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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