‘American Idol’: Still the country’s favorite TV show
Scotty McCreery enjoys his moment of triumph on 'American Idol.' Photo credit: Michael Becker/Fox
Another television season ended Wednesday night, and “American Idol” named another winner.
But “American Idol” was the biggest winner this season: The Wednesday performance show was the most-watched program this season.
CBS was the most-watched network for the eighth time in nine years. Fox was the favorite of the 18-to-49 age group for a seventh consecutive year. Here are the prime-time averages for the season: CBS with 11.6 million viewers, Fox with 9.8 million, ABC with 8.5 million, NBC with 7 million and The CW with nearly 2 million.
Here are the season’s most-watched series:
1. “American Idol” Wednesday, Fox, 25.9 million viewers
2. “American Idol” Thursday, Fox, 23.8 million
3. “Dancing With the Stars” Monday, ABC, 21.9 million
4. Sunday Night Football, NBC, 21 million
5. “NCIS,” CBS, 19.4 million
6. “Dancing With the Stars” Tuesday, ABC, 18.6 million
7. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 16.5 million
8. “The Mentalist,” CBS, 15.3 million
9. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 14 million
10. “CSI,” CBS, 13.6 million
Here are the favorite shows of the 18-to-49 age group:
1. “American Idol” Wednesday
2. Sunday Night Football
3. “American Idol” Thursday
4. “The Voice,” NBC
5. (tie) “Dancing With the Stars” Monday
“Modern Family,” ABC
7. “The OT,” Fox
8. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS
9. (tie) “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC
“Survivor: Nicaragua,” CBS