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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Program Network Viewers 1. Baseball, Cubs-Giants ESPN 8.71 2. Pro Football, Chiefs-Seahawks ESPN 8.66 3. Pro Football Postgame (Sun.) ESPN 8.48 4. NFL Studio Show (Sun.) ESPN 7.68 5. Wrestling (Mon., 10 p.m.) USA 5.33 6. Wrestling (Mon., 9 p.m.) USA 4.68 7. Wrestling (Mon., 8 p.m.) TNT 4.65 8. “The Peacemaker” HBO 4.61 9. Wrestling (Thur., 9:06 p.m.) TBS 4.35 10. Wrestling (Mon., 9 p.m.-- TNT 4.33

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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 week Season to date CBS 13.39 million 14.10 NBC 12.69 13.44 ABC 11.80 12.81 FOX 9.84 9.26 WB 4.56 4.08 UPN 2.57 2.45

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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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Program Station Households 1. Frasier KNBC 1,132,086 2. Friends KNBC 1,051,938 3. ER KNBC 1,021,883 4. Jesse KNBC 1,006,855 5. Veronica’s Closet KNBC 981,809 6. 20/20 KABC 801,477 7. Ally McBeal KTTV 771,421 8. Beverly Hills, 90210 KTTV 676,246 -- Just Shoot Me KNBC 676,246 10. 60 Minutes KCBS 646,191 -- Dateline NBC (Mon.) KNBC 646,191

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Source: Nielsen Media Research.