XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX WED JAN 22, 2003 09:02:38 ET XXXXX
'IDOL' BACK BIG; 24 SHARE FOR SINGER SEARCH LIFTS FOX TO SECOND NIGHTLY WIN
Jeff Zucker Who?
Les Moonves Where?
Susan Lyne Why?
Questions being asked as FOX places first for a second winter's night in a row after AMERICAN IDOL returns with numbers hitting high notes and songs smashing shares.
IDOL's 17.0 rating/24 share in Nielsen overnights secure FOX a victory in prime. Again.
Preliminary estimates place FOX in first Tuesday night with 16.7/23; over CBS 10.4/15; over ABC 6.4/9; over NBC 5.9/9.
The 5.9 rating for Peacock marks one of the lowest audience nights in history for the GE-owned network.
IDOL share max of 34 share in Austin; 26 Chicago; 27 peak in Miami; 23 in NYC.
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