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Number of people who watched the "American Idol" finale in 2010:
20.1 million
Down from 24.4 million in 2009.
Source: USA Today, 6/2/2010
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Average number of Twitters posted about "American Idol" in 2010 during the broadcast of each episode:
25,000
Source: New York Times, 5/22/2010
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Total salary and benefits earned by Paula Abdul for her role on "American Idol" in 2009:
$3.5 million
According to The New York Times, Abdul earned $2 million in salary and another $1.5 million for expenses and other benefits on American Idol. The show offered her around $5 million to come back for 2010, but she refused the offer and announced that she would not be returning.
Source: New York Times, 8/6/2009
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Number of viewers who watched the final American Idol episode on May 20, 2009:
23.8 million
Down from 27.1 million for the final American Idol episode in 2008.
Source: USA Today, 5/21/2009
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