As we
mentioned yesterday,
American Idol continues to go down in the ratings season after season.
Tuesday's premiere saw a 10% slide in viewership from last season's opener. But, here's a pleasant surprise. For the first time in five seasons, the second episode has gone
up in the ratings.
Wednesday's
episode grew 1% in adults 18-49, which is big news considering that the second episodes of the seasons have been dropping in ratings, notably, since 2004.
Wednesday's show also retained 99%