"Idol" special dominates Wednesday

Fox handily won Wednesday night’s ratings race with the “Idol Gives Back” special. Still, the telecast was down from last year’s American Idol charity episode.

Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 5.7/16 1.8/5 1.6/5 1.6/5 1.3/4 0.9/3 Adults 18-34 4.3/13 1.4/5 1.2/4 0.9/3 1.4/5 0.9/3 Total Viewers (millions) 18.347 6.336 4.330 6.756 3.393 1.943

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