“Modern Family” Draws More Viewers than “American Idol” for First Time
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ABC/Bob D’Amico(LOS ANGELES) — Here’s some more negative ratings news for American Idol. This week, the Idol performance show drew a smaller audience than ABC’s Modern Family for the first time.
Modern Family pulled in 9.7 million viewers on Wednesday night, compared to Idol‘s 9.1 million. Survivor on CBS also drew a bigger audience: 9.76 million.
On A&E, the fifth-season finale of Duck Dynasty attracted six million viewers. It’s a steep drop from the 8.4 million who tuned in to the season-four finale last fall. The most recent season began weeks after one of the show’s stars, Phil Robertson, stirred controversy by criticizing gays in a GQ interview.
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