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One Decade Later, AMERICAN IDOL Finally Falls From #1!!
Plus See How SMASH, ALCATRAZ, WALKING DEAD, PERSON OF INTEREST And THE RIVER Are Doing!! Ratings!!

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TOP TEN
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
6.0 (6.0) (6.7)(16.3) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Voice
5.3 (5.1) (5.6) (5.5) (5.5) (5.3) (5.3) (3.5) (2.8) Big Bang Theory
5.1 (6.1) (6.1) (6.0) (6.5) (7.4) (---) (---) (---) American Idol (We)
4.8 (4.7) (5.5) (2.7) (2.5) (5.1) (5.1) (5.7) (1.9) Modern Family
4.5 (5.1) (5.8) (5.5) (5.5) (5.7) (---) (---) (---) American Idol (Th)
4.2 (3.9) (4.3) (3.0) (2.9) (4.6) (2.3) (4.5) (2.4) Two and a Half Men
4.0 (3.8) (4.3) (2.7) (2.6) (4.6) (2.4) (4.4) (1.9) 2 Broke Girls
3.8 (3.4) (4.0) (2.5) (2.3) (4.4) (2.2) (3.9) (1.8) How I Met/Mother
3.6 (3.9) (4.2) (2.0) (2.1) (2.2) (4.1) (4.1) (2.1) NCIS
3.6 (4.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Walking Dead

* “The Voice” has done what “The X-Factor” could not. It has broken “American Idol’s” decade-long reign as America’s number-one series.

* Another first: “Big Bang Theory” beat the Thursday edition of “Idol” at 8 p.m. Was “Idol’s” re-hiring of producer Nigel Lythgoe a colossal waste of money? How low will be the ratings for the “Idol Gives Back” episode?

NBC
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
6.0 (6.0) (6.7)(16.3) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Voice
2.6 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Celebrity Apprentice
2.6 (2.3) (2.5) (2.8) (---) (3.0) (2.9) (1.1) (0.9) The Office
2.3 (2.1) (2.3) (2.1) (2.1) (2.3) (2.4) (2.4) (0.9) Biggest Loser
2.3 (2.8) (3.8) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Smash
1.7 (1.6) (1.7) (0.7) (---) (1.7) (1.7) (1.7) (0.7) Parenthood

1.7 (1.7) (---) (1.7) (1.7) (1.9) (1.9) (0.9) (0.7) Parks and Recreation
1.7 (1.5) (1.7) (1.8) (1.4) (1.9) (2.0) (0.7) (0.7) Up All Night
--- (1.6) (1.4) (---) (1.8) (1.4) (0.6) (0.6) (0.8) Grimm
1.6 (1.7) (2.0) (1.4) (1.1) (1.8) (2.0) (1.1) (0.9) Law & Order SVU
1.5 (1.5) (1.6) (1.3) (1.8) (1.6) (1.8) (---) (---) 30 Rock
1.5 (1.7) (1.5) (1.7) (1.4) (1.6) (2.0) (1.0) (0.9) Whitney
1.3 (1.4) (1.5) (1.7) (1.4) (1.7) (2.3) (---) (---) Are You/Chelsea?
--- (1.3) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Who Do/You Are?
1.1 (1.5) (1.1) (1.2) (1.4) (1.3) (1.4) (1.2) (0.8) Dateline (Fr)
--- (---) (---) (---) (---) (1.1) (1.2) (0.8) (---) Harry’s Law
0.5 (---) (---) (0.8) (1.0) (0.9) (1.0) (---) (---) The Firm

* Thanks to “Idol’s” precipitous slide, NBC (!) now has the number-one show on TV. What??

* And while “Voice” is holding its audience, “Smash” continues to take a nasty slide. “Smash” is no longer “Glee” for adults; it’s “Glee” without the big audience. I would not expect NBC to waste that super-valuable 10 p.m. post-“Voice” slot when “The Voice” returns this fall.

* Both “Celebrity Apprentice” and the post-Carell “Office” are doing way worse than they did last year around this time. Has American caught on to what a dim swine Donald Trump is? Have we seen Robert California since the start of sweeps?

* What a difference .01 makes when your show airs on NBC! When “Parenthood” slid to a season (series?) low of 1.6 last week, I sensed it vulnerable to cancellation. But now that it has rebounded to 1.7 it’s back in to upper half of NBC’s slate.

CBS
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
5.3 (5.1) (5.6) (5.5) (5.5) (5.3) (5.3) (3.5) (2.8) Big Bang Theory
4.2 (3.9) (4.3) (3.0) (2.9) (4.6) (2.3) (4.5) (2.4) Two and a Half Men
4.0 (3.8) (4.3) (2.7) (2.6) (4.6) (2.4) (4.4) (1.9) 2 Broke Girls
3.8 (3.4) (4.0) (2.5) (2.3) (4.4) (2.2) (3.9) (1.8) How/Mother
3.6 (3.9) (4.2) (2.0) (2.1) (2.2) (4.1) (4.1) (2.1) NCIS
3.4 (3.4) (3.4) (2.3) (2.4) (3.8) (2.3) (3.8) (2.1) Mike & Molly
3.1 (3.1) (3.3) (2.1) (3.7) (3.2) (1.8) (2.0) (2.4) Criminal Minds
3.1 (2.8) (3.3) (3.3) (2.1) (3.2) (3.2) (1.8) (1.7) Person of Interest
2.9 (2.6) (2.5) (1.5) (3.4) (2.8) (---) (1.7) (2.1) CSI
2.9 (2.7) (2.7) (1.7) (1.6) (2.8) (1.6) (2.9) (1.6) Hawaii Five-0
2.9 (3.2) (3.3) (3.3) (3.5) (3.5) (4.1) (---) (---) Rob
2.8 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Amazing Race
2.8 (3.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Survivor
2.7 (3.2) (3.1) (1.8) (---) (1.7) (3.3) (3.5) (---) NCIS LA
2.6 (2.7) (3.0) (2.9) (1.9) (3.0) (2.7) (1.9) (1.7) The Mentalist
2.4 (---) (0.5) (3.0) (2.3) (3.0) (---) (---) (---) Undercover Boss
2.2 (---) (0.6) (2.3) (1.2) (1.5) (2.6) (1.2) (0.9) CSI Miami
2.1 (---) (---) (2.2) (1.1) (2.0) (2.7) (1.1) (0.6) The Good Wife
2.0 (2.3) (2.2) (1.4) (---) (1.5) (2.1) (2.6) (---) Unforgettable
1.8 (2.8) (0.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (4.8) (2.9) (0.9) 60 Minutes
--- (1.7) (1.6) (1.2) (1.1) (1.7) (1.8) (1.2) (1.0) CSI NY
1.6 (1.8) (1.7) (1.3) (1.3) (1.8) (1.8) (0.9) (1.1) Blue Bloods
1.5 (1.3) (1.3) (1.0) (1.0) (1.3) (1.5) (1.0) (0.7) A Gifted Man
1.1 (1.2) (1.3) (1.3) (1.0) (---) (1.0) (---) (1.0) 48 Hours

* For the first time, Bad Robot’s “Person of Interest” tied “Gray’s Anatomy” (ABC’s longtime top drama!) for first place at 9 p.m. Thursday.

* Even with “Idol” as competition, “Big Bang Theory” is now way ahead of “Modern Family” and “Two and a Half Men” as the biggest scripted show on television.

* “Unforgettable” just hit a personal low of 2.0, pulling itself ahead of “The Good Wife” and “CSI Miami” for the title of school-night series most likely to get cancelled by CBS this May.

* Product-placement wet dream “Undercover Boss” is doing better than anything else airing on broadcast Fridays. Were I a CBS exec, I’d give serious thought to sacking Tom Selleck and Gary Sinise and try to build Friday into an all-reality night.

FOX
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
5.1 (6.1) (6.1) (6.0) (6.5) (7.4) (---) (---) (---) American Idol (We)
4.5 (5.1) (5.8) (5.5) (5.5) (5.7) (---) (---) (---) American Idol (Th)

3.0 (2.8) (3.3) (3.7) (---) (3.1) (1.1) (0.9) (0.7) Glee
3.0 (3.1) (3.5) (3.5) (---) (3.4) (1.3) (1.3) (---) New Girl
2.8 (2.5) (1.1) (3.1) (---) (4.4) (3.1) (1.7) (1.0) Family Guy
2.6 (2.0) (0.8) (2.4) (---) (5.4) (2.3) (1.5) (0.8) The Simpsons
--- (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (2.4) (1.1) (1.1) Bones
2.4 (2.4) (2.5) (2.9) (3.1) (---) (1.1) (1.2) (0.9) House
2.2 (1.8) (1.0) (2.4) (---) (---) (2.2) (1.5) (1.0) American Dad
2.1 (2.1) (2.1) (2.0) (---) (2.3) (1.0) (0.9) (0.9) Raising Hope
2.0 (---) (2.2) (2.4) (2.8) (2.2) (1.7) (---) (---) The Finder
2.0 (1.8) (0.6) (2.1) (3.3) (4.4) (---) (---) (---) Napoleon Dynamite
1.8 (1.9) (2.3) (2.8) (3.0) (3.3) (---) (---) (---) Alcatraz
1.3 (1.5) (1.6) (1.4) (1.6) (1.7) (---) (1.1) (0.8) Kitchen Nightmares
1.2 (1.2) (0.8) (1.3) (---) (---) (2.2) (1.3) (0.8) Cleveland Show
1.1 (1.1) (1.2) (1.2) (1.1) (1.1) (---) (0.4) (0.5) Fringe

* While “Idol” is posting its worst numbers in a decade, it’s still (at least for the moment) Fox’s biggest show. “The X Factor” never did better than a 4.4.

* "The Simpsons" 500th episode proved a non-event.

* At least “Alcatraz’s” slide is slowing. Again, “Terra Nova” never fell below 2.1.

ABC
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
4.8 (4.7) (5.5) (2.7) (2.5) (5.1) (5.1) (5.7) (1.9) Modern Family
3.1 (3.2) (4.0) (3.6) (1.3) (3.5) (3.8) (4.5) (0.9) Grey’s Anatomy
3.1 (3.0) (---) (3.5) (3.2) (3.3) (3.7) (1.1) (---) Once Upon A Time
2.5 (2.5) (2.6) (2.6) (2.7) (2.4) (2.2) (2.4) (---) The Bachelor
2.4 (2.4) (2.9) (1.9) (1.7) (2.9) (3.0) (3.2) (1.2) Happy Endings
--- (2.4) (2.5) (0.9) (0.9) (2.5) (2.4) (2.5) (0.6) Revenge
2.3 (2.4) (2.6) (1.2) (1.4) (2.5) (2.9) (2.9) (1.4) Suburgatory
2.2 (1.8) (---) (---) (2.6) (2.7) (3.0) (---) (---) Desperate Housewives
2.2 (2.2) (2.4) (1.6) (1.5) (2.6) (2.1) (2.4) (1.5) Last Man Standing
2.2 (2.4) (2.6) (1.2) (1.5) (2.5) (2.9) (3.0) (1.3) The Middle
2.1 (2.0) (2.0) (1.4) (2.1) (2.2) (2.3) (---) (0.7) Castle
2.1 (2.6) (2.2) (2.3) (0.8) (2.1) (2.3) (2.7) (---) Private Practice
2.0 (2.0) (0.7) (1.9) (1.1) (1.2) (1.4) (---) (---) AFH Videos
2.0 (1.4) (1.7) (1.5) (1.8) (1.7) (1.3) (---) (1.0) 20/20 (Fr)
1.7 (1.8) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Cougar Town
1.7 (1.7) (2.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The River
1.5 (1.2) (---) (1.0) (---) (1.6) (1.6) (1.5) (1.1) Body of Proof

--- (1.5) (1.4) (1.7) (1.6) (---) (---) (---) (---) Primetime
1.5 (1.8) (1.5) (1.5) (1.7) (---) (---) (---) (---) Shark Tank
1.5 (1.5) (1.5) (1.8) (1.5) (1.8) (2.2) (2.7) (---) Wipeout
1.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) 20/20 (We)
1.2 (0.7) (---) (---) (1.2) (1.2) (1.3) (---) (---) Pan Am

* “Grey’s Anatomy” matched its season (series?) low this week, tied with CBS’ “Person of Interest” for the first time at 9 p.m. Thursday.

* Announcing an end-date for “Lost” revitalized that series’ audience. The same strategy continues not to work for “Despearte Houswives.”

* Few bothered with the “Pan Am” finale. It, “Body of Proof” and “The River” appear to be the current ABC dramas least likely to return next fall.

CW
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
0.5 (1.4) (1.3) (1.2) (---) (1.1) (1.2) (1.5) (0.3) Vampire Diaries
0.8 (0.8) (0.7) (0.7) (0.7) (0.7) (0.9) (---) (---) One Tree Hill
0.8 (0.8) (0.8) (0.4) (0.4) (0.7) (0.8) (---) (---) Supernatural
--- (0.7) (0.8) (0.7) (---) (0.7) (0.8) (0.8) (0.3) Secret Circle
0.6 (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.5) (0.3) (0.3) (---) (---) Hart of Dixie
0.5 (0.5) (0.6) (0.7) (0.6) (0.6) (0.2) (---) (---) Gossip Girl
0.5 (0.5) (0.5) (0.3) (0.4) (0.5) (0.6) (---) (---) Nikita
0.5 (0.4) (0.5) (0.6) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Ringer
0.3 (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) Remodeled


* With a steady 0.6, “Hart of Dixie” looks like a CW hit.


* Resurgent ratings once caused The WB to reverse the cancellation of “7th Heaven.” Is successor The CW about to do the same with “One Tree Hill”? Will they be able to get Chad Michael Michaels back?

TOP CABLE
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
3.6 (4.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Walking Dead
2.9 (2.9) (3.0) (3.2) (3.8) (3.5) (3.8) (4.0) (---) Jersey Shore
2.2 (0.9) (1.2) (0.9) (0.8) (2.0) (0.7) (1.3) (1.5) NBA Basketball (Th)
2.1 (2.1) (2.1) (2.5) (2.5) (2.3) (2.4) (2.4) (1.9) Pawn Stars
2.0 (1.9) (1.9) (1.7) (1.9) (2.2) (1.9) (1.0) (1.5) Gold Rush
1.7 (1.6) (1.9) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Swamp People
1.7 (2.0) (2.5) (2.0) (2.2) (2.0) (2.1) (1.9) (1.9) Teen Mom
1.7 (1.4) (1.6) (1.9) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Tosh.0
1.7 (1.6) (1.9) (2.1) (1.8) (1.7) (1.6) (1.8) (1.6) WWE Entertainment
1.5 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Basketball Wives
1.4 (---) (---) (2.0) (---) (1.6) (1.8) (2.2) (1.4) American Pickers
1.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Khloe & Lamar
1.3 (1.2) (2.1) (1.5) (1.3) (1.7) (---) (---) (---) Real Housewives Atl
1.3 (0.6) (1.3) (0.9) (0.5) (1.5) (1.8) (1.3) (1.4) TI And Tiny
1.2 (1.4) (1.6) (1.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Bering Sea Gold
1.2 (1.2) (1.2) (---) (1.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Challenge
1.2 (0.5) (---) (0.9) (---) (1.0) (1.8) (---) (---) NBA Basketball (We)
1.1 (1.0) (1.0) (0.9) (1.0) (0.9) (1.0) (---) (---) Dance Moms
1.1 (0.9) (1.1) (1.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Key & Peele
1.0 (1.1) (---) (1.3) (1.1) (1.4) (1.1) (---) (---) Ax Men
1.0 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Ice Love Coco
1.0 (0.8) (0.8) (0.7) (0.8) (0.4) (---) (---) (---) Ink Master
1.0 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Khloe & Lamar
1.0 (---) (0.9) (0.4) (1.2) (1.0) (0.8) (1.2) (0.9) Lizard Lick Towing
1.0 (0.8) (1.0) (0.9) (1.4) (1.1) (1.3) (1.3) (---) Pretty Little Liars
1.0 (0.8) (1.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Real Housewives OC
1.0 (1.1) (---) (0.6) (---) (0.8) (---) (0.8) (---) TBS Movie (Su)


* “Walking Dead’s” second-week dip suggests I wasn’t the only one bored with some of the zombiefest’s first 2012 episode, but it's still cable's biggest show.

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