'American Idol' Lead-in Boosts New Fox Comedy 'Breaking In'

9:53 AM PDT 4/7/2011 by Marisa Guthrie

Univision bests ABC and NBC for the night while the season finale of ABC’s “Off the Map” ties series low.

As usual American Idol propelled Fox to the top of the ratings heap Wednesday night. The 90-minute installment, which featured performances from Idol’s top nine contestants, averaged a 7.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 22.5 million viewers overall. Last night’s Idol was off 8 percent in the demo versus last Wednesday’s two-hour installment, but it nearly doubled the demo rating for next-highest show of the night – CBS’ Criminal Minds.