‘American Idol’ Continues Strength Even Vs. NBA Finals

Despite being pitted against the NBA championship game last night, FOX’s ‘American Idol’ saw its viewership increase 12 percent to 11 million in its hour-long airing at 9 p.m. Wednesday. The demographics were excellent too with 14 percent of 18- to 49-year-olds and 19 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds tuning in for the show’s second episode.