The Nielsen Media Research announced the Top 10 TV shows of 2007.

Leading the pack is the Fox show American Idol, which got a stunning 17.3 rating. It’s the second year in the row for Simon and company, who — despite a really bad selection of contestants — still got the audience hooked. However the numbers are slipping, and if the new season brings another batch of losers, who knows if it’ll still keep the attention of a disgruntled and more discriminating audience.

Another reality shows secured the next top spots: Dancing with the Stars, which got only slightly higher ratings than NBC’s Sunday Night Football. CSI, one of CBS’ best shows, still got in the top 10, but slipped from number 4 to number 7; CSI Miami slipped from number 7 to number 10.

Some new shows got into the Top !0, like Grey’s Anatomy and Samantha Who? House, another Fox hit, made it to the list.

Specials like the Academy Awards and the Superbowl were also part of the top 10 most-watched shows of the year.

Actor in a movie or miniseries:
Michael Keaton, “The Company”
Kevin Kline, “As You Like It”
Oliver Platt, “The Bronx Is Burning”
Sam Shepard, “Ruffian”
John Turturro, “The Bronx Is Burning.”

Actress in a movie or miniseries
Ellen Burstyn, “Mitch Albom’s for One More Day”
Debra Messing, “The Starter Wife”
Anna Paquin, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
Queen Latifah, “Life Support”
Vanessa Redgrave, “The Fever”
Gena Rowlands, “What if God Were the Sun?”

Actor in a drama series
James Gandolfini, “The Sopranos”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
James Spader, “Boston Legal.”

Actress in a drama series
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Edie Falco, “The Sopranos”
Sally Field,” “Brothers & Sisters”
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace:
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer.”

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