"Idol" premieres strong

January 13, 2010

Fox easily won the Tuesday night ratings race as “American Idol” made its season debut, with no erosion from a year ago.

Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49	11.7/29	3.5/9	2.8/7	1.4/3	1.0/3	0.3/1
Adults 18-34	10.6/29	2.3/7	2.2/6	1.4/4	0.9/3	0.4/1
Total Viewers (millions)	29.799	16.664	7.463	3.720	3.127	0.729