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May was a big month in television – how could we forget the final episodes of LOST, 24 and the crowning of a new American Idol? While that was all happening over in TV land, Google’s Tech Talks took the number one Web Show spot and Pigeon: Impossible jumped onto and up the chart to the most watched Webisode. Coincidence? We think not. A little developer conference called Google I/O took place May 19-20, in San Francisco, which featured a stellar roster of speakers and new product launches all of which were live streamed, vlogged about and archived online. Now to the Pigeon: Impossible part – our very own CEO Jim graced the stage at Google I/O to launch Clicker.tv, a browser-based version of Clicker’s guide optimized for use on the big screen, during the demo Jim happened to show Pigeon: Impossible as an example!

Without further adieu, check out the most searched and watched shows, episodes and movies for May. As a refresher, for show titles (like LOST, etc.), this means rankings in terms of search volume, for individual episodes, it means click-throughs to actually view the program.

Most Searched Broadcast Shows

1. 1. 1. 1. LOST (ABC)
      2. 2. Family Guy (FOX)
      3. 3. House (FOX)
      4. 4. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
      5. 5. Fringe (FOX)
      6. 6. South Park (Comedy Central)
      7. 7. Dexter (Showtime)
      8. 8. The Office (NBC)
      9. 9. The Simpsons (FOX)
      10. 10. Modern Family (ABC)
      11. 11. Chuck (NBC)
      12. 12. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
      13. 13. NCIS (CBS)
      14. 14. 30 Rock (NBC)
      15. 15. 24 (FOX)
      16. 16. Saturday Night Live (NBC)
      17. 17. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX)
      18. 18. NOVA (PBS)
      19. 19. Glee (FOX)
      20. 20. Hogan’s Heroes (TV Land)

**LOST reigned supreme in May taking the #1 spot – not too much of a surprise there. The most interesting addition to the list sneaked in at #20, Hogan’s Heroes (who knew?!).  A number of shows dropped off the list this month: Archer, V, Bones, Caprica (which had a high showing last month at #3), and Breaking Bad.

Most Watched TV Episodes

1. 1. What They Died For, LOST
2. 2. The Wedding Bride, How I Met Your Mother
3. 3. The Splendid Source, Family Guy
4. 4. Dream On, Glee
5. 5. The Bob Next Door, The Simpsons
6. 6.  Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
7. 7. Quagmire’s Dad, Family Guy
8. 8. To Surveil, With Love, The Simpsons
9. 9. You Have 0 Friends, South Park
10. 10. Episode 1, Dexter
11. 11. Help Me, House
12. 12. Betty White, Saturday Night Live
13. 13. Across the Sea, LOST
14. 14. 05.02.10, 60 Minutes
15. 15. Dances With Smurfs, South Park
16. 16. Twisted Sisters: Bee takes you behind the scenes, MSNBC Documentaries
17. 17. The End, LOST
18. 18. Brian and Stewie, Family Guy
19. 19. May 13, 2010 – Ian Bremmer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
20. 20. Spies Reminiscent of Us, Family Guy

** Must be a lot of big Alec Baldwin fans out there; his turn on SNL outranked Betty White’s by 6 spots. Once again South Park, Family Guy and The Simpsons made strong showings in May – we’re glad to see that you took our advice from last month’s list on the awesomeness of South Park’s Facebook spoof in “You have 0 Friends,” it maintained a strong presence on May’s list.

Most Searched Web Originals

1. 1. Google Tech Talks
2. 2. TED Talks
3. 3. LOST: Untangled
4. 4. The Pigeon: Impossible Podcast
5. 5. National Geographic
6. 6. LOST: Missing Pieces
7. 7. 11 Ways LOST Should End
8. 8. Cranky Geeks
9. 9. This Week In Startups
10. 10. A Good Knight’s Quest
11. 11. Anderson Distinguished Speaker Series
12. 12. Zero Punctuation
13. 13. Ultimate Fighting Championship
14. 14. Mysteries Of The Universe: The Dharma Initiative
15. 15. @katiecouric
16. 16. Bad Girls Club Webisodes
17. 17. The Guild
18. 18. TechCrunch
19. 19. The GigaOm Show
20. 20. Venice: The Series

** Technology was a big theme for May’s most searched Web Originals. Google Tech Talks, This Week in Start Ups, TechCrunch and The GigaOm Show all made the list, likely due to Google I/O. And on that note, we’re happy to take the credit for introducing an audience full of developers to The Pigeon: Impossible Podcast, which came in at #4.

Most Watched Webisodes

1. 1. Pigeon: Impossible, The Pigeon: Impossible Podcast
2. 2. King Cnut, David Mitchell’s SoapBox
3. 3. The Best Rings on the Island, 11 Ways LOST Should End
4. 4. So It Begins, LOST: Missing Pieces
5. 5. What They Died For, LOST: Untangled
6. 6. Hero, The Guild
7. 7. Fubar, Trenches
8. 8. A Mysterious Existence, Mysteries Of The Universe: The Dharma Initiative
9. 9. The First Time, Blue Movies
10. 10. Venice The Series – Season 1 – Episode 1, Venice: The Series
11. 11. Bob Stahl: Meditation as Medicine, Google Tech Talks
12. 12. The Explanation, The Office: The Outburst
13. 13. Nier, Zero Punctuation
14. 14. Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks, TED Talks
15. 15. New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users’ Ears, The Onion
16. 15. Dan Gilbert: Why are we happy? Why aren’t we happy?, TED Talks
17. 17. You Blew It Up!!!, 11 Ways LOST Should End
18. 18. Batman Arkham Asylum, Zero Punctuation
19. 19. Lou Charloff, Herschel the Magnificent Jew, Old Jews Telling Jokes
20. 20. Dead to Rights: Retribution, Zero Punctuation

** Two LOST Web series’ episodes made the top 5, with 11 Ways LOST Should End holding two spots on the top 20 list. TED Talks and Zero Punctuation, an animated video game review show, also did well this month, with two and three Webisodes in the top 20, respectively.

Most Searched Movies

1. 1. The Hurt Locker
2. 2. The Hunt For Gollum
3. 3. Johnny Mnemonic
4. 4. Mujeres Infieles
5. 5. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
6. 6. Stan Lee Presents: Lightspeed
7. 7. Avatar
8. 8. Star Wars: Revelations
9. 9. The Simpsons Movie
10. 10. The Professional
11. 11. Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?
12. 12. The Last Warrior
13. 13. Kate’s Addiction
14. 14. Twentynine Palms
15. 15. Jackie Chan’s The Myth
16. 16. Commune
17. 17. National Lampoon’s Pledge This!
18. 18. The Hangover
19. 19. The Black Love Stories Vol.1
20. 20. Battle in Heaven

** Not much changed in the movies on May’s list over last month’s but there was a lot of movement. The Hurt Locker knocked Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? out of the top spot and down to #11. Of the new additions to the most searched movies, Avatar and The Simpsons Movie both debuted in the top 10.

That’s it for May – check back in a month for June’s What You Watched. As always, feedback is appreciated so tweet @clicker or leave comments below.