The Programming Insider: Fox Dominates; CBS a Distant No. 2

Idol almost doubles a night of repeats on CBS

PRIME-TIME METERED MARKET THURSDAY RATINGS:  Idol Fueled Fox Wins; The Office the Only Bight Spot on NBC

Thursday 4/21/11

Yesterday's Winners:

American Idol (Fox), The Office (NBC), Bones (Fox), The Mentalist R (CBS)

Yesterday's Losers:

Community (NBC), The Paul Reiser Show (NBC), Parks and Recreation (NBC), 30 Rock (NBC)

Ratings Breakdown:

Fox led the Thursday overnight troops, almost doubling second-place CBS.  And that impressive victory is a result, of course, of mega-hit American Idol.  In the distant No.

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