A nationwide audience voted 17-year-old Jordin Sparks as its new "American Idol" on the show's Wednesday night season finale, which led all others in the Hispanic TV ratings for English-language programs, according to figures released by the Nielsen Media Group for the week of May 21-27.
Ms. Sparks and runner-up Blake Lewis performed three songs apiece on Tuesday's performance show, which was second place with an 8.6 rating. More than 1.1 million Hispanic households then tuned in for Wednesday's finale. It earned a chart-topping 9.6 mark.
The culmination of another season-long competition, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," and NBC's breakout series "Heroes" also captured the attention of the Hispanic audience. Former Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno won "Dancing with the Stars" on Tuesday's program, which drew a 7.7 rating for third place. Monday night's performance segment of the show was fourth with a 5.4 and the season finale of "Heroes" garnered a 4.3 rating to round out the top five.
Univision telenovela "Fea Mas Bella" came up short in its quest to regain the top spot in the Hispanic TV ratings for Spanish-language programs. It was edged by "Destilando Amor," another Univision telenovela, for the third straight week. "Desitilando Amor" produced a five-night average rating of 22.5 while "Fea Mas Bella" posted a 22.0.
More than 2.7 million Hispanic households tuned in to see Monday's broadcast "Destilando Amor," which garnered a chart-topping 23.5 rating for individual shows.
Nielsen's figures, however, have their detractors. One group has started a petition, hoping Nielsen Media Group will change the way it samples the U.S. Hispanic population in its English and Spanish TV ratings. The Help Change TV group, which has a petition at www.HelpChangeTV.com, claims that Nielsen does not include enough U.S.-born Hispanics in its audience sample, leading to the impression that a vast majority of Hispanics watch Spanish-language TV.
The following lists are TV ratings based on Hispanic viewership. Nielsen's ratings include viewers who watched the program while it aired and others who viewed the shows via digital video recorder within 24 hours of their airing. The group says that the Hispanic TV audience represents more than 11.63 million television households in the United States. The rating is equivalent to the percentage of households or persons watching a TV program during the average minute.
Top 10 English-language shows (May 21-27)
1. American Idol – Wednesday (Fox), 9.6
2. American Idol – Tuesday (Fox), 8.6
3. Dancing with the Stars – Tuesday (ABC), 7.7
4. Dancing with the Stars – Monday (ABC), 5.4
5. Heroes (NBC), 4.3
6. So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), 3.9
6. The Bachelor (ABC), 3.9
8. Lost (ABC), 3.8
9. On The Lot (Fox), 3.7
10. CSI: Miami (CBS), 3.1
Top 10 Spanish-language shows (May 21-27)
1. Destilando Amor – five-night avg. (Univision), 22.5
2. Fea Mas Bella – five-night avg. (Univision), 22.0
3. Cristina (Univision), 20.3
4. Nuestra Belleza – Tuesday (Univision), 19.6
5. Duelo de Pasiones – five-night avg. (Univision), 17.1
6. Don Francisco Presenta (Univision), 16.8
7. Aqui y Ahora (Univision), 16.1
8. Nuestra Belleza – Friday (Univision), 13.1
9. Cine Espeical (Univision), 12.2
10. Sabado Gigante (Univision), 11.0
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