AMERICAN IDOL - MORE THAN 30 MILLION TUNE IN IDOL

There was no stopping American Idol Wednesday night. For the second night in a row the talent contest drew a bigger audience than all of its competition combined. The show averaged a 16.6 rating and a 25 share, peaking in the final half hour with a 17.8/27. That put Wednesday's show ahead of Tuesday's, with an actual audience numbering 30.64 million tuning in in the 9:00 p.m. hour, according to Nielsen Research. The show obliterated CBS's Big Brother, a summer reality series looking to establish itself during the regular season. However, during the 8:00 p.m. hour, it drew a 3.3/5, the lowest ratings for any program from a major network Wednesday night.

21/02/2008