Fast National ratings for Thursday, March 10, 2011. The spring's
first hour-long "American Idol" results show was down,
especially with young viewers, but it still coupled with a new
episode of "Bones" to give FOX key Thursday night wins, holding
off CBS, which also aired a full slate of originals. Among
adults 18-49, FOX averaged a 5.0 rating, beating the 3.1 rating
for CBS in the key demographic. ABC's 1.6 rating was a distant
third, with NBC's 1.1 rating and The CW's 0.4 rating following.
Overall, FOX averaged an estimated 16.34 million viewers to go
with a 9.5 rating/16 share. CBS was a solid second with an
8.0/13 and 12.92 million viewers on average. ABC wasn't really
in the race with a 2.9/5 and 4.81 million viewers, still better
than NBC's 1.7/3 and 2.44 million viewers and the 0.8/1 and 1.19
million viewers for The CW. 8 p.m. - "American Idol" cut its
field from 13 to 12 and drew 21.73 million viewers and a 6.5
rating among adults 18-49, both numbers significantly lower than
either hour of last Thursd