AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER Helps 'American Idol' Bounce Back

According to Bloomberg.com, the current season of "American Idol" — featuring AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler as one of the judges — is averaging 25 million viewers a night, matching last year. The program has lost viewers since 2007.

"I'm surprised as anyone the show's bounced back," Hal Vogel, a media analyst in New York, told Bloomberg.com. "The new judges appear to appeal to a wide demographic. It's likely the show really does have more life left — longer than I'd expected."

Although season 10 started with a 12 percent drop in viewers in January, Fox ratings began to exceed the prior year's episodes on February 3, according to Nielsen data supplied by the network.

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