Ratings - The CW's "90210" Climbs to Best Performance in a Month and Best Against Idol in All Demos

[02/04/09 - 01:53 PM] The CW's "90210" Climbs to Best Performance in a Month and Best Against Idol in All Demos The CW spins the numbers for Tuesday, February 3.

[via press release from The CW]
THE CW'S "90210" CLIMBS TO BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MONTH AND BEST AGAINST IDOL IN ALL DEMOS "90210" Posts Double-Digit Gains from Prior Original Telecast "Privileged" Delivers Largest Audience and Best Ratings with Women Since November February 4, 2009 (Burbank, CA) - Last night, The CW's 90210 climbed to its best performance in a month (since 1/06/09) and its best against "American Idol" in all key categories, including adults 18-34 (1.8/5), women 18-34 (2.6/7), adults 18-49 (1.3/3) and viewers (2.4mil), according to preliminary live plus same day Nielsen ratings for Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. Compared to its last original episode (1/20/09), 90210 posted double-digit growth of 29% in adults 18-34, 37% in women 18-34 and 18% in adults 18-49. PRIVILEGED also posted sizable gains, scoring its largest audience (1.7mil) since 11/11/08 and best women 18-34 (1.6/4) and women 18-49 (1.2/3) ratings since 11/18/08. Overall, The CW hit its best Tuesday in a month (and against Idol) in adults 18-34 (1.4/4), women 18-34 (2.1/5), adults 18-49 (1.0/3) and viewers (2.1mil)

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