
CBS: The Mentalist 13.2 million (2.5)
ABC: Private Practice 6.41 million (2.2)
NBC: Grimm (R) 2.2 million (0.9)

msacras

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02/25/12 03:21 PM

Hahahaha I think it's funny.

StatelyWayneManor

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http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ratings-american-idol-down-19-season-premiere-162836267.html ...Down 19% from last year's premiere.

flybulldog

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01/17/13 03:48 PM

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Didn't America get the memo that Mariah and Nicki are fighting?

19TOLIFE

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01/17/13 04:44 PM

I need a life

These judges are terrible.
This seems to be more about the judges than the contestants this season.
No wonder it lost. 20 minutes was all I could handle.

Iminajustinfog

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01/17/13 04:57 PM

To be fair, the Audition episodes always suck. We have to wait to get to Hollywood before it gets good.

Aunt Pappy

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01/17/13 07:23 PM

First time since Season 2 I didn't even turn it on. It's jumped the shark as far as I'm concerned.

StatelyWayneManor

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01/18/13 08:50 AM

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I only watch for the auditions/trainwrecks.

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The Sanjaya Effect: Idol's dwindling ratings

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01/20/13 05:02 AM

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The ratings on this show are a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The show shed some of its tasteful viewers which lead to trash winning. This caused more and more tasteful viewers to flee creating a situation where awful trash winning is and has been the only possible outcome.

The show can't be redeemed. The only people watching are those like us here to see the train crash but never caring enough to make it to the end or to vote and the women who use their breasts to hold their red solo cups at trailer park potlucks. The latter will continue to vote as long as their prepaid cell phones have minutes or their local phone company provides free landlines for low income households.

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Viewership isn't going up, that's for sure. But most shows would kill for these Thursday numbers.

From tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com:

Time	Net	Show	18-49rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (million)
8:00PM	FOX	American Idol (8-10PM)	5.6	15	16.28
	CBS	The Big Bang Theory -R	3.2	10	11.64
	CW	The Vampire Diaries	1.4	4	2.95
	NBC	30 Rock	1.3	4	3.44
	ABC	Last Resort	1.0	3	5.07
			tvbythenumbers.com
8:30PM	CBS	Two and a Half Men -R	2.3	6	9.03
	NBC	Parks and Recreation	1.9	5	3.92

			tvbythenumbers.com
9:00PM	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	3.0	8	8.80
	NBC	The Office	2.1	5	4.15
	CBS	Person Of Interest -R	1.6	4	9.40
	CW	The Carrie Diaries -R	0.4	1	1.14

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Wednesday was 'flat' according to the overnights ...

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, January 30, 2013.

Although it dipped slightly in the 8 p.m. hour, FOX's "American Idol" rose a little against "Criminal Minds" and "Modern Family" repeats in the 9 p.m. hour and ended up flat against last week's audition episode, which has to be considered a triumph for the talent show. Certainly FOX scored easy Wednesday victories in all counts.

Without their stronger lead-ins, ABC's "The Neighbors" and "Suburgatory" both struggled on Wednesday night, while The CW's "Arrow" had a low week as well.

On the more positive side, NBC's "Chicago Fire" posted good numbers against repeat competition, while CBS' "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" had a solid performance as well.

The numbers...

Among adults 18-49, FOX averaged a 5.4 rating, tops in the key demographic for Wednesday night. CBS' 1.8 key demo rating was a distant second, followed by NBC's 1.6 rating and the 1.5 key demo rating for ABC. The CW averaged a 0.9 key demo rating for the night.

Overall, FOX averaged an estimated 15.59 million viewers and a 9.1 rating/14 share, far ahead of CBS' 8.07 million viewers and 5.2/8 for the night. NBC was third with a 3.8/6 and 5.61 million viewers, ahead of the 3.0/5 and 4.63 million viewers for ABC. The CW averaged a 1.6/2 and 2.64 million viewers.

[Univision averaged 3.65 million viewers and a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 for Wednesday primetime.]

8 p.m. - "American Idol" averaged 14.845 million viewers and a 5.1 rating among adults 18-49, down from the comparable hour last week, but easily topping the 8 p.m. frame for FOX. CBS' "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" averaged 9.87 million viewers and a 2.1 key demo rating, the annual special's best performance since 2010. ABC was third with a repeat of "The Middle" (5.52 million and a 1.3 key demo) and a new "The Neighbors" (5.25 million viewers and a 1.6 key demo). NBC was fourth with new episodes of "Whitney" (3.585 million and a 1.3 key demo) and "Guys with Kids" (2.895 million and a 1.1 key demo). On The CW, "Arrow" dipped to just under 3 million viewers and a 0.9 key demo rating.

9 p.m. - The second hour of "American Idol" rose to 16.34 million viewers and a 5.7 rating among adults 18-49, leading the 9 p.m. hour for FOX.

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/news/tv-ratings-flat-american-idol-auditions-keep-fox-atop-wednesday-throne#jxlBOMsFZbyp8Zov.99

8trackmind

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02/02/13 10:14 AM

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I will never watch Idol again. Just call it the Philip Phillips effect.

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http://www.antimusic.com/news/13/March/01Duck_Dynasty_Tops_American_Idol_Following_Morrissey_Controversy.shtml ...This is a joke, right?

The Infamous bLuEeYeDsOuL

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03/01/13 11:09 AM

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These judges are poor and whoever decided on the grouping selections should be fired and/or shot.

kathyk1024

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03/01/13 11:43 AM

I think it's the Nicki Minaj effect. Too much Nicki. Last night she was intolerably phoney and rude. I know you guys dog the fraus, but this frau and a lot of fraus like female vocalists. Mariah for example.

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kathyk1024 wrote:
I think it's the Nicki Minaj effect. Too much Nicki. Last night she was intolerably phoney and rude. I know you guys dog the fraus, but this frau and a lot of fraus like female vocalists. Mariah for example.

The fraus have consistently been shown to like boys with guitars.

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From Zap2it for Wednesday 2/27.

Overnight ratings for Wednesday, February 27, 2013:

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (million)
8:00PM	FOX	American Idol (8-10PM)	3.8	11	13.15
	CBS	Survivor: Caramoan	2.6	8	9.43
	ABC	The Middle	2.1	6	7.96
	NBC	Whitney	1.2	4	3.55
	CW	Arrow	1.0	3	3.26
			tvbythenumbers.com
8:30PM	ABC	The Neighbors	1.7	5	6.12
	NBC	Guys With Kids	1.1	3	3.15
			tvbythenumbers.com
9:00 PM	ABC	Modern Family	3.9	10	10.59
	CBS	Criminal Minds	2.6	7	10.58
	NBC	Law & Order: SVU	1.6	4	5.58
	CW	Supernatural	0.9	2	2.24
			tvbythenumbers.com
9:30PM	ABC	Suburgatory	2.3	6	6.30

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From Zap2it for Thursday 2/28.

Overnight ratings for Thursday, February 28, 2013:

Time	Net	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers Live+SD (million)
8:00PM	FOX	American Idol (8-10PM)	3.8	11	12.47
	CBS	The Big Bang Theory -R	2.8	9	10.69
	NBC	Community	1.1	4	2.74
	ABC	Zero Hour	1.0	3	5.03
	CW	The Vampire Diaries -R	0.4	1	1.14
			tvbythenumbers.com
8:30PM	CBS	Two and a Half Men -R	2.2	6	8.36
	NBC	Parks and Recreation -R	0.9	3	2.16
			tvbythenumbers.com
9:00PM	CBS	Person Of Interest -R	1.9	5	9.50
	NBC	The Office -R	1.0	3	2.26
	ABC	Scandal -R	0.9	2	3.34
	CW	Beauty And The Beast -R	0.3	1	0.80
			tvbythenumbers.com
9:30 PM	NBC	1600 Penn	0.9	2	2.23

MikiBoi

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03/01/13 09:41 PM

thanks for posting the ratings.

wow ratings are pathetic these days. nobody is watching tv anymore.

12-13 million is so low for Idol. I can totally see the ratings going down to 10 million in season 13 or 14.

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