By AP Wire Service
2/14/2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- No one can say that Grammy Award organizers aren't quick learners when it comes to scheduling.
An estimated 20.1 million people watched Sunday, up 18 percent from last year, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Last year Grammy organizers decided to move the ceremony to Wednesday -- opposite "American Idol" -- and the awards show's audience of 17 million was its lowest ever.
This year the Grammys moved back to Sunday night. The show even gave a nod to "American Idol" by giving an amateur the chance to sing with Justin Timberlake.
Carrie Underwood of "American Idol" won the Grammy for best new artist, and thanked the show that gave her a start.
Grammy ratings were also up from two years ago, when "Desperate Housewives" cut into the Grammy audience.
The biggest night in music now? It's the night each May when a new "American Idol" is crowned. Expected viewership: well north of 35 million.
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