Idol finale goes out on top
The weekly ratings numbers were delayed by the Memorial Day holiday, but you already know that Fox won the official TV season in 18-49 and CBS in Households. And you've surely guessed that the finale of "American Idol" on Fox was the week's top show, with the finale of "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC #2. Fox, of course, won the 18-49 demo, with ABC 2nd and then CBS, NBC, Univision, CW, Telemundo, MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura and a tie by Ion and Azteca America. (It is also worth noting that Univision tied NBC for 4th place in the 18-34 demo.) In HH, it was Fox at the top with a 6.9 rating and 12 share, followed by CBS 6.0/11, ABC 5.8/10, NBC 3.7/7, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.3/2, Telemundo and MyNetworkTV tied at 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.2/0.
Here are the top 20 shows.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 05/21/07 - 05/27/07
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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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17.8
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29
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30735
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2
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DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU
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ABC
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15.0
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23
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22956
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3
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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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25329
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4
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DANCING W/THE STARS-MON
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ABC
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13.4
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21
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20191
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5
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CSI
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CBS
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9.1
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15
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13792
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6
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NCIS
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CBS
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9.0
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14
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14135
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7
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BACHELOR:OFFICER&GENTLEMN
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ABC
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8.6
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14
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12667
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8
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CBS TUESDAY MOVIE SPECIAL(S)
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CBS
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8.3
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13
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13011
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8
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TWO AND A HALF MEN 930PM(S)
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CBS
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8.3
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12
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12311
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10
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HEROES
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NBC
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8.0
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12
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13484
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10
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LOST
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ABC
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8.0
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13
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13862
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12
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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7.9
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12
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11822
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13
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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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7.6
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13
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11506
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14
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SHARK
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CBS
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7.4
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13
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11027
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15
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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7.1
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12
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10253
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16
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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6.9
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11
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10278
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17
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DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
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NBC
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6.4
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10
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9873
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18
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CRIMINAL MINDS
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CBS
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6.3
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10
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9568
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19
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24
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FOX
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6.2
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10
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10305
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20
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WITHOUT A TRACE
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CBS
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6.1
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11
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9044
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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