“American Idol” delivered the biggest audience Wednesday night and gave Fox huge victories in total viewers and young adults.

The singing contest averaged 22.3 million viewers over 90 minutes, according to preliminary ratings released this morning. In the final half-hour, the audience built to nearly 25 million. Fox also aired “Breaking In.” The comedy drew just 7.6 million viewers, and it has not been renewed for fall.

Here are the prime-time averages for the broadcast networks: Fox with 18.7 million, CBS with 10.9 million, Disney-owned ABC with 6.2 million, NBC with 4.8 million and The CW with 1.6 million.

CBS ran second to “Idol” with “Survivor” (10.4 million viewers) and “”Criminal Minds” (13.1 million). CBS ended the night with “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior,” which drew 9.1 million viewers. CBS had the most viewers at 10 o’clock, but NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” with 8 million viewers overall, had more young adults.

ABC’s strongest performer was “Modern Family” with 10.1 million. “The Middle” was No. 2 on ABC with 7.2 million.

“America’s Next Top Model” was The CW’s best performer with nearly 2 million viewers.

In Orlando, “Idol” was the top show with 317,400 viewers. The other top shows were “Criminal Minds” with 167,700 viewers, “Survivor” with 153,500 and “Modern Family” with 145,000.

“NCIS” and  “Dancing With the Stars“ were the biggest draws Tuesday night, according to updated ratings released this afternoon.

CBS had the most viewers in prime time, but NBC had the most young adults, thanks to a strong showing by “The Voice.”

At 8, “NCIS” was the biggest draw with 17.6 million viewers. A “Dancing With the Stars” recap special pulled 11.3 million to ABC. Fox’s “Glee” attracted 9.3 million to the prom episode and edged “NCIS” as the favorite of young adults in the time slot. “The Biggest Loser” won the attention of nearly 7 million over two hours for NBC.

At 9, the “Dancing” result show was tops as 17.5 million viewers witnessed the departure of rapper Romeo. He was certainly gracious, though, wasn’t he? “NCIS: Los Angeles” brought 14.7 million viewers to CBS. The Fox audience drooped to 5.1 million for “Raising Hope” and to 3.1 million for “Traffic Light.”

At 10, “The Good Wife” was the favorite of 11.7 million. “The Voice” was heard by 10.5 million, and ABC’s “Body of Proof” was the choice of 10.1 million. But “The Voice” was the top show of the night among the 18-to-49 crowd, which is most important to advertisers. And “Body of Proof” edged “The Good Wife” in that count. But in strictly dramatic terms, it was another top-notch episode for “The Good Wife.” And isn’t the relationship of Alicia and Kalinda the most crucial to the show’s appeal?

Here are the prime-time averages: CBS with 14.7 million, Disney-owned ABC with 13 million, NBC with 8.1 million, Fox with 6.7 million and The CW with 1.2 million. “One Tree Hill” drew 1.3 million, and “Hellcats” had 1.2 million cheering. NBC won the 18-to-49 age group by a comfortable margin; CBS edged Fox in that count. ABC was fourth.

In Orlando, the “Dancing With the Stars” results show was tops with 283,100 viewers. Rounding out the top five were “NCIS” with 237,600, the “Dancing With the Stars” recap special with 215,800, “NCIS: Los Angeles” with 201,200 and “Body of Proof” with 167,800. Close behind were “The Voice” with 150,600 and “The Good Wife” with 145,100.

When “Dancing With the Stars” returned, the show lifted ABC’s fortunes on Monday. In fact, Monday has become ABC’s night.

The dance contest averaged nearly 20.7 million viewers as the remaining five couples performed two dances each. “Castle,” which follows on ABC, drew 12.6 million viewers and easily won its time slot.

Here are the prime-time averages, which were updated this afternoon: Disney-owned ABC with 18.1 million, CBS with 7.4 million, Fox with 6.8 million, NBC with 4.3 million and The CW with 1.3 million. ABC also won the 18-to-49 age group; Fox edged CBS for distant second.

The strongest competition came from Fox’s “House” with 7.9 million viewers, CBS’ “Mike & Molly” with 7.6 million and CBS’ “Hawaii Five-O” with 9.4 million.

In Orlando, “Dancing With the Stars” averaged 340,800 viewers. Rounding out the top five were “Castle” with 194,500, the Heat-Celtics playoff game on TNT with 126,900, “Hawaii Five-O” with 119,000 and History’s “Pawn Stars” with 96,700.

“Dancing With the Stars” was No. 1 nationally, and it was No. 1 locally. The dance contest was tops in the Orlando market by a wide margin.

Here are the week’s most-watched programs:

1. “Dancing With the Stars” Monday, ABC, 349,800 viewers

2. “American Idol” Thursday, Fox, 300,000

3. “American Idol” Wednesday, Fox, 283,700

4. “Dancing With the Stars” results show, ABC, 249,200

5. “NCIS,” CBS, 244,400

6. “Body of Proof,” ABC, 187,200

7. “Bones,” Fox, 173,900

8. “Dancing With the Stars” special, ABC, 173,100

9. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 168,900

10. “Modern Family,” ABC, 162, 100

Nationally, CBS had the most viewers last week, and Fox had the most young adults. Disney-owned ABC was second in each count, and it had the most-watched show, the Monday edition of “Dancing With the Stars.”

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CBS had the most viewers Tuesday night. But NBC had the most young adults, thanks to another strong showing by ”The Voice,” which looks like it’s going to lift NBC’s fortunes.

But ABC and Fox had reasons to be happy as well.

The night’s most-watched show was CBS’ “NCIS” with 17.9 million viewers, who got an insight into the history of Gibbs and Tony. Another good sign: “CSI” was as popular with young adults as Fox’s “Glee.”

 A “Dancing With the Stars” recap pulled 9.4 million to ABC. Fox’s “Glee” had 8.9 million singing along. ”The Biggest Loser” drew 7.5 million to NBC.

At 9, “Dancing With the Stars” attracted 16.1 million viewers to the ejection of Kendra Wilkinson. “NCIS: Los Angeles” was the destination for 14.2 million. And “The Voice” averaged 12.6 million over two hours. But “The Voice” was the night’s strongest show among the 18-to-49 age group, and any show that attracts so many of those viewers has to be considered a hit.

At 10, “The Voice” was in front, but “The Good Wife” on CBS (12.4 million) and “Body of Proof” on ABC (10.2 million) were not far behind in total viewers. In the 18-to-49 age group, “The Voice” dwarfed the dramas.

Way back were The CW shows from “One Tree Hill” (1.2 million) and “Hellcats” (1 mllion). And Fox took a dip after “Glee” with “Raising Hope” (4.7 million) and “Traffic Light” (2.9 million).

The prime-time averages: CBS with 14.8 million, ABC with 11.9 million, NBC with 10.9 mllion, Fox with 6.3 million and The CW with 1.1 million. CBS placed second to NBC in the 18-to-49 age group.

In Orlando, the tops shows were “Dancing With the Stars” results with 249,400 and “NCIS” with 244,400. Rounding out the top five were “Body of Proof” with 187,200, the “Dancing” recap with 173,100 and “NCIS: Los Angeles” with 155,000. Right behind them were “The Voice” with 129,300 and “The Good Wife” with 121,900.

Disney-owned ABC had another huge Monday, thanks to “Dancing With the Stars.”

The dance contest averaged 21.4 million viewers over two hours, according to updated ratings released this afternoon. “Dancing” also bolstered ABC’s “Castle,” which averaged 12.1 million viewers.

ABC won Monday with an average of nearly 18.4 million viewers in prime time. The other broadcast networks were way behind: CBS with 8 million, Fox with 7.1 million, NBC with 4.4 million and The CW with 1.4 million. ABC also won the 18-to-49 age group; CBS placed second.

The strongest performers on CBS were “Hawaii Five-O” with 9.8 million viewers and “Mike & Molly” with 8.2 million. The rest of the CBS lineup: “How I Met Your Mother” with 6.8 million, “Mad Love” with 5.7 million and a repeat of “Two and a Half Men” with 7.7 million.

Fox’s best performer was “House” with 8.6 million viewers. “The Chicago Code” was the stop for 5.6 million.

NBC had a rough night with “Chuck” (4.1 million), “The Event” (4.1 million) and “Law & Order: Los Angeles” (4.9 million).   The CW aired new episodes of “90210″ with 1.5 million fans and “Gossip Girl” with 1.3 million.

In Orlando, “Dancing With the Stars” was the top show with 349,800 viewers. Rounding out the top five were “Castle” with 161,600, “Hawaii Five-O” with nearly 136,000, History’s “Pawn Stars” with 99,400 and “House” with 94,100.

The week’s ratings for the Orlando TV market drive home this region’s affection for “Dancing With the Stars” and “American Idol.”

Here were the most-watched programs for the week ending Sunday:

1. “Dancing With the Stars” Monday, ABC, 378,200 viewers

2. “Dancing With the Stars” Tuesday results, ABC, 340,500

3. “American Idol” Thursday, Fox, 314,600

4. “American Idol” Wednesday, Fox, 309,600

5. “Dancing With the Stars” Tuesday special, ABC,  234,200

6. “Body of Proof,” ABC, 211,800

7. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 202,600

8. “Survivor,” CBS, 181,300

9. “Better With You” Monday (“Dancing” alum Derek Hough was a guest star), ABC, 177,700

10. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 169,700

Nationally, Disney-owned ABC won the week with the most viewers. Fox was the clear favorite with young adults, who are most important to advertisers. ABC was second in that count.  Here are the prime-time averages in total viewers: ABC with 8.7 million, CBS with 8.4 million, Fox with 8.1 million, NBC with 5.9 million and The CW with 1.8 million.

The most popular shows nationally for the week were:

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Katie Couric may be leaving the “CBS Evening News,” but she put up the best numbers for a royal wedding special Friday night.

Couric’s 8 p.m. special drew 8.6 million viewers to look at the nuptials of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton. Barbara Walters averaged 6.7 million with a two-hour “20/20.” NBC’s Ann Curry drew 4.9 million with an hour on the wedding at 10 p.m. A Brian Williams “Dateline” on the deadly storms in the South drew 4.8 million.

CBS won the night behind “CSI: NY” (9.2 million) and “Blue Bloods” (9.8 million).

For the night, CBS averaged 9.2 million viewers in prime time. CBS outpaced Disney-owned ABC with nearly 6 million, NBC with 4.2 million, Fox with 3.4 million and The CW with 1.9 million. CBS also was the top network with young adults.

At 8, Couric outdrew ABC’s “Shark Tank” with 4.6 million, Fox’s “Kitchen Nightmares” with 3.3 million and NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” with nearly 3 million. At 9, Fox’s “Fringe” attracted 3.5 million viewers. The CW offered new episodes of “Smallville” (1.9 million) and the renewed “Supernatural” (also 1.9 million).

In Orlando, the top three shows were on CBS: “Blue Bloods” with 169,700 viewers, “CSI: NY” with 163,700 and the Couric special with 133,900. Then came “20/20″ with 94,200, “Fringe” with 81,000 and the two-hour “Dateline” with 64,100.

Wednesday’s edition of “American Idol” cleaned up in the ratings, but it also suggested that there is a clear-cut front-runner.

James Durbin was far superior than the other five hopefuls. Jennifer Lopez acknowledged that James has been the consistent singer, and Randy Jackson proclaimed the young man could win it all.

Do you think James will win it all? Does such a strong front-runner help or hurt “Idol” before the May 25 finale?

The next singer will be ejected in the results show at 8 tonight on WOFL-Channel 35. Bruno Mars and “Idol” runner-up Crystal Bowersox will perform.

“Idol” averaged 22.3 mllion viewers over 90 minutes Wednesday night, according to updated ratings released this afternoon. “Idol” put Fox far out in front for the night with an average 18.5 million viewers in prime time. Fox ended the night with “Breaking In,” which drew 7 million viewers.

Here’s how the other broadcast networks fared: CBS with 9.3 million, NBC with 5.8 million, Disney-owned ABC with 5.1 million and The CW with 1.8 million. Fox was tops with young adults by a wide margin. CBS placed second.

CBS offered the strongest competition to “Idol” with “Survivor: Redemption Island,” which pulled in 11.3 million fans. CBS also offered reruns of “Criminal Minds” (9.1 million) and “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” (7.5 million). ABC’s strongest performer was a rerun of “Modern Family” with 5.9 million viewers. NBC repeated “The Voice” premiere from Tuesday; 6.2 million viewers tuned in. “America’s Next Top Model” attracted 2.4 million viewers in a new 9 p.m. time slot.

In Orlando, “Idol” was the top show with 309,600 viewers. Then came three CBS shows: “Survivor” with 181,300, “Criminal Minds” with 117,300 and “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” with 88,300. Then came two ABC sitcoms: “The Middle” with 83,100 and “Cougar Town” with 82,000. The Miami-Philadelphia playoff game on TNT drew nearly 82,000 viewers.

By supplying two live hours of “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC cleaned up in the ratings Tuesday night. And “Dancing” was easily the biggest show in Central Florida even as the Orlando Magic fought to keep their playoff hopes alive.

In more ratings news, “The Voice” premiered to strong ratings for NBC. The ratings among young adults were so strong that NBC overtook Fox and a 90-minute “Glee” for the night.

At 9, the “Dancing” results show drew 18.3 million viewers to ABC, according to updated ratings released this afternoon. “The Voice” averaged 11.8 million viewers for two hours. And “Glee” averaged 8.6 million viewers over 90 minutes.

Here are the prime-time averages: ABC with 14.4 million, NBC with 10.3 million, CBS with 9.8 million for reruns, Fox with 7.6 million and The CW with 1.2 million. NBC was first in the 18-to-49 age group, followed by Fox, then Disney-owned ABC.

At 8, ABC had the most viewers with a “Dancing” special that drew 13.1 million fans. CBS offered an “NCIS” rerun that pulled in 11.2 million. “The Biggest Loser” moved 7.5 million to NBC.

CBS was in reruns for the night with “NCIS: Los Angeles” (10.3 million) and “The Mentalist” (7.9 million). ABC ended the night strongly with “Body of Proof” pulling in 11.9 million. “Raising Hope” finished Fox’s night with 4.5 million viewers. The CW offered new episodes of “One Tree Hill” (1.4 million) and “Hellcats” (980,000).

In Orlando, “Dancing With the Stars” drew 340,500 viewers at 9. The 8 o’clock “Dancing” special brought in 234,200 viewers. Rounding out the top five were “Body of Proof” with 211,800 viewers,  ”NCIS” with 152,700 and the Orlando Magic-Atlanta Hawks playoff game with 127,500 on Fox Sports Florida. The Magic won by a wide margin to extend the playoff series. Then came “NCIS: Los Angeles” with 114,400 viewers and “The Voice” with 109,700.

“The Vampire Diaries” will return for another season, but that’s not surprise because it’s the CW’s most popular show.

The network also announced four other series will be back, including “Supernatural,” “Gossip Girl” and “90210.”

“America’s Next Top Model” will return for two more cycles, and the first will be an all-star version of the long-running contest. Who will be back? “Models who became breakout characters and who had the most memorable stories from past cycles,” The CW said.

It will be the seventh season for “Supernatural.” Were you worried that it might not return?

Nothing came close to “Dancing With the Stars” in the Monday ratings. The ABC dance contest averaged 21.9 million viewers and lifted its network to an easy victory.

For the night, Disney-owned ABC averaged 15.4 million viewers in prime time. Here’s how the other broadcast networks fared: CBS with 6.7 million, Fox with 4.5 million, NBC with 4.4 million and The CW with 1.7 million. ABC also easily won the 18-to-49 age group.

ABC had the most viewers at 9:30 when “Better With You” featured Derek Hough and 11.6 million viewers tuned in.

A “Castle” rerun on ABC had the most viewers at 10 o’clock: 7.6 million. It was ahead of a “Hawaii Five-O” rerun with nearly 7 million viewers and a new “Law & Order: Los Angeles” on NBC with 5.8 million.

A “Mike & Molly” rerun was CBS’ strongest performer with 7.8 million viewers.A rerun of  ”The Big Bang Theory” was close behind with 7.7 million. A new “Event” had 4.4 million takers on NBC.

In Orlando, “Dancing With the Stars” drew 378,200 viewers. Rounding out the top five were “Better With You” with 177,700 viewers, “Castle” with 128,200, “Hawaii Five-O” with 96,900 and “Mike & Molly” with nearly 87,000.

Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn and Carrie Underwood were bigger draws Friday night than the Orlando Magic in the Orlando TV market.

“Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country” averaged 111,400 viewers. The two-hour CBS special also featured the Judds, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert and Jennifer Nettles.

The Orlando Magic averaged 98,800 viewers for the team’s third playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks. The game was available on ESPN2, where 56,800 viewers watched, and on Fox Sports Florida, where 42,000 watched. The Magic lost, 88-84.

Other top programs in the Orlando TV market were “CSI: NY” with 94,800 viewers, “Dateline NBC” with 74,200 and “Fringe” with 63,900.

Nationally, the CBS music special was the top show Friday night on broadcast television. It averaged 8.4 million viewers over two hours, according to updated ratings. CBS also won the 8 p.m. hour with a “CSI: NY” rerun that drew 6 million viewers.

Here are the prime-time averages: CBS with 7.6 million, NBC with 5 million, Disney-owned ABC with 4.4 million, Fox with 2.9 million and The CW with 2.1 million.

Other programs of note: “Dateline NBC” with 5.8 million, ABC’s “20/20″ with 4.5 million, ABC’s “Shark Tank” with 4.8 million and NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” with 3.4 million.

ABC and CBS were in reruns, so Fox easily won Thursday night with new installments of “American Idol” and “Bones.”

“American Idol” averaged 20.3million viewers as the show said farewell to Stefano Langone. “Bones” drew nearly 11 million viewers, according to updated ratings released this afternoon.

Here are the prime-time averages: Fox with 15.7 million, CBS with 8.6 million, NBC with 4.4 million, Disney-owned ABC with 3.7 million and The CW with 2.4 million.  Fox easily won the 18-to-49 age group; NBC placed second.

The strongest performers on CBS were “The Mentalist” (11.1 million viewers) and “CSI” (8.5million). ABC’s top performer was “Wipeout” with 4.7 million. NBC’s standout was “The Office” with 6.9 million fans. “The Vampire Diaries” delivered 2.7 million to The CW.

In Orlando, “American Idol” was the top show with 304,700 viewers. Rounding out the top five were “Bones” with 162,700, “The Mentalist” with 131,100, “The Big Bang Theory” with 106,000 and “CSI” with 105,700. “Swamp People” on History made an impressive showing with 83,300 viewers. The Miami-Philadelphia playoff game on TNT drew 78,000.

“American Idol” was the top show nationally and locally Wednesday night.

The Fox singing contest averaged 21.8 million viewers over 90 minutes. The later singers were reaching more viewers; the first half-hour drew 19.6  million viewers, and the final half-hour had 23.8 million.

Fox completed its night with the comedy “Breaking In,” which drew 7.5 million viewers.

Here are the prime-time averages: Fox with 18.2 million viewers, CBS with 8.8 million, ABC with 6.1 million, NBC with 3.7 million and The CW with 1.4 million. Fox easily won the 18-to-49 age group. CBS and Disney-owned ABC tied for second.

CBS aired a new “Survivor,” which drew 10.5 million viewers. Then CBS offered reruns of “Criminal Minds” (8.8 million) and “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” (7.2 million). ABC’s standout show was “Modern Family” with 9.8 million fans. “The Middle” amused 6.8 million, and “Cougar Town” had 6.3 million laughing.

In Orlando, the top show was “American Idol” with 304,700 viewers. Rounding out the top five were “Survivor” with 196,300, “Modern Family” with 130,600, “The Middle” with 126,500 and “Criminal Minds” with 110,500.

A new “Glee” episode, with guest stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Charice, brought young adults running to Fox last night. Charice showed off her big voice on ”All By Myself.”

“Dancing With the Stars” attracted Tuesday’s biggest audience by dispatching another celebrity. Model Petra Nemcova has departed.

But CBS still had the most viewers even though the network was totally in repeats. CBS averaged 11.3 million viewers in prime time, according to updated ratings released this afternoon. Disney-owned ABC was second with 10.8 million, Fox drew 7.1 million, NBC attracted 6.5 million and The CW was the stop for 1.3 million.

Fox easily won the 18-to-49 age group, which is most important to advertisers. NBC was second. CBS tied ABC for third.

CBS aired “NCIS” (13.4 million), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (11.2 million) and a second “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9.1 million).

ABC countered with “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” (4.7 million), “Dancing With the Stars” (16.3 million) and “Body of Proof” (11.4 million).

Fox got a real boost from “Glee” (9.8 million), then the audience drooped for “Raising Hope” (5.3 million) and “Traffic Light” (3.1 million).

“The Biggest Loser” averaged 6.6 million over two hours for NBC. “Parenthood” ended the night with 6.3 million fans.

The CW offered new episodes of “One Tree Hill” (1.4 million) and “Hellcats” (1.2 million).

In Orlando, the top show was “Dancing With the Stars,” which drew 245,100 viewers. Then came “NCIS” with 198,700 viewers, “Body of Proof” with 145,900, “NCIS: Los Angeles” at 9 with 129,400 and “The Biggest Loser” with 101,400.

The Orlando Magic-Atlanta Hawks playoff game drew nearly 85,000 viewers on FSN. The Magic won. (The rating for the same game on NBA TV was zilch.) The Magic placed at No. 8 in the market.

The Knicks-Celtics game on TNT drew 56,300 viewers and was No. 11 in the Orlando market.

“Dancing With the Stars” and “American Idol” continue to be Central Florida’s favorite programs, according to ratings for last week.

Here are the Top 10 in total viewers:

1. “Dancing With the Stars” Monday, ABC, 347,800 viewers

2. “American Idol” Thursday, Fox, 332,800

3. “American Idol” Wednesday, Fox, 328,600

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 264,700

5. “Dancing With the Stars” Tuesday, ABC, 261,600

6. “Body of Proof,” ABC, 196,000

7. “Castle,” ABC, 187,800

8. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 181,700

9.  ”Criminal Minds,” CBS, 177,400

10. “The Mentalist,” CBS, 157,500

Nationally, CBS won the week in total viewers by averaging 9.2 million viewers in prime time. Here’s how the other broadcast networks fared: Fox with 7.9 million, Disney-owned ABC with 7.8 million, NBC with 5.2 million and The CW with 1.5 million.

Fox won the 18-to-49 age group. ABC edged for second there.

The top shows nationally were:

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“American Idol” drew the biggest audience – 21.9 million viewers — and dispatched Paul McDonald from the contest. “Bones” followed and entertained 11.5 million, according to updated ratings released this afternoon.

CBS countered with ”The Big Bang Theory” (7.5 million), “Rules of Engagement” (5.7 million) and “CSI” (8.1 million). CBS jumped to first with “The Mentalist,” which attracted 10.8 million viewers at 10 o’clock.

NBC was third for the night with new comedy: “Community” with 3.5 million, “The Paul Reiser Show” debuting to 3.4 million, “The Office” with 7.9 million for Will Ferrell’s arrival, “Parks and Recreation” with 5.2 million, “30 Rock” with 4.5 million and “Outsourced” with 3.5 million.

ABC offered a new “Wipeout” with 6.2 million, then reruns of “Grey’s Anatomy” (4.3 million) and “Private Practice” (2.8 million).

The CW delivered new episodes of “The Vampire Diaries” (2.8 million) and “Nikita” (2.2 million).

Here are the prime-time averages: Fox with 16.8 million, CBS with 8.5 million, NBC with 4.7 million, Disney-owned ABC with 4.4 million and The CW with 2.5 million. Fox easily won the 18-to-49 age group; NBC placed second in that count.

In Orlando, “American Idol” was the overwhelming favorite with 332,800 viewers. “The Mentalist” placed second with 157,500. Rounding out the top five were “Bones” with 131,000, “CSI” with 113,100 and “Wipeout” with 94,700.

“American Idol” night at the movies was a blockbuster for Fox in the ratings: The 90-minute show averaged 23 million viewers Wednesday night, according to updated ratings. Fox trumpeted that the early ratings were up 9 percent in viewers from the comparable show last year.

Fox easily won the night in total viewers as well as the 18-to-49 age group. CBS was second in both counts. Here are the prime-time averages in total viewers: Fox with 19.4 million, CBS with 11.5 million, Disney-owned ABC with 6.4 million, NBC with 3.8 million for mostly reruns and The CW with 1.6 million.

Fox finished its night with the sitcom “Breaking In,” which attracted 7.8 million fans.

CBS aired “Survivor” (11.1 million), “Criminal Minds” (13.6 million) and “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” (nearly 10 million).

ABC offered new episodes of “The Middle” (6.1 million), “Better With You” (4.9 million) and “Modern Family” (9.6 million). ABC also offered two episodes of the new sitcom “Happy Endings” (7.3 million and 5.7 million). A “Modern Family” rerun wrapped up the night with 4.6 million viewers.

The CW presented “America’s Next Top Model” (2.1 million) and “Shedding for the Wedding” (1.1 million).

In Orlando, “American Idol” was the top show with 328,600 viewers. The next three shows were on CBS: “Criminal Minds” with 177,400 viewers, “Survivor” with 154,500 and “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” with 109,400.