American Idol Finishes With Top 2 Spots For Adults 18-49
The 2007-8 broadcast season officially ended on Sunday, September 21 and Fox’s American Idol took top 2 spots for demo adults 18-49 for the annual season, followed by NBC Sunday Night Football, House, Heroes, three airings of Dancing with the Stars, Lost and to round out the top 10, Hell's Kitchen.
Now that the 2007-8 annual broadcast prime-time season is over next week we will begin reporting season to date adults 18-49 results for the 2008-9.
Season To Date Top Broadcast Shows For Adults 18-49
| Rank | Programs | Network | STD Adults 18-49 Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | American Idol-TUESDAY | FOX | 13,978 |
| 2 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 13,450 |
| 3 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8,291 |
| 4 | HOUSE | FOX | 7,072 |
| 5 | HEROES | NBC | 6,958 |
| 6 | DANCING W/THE STARS-MON | ABC | 6,922 |
| 7 | LOST | ABC | 6,402 |
| 8 | DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU | ABC | 6,200 |
| 9 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 6,128 |
| 10 | HELL'S KITCHEN | FOX | 6,091 |
| 11 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 6,083 |
| 12 | MOMENT OF TRUTH | FOX | 5,914 |
| 13 | OT, THE | FOX | 5,727 |
| 14 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 5,589 |
| 15 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 5,551 |
| 16 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 5,508 |
| 17 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 5,312 |
| 18 | GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 5,229 |
| 19 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 5,206 |
| 20 | TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON | FOX | 5,189 |
Our chart shows the top 20 shows ranked on a season to date (STD) basis for adults 18-49.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
