Fewer viewers tuned in for a personal interview with Tom Cruise . More viewers tuned in for a chat with former child celebrity Macaulay Culkin.
Only 7m people tuned in for the 'Mission Impossible 3' actor pouring his heart out to Diane Sawyer on ABC, on 14 April. Tom's fiancee Katie Holmes has just given birth to their first child.
In March, the 'Home Alone' star, Macaulay Culkin, who peaked career wise 12 years ago, attracted an extra 300,000 viewers.
The Cruise special ranked 48th in the ratings.
In a recent online poll, respondents were asked what has been responsible for the actor's poor PR, Tom Cruise's antics on the sofa during The Oprah Winfrey Show or the media. The vast majority, 84%, hold the press responsible.
There is some suspicion that a computer generated programme cast 8,400 votes!
