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What Was Worth Watching in 2007?Staff reports - January 01, 2008
Top 10 on the Tube
What family decides the top 10 televison shows? The Nielsens. For 2007, the Nielsens (and only they know who they are) were watching these prime-time network shows the most. They must love singing, because the "America Idol" juggernaut grabbed the top two spots, with 17.3 percent of households tuning in for the Wednesday broadcasts last winter.
1. American Idol (Wednesday)/ Fox
2. American Idol (Tuesday)/ Fox
3. Dancing with the Stars (Monday)/ ABC
4. Dancing with the Stars (Tuesday)/ ABC
5. NBC Sunday Night Football
6. CSI / CBS
7. Grey's Anatomy (Thursday, 9) / ABC
7. Samantha Who? / ABC
9. House/ Fox
10. CSI: Miami / CBS
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top 10 Single Telecasts
Even with the fragmentation of television into hundreds of specialized channels, there are some nights when American households tuned into together for a specific program - seven of which were "American Idol." The Super Bowl, its postgame and the Oscars were the other three.
Nielsen Media Research has the breakdown of households and which network programs lost the most viewers (that would be "Lost.")
The Experts Disagree
The American Film Institute's judging panel offered up the top 10 outstanding shows of 2007 - none of which were "American Idol." In alphabetical order they are:
Dexter
Everybody Hates Chris
Friday Night Lights
Longford
Mad Men
Pushing Daisies
The Sopranos
Tell Me You Love Me
30 Rock
Ugly Betty
AFI also came up with a list of the most significant film and television "moments" of 2007.
The Writers Guild Strike, which has brought the film and television industry to a standstill as writers demand a piece of the DVD and Internet pie.
The deaths of influential filmmakers Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni marked an end of an era.
The debut of the iPhone and the on-demand culture.
Filmmakers' struggles to place the emotional and political questions about the "war on terror” on the big screen.
The Discovery Channel's landmark 11-part miniseries "Planet Earth," which captured stunning images of life on Earth and displayed the promise of high-definition television.
The hypertabloidization of TV news that saw the antics of celebrities eclipse war, economy and politics.
Summer cable shows that are making the idea of a traditional TV season obselete. |
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