Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending June 2, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 36th 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)
NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL	NBC	Sun	14.4/24	11.0/29	23.796
NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL	NBC	Fri	11.1/22	7.4/25	16.644
NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL	NBC	Tue	9.9/17	6.7/19	14.586
MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT	CBS	Wed	8.1/13	4.0/11	11.340
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	7.9/15	2.0/6	11.322
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	7.7/13	3.4/10	10.569
PRICE IS RIGHT SALUTES U.S. AIR FORCE	CBS	Thu	7.2/13	2.6/9	10.305
NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL	NBC	Wed	7.3/13	4.3/13	9.913
NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL	NBC	Fri	6.5/14	3.8/15	9.167
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	6.4/11	2.7/7	9.093
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	6.6/12	2.1/7	8.946
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.6/12	2.9/9	8.923
NBA TIP-OFF	NBC	Tue	6.3/11	3.5/12	8.913
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.0/11	2.5/8	8.557
TONY AWARDS	CBS	Sun	5.6/9	1.6/4	7.98
NBA TIP-OFF	NBC	Sun	5.5/12	3.3/12	7.89
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.2/10	3.0/11	7.69
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.7/10	3.0/12	7.68
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	5.1/9	1.7/5	7.31
PHILLY	ABC	Tue	5.1/9	2.6/7	7.29
MOVIE: THE HAMPTONS PT. 1	ABC	Sun	5.0/8	2.8/7	7.14
BROKAW REPORT	NBC	Mon	4.9/8	2.3/6	7.13
PETER JENNINGS REPORTING	ABC	Wed	5.2/9	2.1/6	7.03
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	4.8/8	1.2/3	6.68
NBA TIP-OFF	NBC	Wed	5.1/9	2.3/8	6.59
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	4.6/9	1.8/6	6.32
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	4.3/7	2.1/6	6.15
LOOKING FOR LOVE	FOX	Sun	3.8/6	2.4/6	6.07
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.6/8	2.4/11	5.81
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	3.8/7	2.3/8	5.80
GREG THE BUNNY	FOX	Wed	3.4/5	2.6/7	5.54
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	3.5/7	2.1/7	5.24
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.3/6	2.1/6	5.19
THAT '80S SHOW	FOX	Wed	3.4/6	2.6/9	5.05
WORLD STUNT AWARDS	ABC	Fri	3.1/6	1.4/5	4.50
WEDNESDAY 9:30 (8:30 CENTRAL)	ABC	Wed	3.3/5	1.7/5	4.37
MOVIE: WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS	UPN	Fri	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.46
ALMA AWARDS	ABC	Sat	1.4/3	0.8/3	2.1

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NBA PLAYOFFS	NBC	Mon	5.5/12	7.640
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.7/9	3.811
NBA SHOWTIME	NBC	Mon	2.4/6	3.059
WORLD CUP: SWEDEN/ENG	ABC	Sun	1.6/4	2.085
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Mon	1.4/4	1.803
WORLD CUP: IRELAND/CAMER	ABC	Sat	1.3/4	1.832
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	1.1/3	1.308

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WINSTON CUP RACE-SUN	FX	5.589
MOVIE: KING OF TEXAS-SUN	TNT	5.339
TRADING SPACES-MON 10P	TLC	5.159
TRADING SPACES-MON 9P	TLC	5.138
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	4.812
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	4.807
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	4.376
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	4.328
MOVIE: BLUE STREAK-SUN	TBS	4.255
MOVIE: TICKER	USA	3.819
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	3.787
HEY ARNOLD-SAT 11:00A	NICK	3.736
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.726
HEY ARNOLD-SUN 11:00A	NICK	3.698
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 11:30A	NICK	3.299
PREMIUM CABLE
WCB: HOLYFIELD VS. RAHMAN	HBO	5.796
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	5.487
WCB: HOLYFIELD VS. RAHMAN (POST)	HBO	5.211
SHREK	HBO	4.440
WCB: HOLYFIELD VS. RAHMAN (PRE)	HBO	4.347

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WINSTON CUP RACE-SUN	FX	3.657	3.5
MOVIE: KING OF TEXAS-SUN	TNT	3.537	3.4
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.407	3.2
TRADING SPACES-MON 10P	TLC	3.208	3.0
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	3.202	3.0
TRADING SPACES-MON 9P	TLC	3.116	3.0
HEY ARNOLD-SAT 11:00A	NICK	3.096	2.9
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	3.094	2.9
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	3.026	2.9
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	2.994	2.8
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 11:30A	NICK	2.827	2.7
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	2.799	2.7
HEY ARNOLD-SUN 11:00A	NICK	2.764	2.6
MOVIE: BLUE STREAK-SUN	TBS	2.714	2.6
MOVIE: TICKER-WED	USA	2.658	2.5
TRADING SPACES-MON 8P	TLC	2.605	2.5
RUGRATS-SAT 9:30A	NICK	2.553	2.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 11:30A	NICK	2.547	2.4
SPONGEBOB-THU 5:00P	NICK	2.470	2.3
RUGRATS-SUN 9:30A	NICK	2.460	2.3
BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA	LIF	2.414	2.3
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	2.385	2.3
UNFORGIVEN	TNT	2.377	2.3
TOUGH ENOUGH	MTV	2.323	2.2
LAW & ORDER MARATHON	AEN	2.314	2.2
PREMIUM CABLE
WCB: HOLYFIELD VS. RAHMAN	HBO	3.761	3.6
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	3.625	3.4
WCB: HOLYFIELD VS. RAHMAN (POST)	HBO	3.421	3.2
WCB: HOLYFIELD VS. RAHMAN (PRE)	HBO	3.053	2.9
SHREK	HBO	2.855	2.7

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Trading Spaces-10p	TLC	Mon	3425
Trading Spaces-9p	TLC	Mon	3413
Winston Cup Race	FX	Sun	2932
Trading Spaces-8p	TLC	Mon	2896
WWE Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	2750
WWE Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	2716
Trading Spaces-7p	TLC	Mon	2327
Blue Streak	TBS	Sun	2263
Red Wings/Avalanche	ESPN	Wed	2238
Tough Enough	MTV	Thu	2226

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