David Boreanaz

’Idol’ Steals Spotlight from Grammys Wednesday

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 "American Idol" and "Lost" weren’t really affected by CBS’ telecast of the Grammy Awards Wednesday night, but they may have pulled viewers from the Grammys, which fell short of recent years.

FOX won the night’s ratings race, averaging an 11.9 rating/18 share. CBS took second with an 11.2/17. ABC came in third with a 7.3/11, while NBC, 5.8/9, was fourth. The WB’s 2.1/3 was good for fifth, beating UPN’s 1.2/2.

Among adults 18-49, FOX’s 8.1 rating led the way, beating out CBS’ 7.3. ABC was third in the ad-friendly demographic with a 4.5. NBC averaged 3.0, The WB 1.3 and UPN 0.6. "American Idol" easily won the 8 p.m. hour for FOX with a 16.1/24. The opening of the Grammys posted a 9.9/15 for CBS. "George Lopez" and "Freddie" averaged 4.3/7 for ABC to finish third, ahead of "The Biggest Loser: Special Edition" on NBC. The WB’s "One Tree Hill" was fifth at 2.1/3. UPN trailed with "South Beach."

CBS took the lead at 9 p.m. as the Grammys scored a 12.2/18, beating the 11.3/16 for "Lost" on ABC. FOX dropped to third with "Bones," 7.8/11. "The Biggest Loser" improved to 4.7/7 in its second hour. A "Beauty and the Geek" repeat held steady for The WB. "Veronica Mars" couldn’t lift UPN out of sixth.

The Grammys held the lead at 10 p.m., scoring an 11.6/19 in their final hour. "Law & Order" averaged 9.4/15 for NBC, and ABC’s "Invasion" delivered a 6.3/10.

Neptunesite has numbers for "Veronica Mars": 1.7/2, but the numbers of the other shows differ from the Zap2it numbers.

Whatever, since "South Beach" is the lead-in, the ratings of "Veronica Mars" suck.

"Bones" has high ratings, but it loses a lot of the "American Idol" audience.

The Grammys kicked "Lost" in the ass, but even bad "Lost"-ratings are good ratings.