&quot;American Idol&quot; finale audience off from last year
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At least 29.5 million &quot;American  Idol&quot; fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as  17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet  in the program&#39;s history, preliminary numbers showed on  Thursday.
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One day after the premiere audience for Foxâs "American Idol" fell 4 million viewers shy of the seriesâ 2007 debut, the talent competition slipped further in the ratings on Wednesday.
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The "American Idol" triumph of 17-year-old Jordin Sparks drew nearly 6 million fewer viewers than last year's finale, in the latest sign that U.S. television's highest-rated show may have finally hit its peak.
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In the extremely tight ratings race between the two leading evening news broadcasts, ABCâs âWorld News With Charles Gibsonâ last week edged past its rival, NBCâs âNightly News With Brian Williams,â for the first time in eight weeks. Nielsen estimated that the ABC newscast drew 9.8 million viewers, its highest average in nearly a year and slightly more than the 9.6 million who tuned in to NBC. ABCâs slim margin of victory was only modestly higher in the age bracket of adults 25 to 54, a demographic the two networks split evenly during the previous week. The last time ABC finished No. 1 was during the November sweeps period. Last week CBSâs âEvening News With Katie Couricâ remained a distant third (7.13 million).
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The Super Bowl may be four months away but ad sales are already hotter than Janet Jackson at last year&#39;s halftime show. Fox, which will broadcast the big game on Feb. 6, has sold out two
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U.S. television's top show,  "American Idol," returns to the Fox network on Tuesday, poised  to stand taller than ever in the ratings as it arrives in a  prime-time landscape clouded by the Hollywood writers strike.
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Tom Brokaw&#39;s last turn in the &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; anchor chair Wednesday crushed the competition and was the largest total audience to see the newscast since Jan. 16, 1997.
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Monday night's Patriots-Dolphins game did a 30 rating and 49 audience share. The household ratings for the Patriots' 29-28 loss in Miami followed a traditional pattern for "Monday Night Football" -- a large early number that tapered off steadily as people retired for the night. The game peaked at a 35.3 rating shortly after 9:30 p.m., with viewership dropping to ...
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There are certain axioms of pop culture. "American Idol" judges will be mean. Prince will rock. Super Bowl ads will be more violent than the Super Bowl itself.
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Ratings tumbled for the Billboard Music Awards, which Fox aired Dec. 8 from Las Vegas.
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At least 29.5 million "American Idol" fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as 17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet in the program's history, preliminary numbers showed on Thursday.
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A new sex scandal has hit "American Idol," U.S. TV's most popular program --- but it all could be over on Thursday night if a contestant purportedly shown in some X-rated Internet photos is voted off the show.
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Life after not winning American Idol may not be   all Grammy Awards and People magazine covers, but the show's   also-rans seem to be holding their own.
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It&#39;s that time of year again, when normally affable, outgoing people abandon their families for hours at a time to stare enraptured at their TV screens.
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The People's Choice Awards loses nearly half of its TV audience after it is forced to cancel its live show.
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Fueled by football, NBC  won last week&#39;s ratings race in the key adults 18-49  demographic. But CBS returned to No. 1 in total viewers after  finishing second the previous week.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fox's "American Idol"  creamed the competition again on Tuesday, raking in nearly 30  million viewers in its second week on the air.