Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending May 27, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 34th week of the 2000-01 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 bottom charts include data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	13.3/20	7.6/18	20.134
LAW & ORDER-10P	NBC	Wed	14.2/23	8.2/22	20.029
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	12.1/19	7.5/19	17.881
LAW & ORDER-9P	NBC	Wed	12.2/19	6.1/15	16.962
JAG	CBS	Tue	10.5/17	4.2/12	15.137
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	10.7/18	6.2/16	15.124
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Mon	10.7/17	3.4/9	14.933
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	10.9/18	3.5/10	14.767
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	10.8/18	4.5/12	14.658
MOVIE: ANNE FRANK THE WHOLE STORY P. 2	ABC	Mon	9.5/15	4.7/11	14.288
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.2/15	5.5/15	13.918
PEARL HARBOR: LEGACY OF ATTACK	NBC	Sun	8.8/16	4.6/14	13.551
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	9.5/15	5.8/15	13.521
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Tue	8.3/12	5.7/15	13.367
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	9.2/15	4.1/11	13.056
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	8.3/13	5.6/14	12.851
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN	NBC	Tue	7.9/13	5.0/14	11.884
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.3/12	5.3/14	11.54
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	8.3/13	4.2/10	11.533
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	7.8/13	5.8/14	11.525
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	8.2/18	2.1/9	11.418
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	8.1/13	2.5/6	11.058
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	7.3/11	5.5/13	11.02
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	6.8/11	5.9/18	10.56
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	7.1/13	3.0/9	10.44
FUNNY FLUBS & SCREW UPS	CBS	Thu	7.2/13	3.1/10	10.42
BOOT CAMP	FOX	Wed	6.2/10	5.1/13	10.15
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Tue	6.4/10	4.6/11	9.98
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.7/15	3.2/11	9.97
ED	NBC	Wed	6.9/12	4.1/12	9.95
THE DREW CAREY SHOW-9:30P	ABC	Wed	6.6/10	4.6/11	9.51
NASCAR: COCA-COLA 600	FOX	Sun	5.3/11	4.2/16	9.38
WHAT ABOUT JOAN	ABC	Tue	6.5/10	4.2/10	9.22
TITUS	FOX	Tue	6.0/10	4.9/13	9.20
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	6.8/12	3.4/10	9.17
NBA PLAYOFFS: LAKERS/SPURS	NBC	Fri	5.8/12	4.0/14	8.89
STAR TREK: VOYAGER	UPN	Wed	5.5/9	4.6/13	8.81
SPIN CITY-8:30P	ABC	Wed	6.3/11	4.2/12	8.74
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-9:00P	ABC	Thu	5.6/10	3.9/11	8.59
THE DREW CAREY SHOW-9:00P	ABC	Wed	6.0/10	4.2/11	8.55
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	5.2/9	3.9/11	8.17
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	5.1/8	3.1/8	8.09
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	5.1/9	3.7/12	7.85
SPIN CITY-8:00P	ABC	Wed	5.7/10	3.3/11	7.76
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	5.6/10	2.6/8	7.72
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.9/10	2.9/10	7.56
THE CROCODILE HUNTER	NBC	Mon	4.7/7	3.4/9	7.55
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.3/11	2.7/9	7.40
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-9:30P	ABC	Thu	4.9/8	3.3/9	7.35
THE FUGITIVE-10P	CBS	Fri	5.4/10	2.2/7	7.22
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.4/9	3.1/12	7.14
THE FUGITIVE-9P	CBS	Fri	5.2/10	1.9/7	7.03
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	5.1/11	2.2/9	6.81
SNL REMEMBERS CHRIS FARLEY	NBC	Sat	4.0/8	3.3/12	6.41
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.9/7	2.5/7	6.39
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	4.2/8	2.6/9	6.17
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.8/8	2.4/10	6.02
ABC NEWS: PEARL HARBOR SPECIAL	ABC	Sat	4.2/8	1.8/6	5.78
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	WB	Tue	3.4/6	2.6/8	5.22
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.5/6	2.5/7	4.85
ANGEL	WB	Tue	3.2/5	2.3/6	4.84
ROSWELL	WB	Mon	2.6/4	1.8/4	4.55
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.8/4	2.0/5	3.86
ESSENCE AWARDS	FOX	Thu	2.7/5	1.5/5	3.62
CHAINS OF LOVE	UPN	Tue	1.7/3	1.2/3	2.39
7 DAYS	UPN	Tue	1.3/2	0.8/2	1.82

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
INDIANAPOLIS 500	ABC	Sun	5.8	5.899
NASCAR WINSTON CUP	FOX	Sun	5.3	5.416
NBA PLAYOFFS	NBC	Sun	5.3	5.432
NBA PLAYOFFS	NBC	Sat	4.8	4.944
NASCAR BUSCH SERIES	FOX	Sat	1.9	1.948
KEMPER OPEN	CBS	Sun	1.8	1.794
KEMPER OPEN	CBS	Sat	1.4	1.395
INTERNATIONAL RACE CHAMP	ABC	Sat	1.0	1.041

Cable ratings (viewership & households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	3.584	3.5	5.806
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.271	3.2	5.638
NBA PLAYOFFS: LAKERS/SPURS	TNT	Mon	3.638	3.6	4.887
NBA PLAYOFFS: BUCKS/76ERS	TNT	Tue	3.179	3.1	4.388
NBA PLAYOFFS: BUCKS/HORNETS	TNT	Thu	2.892	2.8	4.067
LAW & ORDER-10P	A&E	Sun	2.315	2.3	3.403
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.171	2.1	3.282
RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	2.072	2.0	3.223
RUGRATS	NICK	Sun	2.099	2.1	3.190
MOVIE: DEGREE OF GUILT, PT. II	LIF	Sun	2.476	2.4	3.131
RUGRATS	NICK	Mon	2.046	2.0	3.099
LAW & ORDER	A&E	Sun	2.111	2.1	2.977
JAG-7P	USA	Mon	2.169	2.1	2.923
LAW & ORDER-8P	A&E	Sun	2.154	2.1	2.821
ROCKET POWER	NICK	Tue	2.048	2.0	2.519
STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME 1	ESPN	Sat	1.390	1.4	-
PREMIUM CABLE
WCB: DOUBLEHEADER	HBO	Sat	1.973	1.9	2.681
WCB: DOUBLEHEADER (POST 2)	HBO	Sat	1.883	1.8	2.517
GIRL, INTERRUPTED	HBO	-	1.750	1.7	2.420
WCB: DOUBLEHEADER (PRE 2)	HBO	Sat	1.716	1.7	2.393
WCB: DOUBLEHEADER	HBO	Sat	1.746	1.7	2.329

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(ratings in the chart embedded in this post use U.S. HH ratings while the ratings in the attached chart use cable HH coverage ratings which is why they are different. To get the U.S. HH rating, divide the total number of households (in millions) by 1.022.)

Cable 18-49: only available for top 3 programs this week

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3546
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3304
NBA/Lakers/Spurs	TNT	Mon	2985

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, Media Life Magazine, and Variety