American Idol Rocks

Thursday, May 10, 2007

FOX Rides 'Idol' to Wednesday Title

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Wednesday's ratings followed their usual pattern, with "American Idol" and "Bones" combining to give FOX a victory.

FOX averaged an 11.5 rating/19 share for the night, easily beating CBS, 7.3/12. ABC took third with a 4.7/8. NBC, 4.2/7, was fourth, and The CW trailed with a 2.7/4.

Among adults 18-49, FOX's 6.8 rating was more than double that of its closest competitor. CBS, 3.1, edged ABC, 3.0, for second place. NBC's 2.1 was good enough to beat The CW's 1.9.

"Bones" led a fairly quiet 8 p.m. hour, scoring a 6.4/11 for FOX. The season finale of "Jericho" earned a 5.3/9 for CBS. ABC grabbed third with "According to Jim," 4.1/7, and "Notes from the Underbelly," 3.8/6. "Thank God You're Here" finished fourth for NBC, while "America's Next Top Model" -- which was second in the 18-49 demo for the hour -- drew a 3.5/6 for The CW.

The "Idol" results show delivered a 16.6/26 for FOX at 9 p.m. "Criminal Minds" improved CBS' score to 8.3/13. "Crossing Jordan," 3.7/6, moved NBC into third, beating out reruns of "Jim" and "George Lopez" on ABC. "One Tree Hill" posted a 2.0/3 on The CW.

CBS held steady at 10 p.m. with "CSI: NY," 8.3/14. "Lost," 7.2/12, was second for ABC, while NBC's "Medium" came in at 5.2/9.

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