Ratings: American Idol 12 steady, wins Thursday - 1/18/2013

American Idol 12 had a 5.6 adult rating on Thursday down slightly from last year's 5.7 Thursday premiere. The show had 16.2 million viewers, losing 1.5 million from last year.

It's a miracle! Don't count out the show yet -- it may have some legs after all with Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey on the show. Nicki is bringing in the younger demo, according to FOX. I am so happy! However, it is just the first week so... anything could happen, Anything Could Happen, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN!

Spin from FOX:

http://twitter.com/GaudeP/status/292300954840203264

http://twitter.com/GaudeP/status/292302288607916033

From Vulture:

http://twitter.com/TVMoJoe/status/292306499026436096