Both airings of American Idol dominated all charts for the week ending 5/24. With adults 18-49, Two and Half Men was third for the week (seventh overall) followed by the Dancing With the Stars finale.
Wednesday marked the last official day of the season and the drop off was swift for the remainder of a week that included a holiday weekend, with Univision’s Mañana Es Para Siempre making the 18-49 top twenty with a 2.2 rating. Starting next week, and continuing into September, I’d look for a lot more Univision shows and CBS repeats in the 18-49 top twenty.
Nielsen Top Twenty Shows Among Adults 18-49 for the week ending May 24:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 10.0 | 13,178 | |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 8.6 | 11,317 | |
| 3 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 5.3 | 7,002 | |
| 4 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 5.2 | 6,798 | |
| 5 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 4.4 | 5,820 | |
| 6 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 4.4 | 5,828 | |
| 7 | GLEE PREVIEW TUE-5/19 9P(S) | S | FOX | 3.9 | 5,199 |
| 8 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 3.8 | 5,051 | |
| 9 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 3.7 | 4,891 | |
| 10 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 3.7 | 4,913 | |
| 11 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 3.5 | 4,586 | |
| 12 | NBA PLAYOFFS ON ABC-SAT 3(S) | S | ABC | 3.5 | 4,580 |
| 13 | NCIS | CBS | 3.4 | 4,519 | |
| 14 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | P | FOX | 3.4 | 4,507 |
| 15 | 24 | FOX | 3.1 | 4,088 | |
| 16 | BACHELORETTE, THE | P | ABC | 3.0 | 3,959 |
| 17 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT SP(S) | S | CBS | 2.7 | 3,498 |
| 18 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 2.5 | 3,333 | |
| 19 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 2.5 | 3,267 | |
| 20 | MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE | UNI | 2.2 | 2,880 |
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Nielsen Top Twenty Shows Among ALL viewers for the week ending May 24:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 28,838 | 16.1 | 27 | |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 23,822 | 13.5 | 22 | |
| 3 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 20,311 | 12.6 | 20 | |
| 4 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 19,166 | 12.2 | 20 | |
| 5 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 16,820 | 10.4 | 16 | |
| 6 | NCIS | CBS | 16,505 | 10.3 | 17 | |
| 7 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 16,183 | 9.9 | 15 | |
| 8 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 14,197 | 8.9 | 15 | |
| 9 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 13,986 | 8.7 | 14 | |
| 10 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 12,871 | 7.9 | 12 | |
| 11 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 11,209 | 7.3 | 12 | |
| 12 | CSI | R | CBS | 9,881 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 13 | 24 | FOX | 9,645 | 5.7 | 9 | |
| 14 | GLEE PREVIEW TUE-5/19 9P(S) | S | FOX | 9,619 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 15 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | P | FOX | 8,846 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 16 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 8,733 | 5.4 | 9 | |
| 17 | NBA PLAYOFFS ON ABC-SAT 3(S) | S | ABC | 8,731 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 18 | BACHELORETTE, THE | P | ABC | 8,690 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 19 | 60 MINUTES | R | CBS | 8,140 | 5.3 | 11 |
| 20 | DANCING W/STARS SP-5/19(S) | SR | ABC | 7,647 | 5.0 | 8 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
All numbers are Live + SD (live, plus same day DVR viewing)
Great to see a comedy (TAHM) doing so good!
When will the final numbers for the top 20 rated shows of the 2008 – 2009 season be available? And where? I’m anxious to see how “House” wound up for the season.
SPJava, I’ll post them.
Thanks Greatly Bill!