The Programming Insider: 'Idol' Finale Wins for Fox

Season ender bests rivals with a 17.1 rating

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Prime-Time Metered Market Wednesday Ratings: American Idol Roars to the Winning Finish Line

Ratings Box: What’s Hot/What’s Not

On the Air Tonight: Prime-Time Programming Options

TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest

TV Trivia Time: Early Seinfeld

PRIME-TIME METERED MARKET WEDNESDAY RATINGS:

American Idol Roars to the Winning Finish Line

Wednesday 5/25/11

Note: The overnight data now includes DVR playback until 3 a.m. local time. One year earlier it was based on Live data only. 

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