TV Ratings for Week of May 19 - 25
Final 'American Idol' pulls season's biggest audience; CBS again top network

(May 28, 2008) For its farewell broadcast, Fox's juggernaut show, "American Idol," had its biggest black audience of the season at 2.8 million viewers. The series' Tuesday show didn't do nearly as well and landed in fourth place.  

The week's overwhelming winner for most watched network was CBS. It posted 10 shows on the top 25 chart. ABC and Fox tied for second with six each, and NBC claimed three.

The total number of black viewers watching the top 25 shows, according to Nielsen, was statistically identical to last week at 36.2.million.

Top 25 Broadcast Shows in Black Households

  Rank | Program | Network | AA Rating | No. of Viewers

1	AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	14.4	2.851
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	11.3	2.062
3	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	11.0	2.014
4	AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	11.0	2.124
5	DANCING W/ THE STARS	ABC	10.6	2.026
6	NBA PLAYOFFS -SAT 3	ABC	10.6	1.890
7	GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	9.6	1.644
8	SHARK	CBS	9.1	1.559
9	NCIS	CBS	9.0	1.614
10	CSI: NY	CBS	8.5	1.439
11	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	8.3	1.474
12	HOUSE-MON 9P	FOX	8.3	1.525
13	UGLY BETTY	ABC	7.9	1.361
14	HELL'S KITCHEN	FOX	7.5	1.569
15	SO YOU THINK CAN DANCE-THU	FOX	6.9	1.463
16	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	6.7	1.101
17	DANCING W/STARS SP-5/20	ABC	6.5	1.095
18	PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME	CBS	6.0	1.059
19	DEAL OR NO DEAL 5/22	NBC	6.0	1.066
20	BONES-MON 8P	FOX	5.8	1.061
21	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	5.6	.909
22	60 MINUTES	CBS	5.1	.883
23	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	4.9	.844
24	NUMB3RS	CBS	4.8	.850
25	LAW AND ORDER 8P 5/21	NBC	4.8	.775

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Number of viewers
ages 2+ shown in millions. Rankings are based on
share of black households. Representing more than
13.45 million television households in the U.S., the
African-American television audience is the largest
minority segment in Nielsen measurement samples.
All times eastern.

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