Original judge Randy Jackson is joined at the table by Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, and Nicki Minaj. As always, Ryan Seacrest is the series’ host.
The 12th season of American Idol typically airs twice a week on FOX; on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Below are the TV show’s latest Thursday ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if American Idol is going to be cancelled or renewed for season 13.
These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:
Final Thursday season averages: 3.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 12.90 million total viewers.
Thursday, 05/16/13
3.6 in the demo (+24% change) with 14.31 million (+19% change).
Season averages: 3.57 in the demo with 12.90 million.
Thursday, 05/09/13
2.9 in the demo (+12% change) with 11.57 million (+3% change).
Season averages: 3.56 in the demo with 12.81 million.
Thursday, 05/02/13
2.6 in the demo (-7% change) with 11.27 million (-1% change).
Season averages: 3.61 in the demo with 12.89 million.
Thursday, 04/25/13
2.8 in the demo (-7% change) with 11.40 million (-9% change).
Season averages: 3.67 in the demo with 13.00 million.
Thursday, 04/18/13
3.0 in the demo (-6% change) with 12.42 million (-6% change).
Season averages: 3.74 in the demo with 13.11 million.
Thursday, 04/11/13
3.2 in the demo (+10% change) with 13.19 million (+11% change).
Season averages: 3.79 in the demo with 13.16 million.
Thursday, 04/04/13
2.9 in the demo (+4% change) with 11.72 million (+3% change).
Season averages: 3.84 in the demo with 13.16 million.
Thursday, 03/28/13
2.8 in the demo (-3% change) with 11.43 million (-4% change).
Season averages: 3.93 in the demo with 13.29 million.
Thursday, 03/21/13
2.9 in the demo (-7% change) with 11.93 million (0% change).
Season averages: 4.04 in the demo with 13.48 million.
Thursday, 03/14/13
3.1 in the demo (-14% change) with 11.93 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 4.17 in the demo with 13.65 million.
Thursday, 03/07/13
3.6 in the demo (-5% change) with 13.12 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 4.30 in the demo with 13.87 million.
Thursday, 02/28/13
3.8 in the demo (-3% change) with 12.56 million (-9% change).
Season averages: 4.40 in the demo with 13.97 million.
Thursday, 02/21/13
3.9 in the demo (+5% change) with 13.66 million (+8% change).
Season averages: 4.50 in the demo with 14.21 million.
Thursday, 02/14/13
3.7 in the demo (-10% change) with 12.59 million (-6% change).
Season averages: 4.62 in the demo with 14.32 million.
Thursday, 02/07/13
4.1 in the demo (-9% change) with 13.28 million (-4% change).
Season averages: 4.85 in the demo with 14.75 million.
Thursday, 01/31/13
4.5 in the demo (-14% change) with 13.80 million (-13% change).
Season averages: 5.10 in the demo with 15.24 million.
Thursday, 01/24/13
5.2 in the demo (-7% change) with 15.65 million (-4% change).
Season averages: 5.40 in the demo with 15.97 million.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
5.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 16.28 million total viewers.
Season averages: 5.60 in the demo with 16.28 million.
Year-to-year, the first Thursday edition of American Idol was down slightly, compared to a 5.7 demo rating with 18.02 million.
Reference point: The second weekly editions of the 2011-12 season (typically Thursdays) averaged a 4.8 rating with 16.59 million viewers. You can see the week-by-week breakdown.
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you still like the American Idol TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a 13th season?
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