Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 26, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 47th 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)
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	17.2/29	7.5/22	23.695
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	9.7/16	3.6/9	13.954
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	9.8/19	2.9/10	13.617
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	9.5/17	3.2/11	13.481
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	9.8/16	3.4/10	13.295
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Fri	8.2/15	3.0/10	11.230
NFL PRE-SEASON: PACKERS/BRONCOS	ABC	Mon	7.6/13	4.4/13	10.927
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Tue	6.2/10	4.3/12	9.297
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Wed	6.1/11	3.9/13	9.142
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.8/13	2.6/9	9.115
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	6.2/11	3.5/11	8.805
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES CHAMP	ABC	Sun	5.9	2.8/10	8.61
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.5/12	3.2/9	8.603
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	6.4/11	2.8/8	8.406
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.5/11	2.5/10	8.12
TEEN CHOICE AWARDS	FOX	Mon	5.3/9	3.2/9	8.01
MISS TEEN USA	CBS	Wed	5.6/10	3.1/9	7.87
THE WAYNE BRADY SHOW	ABC	Wed	5.2/9	3.0/10	7.76
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	5.6/10	2.8/9	7.68
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	5.0/9	3.2/10	7.66
20/20	ABC	Wed	5.7/10	2.9/9	7.50
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.3/7	2.6/8	7.22
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Sat	4.6/9	3.1/10	7.12
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.8/9	2.5/9	7.05
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	5.0/9	2.6/7	6.87
NFL PRE-SEASON: VIKINGS/COLTS	FOX	Fri	4.5/9	2.8/10	6.66
SPY TV	NBC	Tue	4.1/7	3.0/10	6.20
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.1/9	2.4/9	6.12
NFL PRE-SEASON: EAGLES/TITANS	CBS	Thu	4.4/8	2.3/7	6.07
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	4.1/8	2.4/8	5.99
PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA SPECIAL	CBS	Fri	4.5/9	1.8/7	5.96
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Wed	4.0/7	2.9/8	5.92
LJU: LAW & JUSTICE UNIT	ABC	Sat	3.9/7	2.0/6	5.21
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	3.9/7	1.6/6	5.16
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS	FOX	Thu	3.3/6	2.1/7	5.13
MOVIE: MERLIN	NBC	Sun	3.4/6	2.2/6	5.10
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	2.8/6	1.9/8	5.00
NIGHT VISIONS	FOX	Thu	2.8/5	1.9/6	4.41
DATELINE	NBC	Sat	3.1/6	1.5/6	4.19
MURDER IN SMALL TOWN X	FOX	Tue	2.6/4	1.8/5	3.90
NAACP MUSIC IMAGE AWARDS	WB	Sun	2.3/4	1.6/4	3.40
DEAD LAST	WB	Tue	2.1/4	1.4/4	3.30
ALL SOULS	UPN	Fri	1.3/3	0.8/3	2.04
MANHUNT	UPN	Fri	1.1/2	0.6/2	1.50
HOTTEST STARTS UNDER 25	WB	Fri	0.9/2	0.5/2	1.20

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
NEC WORLD SERIES GOLF	CBS	Sun	7.0	7.133
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES	ABC	Sat	3.7	3.822
NEC WORLD SERIES GOLF	CBS	Sat	3.5	3.588
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.7	2.729
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	1.0	1.022

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	6.901
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.403
SHARPIE 500 WINSTON CUP	TNT	5.960
MOVIE: AMERICAN HISTORY X	USA	3.933
RUGRATS-SUN 9:30A	NICK	3.722
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	3.662
HEY ARNOLD-SUN 11:00A	NICK	3.588
MOVIE: WITHIN THESE WALLS	LIF	3.480
MOVIE: SISTERS & OTHER STRANGERS	LIF	3.433
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES	ESPN	3.322
MOVIE: IN MY SISTERS SHADOWS	LIF	3.277
WITCHBLADE THE SERIES	TNT	3.074
MOVIE: FEAR	USA	2.956
THE DIVISION	LIF	2.950
ANY DAY NOW	LIF	2.784
PREMIUM CABLE
MADONNA LIVE: DROWNED	HBO	5.742
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	4.141
WHAT LIES BENEATH	HBO	3.975
REAL SEX XTRA: SIZE MATTERS	HBO	3.239
WHAT LIES BENEATH	HBO	2.889

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.238	4.1
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	4.135	4.0
SHARPIE 500 WINSTON CUP	TNT	Sat	3.374	3.3
MOVIE: WITHIN THESE WALLS	LIF	Mon	2.964	2.9
MOVIE: SISTERS & OTHER STRANGERS	LIF	Sun	2.674	2.6
MOVIE: AMERICAN HISTORY X	USA	Sun	2.631	2.6
MOVIE: IN MY SISTERS SHADOWS	LIF	Sun	2.567	2.5
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sun	2.448	2.4
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES	ESPN	Thu	2.317	2.3
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sun	2.299	2.2
THE DIVISION	LIF	Sat	2.236	2.2
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.207	2.2
MOVIE: FEAR	USA	Tue	2.207	2.2
ANY DAY NOW	LIF	Sun	2.204	2.2
WITCHBLADE THE SERIES	TNT	Tue	2.181	2.1
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.17	2.1
RUGRATS-4:00P	NICK	Mon	2.17	2.1
MOVIE: MERCURY RISING-9P	USA	Wed	2.11	2.1
STRONG MEDICINE	LIF	Sun	2.11	2.1
MOVIE: MY STEPSON, MY LOVER-9P	LIF	Wed	2.07	2.0
PREMIUM CABLE
MADONNA LIVE: DROWNED	HBO	-	3.692	3.6
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	-	2.874	2.8
WHAT LIES BENEATH	HBO	-	2.104	2.1
REAL SEX XTRA: SIZE MATTERS	HBO	-	1.828	1.8
WHAT LIES BENEATH	HBO	-	1.816	1.8

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	3515
NASCAR/Sharpie 500 Cup	TNT	Sat	3471
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3450
American History X	USA	Sun	2258
South Park	CMDY	Wed	1930
NASCAR Preview	TNT	Sat	1901
Witchblade The Series-9p	TNT	Sun	1891
Witchblade The Series-10p	TNT	Sun	1816
Witchblade The Series-8p	TNT	Sun	1768
Witchblade The Series-7p	TNT	Sun	1670

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, Media Life Magazine, Zap2it, Cable World, and Variety