TV Ratings: ‘American Idol’ Dips, Still Wins Sunday

variety.com:

“American Idol” drew a smaller audience than in previous episodes on Sunday night, however, the ABC talent show still easily came out on top of the TV ratings charts. “Idol” scored a 1.3 rating among adults 18-49 and 7 million total viewers, down around 7% in both metrics on last week.

Its perhaps no surprise that “The Rookie” also ticked down given its weaker lead-in. After season high numbers last time around, the Nathan Fillion show posted a 0.7 and 4.5 million viewers this time around.

An “America’s Funniest Home Videos” replay kicked off the night for ABC with a 0.8 and 5.1 million viewers. CBS came second on the night, with “60 Minutes” leading the way at a 0.9 rating and 9.2 million viewers, the largest audience of the night and the