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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. Sunday Night Football ESPN 8.85 2. NFL Primetime ESPN 5.93 3. Wrestling (Mon., 10 p.m.) USA 5.91 4. Wrestling (Mon., 8 p.m.) TNT 5.57 5. Wrestling (Mon, 9 p.m.) USA 5.27 6. Pro Football (Thurs.) ESPN 4.51 7. Wrestling (Sun., 7 p.m.) USA 4.44 8. Wrestling (Mon., 10 p.m.) TNT 4.34 9. “Alien Resurrection” HBO 4.29 10. Wrestling (Thur., 9:05 p.m.) TBS 4.23

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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 ABC 13.90 million 12.50 CBS 13.40 13.33 NBC 11.52 12.88 FOX 9.39 11.02 WB 4.07 4.65 UPN 2.97 2.76

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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 851,569 2. Just Shoot Me KNBC 831,532 3. Friends KNBC 821,514 4. “Forrest Gump” KABC 761,403 5. Ally McBeal KTTV 726,338 6. Dateline NBC (Wed.) KNBC 716,320 7. Jesse KNBC 636,172 8. Beverly Hills, 90210 KTTV 631,163 9. Party of Five KTTV 566,043 10. The Drew Carey Show KABC 540,997

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Source: Nielsen Media Research.