Although American Idol 7 easily won its timeslot last night, the return of CBS' drama CSI managed to draw more viewers and became the top show of the night. Overall, 19.57 million people watched [URL="http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/american_idol_7/2008_Apr_11_michael_johns"]Michael Johns' surprising elimination[/URL], while 19.93 million watched the CSI techs investigate the murder of a 3-year-old, according to Nielsen. Idol did gain back a couple million viewers who [URL="http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/american_idol_7/2008_Apr_10_idol_gives_back_ratings"]bailed for Idol Gives Back[/URL].
[URL="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080411cbs01"]CBS noted in a press release[/URL] that "CSI outdelivered 'American Idol' in viewers," although its 8 p.m. show Survivor Micronesia placed second "behind FOX's 'American Idol' vote off special," as it was watched by 11.68 million viewers.
[IMG]http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/realityblurred/%7E4/268622880[/IMG]
[URL="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/realityblurred/%7E3/268622880/2008_Apr_11_csi_beats_idol"][ via RealityBlurred ][/URL]
