Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
12-03-09 | 11:53 AM
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Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethe...he-decade.html
I've only seen 4 of those episodes. I wasn't watching Survivor back then.
Chris
'Friends,' 'ER,' reality TV top list of 10 most-watched episodes of the decade
By Andrea Reiher
December 3, 2009 9:05 AM
The #1 most-watched single episode of the aughts? The "Friends" series finale. What other shows made the list?
Reuters has released a list of the most-watched TV episodes of the last decade. Some are hardly a surprise; some are very surprising (and slightly depressing). The list is as follows (it does not include duplicate titles, so a show can only have their highest-viewed episode on the list):
1. "Friends," "The Last One," May 6, 2004, 52.5 million viewers
2. "Survivor: Palau," finale, Aug. 23, 2000, 51.7 million
3. "Joe Millionaire," finale, Feb. 17, 2003, 40 million
4. "ER," "All in the Family," Feb. 17, 2000, 39.4 million
5. "American Idol," season six premiere, Jan. 16, 2007, 38.1 million
6. "Grey's Anatomy," "It's the End of the World as We Know It," Feb 5, 2006, 38 million
7. "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," May 3, 2000, 36 million
8. "Frasier," "Something Borrowed, Something Blue," May 18, 2000, 33.7 million
9. "Everybody Loves Raymond," "The Finale," May 16, 2005, 32.9 million
10. "Spin City," "Goodbye," May 24, 2000, 32.8 million
Interestingly enough, only three of the Top 10 are from the latter half of the decade and there are none from the last two years. As more shows are available for download and cable programming gets better and better, we're unlikely to see a list like this in 2019.
By Andrea Reiher
December 3, 2009 9:05 AM
The #1 most-watched single episode of the aughts? The "Friends" series finale. What other shows made the list?
Reuters has released a list of the most-watched TV episodes of the last decade. Some are hardly a surprise; some are very surprising (and slightly depressing). The list is as follows (it does not include duplicate titles, so a show can only have their highest-viewed episode on the list):
1. "Friends," "The Last One," May 6, 2004, 52.5 million viewers
2. "Survivor: Palau," finale, Aug. 23, 2000, 51.7 million
3. "Joe Millionaire," finale, Feb. 17, 2003, 40 million
4. "ER," "All in the Family," Feb. 17, 2000, 39.4 million
5. "American Idol," season six premiere, Jan. 16, 2007, 38.1 million
6. "Grey's Anatomy," "It's the End of the World as We Know It," Feb 5, 2006, 38 million
7. "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," May 3, 2000, 36 million
8. "Frasier," "Something Borrowed, Something Blue," May 18, 2000, 33.7 million
9. "Everybody Loves Raymond," "The Finale," May 16, 2005, 32.9 million
10. "Spin City," "Goodbye," May 24, 2000, 32.8 million
Interestingly enough, only three of the Top 10 are from the latter half of the decade and there are none from the last two years. As more shows are available for download and cable programming gets better and better, we're unlikely to see a list like this in 2019.
Chris
12-03-09 | 12:02 PM
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12-03-09 | 12:05 PM
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Re: Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
#2 isn't right. It wasn't Survivor Palau, that was the orginal one with Richard Hatch winning.
12-03-09 | 12:10 PM
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Re: Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
Saw It
1. "Friends," "The Last One," May 6, 2004
4. "ER," "All in the Family," Feb. 17, 2000
5. "American Idol," season six premiere, Jan. 16, 2007
Never Watched
2. "Survivor: Palau," finale, Aug. 23, 2000
3. "Joe Millionaire," finale, Feb. 17, 2003
6. "Grey's Anatomy," "It's the End of the World as We Know It," Feb 5, 2006
8. "Frasier," "Something Borrowed, Something Blue," May 18, 2000
Maybe
7. "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," May 3, 2000
10. "Spin City," "Goodbye," May 24, 2000
Saw it in Syndication
9. "Everybody Loves Raymond," "The Finale," May 16, 2005
1. "Friends," "The Last One," May 6, 2004
4. "ER," "All in the Family," Feb. 17, 2000
5. "American Idol," season six premiere, Jan. 16, 2007
Never Watched
2. "Survivor: Palau," finale, Aug. 23, 2000
3. "Joe Millionaire," finale, Feb. 17, 2003
6. "Grey's Anatomy," "It's the End of the World as We Know It," Feb 5, 2006
8. "Frasier," "Something Borrowed, Something Blue," May 18, 2000
Maybe
7. "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," May 3, 2000
10. "Spin City," "Goodbye," May 24, 2000
Saw it in Syndication
9. "Everybody Loves Raymond," "The Finale," May 16, 2005
12-03-09 | 12:18 PM
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Re: Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
Which ER ep is all in the family? If it was back in 2000 I'm sure I saw it. I'm just not familiar with all the episode titles.
12-03-09 | 12:21 PM
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12-03-09 | 01:39 PM
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Re: Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
/\ Just a guess, but I think it may be the wedding of
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Spoiler:
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12-03-09 | 01:52 PM
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Re: Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
I think I saw that Frasier episode. I've never seen a single episode of any of those other shows. 
12-03-09 | 02:32 PM
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12-03-09 | 02:54 PM
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12-03-09 | 03:16 PM
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Re: Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
Interestingly enough, only three of the Top 10 are from the latter half of the decade and there are none from the last two years. As more shows are available for download and cable programming gets better and better, we're unlikely to see a list like this in 2019.
12-03-09 | 04:12 PM
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Re: Top 10 most viewed episodes of the decade!
The only one I saw was Survivor: Palau, and that was a rerun years latter when some cable channel was showing old Survivor episode and rodeo programming.
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