This is a bit misleading. Idol was on 8:00 pm est. The SOTU was on at 9:00.
They were not in direct competition. Idol got more ratings in its time period than the SOTU got in it's time period.
Really? LOL!
Drudge must be having a slow morning. This type of stunt implies they went head to head and SOU lost across the board. Shame on him.
"Idol was on 8:00 pm est. The SOTU was on at 9:00."
Not only that, but IDOL was only on one channel...SOU was on at least five, which usually drives HUT (Households Using TV) levels down as people turn off the set or sends viewers to cable/dish nets. The fact that the net averages for the SOU had the exact same share as IDOL is really impressive. Drudge is off the mark on this one.