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May 23, 2008: 'Grey's' and 'Betty' finales; reality premieres
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Two drama series finales and two reality show premieres marked Thursday night as the broadcast networks' transition to summer. The one thing they all had...

May 22, 2008: 2007-08 broadcast network averages
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"+2%" never looked so good... Net Adults 18-49 Viewers (in millions) Fox 4.2/11 (+2%) 11.2 (+7%)CBS 3.0/8 (-19%) 10.5 (-16%)ABC 3.0/8 (-14%) 9.2 (-7%)NBC 2.8/8...

May 22, 2008: 'Battlestar Galactica' ratings take off
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Bucking just about every ratings trend in television, Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica” has gained in the Nielsens compared to last year. Seven episodes into...

May 22, 2008: 'American Idol' finale matches last year
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The "American Idol" seventh season finale Wednesday night managed to essentially match last year's performance, with the coronation of David Cook watched by an estimated...

May 21, 2008: Finally, 'Idol' ratings rebound
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For its final performance episode of the season, Fox's "American Idol" demonstrated some year-to-year growth Tuesday night after weeks of record lows. "Idol" (26.1 million...

May 20, 2008: The Burn Off
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-- And Fox’s “Hole in the Wall” went on to become a great success until it all went tragically wrong… -- Tim Goodman on how...

May 20, 2008: Fox tops finale-heavy Monday
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The CW's "Gossip Girl" season finale spiked to deliver the show's highest rating since November, while NBC's "American Gladiators" continued its rapid ratings decline. Monday...

May 19, 2008: Why 'Moonlight' needed killin'
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“Very poor judgment call for CBS to have made. You weren't calculating accurately. At the NY Comic Con...it received an enormous crowd screaming for Season...

May 19, 2008: ABC wins 16th Sunday in a row
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ABC won its 16th consecutive Sunday night led by the two-hour season finale of "Desperate Housewives." "Housewives" (16.8 million viewers, 6.1 preliminary adults 18-49 rating...

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