Dancing With The Stars Draws Higher Ratings Than American Idol

Here's some interesting news...apparently Dancing With The Stars had higher ratings than American Idol on Tuesday night. Although we may never know for sure, its nice to think that maybe a multitude of Clay fans tuning in to watch Clay helped pull DWTS ahead of AI.

Posted by Dancermom on the CV...

From the CH:

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MAY SWEEPS UPSET: ABC DANCE SHOW BEATS 'IDOL' IN OVERNIGHTS
Wed May 23 2007 09:08:03 ET

FOX and wunderkind Simon Fuller hit with a historic TV upset Tuesday night -- after ABC's 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' competition pulled in higher ratings than 'AMERICAN IDOL'!

DANCING scored a 16.5 rating/25 share to IDOL 16.3/25, in what network insiders are calling a 'photo-finish'.

"Our results show is tonight," explains an confident FOX executive, "we'll see who is left standing on the stage."

The upset comes as the nation's top-rated show experienced viewership erosion late in the season, at one point, falling more than 15% from a year ago.

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