A big week for Fox
The finale of "American Idol" as the May sweeps came to an end gave Fox a big win in the Nielsen ratings for the most recent week. It easily won for Households with a 7.5 rating and 13 share, but was even more dominant in the 18-49 demo at 5.1/16, far ahead of second-place NBC at 2.8/8. Back to HH, CBS was second at 6.4/11, followed by NBC at 5.2/9, ABC 4.7/8, UPN 1.9/3, WB 1.7/3 and Pax 0.4/1.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network primetime week of 05/23/05 - 05/29/05
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Rank
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Program
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Network
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Rating
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Share
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Audience(000)
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1
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AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
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FOX
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17.5
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27
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30269
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2
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AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
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FOX
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16.2
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25
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28052
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3
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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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13.5
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22
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21221
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4
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LOST
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ABC
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12.0
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18
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20713
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5
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HOUSE
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FOX
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11.9
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18
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19516
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6
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CSI
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CBS
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10.9
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19
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16095
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6
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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10.9
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18
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16383
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8
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LAW &ORDER:CI 5/25(S)
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NBC
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9.9
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16
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14981
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9
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TWO AND A HALF MEN-SPCL(S)
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CBS
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9.7
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15
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14859
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10
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NCIS
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CBS
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9.5
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15
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14736
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11
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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9.2
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14
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14369
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11
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WITHOUT A TRACE
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CBS
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9.2
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16
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13207
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13
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MEDIUM
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NBC
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7.9
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13
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11790
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14
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LAS VEGAS
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NBC
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7.3
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11
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11271
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15
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24
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FOX
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7.2
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11
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12228
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16
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COLD CASE THU SPECIAL(S)
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CBS
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6.9
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13
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9672
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17
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ROB & AMBER GET MARRIED(S)
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CBS
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6.7
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11
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9663
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18
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ALIAS
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ABC
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6.2
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10
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10075
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18
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STILL STANDING-SPECIAL(S)
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CBS
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6.2
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10
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9830
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20
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FOX NASCAR NEXTEL CUP
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FOX
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6.1
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13
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10235
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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