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Ratings Exclusive*! Idol. Lost. And... We're Out
Starting off the night with 22.9 million total viewers and building to a crescendo of 34.9 mil, American Idol's finale averaged 29.47 mil over its "two hour" run. And by two hours, I mean, like, 2:10. But why quibble or castigate a network for blatantly irking the increasingly vital DVR-using public? Oh, I digress. Idol's season-ender delivered a 16-percent smaller audience than a year ago, when Taylor clipped Kat.As for Lost, the ABC serial's jaw-dropping season finale began at 9 with 12.2 mil, and wound up with 15.45 mil going, "Um, wha?!" That's good for an average of 13.65 mil, a drop of 22 percent from Season 2's own climax.* Meaning, only I typed them up this particular way. (Sorry, "in" joke.)
Starting off the night with 22.9 million total viewers and building to a
crescendo of 34.9 mil,
American Idol's finale averaged 29.47 mil over its "two hour" run. And by two hours, I mean, like, 2:10. But why quibble or castigate a network for blatantly irking the increasingly vital DVR-using public? Oh, I digress.
Idol's season-ender delivered a 16-percent smaller audience than a year ago, when Taylor clipped Kat.
As for
Lost, the ABC serial's jaw-dropping season finale began at 9 with 12.2 mil, and wound up with 15.45 mil going, "Um,
wha?!" That's good for an average of 13.65 mil, a drop of 22 percent from Season 2's own climax.
*
Meaning, only I typed them up this particular way. (Sorry, "in" joke.)