LOST Wins 9PM Slot With Steady Ratings

ABC's LOST won it's 9PM slot once again this week with Season 4 Episode 6 The Other Woman. The ratings increased slightly from the previous week with a total of 13 Million viewers tuning in for the live broadcast.

Usually an additional 3 million fans view the show via DVR/Online.

Season 4 Ratings Breakdown:
401 "The Beginning of the End" 16.1
402 "Confirmed Dead" 15.2
403 "The Economist" 13.7
404 "Eggtown" 13.6
405 "The Constant" 12.8
406 "The Other Woman" 13

Fox's "American Idol" dominated Thursday's opening hour with a special results-show edition, but auds don't seem especially excited for the net's special preview of drama "New Amsterdam," which fumbled away most of its big lead-in and was handily defeated by ABC's "Lost."

According to preliminary nationals from Nielsen, the final special-night results show of "American Idol" kicked off the night with a big 9.3 rating/24 share in adults 18-49 and 26.2 million viewers overall, up a bit from the previous week. It more than doubled its closest pursuer, CBS' "Survivor" (4.0/10 in 18-49, 12.6 million viewers overall), while repeat offerings on ABC and NBC settled for just a 5 share of the audience.

At 9 o'clock, "Lost" (projected 5.4/13 in 18-49, 13.0 million viewers overall) was on par with the previous week's result and remained on top of the hour over Fox's "New Amsterdam" (3.6/9 in 18-49, 10.6 million viewers overall), NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" (3.5/8 in 18-49, 8.8 million viewers overall) and CBS' repeat of "CSI" (2.7/6 in 18-49, 9.8 million viewers overall). "Amsterdam" lost 3 shares points in its second half, while the Peacock reality show gained 1 share to overtake it for second place in 18-49 at 9:30.

After getting two post-"Idol" previews this week, Fox's "New Amsterdam" will have its official timeslot premiere Monday at 9 o'clock.

There wasn't a lot happening in the 10 o'clock hour, where all three broadcast dramas posted similar demo numbers: ABC's "Eli Stone" (projected 2.4/7 in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall), CBS' "Without a Trace" repeat (2.4/7 in 18-49, 9.5 million viewers overall) and NBC's "Lipstick Jungle" (2.4/7 in 18-49, 5.9 million viewers overall).

Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: Fox, 6.5/16; ABC, 3.3/8; CBS, 3.0/8; NBC, 2.6/7; Univision, 1.7/4; CW, 0.8/2.

In total viewers: Fox, 18.4 million; CBS, 10.6 million; ABC, 8.6 million; NBC, 6.3 million; Univision, 3.9 million; CW, 1.9 million.

Source: Variety