American Idol Takes Top 2 Spots For the Season
In what has become a common sight at the end of the last several prime-time broadcast seasons, Fox’s American Idol took the top 2 spots for adults 18-49, the group most coveted by advertisers.
Rounding out the top 10 were Desperate Housewives, the Tuesday airing of House, NBC Sunday Night Football, Moment of Truth, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, Monday’s Dancing With the Stars and Hell’s Kitchen.
Final 2007-8 Season Prime-time Top Shows For Adults 18-49
| Rank | Programs | Network | STD Adults 18-49 Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 13,975 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 13,446 |
| 3 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 8,468 |
| 4 | HOUSE-TUE | FOX | 8,405 |
| 5 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 8,291 |
| 6 | MOMENT OF TRUTH | FOX | 7,797 |
| 7 | GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 7,483 |
| 8 | HEROES | NBC | 6,958 |
| 9 | DANCING W/THE STARS-MON | ABC | 6,922 |
| 10 | HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 6,753 |
| 11 | HOUSE-MON 9P | FOX | 6,606 |
| 12 | LOST | ABC | 6,389 |
| 13 | DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU | ABC | 6,200 |
| 14 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 6,127 |
| 15 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 6,083 |
| 16 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 5,928 |
| 17 | CSI | CBS | 5,917 |
| 18 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 5,886 |
| 19 | THE OT | FOX | 5,727 |
| 20 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 5,585 |
ABC lead the network race with 8 of the shows in the top 20, Fox put 7 shows in the top 20, CBS 3 and NBC only 2.
Our chart shows the top 20 shows ranked on a season to date (STD) basis for adults 18-49.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
