Scripted series win the week
Once again, Fox's "American Idol" has been beaten by scripted series. This time, both CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and ABC's "Desperate Housewives" beat Idol. CBS also won the 18-49 demo, although Fox maintained a slight edge for the season-to-date. In the Household numbers, CBS scored a 9.3 rating and 16 share, well ahead of NBC at 6.2/11, ABC 6.0/10, Fox 5.8/10, UPN 2.4/4, WB 2.2/4 and Pax 0.4/1.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network primetime week of 05/09/05 - 05/15/05
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Rank
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PROGRAMS
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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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CSI
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CBS
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16.2
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25
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26458
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2
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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
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ABC
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15.8
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23
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25282
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3
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AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
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FOX
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15.5
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23
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26631
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4
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AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
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FOX
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14.6
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24
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24729
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5
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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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13.1
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21
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20015
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6
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EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
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CBS
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12.7
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19
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19794
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7
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WITHOUT A TRACE
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CBS
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12.1
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20
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18921
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8
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SURVIVOR: PALAU
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CBS
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11.7
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19
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19650
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9
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GREY'S ANATOMY
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ABC
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11.6
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19
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18334
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10
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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11.5
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17
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17962
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11
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E.R.
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NBC
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11.4
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19
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17156
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11
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SURVIVOR: PALAU FINALE(S)
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CBS
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11.4
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17
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20796
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13
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HOUSE
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FOX
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11.3
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17
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18802
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14
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LOST
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ABC
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10.6
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17
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17096
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15
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EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P
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ABC
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10.1
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16
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16568
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15
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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10.1
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16
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14502
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17
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APPRENTICE 3
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NBC
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9.7
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15
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14800
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17
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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9.7
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16
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14551
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19
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AMAZING RACE: 7
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CBS
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9.6
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15
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16014
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20
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SURVIVOR: PALAU REUNION(S)
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CBS
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9.1
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15
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15481
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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