For the first time in five years, another TV series has beaten American Idoloutright in the Nielsen ratings to win the night.
After weeks of near-topples and ties, CBS’ The Big Bang Theory overtook Fox’s Idol on Thursday. And when it finally happened, the margin wasn’t small in the adult demo: Big Banghad 16.1 million viewers and a 5.2 rating in the adult demo, while Idolhad 15.4 million and a 4.4 rating. Idolfell 14 percent from last week to [...]
