Ratings Report: Solid Return for Fringe
Matt Richenthal
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Fox was the big ratings winner last night.
Fringe, returning with its first new episode in months, proved to be a solid companion for American Idol.
From 9 to 10 p.m., which saw the final nine minutes of Idol bleed into Fringe, Fox scored 11.9 million viewers. It defeated Dancing With the Stars and The Mentalist in the 18-49 year-old demographic.
Among other primetime pickings:
- NCIS (17.6 million) was the top scripted series. The Mentalist (16.8 million) wasn't very far behind.
- Law & Order: SVU (9.1 million), Reaper (2.3 million) and 90210 (2.1 million) were basically even with last week.
- Cupid (6.2 million) lost about two million viewers from its first half hour to its second.
Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.
