American Idol Holds Top 2 Spots For Adults 18-49
Fox’s American Idol continues to hold the top 2 spots for season to date (STD) adults 18-49, the group most coveted by advertisers, through June 29, 2008.
Rounding out the top 10 were the Tuesday airing of House, NBC Sunday Night Football, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Moment of Truth, Heroes, Monday’s Dancing With the Stars and Lost.
Although the 2007-8 broadcast prime-time season is “officially” over, technically the season extends until the new season begins in September, 2008 and we will continue to report the season to date ratings.
| 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 | HOUSE | FOX | 8,405 |
| 4 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 8,291 |
| 5 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 7,173 |
| 6 | HEROES | NBC | 6,958 |
| 7 | GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 6,929 |
| 8 | DANCING W/THE STARS-MON | ABC | 6,922 |
| 9 | MOMENT OF TRUTH | FOX | 6,444 |
| 10 | LOST | ABC | 6,402 |
| 11 | HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 6,237 |
| 12 | DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU | ABC | 6,200 |
| 13 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 6,128 |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 6,083 |
| 15 | OT, THE | FOX | 5,727 |
| 16 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 5,701 |
| 17 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 5,641 |
| 18 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 5,589 |
| 19 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 5,551 |
| 20 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 5,508 |
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.
