Watching people work ordinary jobs might not seem interesting, but it apparently is when celebrities do it. The April Fools’ Special, I Get That a Lot, surprised many last night by pulling in stronger than expected numbers.  Unfortunately, a win over Lie to Me wasn’t quite enough for CBS. Idol still put FOX on top for the night.

8pm

• I Get That a Lot (3.4/10 in 18-49) had 10.3 million laughing.
• Lie to Me (9 million, 2.6/8) was down 10% from the last fresh episode.
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (5.1 million, 1.2/4) did twice as well as The Chopping Block.
• Scrubs (5 million, 1.9/6) slid by 300,000; Better Off Ted (4.7 million, 1.8/5) remained steady.
• America’s Next Top Model (3.9 million, 1.7/5) grew by 1.1 million.

9pm

• American Idol (8.1/20 in 18-49) rang in 23.7 million.
• Criminal Minds* (10 million, 2.3/6) was off by 4 million.
• Lost (9.3 million, 4.2/10) picked up 500,000.
• Life (5.6 million, 1.4/4) improved by 1.3 million.
• 90210* (1.2 million, 0.6/2) added on 433,000.

10pm

• CSI: NY* (10 million, 2.2/6 in 18-49) lost 12.6 million.
• Law & Order* (6.3 million, 1.7/5) dropped by 900,000.
• The series finale of Life on Mars (5.9 million, 2.1/6) rounded up another 200,000.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Wednesday’s ratings here.)