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“American Idol” annihilates the competition

29 January, 2008 10:51:00

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So long as “American Idol” is on the air, it’s pretty much a given that Fox will be the ratings winner. Even in Super Bowl week, since Fox has that broadcast as well this year. The Tuesday and Wednesday editions of Idol were #1 and #2 last week, followed by the new Fox reality show “Moment of Truth.”

In Household ratings, Fox was on top with a 6.9 rating and 11 share, followed by CBS at 6.1/10, NBC 5.1/8, ABC 4.4/7, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.3/2, MyNetworkTV 0.8/1, Telemundo ).7/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

Fox smashed the competition in the 18-49 demo, with NBC a distant second, followed by a CBS/ABC tie, Univision, CW, a tie by MyNetworkTV and Telemundo, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 01/21/08 - 01/27/08
Rank	Program	Network	Rating	Share	Audience (000)
1	AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	16.2	24	29274
2	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	15.1	23	27091
3	MOMENT OF TRUTH	FOX	12.9	19	23046
4	60 MINUTES	CBS	9.5	15	14480
5	CSI	CBS	8.6	13	13268
5	HALLMARK HALL OF FAME(S)	CBS	8.6	13	12726
7	DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	8.5	13	14238
7	DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED	NBC	8.5	13	13664
7	HOUSE	FOX	8.5	13	13910
10	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	8.4	14	12984
11	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	8.1	14	11723
12	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	7.9	12	12668
13	EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.	ABC	7.8	12	13546
13	NCIS	CBS	7.8	12	11951
15	CSI: NY	CBS	7.4	12	11514
16	TWO AND A HALF MEN-SPC(S)	CBS	7.3	11	11576
17	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	7.1	12	10347
17	SHARK - 8PM SPECIAL(S)	CBS	7.1	11	11034
19	CSI: MIAMI-SPC(S)	CBS	7.0	11	10504
20	DANCE WAR SP-1/21(S)	ABC	6.5	10	9843
20	MEDIUM	NBC	6.5	11	10023
20	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	6.5	10	10510
23	SMARTER THAN 5TH 1/24-9P(S)	FOX	6.4	10	10337
24	UGLY BETTY	ABC	6.1	10	8877
25	APPRENTICE 7	NBC	5.7	9	8683
25	CSI: NY THURSDAY 8PM SPCL(S)	CBS	5.7	9	8485
27	1 VS 100	NBC	5.6	10	8770
27	BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	5.6	9	8304
27	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	5.6	8	8210
Source: Nielsen Media Research