Fox's 'Idol' rerun
tops a night of repeats
Averages a 3.3 in adults 18-49s for show that aired Sunday
By Toni Fitzgerald
Jan 25, 2012
The broadcast networks cleared their schedules for last night's State of the Union address, with repeats airing before and after President Barack Obama delivered his speech.
And Fox's "American Idol" rerun was the best of the bunch.
"Idol" averaged a 3.3 adults 18-49 rating at 8 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, well ahead of the No. 2 show in the timeslot, NBC's "The Biggest Loser."
This edition of "Idol" aired already on Sunday night following the NFC Championship Game on Fox. But that contest went into overtime, and so "Idol" did not begin until 10:57 p.m., meaning some people probably did not stay up late enough to watch it.
On Monday Fox decided to rebroadcast the show, bumping a planned rerun of "Glee."
Outside of "Idol," it was a pretty low-rated night. NBC led SOTU coverage at 9 p.m. with a 2.0, followed by Fox with a 1.8.
Ratings for Obama's SOTU are approximate, as overnights measure only timeslot data and not actual program data; they also do not take into account time zone differences.
Accurate ratings for the speech will be out later today, and Media Life will publish those when they are released.
Fox led the night among 18-49s with a 2.6 average overnight rating and a 7 share. NBC was second at 1.9/5, Univision and CBS tied for third at 1.6/4, ABC was fifth at 1.4/3, Telemundo sixth at 0.7/2 and the CW seventh at 0.5/1.
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, which includes shows replayed before 3 a.m. the night before. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-three percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
At 8 p.m. Fox was first with a 3.3 for a repeat of "Idol," followed by NBC with a 2.1 for "Loser." CBS was third with a 2.0 for a repeat of "NCIS," Univision fourth with a 1.7 for "Una Familia con Suerte," ABC fifth with a 1.4 for repeats of "Last Man Standing" and the CW and Telemundo tied for sixth at 0.7, CW for "90210" and Telemundo for "Una Maid en Manhattan."
NBC took the lead at 9 p.m. with a 2.0 for the State of the Union address, followed by Fox's coverage of the speech with a 1.8. Univision was third that hour with a 1.6 for "La Que No Podia Amar," with ABC and CBS tied for fourth with a 1.5 for their coverage of the president, Telemundo sixth with a 0.7 for "Flor Salvaje" and CW seventh with a 0.4 for "Remodeled," up slightly from last week's record-low 0.3 debut.
Univision moved to first place at 10 p.m. with a 1.6 for more "Amar," with NBC second with a 1.5 for extended State of the Union coverage. ABC and CBS tied for third at 1.2, ABC for the end of the speech and a "Modern Family" rerun and CBS for the speech and a repeat of "The Big Bang Theory," with Telemundo fifth with a 0.6 for "Relaciones Peligrosas."
CBS was first for the night among households with a 5.5 average overnight rating and an 8 share. Fox was second at 4.4/7, NBC third at 4.2/6, ABC fourth at 3.5/5, Univision fifth at 2.0/3, Telemundo sixth at 0.8/1 and CW seventh at 0.7/1.
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