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AND THE RATINGS WINNER IS...
TV! "The winner is TV," Michael Ausiello declared during the ratings debriefing we had a moment ago (in his rather palatial office). Indeed, Thursday's showdown between some of the tube's hottest offerings attracted a lot of eyeballs. In the 8 o'clock hour, American Idol's 23.08 million total viewers (Becky, we hardly ogled ye) bested Survivor: Drop a Deuce Panama (with 14.8 mil), the first hours of Dancing with the Stars (14.78 mil) and the Olympics (17.74 mil). Come 9 pm the Winter Games seized the lead with 25.5 million viewers (to Dancing's 20.57 mil and a CSI repeat's 14.6 mil), then at 10, virtually uncontested, the travails of Sasha, Slutskaya et al medaled with 30.24 million fans of skating. Well done, everyone!
TV! "The winner is TV," Michael Ausiello declared during the ratings debriefing we had a moment ago (in his rather palatial office). Indeed, Thursday's showdown between some of the tube's hottest offerings attracted a lot of eyeballs. In the 8 o'clock hour, American Idol's 23.08 million total viewers (Becky, we hardly ogled ye) bested Survivor: Drop a Deuce Panama (with 14.8 mil), the first hours of Dancing with the Stars (14.78 mil) and the Olympics (17.74 mil). Come 9 pm the Winter Games seized the lead with 25.5 million viewers (to Dancing's 20.57 mil and a CSI repeat's 14.6 mil), then at 10, virtually uncontested, the travails of Sasha, Slutskaya et al medaled with 30.24 million fans of skating. Well done, everyone!