Ratings: Winter Olympics Beat American Idol Again
From Zap2it:
The crowning of a new women's figure skating champion at the Winter Olympics carried NBC to a ratings victory Thursday night, although the first cuts on "American Idol" outperformed the games in adults 18-49.NBC brought in an average of 22.5 million viewers and a 13.3 rating/21 share for the night, way ahead of FOX's 12.75 million and 7.4/11. CBS (9.6 million, 6.0/9) came in third. ABC (4 million, 2.8/4) was fourth, and The CW (1.6 million, 1.1/2) brought up the rear.
NBC: Winter Olympics (19.2 million viewers, 11.4/17 households)
FOX: "American Idol" results (17.8 million, 10.2/16)
CBS: "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (11.5 million, 6.7/10)
Source: Zap2It