American Idol 5 finale ad will cost $1.3 million

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by Andy Dehnart / April 18, 2006, 8:43 AM

American Idol 5 has the most expensive final episode this season. A 30-second ad on the finale will cost $1.3 million, Advertising Age reports.

That’s an increase from last year’s price of $1.19 million, which was less than the finale of Everybody Loves Raymond, which had $1.22 million price tag. That’s “more than double the average unit price in ‘Idol,’ which is $496,866 for the Tuesday edition and $518,466 for the Wednesday results show,” AdAge says.

Despite the high price tag, “[s]ome agencies claimed to have deals that would bring the price of a spot closer to $600,000 to $700,000,” the magazine reports.

Cost of ‘American Idol’ Finale Spot Hits $1.3 Million [Advertising Age]

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