Ratings: American Idol beats The Voice by .04 in 2012-2012 Season TV Ratings

Wow! What a nail-biter. Sunday Night Football was the top-rated show of the 2011-2012 Broadcast Season with a 7.99 adult rating.

American Idol (Wednesday) was #2 with a 6.16, followed by The Voice with 6.12 -- a .04 difference! Modern Family was the top-rated scripted show at 5.54, beating the Big Bang Theory which had a 5.53 (again another close one). The X Factor (Wednesday) was the #10 show with a 4.36.

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Here are last season's final broadcast ratings (18-49) for comparison:

Football was steady. American Idol went down. The Voice went up. Modern Family and the Big Bang Theory went up. Dancing with the Stars went down.