‘Idol’ Finale Outperforms Last Year’s
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The duel between Davids brought an estimated 31.7 million viewers to the Fox finale of “American Idol,” 1 million more viewers than last year’s showdown between Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis, Nielsen Media Research reported Thursday.
That preliminary estimate beats last year’s audience of 30.7 million. That would be a coup for Fox, which has seen ratings for its franchise slide during the past month. But the final competition between winner David Cook and runner-up David Archuleta proved intriguing in the final days.
