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125 most watched TV shows from 2000-2009
Posted on 3/23/11 at 8:55 am
Posted on 3/23/11 at 8:55 am
I just saw this in an article that came out about a year ago. They listed the top 125 watched TV shows from the 2000s. It's pretty much all reality shows, CBS crime procedurals and NBC sitcoms from earlier in the decade.
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Decade’s Top 125 Most-Watched TV Shows (2000-2009)
Show (Season, Network), Total Viewers
1. American Idol (Tuesdays in 2006, Fox) 31.0 million
2. American Idol (Wednedays in 2006, Fox) 30.0
3. Survivor: Australian Outback (2000-01, CBS) 29.8
4. American Idol (Tuesdays in 2008, Fox) 28.9
5. American Idol (Wednesdays in 2007, Fox) 28.6
6. Survivor: Borneo (Summer 2000, CBS) 28.3
7. American Idol (Wednesdays in 2008, Fox) 27.9
8. American Idol (Tuesdays in 2007, Fox) 27.8
9. American Idol (Tuesdays in 2005, Fox) 27.4
10. American Idol (Tuesdays in 2004, Fox) 25.7
11. American Idol (Wednesdays in 2009, Fox) 26.5
12. CSI (2004-05, CBS) 26.3
13. CSI (2002-03, CBS) 26.2
13. American Idol (Tuesdays in 2009, Fox) 26.2
15. American Idol (Wednesdays in 2005, Fox) 26.0
16. CSI (2003-04, CBS) 25.6
17. CSI (2005-06, CBS) 25.0
18. Friends (2001-02, NBC) 24.5
19. American Idol (Wednesdays in 2004, Fox) 24.3
20. CSI (2001-02, CBS) 23.7
21. Desperate Housewives (2004-05, ABC) 23.4
22. Joe Millionaire (2002-03, Fox) 22.8
23. ER (2000-01, NBC) 22.4
24. ER (2001-02, NBC) 22.1
24. Desperate Housewives (2005-06, ABC) 22.1
26. American Idol (Wednesdays in 2003) 21.9
27. Friends (2002-03, NBC) 21.8
28. Dancing With the Stars (Fall 2007) 21.7
29. American Idol (Tuesdays in 2003) 21.5
29. Survivor: All Stars (Spring 2004, CBS) 21.5
29. NCIS (Fall 2009, CBS) 21.5
32. Friends (2003-04, NBC) 21.4
33. Survivor: Thailand (Fall 2002, CBS) 21.2
34. Survivor: Palau (Spring 2005, CBS) 20.9
35. Survivor: Marquesas (Spring 2002, CBS) 20.8
36. Survivor: Africa (2001-02, CBS) 20.7
36. Survivor: Pearl Islands (Fall 2003, CBS) 20.7
36. The Apprentice (2003-04, NBC) 20.7
39. Dancing With the Stars (2008-09, ABC) 20.2
40. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Wednesdays in 2000-01, ABC) 20.1
41. Everybody Loves Raymond (2001-02, CBS) 20.0
41. ER (2002-03, NBC) 20.0
41. Dancing With the Stars (2006-07, ABC) 20.0
44. Survivor: Amazon (Spring 2003) 19.9
45. Friends (2000-01, NBC) 19.7
45. Grey’s Anatomy (2005-06, ABC) 19.7
45. Dancing With the Stars (Spring 2008, ABC) 19.7
48. Survivor: Vanuatu (Fall 2004, CBS) 19.6
48. Dancing With the Stars Results (Fall 2007, ABC) 19.6
50. ER (2003-04, NBC) 19.5
51. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Sundays in 2000-01, ABC) 19.4
52. CSI (2006-07, CBS) 19.2
53. Everybody Loves Raymond (2000-01, CBS) 19.1
54. CSI (2008-09, CBS) 19.0
55. CSI: Miami (2004-05, CBS) 18.9
56. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Tuesdays in 2000-01, ABC) 18.8
56. Without a Trace (2004-05, CBS) 18.8
56. Dancing With the Stars 4 (2006-07, ABC) 18.8
59. Law & Order (2001-02, NBC) 18.7
59. Without a Trace (2005-06, CBS) 18.7
61. Friends — 8:30 p.m. (2001-02, NBC) 18.6
61. Dancing With the Stars 3 Results (2006-07, ABC) 18.6
63. Everybody Loves Raymond (2002-03, CBS) 18.5
63. Dancing With the Stars (2005-06, ABC) 18.5
65. The Practice (2000-01, ABC) 18.3
65. Survivor 11: Guatemala (2005-06, CBS) 18.3
67. Dancing With the Stars Results (Spring 2008, ABC) 18.2
67. Dancing With the Stars” (Fall 2009, ABC), 18.2
69. CSI: Miami (2003-04, CBS) 18.1
70. Grey’s Anatomy (2004-05, ABC) 18.0
70. CSI: Miami (2005-06, CBS) 18.0
72. NCIS (2008-09, CBS) 17.9
73. CSI (2000-01, CBS) 17.8
73. Grey’s Anatomy (2006-07, ABC) 17.8
75. Law & Order (2000-01, NBC) 17.7
75. House (2006-07, Fox) 17.7
75. Desperate Housewives (2007-08, ABC) 17.7
78. House (2007-08, Fox) 17.6
79. Dancing With the Stars Results (2006-07, ABC) 17.5
79. The Mentalist (2008-09, CBS) 17.5
81. Everybody Loves Raymond (2003-04, CBS) 17.4
82. Will & Grace (2000-01, NBC) 17.3
82. Law & Order (2002-03, NBC) 17.3
82. Will & Grace (2001-02, NBC) 17.3
85. The West Wing (2001-02, NBC) 17.2
85. House (2005-06, Fox) 17.2
87. The West Wing (2000-01, NBC) 17.0
87. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Thursdays in 2000-01, ABC) 17.0
87. “The Mentalist” (Fall 2009, CBS) 17.0
87. “NCIS: Los Angeles” (Fall 2009, CBS) 17.0
91. Without a Trace (2003-04, CBS) 16.9
91. Everybody Loves Raymond (2004-05, CBS) 16.9
93. Will & Grace (2002-03, NBC) 16.8
93. Dancing With the Stars (June-July 2005, ABC) 16.8
95. The Bachelorette (2002-03, ABC) 16.7
95. CSI (2007-08, CBS) 16.7
97. Temptation Island (2000-01, Fox) 16.6
97. My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (2003-04, Fox) 16.6
97. Survivor 12: Panama (2005-06, CBS) 16.6
100. Leap of Faith (2001-02, NBC) 16.5
100. CSI: Miami (2002-03, CBS) 16.5
102. Dancing With the Stars Results (2008-09, ABC) 16.4
103. Becker (2001-02, CBS) 16.3
103. Desperate Housewives (2006-07, ABC) 16.3
103. “CSI” (Fall 2009, CBS) 16.3
106. “Dancing With the Stars Results” (Fall 2009, ABC) 16.1
107. Two and a Half Men (2004-05, CBS) 16.2
107. CSI: Miami (2006-07, CBS) 16.2
107. Grey’s Anatomy (2007-08, ABC) 16.2
110. Becker (2000-01, CBS) 16.1
110. The Apprentice 2 (2004-05, NBC) 16.1
112. Frasier (2000-01, NBC) 15.9
112. Scrubs (2002-03, NBC) 15.9
112. Law & Order (2003-04, NBC) 15.9
112. Lost (2004-05, ABC) 15.9
116. 60 Minutes (2000-01, CBS) 15.8
116. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2004-05, ABC) 15.8
116. Survivor 13: Cook Islands (2006, CBS) 15.8
119. Desperate Housewives (2008-09, ABC) 15.7
119. “Desperate Housewives” (Fall 2009, ABC) 15.7
121. “Grey’s Anatomy” (Fall 2009, ABC) 15.6
121. “House” (Fall 2009, Fox) 15.6
121. Just Shoot Me (2000-01, NBC) 15.6
121. Will & Grace (2003-04, NBC) 15.6
121. Deal or No Deal (2005-06, NBC) 15.6
Most watched shows by network
CBS- 45
ABC- 33
NBC- 26
Fox- 21
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Posted on 3/23/11 at 8:58 am to Bench McElroy
American Idol and Survivor.
Sounds about right
Sounds about right
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:00 am to Bench McElroy
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It's pretty much all reality shows, CBS crime procedurals and NBC sitcoms from earlier in the decade.
Making shows deeper or less generic almost by definition narrows their appeal.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:02 am to Bench McElroy
damn...only shows on that list I've watched is House and Lost.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:09 am to Bench McElroy
and people wonder why reality shows are so popular on tv
they cost very little to make, and a good one will make you hundreds of millions of dollars every year
they cost very little to make, and a good one will make you hundreds of millions of dollars every year
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:12 am to Bench McElroy
So where is TigerMyth to defend reality tv schlock??
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:12 am to SlowFlowPro
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and people wonder why reality shows are so popular on tv
they cost very little to make, and a good one will make you hundreds of millions of dollars every year
That explains why they are popular with network execs but that doesn't explain why they are popular with the public. The public doesn't care how much they cost to make or what the return is.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:13 am to busbeepbeep
Surprised 2 and 1/2 Men wasn't higher on the list. That being said, this list is no surprise. The American public is generally stupid.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:15 am to Rickety Cricket
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American Idol and Survivor.
I find it interesting. I know tons of people who watch American Idol and I can't name one person I know who watches Survivor. Is Survivor's viewership mostly older people?
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:24 am to SlowFlowPro
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and people wonder why reality shows are so popular on tv
they cost very little to make, and a good one will make you hundreds of millions of dollars every year
It really shocks me that Lost was even made and finished on it's own terms with this list. The show may have been the most expensive show in history (it's Pilot had more than double the budget of any other Pilot to this day) and it didn't have a ridiculous number of viewers, especially in the later half. The only explanation I can come up with are DVD sales, which are one of the strongest out of all TV shows.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:39 am to Antonio Moss
The seasons of survivor listed are mostly from the first half of the decade. Surely you knew somebody who watched it then.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:42 am to Bench McElroy
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22. Joe Millionaire (2002-03, Fox) 22.8
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97. Temptation Island (2000-01, Fox) 16.6
Hahaa, those were awesome.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:42 am to Bench McElroy
The American Idol love always surprises me. Had a family BBQ this weekend and all of the over-50 women were talking in detail about the current contestants and the show. How can that be the way they want to spend their time? There were lots of "he can really sing" type of comments. Well, no crap. Are they surprised that talented singers are drawn to a show that gives them a very good shot of signing a record deal?
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:44 am to Bench McElroy
Scrubs and Lost are the only 2 shows only the list that I have ever seen.
I do not understand how people watch reality TV.
I do not understand how people watch reality TV.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:57 am to Bench McElroy
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97. Temptation Island (2000-01, Fox) 16.6
The peak of reality TV
Posted on 3/23/11 at 9:59 am to Lloyd Christmas
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The peak of reality TV
It was the only show that didn't hide some bullshite excuse, it really was about people trying to screw each other, literally and figuratively. In those respects, it should be honored.
This post was edited on 3/23/11 at 10:10 am
Posted on 3/23/11 at 10:00 am to uway
I hadn't watched an episode of American Idol in probably 4 years because the talent was getting pretty terrible but I watched the other day and was impressed. It's borderline worth watching again if that's your thing.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 12:20 pm to OMLandshark
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The American public is generally stupid.
Posted on 3/23/11 at 1:17 pm to Antonio Moss
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watches Survivor. Is Survivor's viewership mostly older people?
It used to be a lot more popular than it is now
Posted on 3/23/11 at 1:20 pm to Bench McElroy
to the status quo (I was going to say to the American public, but a lot of these shows were European inventions in the first place)
This post was edited on 3/23/11 at 1:21 pm
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