American Idol and House delivered a strong one-two punch last night.  Their numbers easily earned another victory for FOX.

8pm

• American Idol (28.1 million, 11/27 in 18-49) remained in tune with last week’s figures.
• NCIS* (11.7 million, 2.0/5) was down a smidge from one week ago.
• The Biggest Loser (8.3 million, 3.3/8) lost 600,000 lbs from last Tuesday.
• Just for Laughs (4.9 million, 1.4/4) remained about even.
• Reaper* (1.9 million, 0.8/2) retrieved 300,000 more souls.

9pm

• Approx. 22.5 million welcomed a new episode of House (8.6/20 in18-49).
• The Unit* (7 million, 1.7/4) was slightly under its last performance.
• Both According to Jim (5.9 million, 2.0/5) and Carpoolers (4 million, 1.3/3) were down from last week.
• One Tree Hill (2.8 million, 1.3/3) was off by 300,000.

10pm

• Law and Order: SVU* (9.3 million, 2.9/8 in 18-49) was down about 4 million.
• About 7.8 million followed the latest 48 Hours Mystery (2.4/6).
• Boston Legal* (5.2 million, 1.3/3) excused 3 million viewers.

*denotes repeat

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