Jason Castro, whose exotic good looks and sweet personality -- rather than his vocal
talent -- were often credited for keeping him in the American Idol running
until the final four, was eliminated Wednesday night, as 22.4 million viewers tuned
in (13.8 rating and a 21 share). (The remaining contestants are David Cook, David
Archuleta and Syesha Mercado.) While it remained an unbeatable figure for the Fox
show and gave the network another victory for the night, it was nevertheless nearly
6 million below the number who tuned in on the comparable night a year ago (28.2 million).
CBS gave Idol some tough competition with Criminal Minds, which recorded
12.85 million viewers (8.3/13). At 10:00 p.m., CSI: NY took over the top spot
with 12.58 million viewers (8.2/14). In the same hour, an interview special with Barbara
Walters, in which she discussed her new biography, Audition, posted middling
results as it pulled in 7.4 million viewers (5.2/9) for third place.
08/05/2008
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