Fox capped a stellar fifth season for the hit competition when an average of 36.4 million people tuned in to the finale — spiking to almost 43 million the last half hour — according to Nielsen Media Research.
The "Idol" TV audience was only about two million viewers shy of the Oscars for being the most-watched television event of the year after the Super Bowl..............
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