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Sunday’s “American Idol,” which marked the beginning of the Top 24 round, endured week-over-week ratings losses.
According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, Sunday’s “American Idol” averaged a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating and 7.17 million overall viewers.
Last week’s episode drew a 1.6 in the demo and 7.48 million viewers. It also endured more challenging circumstances: an Easter Sunday airdate and head-to-head competition from NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar: Live.”
This week’s episode did not face those unique circumstances, although it did deal with WWE WrestleMania (as a WWE Network show, it is unclear how it performed). It also faced its usual “The Walking Dead” competition in hour two.
Despite the week-over-week dip, “Idol” tied “60 Minutes” as network television’s top Sunday show in adults 18-49. The only show that certainly did better in the demo was the cable-based “The Walking Dead.”