American Idol‘s first night in Hollywood was good, though not as good as least season’s. Tuesday night’s episode averaged 26.3 million viewers, down 12 percent from season 7′s two-hour Hollywood opener. (Season 8 was, however, up 3 percent week-to-week, as one would expect as we move out of the distastrous auditions.) Fox’s Fringe benefited from the Idol lead-in once again: Its 13 million viewers was up roughly 12 percent from last week, according to overnight numbers. Meanwhile, ABC’s Scrubs dipped below 5 million viewers for both eps, and NBC’s The Biggest Loser: Couples — though still building over the course of the 120 minutes, as usual — dropped 5 percent of its viewers from last week.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 p.m. | American Idol (Fox) NCIS (CBS) The Biggest Loser: Couples (NBC) Homeland Security USA (ABC) 90210 (The CW) |
26.3 14.4 (repeat) 10.5 5.7 2.4 |
| 9 p.m. | The Mentalist (CBS) Fringe (Fox) Scrubs (ABC) Privileged (The CW) |
15.0 (repeat) 13.0 4.9 1.7 |
| 9:30 p.m. | Scrubs (ABC) | 4.7 |
| 10 p.m. | Without a Trace (CBS) Law & Order: SVU (NBC) What Would You Do? (ABC) |
12.0 10.3 5.8 |
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Is that why we had a re-run of NCIS last night? still prefere a re-run to AI
This is the 2nd week in a row now without the Monday numbers. I wanted to know how the 3D Chuck did & my fave HIMYM. What’s the deal?