"It's way beyond my expectations," Fox's president of alternative Mike Darnell says of the lofty premiere ratings for "Moment of Truth." "I cannot imagine a better retention of 'Idol.'"
For the third time this month, the season's highest-rated new series premiere record has been shattered: Fox's provocative lie detector game show opened with a massive Nielsen rating thanks to an "American Idol" lead-in and plenty of viewer curiosity.
Fox easily won Tuesday night across key measures in the preliminary Nielsen ratings, with "American Idol" (11.7 among adults 18 to 49) and a "House" repeat (5.1) scoring the highest returns.
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NBC continued its Monday-night reign with unscripted power duo "American Gladiators" (4.3 preliminary Nielsen rating among adults 18 to 49) and "Deal or No Deal" (4.4, the highest-rated show of the night), followed by an original "Medium" (3.4). NBC also won in total viewers.
There's a couple predictable takes floating around regarding the Directors Guild of America's new contract agreement with studios.
Fox won its first in-season Thursday with regular series programming in 15 years last night, thanks to decreased competition and the promotional power of "American Idol."
The sixth season of USA Network's country music competition series "Nashville Star" is moving to NBC for a summer run.
The seventh-season premiere of Fox's "American Idol" may have been its lowest-rated in four years, but Fox executives say they are pleased with its performance.
The seventh-season premiere of Fox's "American Idol" was its lowest-rated in four years.
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