Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending June 25, 2006

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 40th week of the 2005-06 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household (HH) ratings, 18-49 ratings, and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings: chart is organized alphabetically by program title

Show	Net	HH Rating	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
20/20	ABC	4.7/9	2.2/8	6.86
60 MINUTES	CBS	6.1/12	1.7/6	9.382
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT	NBC	7.8/13	4.6/14	12.408
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	3.7/7	2.1/8	5.62
BIG BROTHER-SAT	CBS	1.5/3	0.7/3	2.05
BIG BROTHER-WED	CBS	3.8/7	2.2/7	5.88
BLUE COLLAR TV	WB	1.4/3	0.8/3	2.23
DATELINE-SAT	NBC	3.4/7	1.1/4	4.64
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	-	1.5/5	5.95
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	3.6/7	2.5/8	5.70
GAMESHOW MARATHON	CBS	5.1/10	2.1/7	7.456
HELL'S KITCHEN	FOX	4.7/8	3.4/9	7.500
HOW TO GET THE GUY	ABC	2.8/5	1.7/5	3.84
IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILLY-SUN	FOX	2.6/4	2.0/5	4.07
LAST COMIC STANDING	NBC	4.7/8	3.5/10	7.341
MASTER OF CHAMPIONS	ABC	3.9/7	2.0/7	6.10
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP	FOX	6.0/12	3.8/14	8.753
NBA FINALS-TUE	ABC	8.8/15	6.5/19	15.710
NBA NATION-TUE	ABC	3.2/6	1.8/6	4.48
PEPPER DENNIS	WB	1.0/2	0.6/2	1.42
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	4.7/9	2.4/8	6.95
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?-THU	FOX	5.7/10	3.7/11	9.279
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?-WED	FOX	5.9/10	3.6/11	9.114
STANLEY CUP FINALS-MON	NBC	3.3/6	2.3/7	5.29
THE EVIDENCE	ABC	2.5/5	1.1/4	3.56
TUESDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB	CBS	3.0/5	1.4/4	4.09
WINDFALL	NBC	3.9/7	2.4/7	5.58
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	2.2/4	1.2/4	3.58

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
BROKEN TRAIL PT. 1 (8P)	AMC	9.904
THE CLOSER	TNT	6.110
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	USA	5.800
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	USA	5.178
A GIRL LIKE ME	LIF	5.101
WORLD CUP: GHANA/USA	ESPN	3.819
BROKEN TRAIL PT. 1 (9:45P)	AMC	3.793
WENDY WU: HOMECOMING WARRIOR-THU	DSNY	3.773
THE PRINCESS DIARIES-MON	DSNY	3.698
MOVIE: OPEN RANGE-SAT	AMC	3.637
SPONGEBOB-MON 2:30P	NICK	3.572
SPONGEBOB-MON 2:00P	NICK	3.547
SAVED	TNT	3.515
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.483
SPONGEBOB-MON 1:30P	NICK	3.361
KANGAROO JACK	NICK	3.3
LEROY & STITCH	DSNY	3.1
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	3.0
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER	SPIKE	2.8
DEADWOOD	HBO	2.2
LOVESPRING INTERNATIONAL	LIF	1.5
NASCAR DODGE/SAVE MART 350	FX	1.4
ANDERSON COOPER: JOLIE INTERVIEW	CNN	1.33
LUCKY LOUIE	HBO	1.2
HUFF	SHO	0.212

-Viewership data not available for:

• Falcon Beach (ABC Family)
• Real World/Road Rules (MTV)
• The Real World (MTV)
• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo)
• Rescue Me (FX)
• The Hills (MTV)
• Entourage (HBO)
• The 4400 (USA)

Cable 18-49: full chart not available this week

-WWE Entertainment (USA, 10pm) - 2.4 adults 18-49 rating

-A Girl Like Me (Lifetime) - 1.9/5 adults 18-49 rating/share

-Broken Trail Pt. 1 (AMC) - 1.7/5

-The Closer (TNT) - 1.5/4

-Saved (TNT) - 1.1/3

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available this week

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Los Angeles Times, Media Life Magazine, Variety, TV Tango, The Hollywood Reporter, The Futon Critic, USA Today, and the Associated Press