The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 25, 2011 averaged 16.4 million viewers. It became the most-watched episode of the daytime talk show in over 18 years.
The most-watched episode of Oprah ever goes to an episode that aired in 1993 titled "Why I Love Older Women." It drew a massive (especially for 1993) 17.3 million viewers.
For the week of May 23 (Winfrey's final three episodes, and two repeats), the talk show averaged 9.9 million viewers, making i the week's No. 1 show in syndication. It was the highest-rated week in over four years.
The Oprah Winfrey Show ended on a high, averaging 8.2 million viewers throughout the month of May. Her two star-studded penultimate surprise episodes averaged 12.3 and 13 million viewers, respectively.
Oprah finished its run as the No. 1 talk show for the 630th week in a row.
~Papi Chulo~
President Barack Obama's speech Sunday night announcing the death of Osama bin Laden drew twice as many viewers as last week's Royal Wedding and outpaced his recent policy addresses.
Despite being announced at a late hour on the East Coast, the President's telecast was watched by 56.5 million viewers.
That's more than Obama's recent scheduled and promoted primetime addresses, such as March 28's speech on Libya (25.6 million) and his August speech on Iraq (29.2 million), as well as more than doubling the audience of the Royal Wedding (22.8 million).
The networks carrying the address included ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, CNN, Fox News Channel, HLN and MSNBC.
In related news... President Obama will sit down with CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday, May 8 for his first interview after announcing Osama bin Laden's death.
~Papi Chulo~
Despite a 6am start time on Friday, the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton drew a king-size US audience.
The wedding coverage was carried live from about 6am to 7:15am on 11 networks and drew 22.8 million viewers and 18.6 million households.
That's a larger number of households than watched Prince Charles wed Lady Diana in 1981 (which drew 14.2 million households, with no viewership numbers available). By comparison, about the same number of people watched American Idol's performance show this week (22 million), and 28.9 million watched President Obama's inauguration.
The ceremony from Westminster Abbey was carried by ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, BBCA, CNN, E!, FOXNC, MSNBC and TLC.
Across the pond, however, Charles and Diana still rule. Nearly 27 million viewers in the UK watched Kate trade vows with William on BBC, ITV or Sky News, compared to the 28.4 million who tuned in for the royal wedding 30 years ago. Friday's ceremony also ranked behind UK coverage of Princess Diana's 1997 funeral.
~Papi Chulo~
The first season finale of AMC's The Walking Dead became the most- watched episode of the season. It was viewed by over 6 million viewers. An additional 2.1 million viewers watched the show during its 11pm and 1am encore airings.
The series averaged 3.5 million viewers aged 18 to 49 over its six-episode first season. It has become the most-watched drama series in basic cable history.
~Papi Chulo~
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