Lost at Home did its best for ABC in its premiere Tuesday but the night belonged to Fox's American Idol and 24. ABC's Lost at Home, a domestic comedy starring Mitch Rouse as a harried workaholic father who is trying to reconnect with his family, bowed at 9:30 p.m. to an average of 8.4 million viewers and 3.9 rating/10 share, according to Nielsen Media Research. The sitcom held the lion's share of its 9 p.m. lead-in, According to Jim (9.2 million, 4.2/10 in adults 18-49), but it was overshadowed in the demo by Fox's 24 (12.6 million, 6.3/16) and placed third behind 24 and CBS' The Guardian (10.7 million, 2.4/6) in total viewers. NBC, meanwhile, saw its Tuesday tentpole Frasier (9.1 million, 3.5/9) slip to near record-low ratings for an original episode. It didn't help that NBC's 8 p.m. Three Stooges Anniversary special opened the night for the peacock in fourth place with an average of 8.7 million viewers and 2.9/8 in adults 18-49. At 10 p.m., ABC finally aired its Barbara Walters Special (8 million, 3.3/9) which was delayed from its usual Oscar night telecast because of the network's war-related news coverage that night (March 23). Needless to say, the special didn't generate nearly the numbers it would have had it aired in conjunction with the Academy Awards telecast -- it fell behind CBS' Judging Amy (12.1 million, 3.3/9) in total viewers. As usual, Fox's American Idol (21.1 million, 9.5/25) was the dominant program of the night, fueling the network's win with an average of 16.9 million viewers and 7.9/20 in adults 18-49. ABC placed second for the night in adults 18-49 (3.6/9) while CBS was No. 2 in viewers (11.5 million).
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