Looks like in the battle of Idol v/s Ideal, the ideal is losing ground. According to WashingtonPost,

Between 8 and 9 p.m., when the tape-delayed, mostly men’s figure skating Games coverage was holding the interest of about 16 million viewers, “Idol” was amusing nearly 27 million by dashing the dreams of roomfuls of Ashlee and Usher wannabes.

Among the 18-to-49-year-olds that NBC targets, “Idol” more than doubled the ratings of the Games.

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