Fox’s “Idol” scored an 8.0 rating/2 share among adults 18-49 and 23.2 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen figures. Last night’s episode was down 6% from last week and down 12% from its comparable night last year, scoring its lowest-rated Tuesday performance telecast since August 2002 in the preliminary numbers. (Final National updates from Nielsen have “Idol” at an 8.2/23 in the demo, down only 4% from last week and matching its performance from two weeks ago.)
Fast overnight ratings from Marc Berman @ Mediaweek:
This week:
23.25 million viewers and an 8.0 rating/22 share.
Last week:
23.48 million viewers and an 8.2 rating/23 share.
Last Year:
24.7 million viewers and a 9.0 rating/25 share.
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What a shame the ratings are dropping. I wonder if it’s because the American public is finally catching a clue that the show is fixed?
I haven’t watched all season. The show has already chosen the winner so who cares?
Why watch? AI makes it very clear, week after week, who’s going to win