This week’s American Idol preliminary Nielsen ratings:
Tuesday’s ratings were down 3% from last week and 9% from Season 5 (28.4 million, 11.4/32):
“Idol” averaged 25.9 million viewers and a 9.9 rating/27 share in adults 18-49, outpacing anything else in the hour. It was down, however, week to week (26.8 million, 10.3/29).
Wednesday’s results show was down 1% from last week (28.6 million, 11.1/27) , but up 2% from the Season 5 Top 7 Results show. (27.6 million, 11.3/30) :
From 9 to 10 p.m., “American Idol” averaged a 10.9 rating/27 share in adults 18-49 and 28.2 million viewers overall, beating the next five highest-rated nets combined in most categories.
Ryan didn’t mention the vote totals during last year’s Top 7 Results show. This year, Ryan announced there were more than 38 million votes, up 9% from last week’s 35 million.
