American Idol Watchers Number 32 Million


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American Idol Watchers Number 32 Million

There's a reason rival television executives not-so-fondly refer to Fox's "American Idol" as the "death star." The talent show, which attracted more than 32 million viewers for each of its audition episodes last week, eclipsed everything in prime-time TV last week and was particularly cruel for the shows unlucky enough to air at the same time, Nielsen Media Research said on Tuesday.

ABC's new comedy "Knights of Prosperity" (3.6 million viewers), NBC's critical favorite "Friday Night Lights" (5.7 million) and CBS' dead-on-arrival reality show "Armed & Famous" (4.2 million) are some of the programs that wilted last week in direct competition with "Idol."

One of the few shows that seemed impervious to the Fox phenomenon is Univision's Spanish-language soap opera, "La Fea Mas Bella," which had more viewers at 8 p.m. Wednesday (6.3 million) than anything NBC, ABC or CBS had to offer.

Fox spent much of last fall a distant fourth in the ratings. The new year is quite different: Fox was first last week and, thanks mainly to "Idol," had more than double the average prime-time audience among adults aged 18-to-34 than any other network, Nielsen said.
In another intriguing network competition, NBC's new serial "Heroes" returned from a hiatus last Monday with 14.9 million viewers, beating Fox's "24" (14.5 million) in the same time slot. Neither show, however, could beat CBS's "Two and a Half Men" (15.8 million) at 9 p.m.

For the week, Fox averaged 12.6 million viewers (7.4 rating, 11 share). CBS had 11.6 million viewers, although its rating and share (7.5, 12) were higher than Fox, an indication that families and friends were watching "American Idol" together. ABC had 8 million viewers (5.2, 8), NBC had 7.7 million (5.0, 8), the CW had 3.3 million (2.1, 3) and the i network had 680,000 (0.4, 1).

Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision averaged 3.9 million prime-time viewers (2.1 rating, 3 share), Telemundo had 850,000 (0.5, 1) and TeleFutura had 720,000 (0.4, 1)

NBC's "Nightly News" won the evening-news ratings race, averaging 9.3 million viewers (6.4, 12). ABC's "World News" had 9.1 million viewers (6.3, 12) and the "CBS Evening News" 7.5 million (5.2, 10).

A ratings point represents 1,114,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 111.4 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.

For the week of Jan. 22-28, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 33.87 million; "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 32.6 million; "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 21.5 million; "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 21.17 million; "CSI: Miami," CBS, 18.86 million; "Deal or No Deal" (Monday), NBC, 17.61 million; "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 15.85 million; "Cold Case," CBS, 15.13 million; "Heroes," NBC, 14.9 million; "NCIS," CBS, 14.83 million.

AMERICAN IDOL NEWS

Josh, Bucky and Phil’s 4th of July Performances

Second Season’s Josh Gracin will spend July 4^th in McKinney, Texas for a show at Craig Ranch before returning home to spend the remainder of the long weekend with family in Tennessee.

Season 5’s Bucky Covington will play the Red, White and Boom Festival in Lexington, Kentucky on July 4. (One can only imagine that if Bucky were at home in Nashville over the holiday, he’d be waterskiing or motorbiking around.)

Finally, Season 6’s Phil Stacey will play the Wild West Fest in Hays, Kansas on July 4 before vacationing with family in Oklahoma.

Check out Josh's profile, Bucky's transformation gallery and Phil's latest interview with us.

Jordin, Kat and Taylor Perform for 4th of July

This year’s Macy’s 4^th of July Fireworks Spectacular will feature the singing talent of two American Idols: AI Season 6 winner, Jordin Sparks and AI Season 5 Runner-up Katharine McPhee! Jordin will be performing her latest single, “One Step at a Time” and Katharine, who is working on her second album, will perform “Save The Last Dance For Me.”

Meanwhile, from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, AI Season winner Taylor Hicks will perform at the 2008 Fourth of July Concert in Washington, D.C.

Check out the transformation galleries for Jordin, Kat and Taylor. See how they changed over their season on Idol!

Paris Bennett Is Mom To Be

Season 5’s Paris Bennett is pregnant with her first, according to The Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Paris, who will be 20 years old when the baby arrives in October, is maintaining her privacy with details including the identity of the father.

According to the Star-Tribune, some high profile celebrities have said they will be attending the August baby shower with the intention of spoiling the baby mercilessly, with or without Paris' permission. Queen Latifah reportedly told Paris, “You’re the Princess, I’m the Queen!”

Since finishing fifth place on American Idol, “Princess P” as Ryan Seacrest liked to call her, released a debut album, “Princess P” on May 8, 2007.

Check out our Season 5 transformation photo gallery for the new mom!

Who Will Be The Next Singing Superstar? Auditions for the eighth season of American Idol begin Thursday, July 17, at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA, and will continue in seven other cities. Once again, auditioners will have an extraordinary opportunity to perform before millions of TV viewers and become household names, with one winning the coveted American Idol title and a major recording contract. The official docs for the auditions are as follows: FAQs Rules Release Form Guardian Release Form Auditions will be held as follows: Thursday, July 17 San Francisco, CA The Cow Palace Monday, July 21 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall Friday, July 25 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena Tuesday, July 29 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena Saturday, August 2 San Juan, Puerto Rico Coliseo de Puerto Rico Friday, August 8 Kansas City, MO TBD Wednesday, August 13 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Tuesday, August 19 East Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center at the Meadowlands Specific information for the San Francisco auditions is below. More details for the additional audition cities will be announced shortly. San Francisco American Idol Auditions WHO: Men and women 16-28 years old as of July 15, 2008, who are eligible to work in the U.S. Some restrictions apply – please visit americanidol.com for specific information. WHERE: The Cow Palace 2600 Geneva Ave. Daly City, CA 94014 WHEN: Thursday, July 17 HOW: Wristbands will be distributed from 7:00 AM on Tuesday, July 15 until 8:00 AM on Thursday, July 17. Auditioners will not be permitted to camp out; therefore, once they obtain their wristbands, they will be asked to return to the Cow Palace on Thursday, July 17. Take a look at some of our favorite photos from Season 7's Auditions!

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