Prime-Time TV Rankings

Cable Top 10

Here are Nielsen’s top 10 cable programs in prime time last week, also ranked by total viewers (in millions).

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Net- View- Program work ers 1. Football: Oakland vs. Seattle ESPN 9.98 2. Wrestling (Mon., 10 p.m.) USA 7.60 3. Wrestling (Mon., 9 p.m.) USA 7.27 4. NFL Primetime ESPN 5.44 5. “Animal Farm” TNT 5.21 6. Wrestling (Mon., 8 p.m.) TNT 4.80 7. Wrestling (Sun., 7 p.m.) USA 4.12 8. “Autopsy: Secrets of Dead” HBO 3.99 9. “Practical Magic” HBO 3.74 10. Rugrats (Sat., 9 p.m.) NICK 3.66

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Network Averages

Here is the number of viewers that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season.

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Last Season week to date CBS 13.16 million 13.65 NBC 13.09 13.77 ABC 10.41 11.29 FOX 7.47 7.66 WB 4.61 4.33 UPN 3.49 3.53

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Southland Viewing

Here are Nielsen’s Top 10 prime-time programs in the Los Angeles area during the same week. The rankings are based on the number of households watching.

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Sta- House- Program tion holds 1. Frasier KNBC 1,037,290 2. ER KNBC 996,209 3. Friends KNBC 985,939 4. Jesse KNBC 780,535 5. Stark Raving Mad KNBC 744,590 6. Law & Order KNBC 734,319 7. The Practice KABC 667,563 8. Law & Order: SVU KNBC 626,482 9. Will & Grace KNBC 621,347 10. West Wing KNBC 595,672 60 Minutes KCBS 595,672 Dharma & Greg KABC 595,672

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