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Sanjaya's sayonara draws 28.2 mil "Idol" viewers
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Sanjaya's dismissal highlighted Wednesday's "American Idol" and pushed Fox to an overwhelming win in primetime.
"American Idol" was the night's top show by far in all key measures, with 28.2 million viewers and a 10.9 rating/27 share in adults 18-49, according to preliminary estimates released Thursday by Nielsen Media Research. It topped out at 30.4 million viewers at 9:30 p.m.
Not much else worked on Wednesday, with "Lost" (11.7 million, 5.1/13) winning the demo at 10 p.m. against a repeat "CSI: NY" (11 million, 3.2/8), though it was down 16% from its prior season average in adults 18-49 (6.1/16).
NBC won the 8 p.m. hour in the demo with "Thank God You're Here" (7.2 million, 2.7/8), while Fox's "Bones" (7.9 million, 2.5/7) won in viewership.
Nightly averages: Fox (18 million, 6.7/18); CBS (9.8 million, 2.8/8); ABC (7.4 million, 3.0/8); NBC (6.7 million, 2.3/6); and the CW (4.1 million, 2.0/5).
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