American Idol Takes Top 2 Spots, Followed by Dancing With The Stars
Fox’s American Idol continued to hold the top 2 spots for average viewers for the season to date (STD) 2007-8 broadcast prime-time season through the week ending June 29, followed by 4 different airings of Dancing With The Stars (two nights from Fall, two nights from Spring).
Rounding out the top 10 were the Tuesday airing of House, Desperate Housewives, NBC Sunday Night Football and CSI.
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 Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 27,665 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 26,843 |
| 3 | DANCING W/THE STARS-MON | ABC | 21,150 |
| 4 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 19,173 |
| 5 | DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU | ABC | 19,163 |
| 6 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 17,787 |
| 7 | HOUSE | FOX | 16,208 |
| 8 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 15,862 |
| 9 | CSI | CBS | 14,778 |
| 10 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 14,726 |
| 11 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 14,280 |
| 12 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 13,406 |
| 13 | NCIS | CBS | 13,349 |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 12,744 |
| 15 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 12,675 |
| 16 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 12,571 |
| 17 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 12,385 |
| 18 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 12,243 |
| 19 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT | NBC | 12,229 |
| 20 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 12,023 |
Our chart shows the top 20 shows ranked on a season to date (STD) basis for average viewers.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
do this numbers include re-runs?
thanks for the answer!
righty, Yes they do, but only reruns that appear in the show's standard day/time slot. Nonstandard day/time slot airings are typically classed as “specials” and do not get calculated into the STD numbers.