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The second installment of the new cycle of American Idol dominated the Thursday night ratings race, drawing 16.3 million viewers and a 5.6 in the dollar demo.
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, ratings for the two-hour episode were largely consistent with the year-ago results, although overall deliveries slipped a fair amount. On Jan. 19, 2011, Idol drew 18 million total viewers and a 5.7 rating in the 18-49 demo.
In terms of percentages, total viewership for last night’s Idol dropped 10 percent year over year, while the demo slipped just 2 percent.
Last year’s Thursday night show averaged 16.5
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