Season wrap-up: "Idol" dominates
You already know that CBS won the 2005-2006 for total viewership and Fox for the key 18-49 demo, but what was the most-watched show? It is not too hard to guess that it was "American Idol" on Fox - the Tuesday edition (which featured new performances each week) was #1 with a 17.6 average HH rating and 27 share, with the Wednesday edition close behind at 17.2/26. The top show for CBS was "CSI" at #3 and ABC put "Desperate Housewives" well up in the #4 spot. You have to go down to #16 for the top performer on NBC, "Deal or No Deal" (Monday), in a tie with the lesser side of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," the Thursday results show. Care to guess the absolute last place show? It was a tie for #372 between three Pax/i shows at 0.1/0: "Body & Soul" (Sunday), "Cold Turkey 2" and "Palmetto Pointe," with the latter having the absolute smallest audience. Here are the top 25 for the just-past season.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network Prime Time 2005 - 2006 Season Through 05/24/06
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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-TUESDAY
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FOX
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17.6
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27
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31027
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2
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AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
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FOX
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17.2
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26
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30008
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3
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CSI
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CBS
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15.6
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24
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25081
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4
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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
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ABC
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13.8
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20
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22147
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5
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GREY'S ANATOMY
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ABC
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12.5
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20
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19737
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6
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WITHOUT A TRACE
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CBS
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12.3
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20
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18669
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7
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DANCING WITH THE STARS
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ABC
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12.0
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18
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18542
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8
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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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11.8
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19
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18026
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9
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SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA
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CBS
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10.9
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17
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18303
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10
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NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
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ABC
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10.7
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18
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16209
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11
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HOUSE
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FOX
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10.5
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16
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17179
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12
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NCIS
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CBS
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9.8
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15
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15211
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13
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SURVIVOR:PANAMA-EXILE IS.
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CBS
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9.7
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15
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16644
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13
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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9.7
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14
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15103
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13
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UNIT, THE
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CBS
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9.7
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14
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15396
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16
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DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
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ABC
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9.6
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16
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14772
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16
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DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
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NBC
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9.6
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15
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15636
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18
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COLD CASE
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CBS
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9.3
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14
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14437
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19
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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9.2
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15
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13962
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19
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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9.2
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15
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13721
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19
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LOST
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ABC
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9.2
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14
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15400
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23
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60 MINUTES
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CBS
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9.0
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15
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13602
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23
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DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED
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NBC
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9.0
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15
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14452
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25
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NFL MONDAY SHOWCASE
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ABC
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8.8
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14
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13324
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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