Last night, American Idol turned in its best Wednesday numbers since its debut back in January.  The show did better than all the other network averages combined.

8pm

• American Idol (28.7 million, 11.1/27 in 18-49) grew by 4 million from last week.
• Deal or No Deal (8.9 million, 2.1/5) added another 2 million to its total.
• Wife Swap (5.6 million, 2.1/5) did slightly better than a week ago.
• Big Brother (5.2 million, 1.9/5) was looking kind of small.
• America’s Next Top Model (1.9/5) debuted to 3.8 million.

9pm

• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (7.7 million, 1.9/4 in 18-49) took a 1.4 million hit.
• Criminal Minds* (7.3 million, 1.9/5) saw 400,000 drop off.
• About 6 million saw the Supernanny (2.3/6) tend to Wendy Wilson’s children.
• Girlicious* (1.9 million, 0.8/2) lost a good chunk of its lead-in.

10pm

• Law & Order (10.9 million, 3.1/8 in 18-49) arrested 700,000 more than last week.
• CSI: Miami* (7.4 million, 2.0/5) was off by 300,000.
• Cashmere Mafia (4.8 million, 1.6/4) sunk another 500,000.

*denotes repeat

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