tamron, how big was the win? let s pull up the ratings for a second. american idol, this 2001 finale had 29.3 viewers. last year there was a real trend of people not tuning in for the finale more and more each year. this is a big, big win for american idol. also interesting, the highest number of people watching the show tuned in between 10:00 and 10:07 p.m. that s when the winner was being crowned. so appointment television at its best. and jennifer lopez, she s one of the great additions to the show this year. a lot of chatter whether or not she s coming back. i m told everyone at the show is doing everything they can to make sure she s happy and wants to come back. talks for that have not been tabled. so i think we can expect to see the same combination of judges on the show next year because just by all accounts they all love doing the show. when you re part of that success, why don t you want to come back? it put her back on the map. she s had her first hit in a
on the streetings is it the largest snowfall in new york city. amm areings getting significant snowfall. boston it is it still snowing. wee could have record-setting snowfall . seeing significant forecast out there. portland, maine 29.3 inches. thises the newest record as far as the largest snowfall so far and continuing to see more in that city. temperatures uma, will be cold for today. a lot will not be melting. high temperature over in hartford, and 30 in new york city . tonight it is it frigid in the single digits. we hear that there is it storm coming our way in the next couple of days? that storm is out west and could produce blizzard conditions in north central .
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