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'American Idol' rules Tuesday night


May 14, 2008 "Idol" (24 million viewers, 8.6 preliminary adults 18 to 49 rating and a 2.4 share) came in first place for the night. Lead-out "Hell's Kitchen" (12.4 million, 5.5/14) continued to show strength behind "Idol" and matched its series high. Fourth-ranked NBC won 10 p.m. with the season finale of "Law & Order: SVU" (11.3 million, 3.8/10) despite two hours of repeats for a lead-in.

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