Idol prevails as usual, NBC fails to get a rise out of Reiser

Fox’s Thursday night win was a foregone conclusion, and NBC was able to claim second place, but it was not thanks to the Reiser show debut at 1.1/3 18-49.

Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 4.9/14 2.1/6 1.6/5 1.3/4 1.3/4 1.0/3 Adults 18-34 3.6/12 2.4/8 1.0/3 1.3/4 1.0/3 0.9/3 Total Viewers (millions) 16.454 4.625 8.526 3.156 4.415 2.472

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