Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending June 10, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 36th 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)
NBA FINALS GAME 3	NBC	Sun	12.7/23	9.5/27	20.280
NBA FINALS GAME 2	NBC	Fri	11.6/22	8.5/27	18.719
NBA FINALS GAME 1	NBC	Wed	12.4/23	8.8/26	18.577
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	10.3/18	3.9/12	15.246
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	9.2/15	3.6/9	14.046
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	9.4/16	4.1/11	12.963
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	8.7/14	5.0/13	12.661
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	8.8/18	2.4/8	12.572
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	9.1/16	4.1/12	12.478
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Fri	8.2/15	2.8/9	11.654
20/20	ABC	Fri	8.4/15	3.2/10	11.187
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	7.8/14	3.4/11	10.637
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	7.0/12	2.2/6	9.314
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	6.5/14	3.2/13	9.29
NBA FINALS TIP-OFF 3	NBC	Sun	6.1/13	4.1/16	9.13
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	6.2/11	4.0/11	8.96
VANISHED	ABC	Wed	6.2/11	3.7/10	8.40
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.0/10	3.0/10	7.49
ATLANTIS: SEARCH	ABC	Sun	5.0/9	2.2/6	7.46
STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME 7	ABC	Sat	4.2/9	3.2/12	6.95
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Wed	4.5/8	3.3/10	6.76
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.4/10	2.8/11	6.69
KRISTIN	NBC	Tue	4.6/8	2.9/9	6.50
MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERIES	FOX	Wed	4.4/7	2.8/8	6.29
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.9/7	2.6/8	6.25
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Wed	4.5/9	3.0/10	6.23
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE PRIMETIME	NBC	Sat	4.1/8	2.6/9	5.98
STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME 6	ABC	Thu	3.5/6	2.5/8	5.56
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.7/9	2.5/11	5.53
LADIES MAN-8:00P	CBS	Wed	4.2/8	1.9/6	5.39
LADIES MAN-8:30P	CBS	Wed	3.9/7	2.0/6	5.20
STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME 5	ABC	Mon	3.1/5	2.2/7	4.70
MAKING THE BAND	ABC	Fri	2.8/6	1.5/5	3.89
FREAKYLINKS	FOX	Fri	2.2/4	1.3/4	3.09
DISNEY SUMMER JAM CONCERT	ABC	Sun	2.0/4	1.0/4	2.81

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
BELMONT STAKES	NBC	Sat	4.9	4.991
FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC	ABC	Sun	3.0	3.063
FRENCH OPEN TENNIS	NBC	Sat	3.0	3.026
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.8	2.850
FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC	ABC	Sat	2.0	2.047
FRENCH OPEN TENNIS	NBC	Sun	1.7	1.764
COLL OUTDOOR TRACK/FIELD	CBS	Sun	1.3	1.324
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	1.3	1.296
FRENCH OPEN TENNIS	NBC	Fri	1.2	1.247
NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES	CBS	Sat	1.0	1.045
NFL EUROPE	FOX	Sun	1.0	1.029

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
MTV MOVIE AWARDS 2001	MTV	6.371
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	5.712
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	5.314
WINSTON CUP RACE: KMART 400	FX	4.868
YOUVE GOT MAIL-SUN	TNT	3.990
MOVIE: SNAP DECISION	LIF	3.605
YOUVE GOT MAIL-FRI 8P	TNT	3.504
MTV MOVIE AWARDS PRE SHOW-8:30P	MTV	3.181
RUGRATS-SAT 9:30A	NICK	3.174
MTV MOVIE AWARDS PRE SHOW-11:12P	MTV	2.926
YOUVE GOT MAIL-FRI 10:30P	TNT	2.823
JAG-TUE 7P	USA	2.801
GOLDEN GIRLS-MON 11P	LIF	2.561
MOVIE: DEADLY APPEARANCES	LIF	2.462
MOVIE: FIFTEEN AND PREGNANT	LIF	2.354
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	5.479
THE REPLACEMENTS	HBO	4.672
GLADIATOR	HBO	4.062
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	3.888
ARLISS	HBO	3.848

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
MTV MOVIE AWARDS 2001	MTV	Thu	4.397	4.3
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	3.684	3.6
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.195	3.1
WINSTON CUP RACE: KMART 400	FX	Sun	3.194	3.1
YOUVE GOT MAIL-8:00P	TNT	Sun	2.819	2.8
MOVIE: SNAP DECISION-9:00P	LIF	Mon	2.706	2.6
YOUVE GOT MAIL-8:00P	TNT	Fri	2.437	2.4
MTV MOVIE AWARDS PRE SHOW-8:30P	MTV	Thu	2.176	2.1
JAG-7:00P	USA	Tue	2.165	2.1
MTV MOVIE AWARDS PRE SHOW-11:12P	MTV	Thu	2.155	2.1
MOVIE: DEADLY APPEARANCES	LIF	Tue	2.134	2.1
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.032	2.0
YOUVE GOT MAIL-10:30P	TNT	Fri	2.030	2.0
GOLDEN GIRLS-11:00P	LIF	Mon	2.017	2.0
MOVIE: FIFTEEN AND PREGNANT-12P	LIF	Sun	1.981	1.9
MOVIE: WITH A VENGEANCE-8:00P	LIF	Sat	1.971	1.9
MOVIE: WITCHBLADE-9:00P	TNT	Tue	1.968	1.9
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	1.958	1.9
MOVIE: SNAP DECISION-2:00P	LIF	Sun	1.950	1.9
MOVIE: AS GOOD AS IT GETS-8:00P	TNT	Sat	1.925	1.9
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	3.687	3.6
THE REPLACEMENTS	HBO	-	3.113	3.0
GLADIATOR	HBO	-	2.773	2.7
ARLISS	HBO	Sun	2.663	2.6
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	2.592	2.5

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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)
MTV Movie Awards 2001	MTV	Thu	3902
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3518
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3197
NASCAR/Kmart 400	FX	Sun	2848
m/"You've Got Mail"	TNT	Sun	2161
Movie Awards Pre Show 01	MTV	Thu	1902
Movie Awards Pre Show 01	MTV	Thu	1826
m/"You've Got Mail"	TNT	Fri	1760
m/"You've Got Mail"	TNT	Fri	1660
m/"Blade"	TNT	Mon	1545

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