Published 8/8/2008
at Variety.com
TV News: Reality competish lifts net to easy victory -- The two-hour season finale of "So You Think You Can Dance" dominated the Thursday ratings race, lifting Fox to an easy victory.
According to preliminary affiliate-based Nielsen nationals, "So You Think You Can Dance" averaged a hearty 3.4 rating/11 share in adults 18-49 and 9.9 million viewers overall, peaking in the 9:30 half-hour with a 3.8/11 in the demo and 11.3 million viewers overall. This reps the strongest demo delivery for the program's results show edition this summer, while its total-viewer delivery is the best for any night.
(Note: The finale national numbers for each broadcast network could come down a bit due to local preemptions for preseason football in various markets.)
Elsewhere, the finale of "Last Comic Standing" on NBC settled for a 2.0/7 in 18-49 and 5.8 million viewers overall from 8 to 9:30 p.m., followed by a 90-minute telecast of "America's Got Talent" on a special night (2.7/8 in 18-49, 8.6 million ...
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