Idol finale ruled the week

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The official TV season wrapped up with the May Sweep, but Nielsen continues to tally the weekly ratings. Of course, the finale of “American Idol” topped the week and gave Fox a big win across the board. It was a big week for Univision in 18-49, finishing third.


In Households Fox scored a 5.9 average rating and 11 share. ABC scored 4.4/8, CBS 4.1/7, NBC 2.7/5, Univision 2.0/3, Telemundo 0.7/1, Ion 0.6/1, CW 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America and EstrellaTV 0.1/0.

In 18-49 Fox was at 3.3/11, ABC 1.8/6, Univision 1.5/5, CBS and NBC 1.3/4, Telemundo 0.6/2, CW and Ion 0.3/1, TeleFutura 0.2/1 and Azteca America and EstrellaTV 0.1/0.

Here are the week’s top 20 shows:

The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report

Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 05/23/11 – 05/29/11

Rank

Program

Network

HH Rating

HH Share

2+ Audience (000)

1

AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY

FOX

15.6

25

29288

2

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

14.2

23

22856

3

DANCING W/STARS RESULTS

ABC

13.3

20

21424

4

AMERICAN IDOL TUE SP-5/24(S)

FOX

11.4

18

20569

5

DANCING W/STARS-TUE 8PM

ABC

6.8

11

10364

5

GLEE

FOX

6.8

10

11803

7

NCIS

CBS

6.4

10

9830

8

MODERN FAMILY

ABC

6.1

10

10312

9

BACHELORETTE, THE

ABC

6.0

9

9015

10

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

5.8

10

9264

11

HOUSE

FOX

5.5

9

9113

11

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

5.5

8

8667

13

SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU

FOX

5.2

9

9455

14

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

5.1

9

8277

14

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

5.1

8

8033

16

NCIS 10PM-SPECIAL(S)

CBS

5.0

8

7913

17

BIGGEST LOSER 11

NBC

4.9

8

8197

17

CSI

CBS

4.9

8

7737

17

VOICE

NBC

4.9

8

8488

20

CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT

CBS

4.8

8

7254

Source: The Nielsen Company