Ratings: Idol vs DWTS, Jericho still behind


"American Idol" led FOX to another ratings win Tuesday, trouncing ABC\'s "Dancing with the Stars" in the hour they aired opposite one another.

FOX averaged a 15.1 rating/23 share (27 mil) in primetime, easily beating ABC\'s 7.6/12 (11.95 mil). NBC took third with a 5.3/8 (7.97 mil). CBS, 4.6/7 (7.25 mil), was fourth, and The CW was well off the pace at 1.6/2 (2.33 mil).

In the adults 18-49 demographic, FOX\'s 10.3 rating destroyed the competition. ABC finished second in the demographic at 3.1, followed by NBC at 3.0. CBS averaged 2.0 and The CW 1.1.


8pm
"American Idol\'s" top 11 singers drew a 15.3/24 (27 mil). An "NCIS" rerun, 6.8/11 (10.50 mil), put CBS in second, ahead of "The Biggest Loser," 5.1/8 (7.85 mil), on NBC. "It\'s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown," 3.8/6 (6.32 mil), and "Just for Laughs," 3.1/5 (5.08 mil), finished fourth for ABC. The CW\'s "Beauty and the Geek" trailed with 1.82 million viewers.

9pm
As always, FOX stayed on top with "Idol" and it\'s massive 14.9/22 (26.90 mil), beat "Dancing with the Stars," 9.7/15 (15.10 mil), on ABC. "The Biggest Loser" held steady for NBC in third. "Big Brother: \'Til Death Do You Part" scored a 3.5/5 (5.48 mil) for CBS, and the 100th episode of "One Tree Hill" earned a 2.0/3 (2.87 mil) for The CW.

10pm
ABC moved in front with the conclusion of "Dancing with the Stars," 12.8/20 (19.99 mil), and the debut of "Miss Guided" lost half of Dancing\'s lead-in, and scored a 6.7/12 (9.93 mil). A "Law & Order: SVU" rerun on NBC posted a 5.8/10 (8.30 mil), and "Jericho" earned a 3.5/6 (5.98 mil) and a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic for CBS.



SOURCES: zap2it.com and tvbythenumbers.com