Ratings Watch: New Finale Low for American Idol; Big Week for CSI: Cyber; Updated Mad Men Finale Numbers

Fox’s decision to end American Idol’s run next season might not be soon enough. Audiences have already moved on, if this year’s finale was any indication.

The Season 14 finale of Idol, featuring the crowning of new winner Nick Fradiani, was seen by just 8.9 million viewers (in Live+3 data). That’s Idol’s least-watched winner reveal yet, down from last year (11.4 million in Live+3 on May 21, 2014).

Meanwhile, ABC managed to grow the audience for this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Taylor Swift was the big winner at this year’s ceremony, which averaged 11.9 million viewers on May 17–up a tick from last year (11.3 million in Live+3 on May 18, 2014).

CBS aired three episodes of CSI: Cyber this week; all three made the top 30. This special Tuesday 10/9c airing was the highest-rated of the batch, posting 10.7 million viewers.

Also, per AMC, the series finale of Mad Men on May 17 delivered 4.6 million viewers, 2.5 million adults 25-54 and 2 million adults 18-49 in Live+3 ratings.

Here’s the Live+3 total viewers ranker for the week ending May 17.

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