Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending June 3, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 35th 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: table is ordered based on total viewership

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	10.5/20	2.9/10	14.860
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	10.1/16	3.9/10	14.700
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	10.1/17	3.8/12	13.980
NBA PLAYOFFS: 76ERS/BUCKS	NBC	Sun	8.7/15	6.4/18	13.516
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	7.9/13	5.4/14	12.852
FUNNY FLUBS & SCREW-UPS	CBS	Thu	8.0/14	3.6/12	11.739
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	8.1/14	3.7/10	10.952
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	7.9/14	3.8/11	10.902
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Mon	6.4/11	3.7/11	10.46
NBA PLAYOFFS: 76ERS/BUCKS	NBC	Wed	7.1/13	3.3/11	10.319
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	7.1/12	2.1/6	9.351
NBA PLAYOFFS: BUCKS/76ERS	NBC	Fri	6.2/12	3.2/12	9.21
VANISHED	ABC	Wed	6.9/12	3.8/11	9.177
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	6.3/13	3.3/12	9.11
TONY AWARDS	CBS	Sun	6.3/10	2.5/6	8.93
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	5.7/10	3.8/10	8.90
WORLD MUSIC AWARDS	ABC	Mon	5.5/9	3.6/9	8.17
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	5.5/10	3.0/9	8.07
20/20	ABC	Fri	5.9/11	2.6/8	8.06
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.0/10	3.3/9	7.98
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.2/10	2.9/10	7.95
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.0/10	3.2/12	7.84
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.2/7	2.8/9	6.85
BACKSTREET BOYS: LARGER THAN LIFE	CBS	Wed	4.4/8	2.2/8	6.33
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.1/9	2.6/11	6.32
NBA SHOWTIME	NBC	Sun	4.3/9	2.8/10	6.12
MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERIES	FOX	Wed	4.1/7	2.2/6	5.88
AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD	FOX	Thu	4.0/7	1.3/4	5.30
MOVIE: WITCHBLADE	WB	Tue	3.4/6	2.3/7	5.23
DAG	NBC	Tue	3.9/6	2.1/6	4.89
STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME 3	ABC	Thu	3.2/6	1.9/6	4.37
ALMA AWARDS	ABC	Fri	2.9/6	1.4/5	4.11
HEADLINERS & LEGENDS	NBC	Sat	2.7/6	1.5/6	3.84
THE LONE GUNMAN	FOX	Fri	2.1/4	1.8/7	3.56
STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME 4	ABC	Sat	2.3/5	1.7/6	3.52
FREAKYLINKS	FOX	Fri	2.5/5	1.6/5	3.32
7 DAYS	UPN	Tue	1.2/2	0.9/3	1.74

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

NBA PLAYOFFS	NBC	Mon	5.8	5.901
MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT	CBS	Sun	5.0	5.151
NASCAR WINSTON CUP	FOX	Sun	4.8	4.901
MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT	CBS	Sat	3.1	3.123
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.5	2.542
FRENCH OPEN TENNIS	NBC	Sat	2.0	2.039
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Mon	1.7	1.787
FRENCH OPEN TENNIS	NBC	Sun	1.7	1.735
U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN	NBC	Sat	1.2	1.267
U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN	NBC	Sun	1.1	1.111

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	5.625
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	5.103
MOVIE: BOSS OF BOSSES	TNT	3.741
RUGRATS-SUN 9:30A	NICK	3.477
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	3.314
RUGRATS-SAT 4:30P	NICK	3.139
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.056
MOVIE: FOOLS RUSH IN	LIF	3.020
RUGRATS-SAT 4:00P	NICK	3.015
RUGRATS-SAT 3:00P	NICK	2.995
RUGRATS-SAT 9:30A	NICK	2.823
RUGRATS-SUN 9:00A	NICK	2.803
MOVIE: BRAVEHEART, PT. 1	USA	2.686
MOVIE: A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN	LIF	2.583
MOVIE: THE BRIDE IN BLACK	LIF	2.291
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	6.485
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	5.931
GLADIATOR	HBO	5.812
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	4.974
REAL SEX 27	HBO	4.351

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	3.617	3.5
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.145	3.1
MOVIE: BOSS OF BOSSES-8:00P	TNT	Sun	2.537	2.5
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sun	2.349	2.3
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.249	2.2
MOVIE: FOOLS RUSH IN-6:00P	LIF	Sun	2.197	2.1
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.068	2.0
RUGRATS-4:30P	NICK	Sat	2.054	2.0
RUGRATS-3:00P	NICK	Sat	2.051	2.0
RUGRATS-9:00A	NICK	Sun	2.039	2.0
MOVIE: THE BRIDE IN BLACK	LIF	Sat	2.028	2.0
RUGRATS-4:00P	NICK	Sat	2.027	2.0
MOVIE: A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN	LIF	Sun	2.023	2.0
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.004	2.0
MOVIE: MRS. WINTERBOURNE	LIF	Sun	1.978	2.0
MOVIE: BRAVEHEART, PT. 1	USA	Tue	1.997	2.0
RUGRATS-3:30P	NICK	Sat	1.987	1.9
RUGRATS-9:00A	NICK	Sat	1.976	1.9
CATDOG-11:30A	NICK	Sun	1.927	1.9
JUNE BUGS-10:00P	TOON	Sat	1.791	1.8
STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME 2	ESPN	Tue	1.771	1.7
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	4.576	4.5
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	4.173	4.1
GLADIATOR	HBO	-	3.943	3.9
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	3.723	3.6
REAL SEX 27	HBO	-	3.345	3.3

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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:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3273
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	2975
m/"Star Wars"	TBS	Sun	1979
NHL/Devils/Avalanche	ESPN	Tue	1877
m/"Fools Rush In"	LIF	Sun	1761
m/"Boss Of Bosses"	TNT	Sun	1646
m/"The Firm"	USA	Sun	1460
m/"Mrs. Winterbourne"	LIF	Sun	1460
m/"Groundhog Day"	TBS	Mon	1458
m/"Braveheart (Pt 1)"	USA	Tue	1409

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