The tide changed in the American landscape, as American Idol was no longer in the top 10. Often the scapegoat for the ratings erosion triggered by the 2006-07 season, Idol and Reality TV's sagging ratings did not return shows to their lucrative years. CBS took the season's 1st Place title, NBC in a proud 2nd, FOX in a declining 3rd and ABC in 4th. Non-sports programming left ABC in 3rd, but NFL and Superbowl punched the ratings into higher territory for the other three networks. And CW remained in soft territory.





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