It’s possibly American Idol fatigue, but the dominance of Fox’s talent showcase has been slipping this season in New York. CBS’ NCIS took the top spot for the week with an estimated 1.1 million WCBS viewers and a 5.9 rating, according to Nielsen.
As for Idol, the Thursday night show grabbed number two with 961,000 people tuned to WNYW and a 4.9 rating. The Wednesday performance tied for fifth with 927,000 viewers and a 4.7 rating. That led to the Fox 5 News at 10 scoring with viewers. The Steve Lacy/Dari Alexander newscast tied for 18th (570,000/2.9).
Idol added a 10th-place result (779,000/4.0) for the Tuesday night edition.
Also in fifth place were 60 Minutes (931,000) and Person of Interest (914,000).
Big Bang Theory (947,000/4.8) and AMC’s Walking Dead (932,000) tied for third.
WABC made its first appearance in the Top 30 with Revenge at 13 (641,000/3.3). Struggling NBC was represented only by Celebrity Apprentice, which tied for number 29 (487,000/2.5).
There’s more from the Top 10 after the jump.
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