Ratings: American Idol down 18% in adults from last season

How disappointing. It's the same story this year: American Idol is still the #1 show on TV, but it's nowhere near it's ratings from the previous season.

Meanwhile Live to Dance had a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating! Omigosh, I want to give Paula Abdul a hug.

From TVbytheNumbers:

The 10th season of American Idol premiered down 18% among adults 18-49, drawing a 9.7 rating compared to the 11.8 rating for last year’s Tuesday premiere. Idol’s 26.1 million average viewers was down 13% from last year’s premiere 29.945 million. That’s more than the 10-15% seasonal ratings decline that has been typical in recent seasons.