Ratings: American Idol down 7.8% from last week

Oh no! American Idol ratings were down 7.8% from last week and 7.8% from last season. Have the recent bad audition shows affected the ratings? Or is this just a normal trend? Can the show make some gains for Hollywood Week?

I'm worried for tonight's numbers. Thursday declines from last season are in the 20% range and we might see the biggest drop tonight.

From TVbytheNumbers:

Of course Fox easily won the night in adults 18-49 as American Idol scored an 8.3 rating. That’s down 7.8% from last Wednesday’s episode and also down 7.8% from the comparable Tuesday night episode last season. Idol is holding up very well in the comparisons of this year’s Wednesdays vs. last season’s Tuesdays. It’s this year’s Thursdays vs. last year’s Wednesday where it is suffering the larger declines.