American Idol auditions from Salt Lake City ruled Wednesday (Jan. 29) night. FOX won in all measures, though Lost won its hour in the 18-49 demo. Daniel Fienberg <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009.</p> <p>The "American Idol" auditions from Salt Lake City brought big ratings to FOX on Wednesday night.</p> <p>FOX averaged a 7.2 rating in the key 18-49 demographic to easily win Wednesday. ABC's 2.9 rating was a distance second, followed closely by NBC's 2.1 rating and the 2.0 rating for CBS. The CW's 0.4 rating wasn't really in the mix.</p> <p>Overall, FOX averaged an estimated 19.54 million viewers plus an 11.1 rating/17 share. CBS was well back in second with a 5.6/9. NBC's 4.7/7 and ABC's 4.6/7 followed. The CW had a 0.8/1.</p> <p>In the 8 p.m. hour, FOX got a 15.0/23 for "American Idol," which averaged nearly 27 million viewers. NBC's "Knight Rider" was second (go figure) with a 3.8/6. CBS' Katie Couric special and a repeat of "The New Adventures of Old Christine" were third with a 3.7/6, beating ABC's "Lost" repeat and the 0.8/1 for a "Privileged" repeat on The CW.</p> <p>At 9 p.m. FOX's "Lie to Me" finished first with a 7.1/11, despite losing more than half of its "Idol" lead-in. A repeat of "Criminal Minds" on CBS was second with a 6.7/10, nipping the 6.4/10 for ABC's "Lost," though to be fair, "Lost" won the hour in the 18-49 demo. NBC was fourth with a "Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit" repeat, while The CW's "90210" trailed.</p> <p>A repeat of "CSI: NY" had a 6.2/10 to win the 10 p.m. hour for CBS. NBC's "Law &amp; Order" was second with a 5.9/10. The Wednesday premiere of "Life on Mars" on ABC failed to perform, doing a 4.0/7.</p> <p>[NOTE: STARTING TODAY AND RUNNING THROUGH MARCH 29, FAST NATIONAL NIELSEN INFORMATION WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AT LEAST 10 A.M. PST. AS SOON AS IT'S AVAILABLE, THOUGH, WE'LL BE POSTING IT.]</p> <p><strong>All ratings information comes from preliminary Fast National Nielsen data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are subject to change.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> tv 2009-01-29T19:02:54Z 397 'Lie to Me' and 'Lost' battle for the 9 p.m. ratings 2038-01-01T00:00:00Z false 251 false false false false false false false false false false 2009-1-29-tv-ratings-fox-s-idol-rubs-salt-in-wednesday-wounds 2009-01-29T14:05:00Z TV Ratings: FOX's 'Idol' rubs Salt in Wednesday wounds published Eastern Time (US & Canada) http://tinyurl.com/kl9psc TV Ratings: FOX's 'Idol' rubs Salt in Wednesday wounds 2009-09-01T03:38:17Z false 12 8