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Weekly roundup of the top five in each category:
TELEVISION
Top shows, ages 18 to 49
For week that ended April 26:
American Idol (Wed.)...Fox, 10.9 million viewers
American Idol (Tues.)...Fox, 10.9 million
Grey’s Anatomy ...ABC, 6.6 million
Dancing With the Stars ... ABC, 6.2 million
Desperate Housewives ... ABC, 6.2 million
Top shows, ages 18 to 49
Season to date:
American Idol (Tues.)...Fox, 13.2 million viewers
American Idol (Wed.)...Fox, 13.1 million
Sunday Night Football... NBC, 8.1 million
Desperate Housewives...ABC, 7.8 million
Grey’s Anatomy ...ABC, 7.2 million
Source: Nielsen Media Research
MUSIC
Albums
As of April 29:
Deeper Than Rap ...(Rick Ross)
Hannah Montana: The Movie ...(Soundtrack)
Sounds of the Universe ...(Depeche Mode)
Unstoppable ...(Rascal Flatts)
Asleep in the Bread Aisle ...Asher Roth
Source: Nielsen Soundscan
iTunes downloads
For the week that ended April 26:
Boom Boom Pow ...(Black Eyed Peas)
Sugar ...(Flo Rida, featuring Wynter Gordon)
The Climb ...(Miley Cyrus)
Poker Face ...(Lady GaGa)
We Made You ...(Eminem)
Source: Apple
Radio
Songs getting the most airplay:
Blame It...(Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain)
Dead and Gone ...(T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake)
Poker Face ...(Lady GaGa)
Kiss Me Thru the Phone ...(Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em with Sammie)
Right Round ...(Flo Rida)
Source: Nielsen BDS
DVDS AND GAMES
DVD sales
For the week that ended April 25:
Notorious ...(Fox)
The Wrestler ...(Fox)
Twilight ...(Summit Entertainment)
The Spirit ...(Lionsgate)
The Day the Earth Stood Still ...(Fox)
DVD rentals
For the week that ended April 26:
The Wrestler ...(Fox)
Yes Man ...(Warner Bros.)
The Day the Earth Stood Still ...(Fox)
Bedtime Stories ...(Disney)
Marley & Me ...(Fox)
Video game rentals
For the week that ended April 26:
The Godfather II... (Xbox 360, EA Games)
Resident Evil 5 ...(Xbox 360, Capcom)
Call of Duty: World at War ...(Xbox 360, Activision)
Halo Wars ...(Xbox 360, Microsoft)
Wheelman ...(Xbox 360, Midway Games)
Source: Rentrak
INTERNET
Web traffic
Top parent companies, for the week that ended April 20:
Google ...75.2 million unique visitors
Yahoo ...59.7 million
Microsoft ...58.8 million
AOL ...34.7 million
News Corp. ...29.7 million
Source: Nielsen
YouTube videos
Most viewed for the week that ended Friday at 4:10 p.m.:
Hollie Steel - Britain’s Got Talent ...4,242,217 views
DJ Talent - Britain’s Got Talent ...1,872,322
Hollie Steel on Britain’s Got Talent 2009 ...1,755,669
Susan Boyle - Britain’s Got Talent ...1,680,140
Josi BBB9 (model falls) ...1,517,019
Source: YouTube
Google searches
Fast-rising search terms in California for the week that ended Friday at 4:24 p.m. PST:
Tamiflu ...+5,000%
Swine Flu ...+5,000%
Bea Arthur ...+5,000%
Influenza ...+4,050%
Pandemic ...+2,700%
Source: Google
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