Raymond goes out on top
The series finale of "Everybody Loves Raymond" topped the Nielsen ratings for the past week and helped give CBS yet another weekly win. Helped by the two-hour season finale of CSI, which was #3 overall, Raymond gave CBS a win in the 18-49 demo as well, although it still remains barely behind Fox for the season to date. ABC claimed #2 with the season finale of "Desperate Housewives." Such tough competition held Fox's "American Idol" down to #4 for the Wednesday installment. For Households, CBS scored an average 9.1 rating and 15 share, followed by ABC at 6.4/11, Fox 6.3/11, NBC 6.0/10, UPN & WB 2.4/4 and Pax 0.4/1.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network primetime week of 05/16/05 - 05/22/05
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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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EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
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CBS
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20.2
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29
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32940
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2
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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
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ABC
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18.7
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28
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30621
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3
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CSI
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CBS
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18.5
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30
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30726
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4
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AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
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FOX
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16.4
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25
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27933
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5
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RAYMOND: LAST LAUGH(S)
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CBS
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15.3
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24
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24523
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6
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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15.0
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22
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24237
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7
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AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
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FOX
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14.9
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24
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24976
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8
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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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14.6
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23
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22983
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9
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GREY'S ANATOMY
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ABC
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13.8
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23
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22218
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9
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WITHOUT A TRACE
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CBS
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13.8
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22
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21425
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11
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E.R.
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NBC
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12.2
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20
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18759
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12
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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11.1
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18
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16209
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13
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LOST
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ABC
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11.0
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18
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18624
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14
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HOUSE
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FOX
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10.9
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17
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17678
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15
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EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P
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ABC
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10.5
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18
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17801
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16
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COLD CASE
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CBS
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9.5
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16
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14597
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17
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APPRENTICE 3
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NBC
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9.1
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14
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14016
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18
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LAW AND ORDER
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NBC
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8.4
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14
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12413
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19
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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8.2
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14
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12301
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20
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ACM AWARDS(S)
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CBS
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7.7
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12
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11950
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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