No matter how, no matter when

It doesn't matter the day Idol is on air. It becomes instantly the most watched show of the night. Affected by Obama's press conference, FOX moved Idol to Thursday and started the night with 200 million viewers growing to 24 million in just 30 minutes. At 9pm ABC got the leadership with Grey's Anatomy with very good numbers too, most of all in the demos. Full details following.

Scoreboard
Total Viewers (million)	16.65	10.97	10.12	7.78	6.11	3.46
Rating/Share: Adults 18-49	6.1/16	3.8/10	3.5/9	3.1/9	2.6/7	1.4/4
Rating/Share: Adults 18-34	4.7/14	3.4/10	2.7/8	2.9/9	2.9/8	1.4/4

Time	Net	Show	Viewers Live+SD (000)	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	18-34 Rating	18-34 Share
8:00	FOX	American Idol	20,611	6.8	20	5.2	17
	CBS	NCAA Basketball	8,577	2.8	8	2.1	7
	ABC	In the Motherhood (premiere)	6,720	2.1	6	1.9	6
	UNI	Premio Lo Nuestro	6,053	2.5	7	2.7	9
	NBC	My Name is Earl	5,870	2.0	6	1.5	5
	CW	Smallville	3,489	1.4	4	1.4	5
8:30	FOX	American Idol	24,096	8.1	21	6.1	18
	CBS	NCAA Basketball	9,709	3.3	9	2.5	8
	ABC	Samantha Who?	6,531	2.1	6	1.7	5
	UNI	Premio Lo Nuestro	6,270	2.6	7	2.9	9
	NBC	The Office (repeat)	4,874	2.1	5	2.1	6
	CW	Smallville	3,989	1.6	4	1.7	5
9:00	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy	15,078	5.1	12	4.6	12
	FOX	Hell’s Kitchen	12,021	5.0	12	3.9	10
	CBS	NCAA Basketball	11,416	3.8	9	2.8	8
	NBC	The Office	8,445	4.3	11	5.2	14
	UNI	Premio Lo Nuestro	6,576	2.9	7	3.2	9
	CW	Supernatural	3,264	1.2	3	1.2	3
9:30	ABC	Grey’s Anatomy	16,545	5.8	14	5.2	14
	CBS	NCAA Basketball	10,524	3.7	9	2.8	8
	FOX	Hell’s Kitchen	9,868	4.5	11	3.5	9
	NBC	30 Rock	7,173	3.4	8	3.7	10
	UNI	Premio Lo Nuestro	6,521	2.9	7	3.2	8
	CW	Supernatural	3,083	1.2	3	1.1	3
10:00	ABC	Private Practice	11,147	4.1	10	3.7	11
	CBS	NCAA Basketball	10,368	3.7	9	3.0	9
	NBC	E.R.	9,758	3.5	9	2.5	7
	UNI	Premio Lo Nuestro	5,889	2.6	7	2.8	8
10:30	NBC	E.R.	10,568	3.6	10	2.5	8
	CBS	NCAA Basketball	10,118	3.7	10	3.1	9
	ABC	Private Practice	9,803	3.5	9	3.1	9
	UNI	Premio Lo Nuestro	5,338	2.3	6	2.7	8

Last Thursday's results, here.

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