Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending June 30, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 40th week of the 2001-02 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: table is ordered based on total viewership

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	8.2/17	2.1/8	11.977
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.7/15	3.4/12	11.227
DOG EAT DOG	NBC	Mon	6.1/10	4.5/13	10.159
THE PRICE IS RIGHT SALUTES	CBS	Thu	6.5/12	2.2/8	9.686
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	6.5/12	2.6/8	9.142
AMERICAL IDOL	FOX	Tue	5.5/9	4.5/13	9.075
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	6.7/12	2.6/7	9.057
AMERICAN IDOL	FOX	Wed	5.3/9	4.2/13	8.533
CRIME & PUNISHMENT	NBC	Sun	5.6/10	3.0/9	8.494
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	6.2/12	1.9/7	8.382
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS-9P	ABC	Fri	4.5/9	2.2/9	7.53
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	5.2/9	2.2/7	7.49
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.6/9	2.4/9	6.87
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	5.0/10	2.1/9	6.79
HOUSTON MEDICAL	ABC	Tue	4.6/8	2.7/8	6.64
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS-8P	ABC	Fri	4.0/9	2.9/11	6.33
STATE V.	ABC	Wed	4.2/8	2.9/9	6.25
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.1/9	2.4/10	6.08
THE MOLE	ABC	Tue	3.8/6	2.8/8	6.02
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	4.4/9	1.4/6	5.90
BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION-8P	FOX	Thu	3.7	2.4/8	5.85
BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION-9P	FOX	Thu	3.3/6	2.4/7	5.79
DATELINE	NBC	Sat	4.2/9	1.7/6	5.70
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.3/8	2.0/10	5.18
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.3/6	2.0/6	5.05
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	3.3/6	1.8/6	4.99
LOOKING FOR LOVE	FOX	Sun	3.4/6	2.5/8	4.89
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	ABC	Thu	3.1/6	1.9/7	4.38
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	3.1/6	1.4/5	4.26
SKATEBOARD SHOW	WB	Thu	0.9/2	0.7/2	1.45

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	3.3/10	4.294
WORLD CUP: GER,/BRAZIL	ABC	Sun	2.5/12	3.932
U.S. SENIOR OPEN	NBC	Sun	2.5/6	3.386
WIMBLEDON TENNIS	NBC	Sat	1.8/6	2.271
U.S. SENIOR OPEN	NBC	Sat	1.7/5	2.143
WORLD CUP: KOREA/TURKEY	ABC	Sat	1.4/4	1.922
WIMBLEDON TENNIS	NBC	Sun	1.2/4	1.447

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	5.166
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	5.126
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	4.659
AFI AWARDS	USA	4.626
BET AWARDS SHOW	BET	4.372
SPONGEBOB-MON 5:00P	NICK	4.276
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:30P	NICK	4.256
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:00P	NICK	4.035
SPONGEBOB-THU 5:00P	NICK	4.030
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	4.011
SPONGEBOB-WED 5:00P	NICK	3.979
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.939
SPONGEBOB-MON 3:30P	NICK	3.788
MOVIE: DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER	TBS	3.632
MOVIE: VOWS OF DECEPTION	LIF	3.161
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	4.013
ARLISS	HBO	3.369
HBO BAD: KLITSCHKO	HBO	3.058
THE WIRE	HBO	2.965
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	2.909
SOUL FOOD	SHO	1.2
RESURRECTION BLVD.	SHO	0.631

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	HH (millions)	HH Rating
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	3.449	3.3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	3.349	3.2
AFI AWARDS-MON	USA	3.090	2.9
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	3.007	2.9
BET AWARDS SHOW	BET	2.928	2.8
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:30P	NICK	2.852	2.7
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	2.840	2.7
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:00P	NICK	2.699	2.6
MOVIE: DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER-SUN	TBS	2.679	2.5
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	2.677	2.5
SPONGEBOB-MON 5:00P	NICK	2.621	2.5
SPONGEBOB-WED 5:00P	NICK	2.546	2.4
MOVIE: VOWS OF DECEPTION-SUN 5P	LIF	2.546	2.4
SPONGEBOB-MON 3:30P	NICK	2.498	2.4
SPONGEBOB-THU 5:00	NICK	2.496	2.4
A MOTHER'S REVENGE-SUN	LIF	2.49	2.4
MLB: METS/YANKEES-SUN	ESPN	2.44	2.3
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	2.44	2.3
SPONGEBOB-MON 3:00P	NICK	2.42	2.3
SPONGEBOB-TUE 5:00P	NICK	2.39	2.3
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	2.827	2.7
ARLISS	HBO	2.235	2.1
HBO BAD: KLITSCHKO	HBO	2.165	2.1
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	1.995	1.9
THE WIRE	HBO	1.984	1.9

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWE Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	2957
WWE Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	2872
The Dead Zone	USA	Sun	2766
AFI Awards	USA	Mon	2647
BET Awards Show	BET	Tue	2353
Die Hard 2: Die Harder	TBS	Sun	1948
Monster Garage	DISC	Mon	1895
BET News-11:30p	BET	Tue	1783
Law & Order: SVU	USA	Sun	1691
U.S. Marshals	TBS	Sun	1642

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