For American Idol, how about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_idol
Season Premiered Ended TV Season Timeslot Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions) Date Viewers
(in millions)
1st[16] June 11-12, 2002 9.90 Final Performances: September 3, 2002 18.69 2002 Tuesday 9:00PM
(performance show) #30 n/a
Season Finale: September 4, 2002 22.77 Wednesday 9:30PM
(results show) #25 13.50
2nd[17] January 21-22, 2003 26.50 Final Performances: May 20, 2003 25.67 2003 Tuesday 8:00PM
(performance show) #5 21.50
Season Finale: May 21, 2003 34.24 Wednesday 8:30PM
(results show) #3 21.90
3rd[18] January 19-20, 2004 28.56 Final Performances: May 25, 2004 25.13 2004 Tuesday 8:00PM
(performance show) #2 25.73
Season Finale: May 26, 2004 28.84 Wednesday 8:30PM
(results show) #3 24.31
4th[19] January 18-19, 2005 33.58 Final Performances: May 24, 2005 28.05 2005 Tuesday 8:00PM
(performance show) #1 27.32
Season Finale: May 25, 2005 30.27 Wednesday 9:00PM
(results show) #3 26.07
5th[20] January 17-18, 2006 35.53 Final Performances: May 23, 2006 31.78 2006 Tuesday 8:00PM
(performance show) #1 31.17
Season Finale: May 24, 2006 36.38 Wednesday 9:00PM
(results show) #2 30.16
6th[21] January 16-17, 2007 37.7 Final Performances: May 22, 2007 ? 2007 Tuesday ?:??PM
(performance show) ? ?
Season Finale: May 23, 2007 ? Wednesday ?:??PM
(results show) ? ?