Reality TV

'American Idol' maintains ratings lead

Published Thursday, Jan 29 2004, 21:18 GMT | By Neil Wilkes
Almost 30 million viewers tuned in for the final American Idol auditions show on Wednesday.

Early figures show that the programme - covering the auditions from Hawaii - pulled a 15.8 rating and a 24% audience share, equating to around 28 million viewers.

The audience was down slightly on Tuesday's 29 million but still a massive victory for FOX.

The episodes will air in the UK this Friday on ITV2.

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