Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending June 23, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 39th 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)
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	8.8/15	3.6/10	12.192
AMERICAN IDOL	FOX	Tue	6.9/12	5.2/15	10.305
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	7.5/16	1.5/6	10.274
DOG EAT DOG	NBC	Mon	6.4/11	4.6/13	10.250
THE PRICE IS RIGHT SALUTES U.S. MARINES	CBS	Thu	6.9/14	2.0/8	9.927
AMERICAN IDOL	FOX	Wed	5.8/10	4.7/14	9.469
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	6.7/12	2.9/9	9.429
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.9/12	3.5/11	9.288
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	6.2/13	2.5/10	8.552
SPY TV-8:30P	NBC	Tue	5.4/10	3.6/12	8.54
20/20	ABC	Fri	5.9/11	2.6/9	8.175
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	6.1/12	1.8/7	8.166
SPY TV-8:00P	NBC	Tue	5.4/10	3.1/12	8.15
CRIME & PUNISHMENT	NBC	Sun	5.7/10	3.0/8	8.15
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	5.4/12	1.8/8	7.81
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.7/10	2.6/10	6.83
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.2/9	2.5/11	6.30
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	4.2/8	1.6/5	6.21
THE MOLE	ABC	Tue	3.6/6	2.7/8	6.19
HOUSTON MEDICAL	ABC	Tue	4.1/7	2.4/7	6.16
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	3.9/8	2.1/9	6.09
STATE V.	ABC	Wed	4.2/7	2.4/7	5.93
LOOKING FOR LOVE	FOX	Sun	3.9/7	2.6/8	5.89
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	4.0/8	1.6/6	5.86
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.5/8	2.0/10	5.18
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	3.5/7	1.8/6	5.18
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.1/6	2.2/8	5.15
LILO & STITCH: ALOHA FROM HOLLYWOOD	ABC	Fri	3.0/6	1.7/6	5.04
SUMMER MUSIC MANIA	FOX	Thu	2.4/5	1.6/5	3.55

Cable ratings (viewership): full top 15 list not available this week

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WORLD CUP: USA/GERMANY	ESPN	5.3
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	4.41
THE WIRE	HBO	2.91

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WORLD CUP: USA/GERMANY-MON	ESPN	3.772	3.6
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	3.714	3.5
MOVIE: US MARSHALS-SUN	TBS	3.135	3.0
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	2.978	2.8
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	2.940	2.8
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	2.920	2.8
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	2.864	2.7
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	2.735	2.6
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	2.648	2.5
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	2.589	2.5
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:00P	NICK	2.539	2.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 11:00A	NICK	2.490	2.4
LAW & ORDER-MON 8P	TNT	2.476	2.3
MOVIE: THE WATERBOY-TUE 10P	USA	2.412	2.3
SPONGEBOB-MON 5:00P	NICK	2.404	2.3
SPONGEBOB-MON 3:30P	NICK	2.375	2.3
SPONGEBOB-THU 5:00P	NICK	2.367	2.2
WITCHBLADE THE SERIES-MON	TNT	2.334	2.2
TELL ME NO SECRETS-MON 9P	LIF	2.328	2.2
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:30P	NICK	2.311	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.308	2.2
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	2.284	2.2
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	2.229	2.1
MERCURY RISING	USA	2.223	2.1
MONSTER GARAGE	DISC	2.199	2.1

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWE Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	3121
World Cup Soccer	ESPN	Fri	3118
WWE Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	2665
The Dead Zone	USA	Sun	2375
Real World XI	MTV	Tue	2311
US Marshals-8p	TBS	Sun	2308
Monster Garage	DISC	Sun	2104
The Waterboy	USA	Tue	1837
US Marshals-10:30p	TBS	Sun	1688
Sportscenter 1am	ESPN	Fri	1641

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