I'm not sure we'll see 30 million viewers again for a good long while, or a week where three shows eclipse 20 million. Perhaps the Summer Olympics will score big for NBC. We'll see.
American Idol roared back in the finale with over 31.66 million viewers. Shark made the top 20 in its swan song at number 16, and Ugly Betty's season finale made it at number 17. The premiere of FOX's So You Think You Can Dance landed in the #19 spot. NBC placed two shows on the list for the week, but that was only because LOST didn't air last week. Deal or No Deal was the 14th most watched show and Law & Order came in at #20.
For the week, CBS placed seven shows on the list, FOX placed six shows on the list, ABC had five.
Nielsen Top Twenty Shows by viewers for the week ending 05/25/08:
| Rank | Shows | Net | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) | # OF HOMES (LIVE+SD) (000) | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | 18-49 Rank |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 17.7 | 28 | 19,961 | 31,661 | 1 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 15.1 | 24 | 17,031 | 27,061 | 2 |
| 3 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 12.9 | 20 | 14,575 | 20,122 | 5 |
| 4 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 12.4 | 20 | 13,990 | 19,223 | 9 |
| 5 | GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 11.8 | 19 | 13,285 | 18,092 | 3 |
| 6 | NCIS | CBS | 10.3 | 16 | 11,649 | 16,524 | 12 |
| 7 | HOUSE-MON 9P | FOX | 10.0 | 15 | 11,250 | 16,358 | 4 |
| 8 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 10.4 | 17 | 11,716 | 16,265 | 8 |
| 9 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 9.0 | 14 | 10,203 | 14,700 | 7 |
| 10 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 8.3 | 13 | 9,380 | 13,153 | 14 |
| 11 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 7.6 | 11 | 8,544 | 12,290 | 10 |
| 12 | CSI: NY | CBS | 7.6 | 13 | 8,544 | 11,830 | 16 |
| 13 | HELL'S KITCHEN | FOX | 6.4 | 10 | 7,216 | 11,441 | 6 |
| 14 | DEAL OR NO DEAL 5/22(S) | NBC | 6.8 | 12 | 7,688 | 10,333 | 22 |
| 15 | Bones-MON 8P | FOX | 6.4 | 10 | 7,186 | 10,302 | 13 |
| 16 | SHARK | CBS | 6.9 | 11 | 7,765 | 10,271 | 25 |
| 17 | UGLY BETTY | ABC | 6.2 | 11 | 7,009 | 8,753 | 19 |
| 18 | DANCING W/STARS SP-5/20(S) | ABC | 5.9 | 9 | 6,650 | 8,740 | |
| 19 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 5.3 | 9 | 5,928 | 8,739 | 11 |
| 20 | Law And Order | NBC | 5.9 | 10 | 6,679 | 8,573 | 21 |
Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved
All numbers above based on live plus same day DVR viewing.
The reason I’m writing is that I’m hoping maybe you might do the right thing and expose the fraud American Idol has committed against the
American people. (Over $250,000.00 last year alone) Several times I’ve tried to get someone in the mainstream media to report this with no luck. In a nutshell American Idol has
held a songwriting contest 2 years in a row. Last year 25,000 people entered the contest at $10.00 each for a chance at fame and fortune, and thousands and thousands more
entered this year. (At $10.00 each) The problem is…….
1. It was advertised as an amateur songwriting contest. (The winner is a pro, with several #1 hits including having a one of his songs on the NEW Clay Aiken CD)
2. The contest was rigged from day one. How do I know this? Easy….Out of tens of thousands of entries only 20 are chosen for an online vote.
But out of the top 20 you have….
1. Top 20 American Idol Songwriting Finalist (Andy Zulla) is an engineer on Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson, Diana DeGarmo CD’s.
2. Top 20 American Idol Songwriting Finalist (Windy Wagner) is a backup singer on the NEW Clay Aiken CD.
3. Top 20 American Idol Songwriting Finalist (Ryan Gillmor) wrote the theme song for the Fox television show “Unhitched”.
4. Top 20 American Idol Songwriting Finalist (Dan Yessian) wrote jingles for Ford Motors.
5. Top 20 American Idol Songwriting Finalist (Luke Ebbin) is a producer on Austalian Idol 1st place runner-up Shannon Noll’s CD.
6. Top 20 American Idol Songwriting Winner (Regie Hamm) is a co-writer on the NEW Clay Aiken CD
7. Top 20 American Idol Songwriting Winner (Regie Hamm) is a co-writer of the Winner of 2007′s American Idol Songwriting Contest Scott Krippayne.
So we have 3 out 20 on Clay Aiken CD’s. We also have the winner of this year and the winner of last years songwriting contest are good friends and co-writers on several songs. You
get better odds of getting struck by lightning while buying a winning lottery ticket. What you see above is just the tip of the iceburg, and only deals with this years contest, last year’s
contest is even worse. (10 of the 2007 Top 20 Finalist had working relationships with Judge Paula Abdul, Judge Randy Jackson, Host Ryan Seacreast, Bandleader Rickey Minor,
Idol Producer Clive Davis, American Idol, Fox Television …… IF someone will only check out my webpage you would find everything I’m saying has links to prove it. Please do
something about this. Thank you, Simon
http://americanidolexposed.weebly.com
Good to see House regaining its fans. Great season finale.
“Deal or No Deal” is the most inane show I have ever laid eyes on. It is nauseous, dumb, has no plot; I NEVER watch it. Moonlight, Women's Murder Club, and Life should be coming back in the fall of 2008. But alas, most people watch brainless sitcoms, Simpsons-type shows and quiz shows that take no brains to play.
“Deal or No Deal” is the most inane show I have ever laid eyes on. It is nauseous, dumb, has no plot; I NEVER watch it. Moonlight, Women's Murder Club, and Life should be coming back in the fall of 2008. But alas, most people watch brainless sitcoms, Simpsons-type shows and quiz shows that take no brains to play.