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Edit by Woo, from www.dvdpaypal.com, June 10, 2010

 

New Directions may have failed to capture the Regionals title, but the Fox network's Glee (Concert/Music) season finale snagged a ratings crown. Animation/Cartoons

The Glee (Concert/Music) Season 1 ender became the season's highest-rated finale for a new show in the 18-to-49 demo, with a 4.6 rating. Overall, the episode drew 10.9 million viewers. Earlier in the evening on Fox, Breaking Bad drew 6.9 million viewers. Action/Adventure

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Despite Glee (Concert/Music)'s record numbers, ABC still took first place in the demo and total viewers thanks to Game 3 of the National Basketball Association finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. The game averaged 11.5 million viewers. In addition , a special pregame installment of  True Blood (Thrillers/Crime/Mystery) grabbed 8.1 million viewers and the NBA Countdown special netted 8.9 million viewers.

CBS came in second for the night with repeats of NCIS ((Thrillers/Crime/Mystery)) NCIS: Los Angeles ((Thrillers/Crime/Mystery)) and The Good Wife (7 million).

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NBC scored a third-place finish with new episodes of Lost  (7.6 million viewers), Dancing With The Stars — the night's top-rated program with 13 million viewers — and a Law & Order repeat (5.9 million).