American Idol owned Wednesday night

March 10, 2011

As the competition heats up, two hours of “American Idol” crushed the competition on Wednesday and gave Fox the ratings victory.

Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49	8.0/22	2.4/7	1.6/5	1.5/4	1.1/3	0.8/2
Adults 18-34	6.0/20	1.4/5	1.2/4	1.7/5	0.9/3	0.9/3
Total Viewers (millions)	24.244	9.407	4.952	3.958	4.003	1.678