Who says Reality TV is dead? Certainly not me! With these rankings from Nielsen Media Research, neither can you.
Reality TV is hot, hot, hot. Americans watch a lot of it. Of course, I'm preaching to the choir here, right? Now Nielsen Media Research, the peeps behind the ratings systems in the good ole US of A, have put together the data to support this idea.
Take "American Idol" for example. This series is the king of Reality TV. In fact, it's the king of TV in general. The show had the most product placements on broadcast TV this year. If you watch it at all, you won't be surprised at the number. It's 4,086. Considering Idol airs between January through May, the number is even more astounding. (Wait! Gotta drink a coke right now. Ooops! No coke in the house. I must run out to get some more at the store in my Ford.)
"The Amazing Race" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" follow behind AI in product placement on the Nielsen top 10. Actually, the only show in the top 10 that's not part of the reality TV genre is "The King of Queens", which comes in at number 8, sandwiched between "The Apprentice" and "Rockstar: Supernova".
"American Idol" also placed pretty high on the top TV programs - single telecast list. It was number one and two on the regularly scheduled telecast list. Tuesday night's performance episode edged out the Wednesday results show by 5/10 of a point only. "Dancing with The Stars" also appears in that top ten.
For more info and a look at the numbers, check out RealityTVMagazine.
