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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers   SHOCK: 'IDOL' AMATEURS BEAT 'GRAMMY' PROS IN RATINGS Thu Feb 09 2006 09:01:52 ET How 100+ wannabes Outrated Madonna, U2, Kanye The music business suffered another embarrassment Wednesday night -- when AMERICAN IDOL's Hollywood cattle call drew a larger audience than THE GRAMMY AWARDS! The amateur pop contest was easily the top-rated show of the night, NIELSEN claimed, with a 17.4 rating/26 share to GRAMMY's 12.3 rating/19 share. In direct competition at 8 pm ET, IDOL hit 27 share to GRAMMY's 16 share. [The industry's top music awards slipped from 2005 levels [12.3/19 vs. 13.2/20] early numbers show.] With IDOL, FOX won the night over CBS: 12.7 rating/18 share to 12.5/18. Developing... |
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