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Idol Kills the Competition—Again

 
By Rebecca Stropoli -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/1/2006 1:15:00 PM

The competition continues to be no contest at all for Fox’s American Idol, which again blew its rivals out of the water with its warblers.

A one-and-a-half-hour episode was the night’s highest-rated program by far, averaging a 12.3 rating/30 share in the 18-49 demo for the night and helping Fox to an overall win with a 10.7/26.

And The War at Home, which Fox broadcast at 9:30 after Idol, benefited from its new lead-in, easily winning its time slot with a 6.0/9. Its closest competition was the second half-hour of the Amazing Race season premiere (4.4/10).

CBS and NBC tied for a very distant second place for the night. Both networks scored a 3.8 rating in the demo; CBS got a 10 share, while NBC got a 9. NBC’s highest-rated show of the night was Law & Order: SVU from 10-11; it scored a 4.9/12. CBS’ Amazing Race premiere took up two hours of the night, scoring a 4/10 between 9 and 11.

 
The WB was fourth for the night with a 2.0/5 for its lineup of Gilmore Girls and Supernatural.

Univision came in fifth; its soaps earned the network a 1.6/4 for the night.

Last was UPN with a barely there 0.6/1 for an evening of repeats (Next Top Model, Girlfriends and Half-and-Half.)
 

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006
CBS PLACES SECOND ON TUESDAY IN VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49
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CBS PLACES SECOND ON TUESDAY IN VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

The Two-Hour Premiere of "The Amazing Race" Wins Its Time Period in Adults 25-54 and Is Neck and Neck For First in Viewers and Adults 18-49

Paced by strong second place finish by NCIS in viewers and key demographics (opposite "American Idol") and the two-hour premiere of THE AMAZING RACE 9, CBS placed second on the first post-Olympic Tuesday in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings for Feb. 28.

At 8:00 PM, NCIS was second in households (9.7/15), viewers (14.93m), adults 18-49 (3.4/09) and adults 25-54 (4.9/11).

From 9:00-11:00 PM, THE AMAZING RACE 9 premiered with a 6.6/10 and 10.27m viewers, 3.1/08 in adults 18-34, 4.0/10 in adults 18-49 and 4.9/11 in adults 25-54. From 9:00-11:00PM, the RACE was first in adults 25-54, neck and neck for first in both adults 18-49 (-0.1 behind NBC) and viewers (-360,000 viewers) and a solid second in households and adults 18-34.

For the night, CBS was second Tuesday in households (7.6/12), viewers (11.82m), adults 25-54 (4.9/11) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (3.8/10, with NBC).

Final ratings will be available this afternoon.

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nielsen ratings
(fast national numbers for tuesday, march 7, 2006)

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/ratings.cgi?id=tuesday