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Ratings: Debate Defeats Deal, But Not Idol, Minds

Wednesday's recap:

8 pm/ET
ABC's coverage of the Democratic debate averaged 10.7 million total viewers over its two-hour run, besting Deal or No Deal (9.67 mil) in the 8 o'clock hour (including in the key demos). 'Til Death (5.85 mil) and Back to You (seven mil) returned to typically sized audiences. Top Model (3.74 mil) dipped 340K from its last regular outing.

9 pm
On Idol, 22.74 mil (down 1.4 mil from the last Wednesday results show) said goodbye to blondie. Criminal Minds scored 12.85 mil, sliding a quarter mil. Girlicious did 1.81 mil.

10 pm
Trailing both CSI: NY (13.4 mil, up 1.1 mil) and a L&O repeat, Men in Trees (6.1 mil) inched up 600 thou from its previous outing.


Posted by TV Guide News
Apr 17, 2008 12:31 PM
Was CSI NY a repeat? My DVR didn't record it.
Posted by Cindy
Apr 17, 2008 12:40 PM
I'm seeing it as "NEW." Please correct me if I am wrong. - MWM
Posted by TV Guide News
Apr 17, 2008 12:47 PM
Rats. I'll have to see if it's online. Thanks!
Posted by Cindy
Apr 17, 2008 12:49 PM
It was new and a continuation/two-parter.
Posted by danielle
Apr 17, 2008 1:13 PM
How about Big Brother?!

:-p
Posted by ScorchedEarth
Apr 17, 2008 2:27 PM
Isn't CSI:NY up 1.1 million viewers from last week...not down?
Posted by litlwalsh
Apr 17, 2008 2:54 PM
Isn't CSI:NY up 1.1 million viewers from last week...not down?

Fixed! Sorry, I was rushing off to get this great roundup of Lost scoop! - MWM
Posted by TV Guide News
Apr 17, 2008 3:21 PM
RE: Men in Trees...here on the Philadelphia stations they didn't even run it until 1:05 AM. After news and Jimmy Kimmel. ABC treats this show like sh*t and wonders why the ratings suck. Ugh!!!
Posted by catbean
Apr 17, 2008 6:34 PM
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