Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending June 26, 2005

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 40th week of the 2004-05 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:

Show	Net	HH Rating	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
NBA FINALS-THU	ABC	11.9/22	7.6/23	18.997
DANCING WITH THE STARS-WED	ABC	10.4/18	4.4/13	15.522
NBA FINALS-TUE	ABC	8.8/15	5.3/13	13.471
60 MINUTES	CBS	6.2/13	1.7/6	9.026
AFI'S 100 YEARS SPECIAL-TUE	CBS	6.1/10	2.8/8	9.001
DATELINE-TUE	NBC	6.4/11	2.7/9	8.691
20/20	ABC	5.4/10	2.5/9	7.767
NBA GAME TIME-THU	ABC	5.0/10	2.7/9	7.508
FAMILY GUY	FOX	4.5/8	3.8/11	7.34
HELL'S KITCHEN	FOX	4.2/7	3.2/9	6.93
I WANT TO BE A HILTON	NBC	5.0/8	2.5/7	6.754
60 MINUTES II	CBS	4.8/9	1.5/5	6.55
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	4.0/8	2.1/8	6.11
PSYCHIC DETECTIVES	NBC	4.1/8	1.5/6	5.70
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	4.0/8	1.7/6	5.67
NBA GAME TIME-TUE	ABC	3.8/7	2.0/6	5.49
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	3.3/6	2.1/7	5.44
HIT ME, BABY, ONE MORE TIME	NBC	3.4/6	2.5/7	5.04
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	3.7/7	1.3/5	4.96
THE CUT	CBS	3.5/7	1.5/5	4.67
DATELINE-SAT	NBC	3.2/6	1.5/5	4.44
THE INSIDE	FOX	2.6/4	1.6/5	3.86
BEAUTY AND THE GEEK	WB	2.4/4	1.8/6	3.85
THE SCHOLAR	ABC	2.7/5	1.3/4	3.59
SUMMERLAND	WB	1.7/3	0.9/3	2.40
THE BAD GIRL'S GUIDE	UPN	1.2/2	0.7/2	1.70

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
THE CLOSER	TNT	5.569
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	5.216
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	4.466
INTO THE WEST-FRI	TNT	4.145
THE 4400	USA	4.117
INTO THE WEST-SUN	TNT	3.922
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	3.8
REAL WORLD XVI	MTV	3.723
REAL WORLD/ROAD RULES	MTV	3.649
SPONGEBOB-MON 2:30P	NICK	3.640
MLB: METS/YANKEES-SUN	ESPN	3.625
LAW & ORDER: SVU-SUN 8P	USA	3.464
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10A	NICK	3.450
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.428
DRAKE & JOSH-TUE 3:30P	NICK	3.320
LAW & ORDER: SVU-SUN 7P	USA	3.237
CYBER SEDUCTION	LIF	3.0
RESCUE ME	FX	2.9
FOOD NETWORK STAR	FOOD	2.7
WILDFIRE	FAM	1.968
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	1.919
ENTOURAGE	HBO	1.461
CATHOUSE: THE SERIES	HBO	1.298
SEX AND THE CITY-MON	HBO	1.198
THE SOPRANOS-SUN	HBO	1.079

-Viewership data not available for:

• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
• The Comeback (HBO)
• Queer as Folk (Showtime)

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2768
Real World XVI	MTV	2441
RWRR Challenge Inferno II	MTV	2425
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2330
The 4400	USA	2227
The Dead Zone	USA	2043
The Closer	TNT	1911
Rescue Me	FX	1908
Family Guy	ADSM	1730
Mets/Yankees	ESPN	1662

-WWE Entertainment (USA) - 2.1/6 adults 18-49 rating/share

-Real World XVI (MTV) - 1.9 rating

-Real World/Road Rules (MTV) - 1.9

-The 4400 (USA) - 1.7/5

-The Dead Zone (USA) - 1.6/4

-The Closer (TNT) - 1.5/4

-Rescue Me (FX) - 1.5/4

-MLB: Mets/Yankees (ESPN) - 1.3

-Wildfire (ABC Family) - 0.7

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available for this week

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Los Angeles Times, CBS Press Express, Media Life Magazine, Variety, TV Tango, and Marc Berman's Programming Insider (MediaWeek)