Primetime Ratings: 'American Idol' Repeat Pushes Fox to Win Night of SOTU Address

NBC leads broadcast coverage; CW's 'ReModeled,' '90210' up a tenth

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/25/2012 12:05:54 PM

Fox won the ratings race on the night of the State of the Union address Tuesday, pushed forward by a repeat of American Idol's third episode. The episode netted a 3.3 and reigned as the highest-rated program of the night. The SOTU address at 9 p.m. earned a 1.8, and the network ended with an overall 2.9 rating/7 share.

NBC, as one of the two nets with original programming Tuesday, aired The Biggest Loser at 8 p.m., which was down 9% to a 2.1. The network led broadcast with its coverage of the address, grabbing a 2.0; NBC continued analysis of the speech at 10:30 p.m., which posted a 1.2.

The CW, instead of carrying the address, aired new series ReModeled for a 0.4, up a tenth from its premiere last week. 90210 was also up a tenth to a 0.7. The network  finished with a 0.5/1.

CBS was in third with its SOTU coverage at a 1.5 and an overall 1.6/4.

ABC, in fourth, had its coverage earn a 1.4 and an overall 1.4/3, with its earlier Last Man Standing repeats.