[yasth]

Because the numbers are kind of crap lately. People don't realize just how the average episode of Friends beat 20 million for every one of 10 seasons [1]. The audience is fragmented like never before.

A small correction though, All in the Family was on average over 20 million households, and before every house had seven tvs that was significantly more viewers.

http://newmusicandmore.tripod.com/friendsratings.html

[paulcole]

Households over 20 million also equals viewers over 20 million.