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. “Star Wars” TBS 5.35 2. Wrestling (10 p.m., Mon.) TNT 5.17 3. Wrestling (9 p.m., Mon.) TNT 4.93 4. “Bulworth” HBO 4.19 5. Wrestling (8 p.m., Mon.) TNT 4.10 6. Oz HBO 3.94 7. The Real World MTV 3.76 8. The Sopranos HBO 3.19 9. “Ever After” (Tues.) HBO 3.04 10. “Ever After” (Sun.) HBO 3.02

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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 9.04 million 11.87 ABC 8.34 10.71 NBC 8.22 11.47 FOX 6.20 9.41 WB 3.86 4.06 UPN 3.39 2.60

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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 688,103 2. Friends KNBC 636,752 3. Frasier (9:30 p.m.) KNBC 600,807 4. Jesse KNBC 487,835 5. World’s Most Amazing Videos KNBC 451,889 6. Two Guys, Girl, Pizza Place KABC 446,754 7. Law & Order KNBC 441,619 8. Whose Line Is It Anyway? KABC 426,213 9. Home Improvement KABC 421,078 10. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch KABC 405,673

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