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Reality TV Television Ratings News - May 2003
'The Amazing Race 4' premiere draws best premiere ratings since 1st 'Race,' draws just under 10 million viewers
May 30, 2003
The final Nielsen ratings for May 29th are in, and CBS had an "amazing" Thursday, winning the night in viewers, households, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 as the start of "The Amazing Race 4" posted its highest rated and most watched premiere episode since the series' inaugural race.
Ratings: NBC's 'Fame' premiere wins timeslots, draws more total viewers last summer's 'American Idol' premiere
May 29, 2003
NBC reports that the network's new talent-reality series “Fame” got off to a sizzling start last night, winning its 8-10 p.m. ET slot by a commanding 45 percent margin among adults 18-49 and delivering NBC’s highest rating in the time period since Dec. 11.
Double-size 'Dog Eat Dog' premiere wins Adults 18-49 ratings, grew stronger as the evening passed
May 29, 2003
NBC has announced that “Dog Eat Dog” returned to the NBC schedule on Tuesday evening with strong slot-winning results and a solid increase in 18-49 rating with each successive half-hour through the 8-10PM. ET block.
Ratings: 'American Idol' finale averages 33+ million viewers, tops 40+ million at the end
May 22, 2003
Zap2It.com reports that the 2002-03 May Sweeps period ended Wednesday night on a very high note for FOX, as the finale of "American Idol" blew away its competition. The first hour of "Idol," featuring the mother of all recapping and foot-dragging, averaged 16.9/27 at 8PM. At 9PM, "American Idol" grew to a 20.3/29, with nearly 40 million people watching the final half-hour as Ruben Studdard was named the winner over Clay Aiken.
Ratings: Penultimate episode of 'American Idol 2' draws over 27 million viewers
May 21, 2003
Mediaweek reports that as America gears up for the season finale, last night's installment of Fox's "American Idol" scored a whopping 16.9/25 from 8-9 p.m. -- 69 percent above the season finale of CBS's JAG (10.0/15) and the program's best ratings of the season. More than 27 million viewers tuned in to watch Clay and Ruben sing their final songs.
Ratings: 'Bachelor 3' series finale averages over 15 million viewers
May 20, 2003
Despite other media reports that the ratings for the season finale of ABC's "The Bachelor" were a relative disappointment, ABC reports that the show drew an average audience of 15.0 million viewers during its 2- hour telecast, with 17.5 million viewers tuning in to the final half-hour (10:30-11:00 p.m.) of the program to watch Andrew Firestone propose to Chicago resident Jennifer Schefft.
'Survivor: The Amazon' finale places 3rd in weekly ratings, draws 22.29 million viewers
May 14, 2003
The final weekly ratings are in, and CBS reports that the finale of "Survivor: The Amazon" was the third most watched program of the week, averaging 22.29 million viewers.
Ratings: Just under 22 million viewers watch Jenna Morasca be crowned 'Survivor: The Amazon' winner
May 12, 2003
CBS has announced that an average of nearly 22 million viewers watched Jenna outwit, outplay and outlast Matthew and be crowned the ultimate "survivor," according to Nielsen preliminary affiliate based ratings for Sunday, May 11. For those wondering, this is down over 2 million viewers from the "Survivor: Thailand" finale of 24.08 million viewers (which itself was down almost 2 million viewers from the 25.9 million viewers of last May's "Survivor: Marquesas.")
'Bachelor 3' ratings continue to climb, wins timeslot
May 9, 2003
ABC reports that continuing to build its audience on each week since its premiere, the April 30th episode of the third series of "The Bachelor" scored its highest ratings yet in viewers and across all key adult demos. Versus the prior week, "The Bachelor" was up in Total Viewers (13.3 million vs. 12.9 million), Adults 18-49 (6.4/16 vs. 6.2/15) and Adults 18-34 (7.1/19 vs. 6.8/19).
'Extreme Makeover' wins timeslot in Adults 18-34, places 17th for the week
May 9, 2003
ABC reports that with it's solid retention of its "The Bachelor" young adult lead-in, the April 30th episode of "Extreme Makeover" beat NBC's "Law & Order" for the second week in a row in Adults 18-34 (4.9/15 vs. 4.5/13) to win its time period.
