“American Idol” slipped from last week, but was still solid enough to single-handedly deliver Thursday demo ratings and total viewers victories for Fox. Adam Lambert had subbed in at the judges’ table for Keith Urban during the New York auditions, which aired last night.
CBS finished second in both metrics, despite its lineup of originals all dipping. NBC’s shows all dropped double-digits from last week.
Fox was first in ratings with a 2.6 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and first in viewers with an average of 10.4 million, according to preliminary numbers. “American Idol” at 8 p.m.