‘American Idol’ Debuts Season 9 To Huge Ratings Win
The ninth season of “American Idol,” the final of the series’ star judge Simon Cowell, debuted last night on FOX to boffo ratings, although it was not as high as recent seasons’ past.br/ br/The show opened its first half hour of its Boston auditions with Victoria Beckham serving as a guest judge for the departed Paula Abdul with 26 million viewers (a 9.8 / 26 share) and grew through the 9 PM half-hour. By 8:30 PM the show hit 30 million views (11.8 / 29), and it peaked at 9 PM with 32 million viewers (12.8 / 31). It dipped slightly again at 9:30 PM with 31 million viewers (12.6 / 30).br/ br/The 29.7 million opening night ratings average was the show’s lowest since Season 2 (see season premiere ratings numbers, below).br/ br/Our full summary… after the jump. br/
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