Another night with Idol means another win for FOX.  Even if the other networks had formed an alliance, their numbers still wouldn’t surpass the reality juggernaut.

8pm

• American Idol (12.6/30 in 18-49) opened and closed the evening with 30.3 million viewers.  That large number was actually a 3 million decline from Tuesday’s premiere.
• Deal or No Deal (3.1/8) negotiated with 11.8 million.
• Wife Swap (5.2 million, 2.0/5) kissed about 2.5 million goodbye.
• Power of 10 (4.9 million, 1.1/3) lost strength from last week.
• Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants (1.6 million, 0.7/2) was down just a tad.

9pm

• Comanche Moon (2.4/6 in 18-49) signed off with 12.1 million.
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2.4/5) interrogated 8.8 million.
• Supernanny (2.5/6) sat 6.1 million down in the naughty chair.
• Gossip Girl* (0.5/1) texted 1.1 million.

10pm

• Law & Order (11.6 million, 3.6/9 in 18-49) brought 600,000 more to justice since last week.
• Cashmere Mafia (5.4 million, 2.2/6) shrunk another 800,000 viewers.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Wednesday’s numbers here.)