FOX POSTS BEST FEBRUARY SWEEPS NUMBERS EVER Friday, February 29 2008
With both the Super Bowl and American Idol going for it, Fox had its highest-rated sweeps period in history for February, averaging 18.04 million viewers. That was more than the second- and third-place networks combined. CBS averaged 8.14 million viewers and ABC, 8.10 million. NBC trailed with 7.56 million.