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Weekly roundup of the top five in each category:
TELEVISION
Top shows, viewers 18 to 49
For week that ended May 24:
American Idol (Wed.): Fox, 13.2 million viewers
American Idol (Tues.): Fox, 11.3 million
Two and a Half Men: CBS, 7.0 million
Dancing With the Stars - Results: ABC, 6.8 million
Rules of Engagement: CBS, 5.8 million
Prime-time viewership
For season through May 24:
CBS: 11.7 million viewers
Fox: 9.7 million
ABC: 8.9 million
NBC: 7.8 million
Univision: 3.9 million
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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MUSIC
Albums
Top sellers:
Relapse: Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
21 Century Breakdown: Green Day (Reprise)
Greatest Hits II: Kenny Chesney (BNA)
Blackout! 2: Method Man and Redman (Def Jam)
Isolated Incident : Dane Cook(Comedy Central)
Source: Nielsen SoundScan
iTunes downloads
For the week that ended May 17:
Boom Boom Pow: Black Eyed Peas
Don’t Stop Believin’: Glee Cast
New Divide: Linkin Park
Heartless: Kris Allen
No Boundaries: Kris Allen
Source: Apple
Radio
Songs getting the most airplay:
Boom Boom Pow: Black Eyed Peas
Blame It: Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
Poker Face: Lady GaGa
Day ‘n’ Nite: Kid Cudi
Halo: Beyonce
Source: Nielsen BDS
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DVD AND GAMES
DVD sales
For the week that ended May 23:
Paul Blart: Mall Cop: (Sony)
Taken: (Fox)
Valkyrie: (MGM)
My Bloody Valentine 3D: (Lionsgate)
True Blood: The Complete First Season: (HBO)
DVD rentals
For the week that ended May 24:
Paul Blart: Mall Cop: (Sony)
Taken: (Fox)
Valkyrie: (MGM)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: (Paramount)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: (Sony)
Video game rentals
For the week that ended May 24:
Terminator: Salvation: (Xbox 360, Warner Bros.)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine: (Xbox 360, Activision)
UFC 2009 Undisputed: (PlayStation 3, THQ)
Resident Evil 5: (Xbox 360, Capcom)
Terminator: Salvation: (PlayStation 3, Warner Bros.)
Source: Rentrak
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INTERNET
Web traffic
Top parent companies, for the week that ended May 18:
Google: 73.7 million unique visitors
Yahoo: 58.5 million
Microsoft: 57.1 million
AOL: 33.5 million
Facebook: 31.2 million
Source: Nielsen
YouTube videos
Most viewed for the week that ended Friday at 4:08 p.m.:
Susan Boyle -- Memory from Cats
-- Britains Got Talent 2009: 3,227,514 views
Susan Boyle -- Semi Final 1
-- Britains Got Talent 2009: 2,997,418 views
Diversity -- Semi Final 1
-- Britains Got Talent 2009: 2,265,581 views
Susan Boyle -- Britain’s Got Talent
-- Semi-Final 1: 1,740,393 views
Fred Throws a Party: 1,717,998 views
Source: YouTube
Google searches
Fast-rising search terms in California for the week that ended Friday at 4:04 p.m.:
Sonia Sotomayor: +5,000%
Lyoto Machida: +750%
Prop 8: +650%
Susan Boyle: +400%
LA Marathon: +400%
Source: Google
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