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In a sweep month, ABC has beaten old rivals, and was the #1 Network on Wednesday night ... which is a great deal for ABC ... lets do the Monkey Dance ...
This is such great news ... and even though "Alias" was 3rd overall ... the rating for "Alias" are still better than last year ...
<span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'>'Idol' Scores for Two Networks Wednesday</span>
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com)
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, May 4, 2005 "American Idol" posted its usual big ratings for FOX Wednesday, but a news special about the show helped ABC win the night.
ABC averaged an 8.4 rating/14 share for the evening, narrowly beating FOX's 8.1/13. CBS, 7.3/12, finished third ahead of NBC, 6.3/10. UPN's 2.7/4 was good for fifth, and The WB trailed with a 2.2/4.
FOX led the way among adults 18-49 with a 5.6 rating, edging ABC's 5.3. CBS averaged 3.2, NBC 3.0, UPN 1.7 and The WB 1.3.
The first new episode of "Lost" in several weeks dominated the 8 p.m. hour for ABC with a 10.1/17. CBS' "Dr. Phil" special with Pat O'Brien didn't make much noise, tying for second at 5.2/8 with NBC's "Dateline." FOX took fourth with two episodes of "That '70s Show." "America's Next Top Model," 3.3/6, was fifth for UPN, beating "Smallville" on The WB.
FOX took over the lead at 9 p.m. with "American Idol," 15.1/23, and "Stacked," 7.6/12. CBS took sole possession of second thanks to "Without a Trace," 8.0/12. "Alias" averaged 6.0/9, beating the slumping "Revelations" on NBC. "Kevin Hill" kept UPN in fifth, beating The WB's "Jack & Bobby," 1.7/3.
ABC's "Primetime Live" special, which featured former "Idol" contestant Corey Clark discussing his alleged affair with judge Paula Abdul, scored a 9.2/15 to win the 10 p.m. hour. "CSI: NY" was second for CBS with an 8.8/14, leaving NBC's "Law & Order," 7.9/13, in third.
This is such great news ... and even though "Alias" was 3rd overall ... the rating for "Alias" are still better than last year ...