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LOS ANGELES TIMES WEDNESDAY, MAY 2. 2001 Fl TODAY ON TV Prime-Time TV Rankings 'Marshals' Has Fast Draw; '61' Hits With Power FSN2 National Sports Report FXNYPD Blue(Tv14-UtSv) HBO Dwarfs: Not a Fairy Tale (TVPG! 208208 HGTV Appraisal Fair CHANNELS Us Angela! ffl KVEA (Tele) 23 Orange County E3 KDOC (Ind 56 KC8S (CBSI 02 31 KJLA (Ind 25 KNBC(NBC04 HD KLCS (Edu 17 0 KTLA (WB) 05 HB KRCA (tod 20 KABC (ABC) 07 Palm Springs ElKCAL (Ind.) 09 '36 KMIR (NBCI 04 00 KTTV (Fox) 1 1 42KESQIABCI7. ODKC0PUPN)13 25 O0KSCI (Ind) 18 S3 KWHY (Ind) 22 BD KOCE Martha's Sewing Room BD KDOC Japanese News BD KLCS Clifford the Big Red Dog KRCA Chespinto BET Bill Winston DISN The Book of Pooh (TVY) Talk Soup ITVPG-D) 581024 ESPN2 Chicago Dog Show FAM Two of a Kind (TVG) FNC NewsQuinn FSN National Sports Report FSN2 Yoga Zone FX MASH (TVPG) HIST Weapons at War (TVG) i IFC "El Mariachi" '92 i lhr21 129111 LIFE Golden Girls ITVPG-D) i MTV Music Videos (TVPGI NICK Dora the Explorer 222753 i SCI-FI The Sentinel (TVPG) i SUND "The White i Balloon" '95 1hr25 761109 TBS Matlock TIC A Baby Story (TVPGI SCI-H Dark Shadows 5406821 SUND "The Woman Chaser" '99 1hr36 519227 I TIC A Dating Story (TVG) i TNN Newhart (TVG) i USA The John larroquette Show 11:00 a.m. El KCBS The Young and the Restless (TV141 60260 KEYT Port Charles 2395 KNBC News i El KTLA Judge Mills Lane KABC News El KCAL Moral Court (TVPGI ED KTTV Queen Latifah 57734 SB KCOP Jenny Jones (TVPGI 69192 KWHY "Cuatro a la Fuga" '92 2hr 104802 24 KVCR America Sews With Sue Hausmann BD KCET Noddy TVYI 3463 K) KMEX Pobre Oiabla 67734 36 KMIR News Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer fared considerably worse than a staging of "Fail Safe" last year. ABC's premiere of Disney's animated "Tar-zan" also swung off with only modest ratings but did yield the network's biggest "Wonderful World of Disney" audience in six weeks.

"Survivor," meanwhile, took a surprising dip to its smallest audience for the second edition with Thursday's penultimate episode, though that was enough to suroass NBC's "Friends" by more than 10 million viewers. Barbara Walters' "2020" interview with Clinton pardon figure Denise Rich didn't generate significant tune-in, trailing "Law Order: Special Victims Unit" in its Friday slot. BRIAN I.OWRY San Bernardino BD KPXN (PAX 30 CUI rr Ain rrv JU "An Golden Pond" failed to make much of a splash while "U.S. Marshals" exhibited some firepower by nabbing NBC's biggest movie audience since December in the first key Sunday showdown of the ratings sweeps, based on viewing estimates issued Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. Still, the weekend's closest thing to a home run belonged to a network that doesn't need to worry about boosting ratings to impress advertisers.

That would be pay channel HBO, whose baseball film "61," starring Barry Pepper as Roger Maris, averaged 4.6 million viewers Salurday, despite being available in less than a third of U.S. homes. CBS' live production of "On Golden Pond" with National Nielsen Vlewership Here are the rankings for national prime time network television last week (April 23-29) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates that there are 260 million potential U.S.

viewers age 2 and older. Viewership is listed here in millions. 1 7 Nat- Vlaw- Program work an 82 WWF Smackdown' UPN 583 83. Whose One' (Fn 830 1 ABC 5 33 84 Whose Une'lFn 8 I ABC 514 85. Whose One? (Ihur 8 I ABC 4.92 86 Buffy the Vampire Slayer WB 4.73 87 Star Trek Voyager UPN 4 62 88 Angel WB 4 40 89 DawsonsCreek WB 4 15 90 The lone Gunmen FOX 387 91 RosweH WB 3 83 92 "The Fifth Element" UPN 3 70 93 The Parkers UPN 3 55 94.

Charmed WB 3 46 95 ThaHughleys UPN 3.41 96 Girmore Girts WB 337 97 Gidfnends UPN 3 30 98. Felicity WB 3 09 99 Moesha upn 3 00 100 Special Unit 2 UPN 2.87 101 Sabdna. the Teenage Witch WB 2 70 102 Sabrina. Teen Wrtch (8 30) WB 2 42 The Sieve Harvey Show WB 2 42 104. Chains of love UPN 2.31 105 For Your love WB 2 28 Nikki WB 2 28 107 The Oolongs WB 216 108 Populai WB 197 109 The PJs W8 1 51 110 All Souls UPN 148 111.

Popstars WB 126 Barry Pepper Net- View-Program WOffc MS 1. Survivor II CBS 26.89 2. ER NBC 25.41 3. CS! CBS 22.33 4. Millionaire (Sun.) ABC 18.66 5.

Every. Loves Raymond CBS 17.19 6. The Practice ABC 16.89 7. The West Wing NBC 16.78 8. Friends NBC 16.30 9.

Millionaire (Tue.) ABC 16.19 10. Will Grace NBC 15.90 11 USOr NBC 1577 12 Becter C8S 1534 13 JustStxMMs NBC 1492 14 Malcolm die Middle FOX 14 59 15 Die Simpsons FOX 14 41 16 NYPDBlue ABC 1417 17 The Weakest Unk NBC 14 13 18. Millionaire (Trior.) ABC 13 96 19 Millionaire (Fn ABC 13 76 20 Order SVU NBC 13 41 21 The District CBS 13 24 22 Dtiarma 1 Greg ABC 13 11 23 CSI(Fn) CBS 12 96 24 -U Marshals" NBC 12 93 25 Third Watch NBC 12 58 26 60 Minutes CBS 12 46 27. Judging Amy CBS 12 39 28 My WiteS Kids (8:30 pm) ABC 1228 29 2020 (Fn) ABC 12 21 30 Touched by an Angel CBS 1218 31. JAG CBS 12 08 32 On Golden Pond" CBS 1182 33 TheX Files FOX 1181 34 AllyMcBeal FOX 1176 35 The Weber Show NBC 1174 36 What About loan ABC 1133 48 Hours (Mori CBS 1133 38 Bool Camp FOX 11 15 39 Frasier NBC 11 12 40 Providence NBC 1104 41 MyWifeSKids(8pm) ABC 10 97 42 60 Minutes II CBS 10 83 43 Dateline NBC (Mon NBC 10 80 44.

Walker. Teas Rangei CSS 10 76 45. Taran ABC 10 59 46 Boston Public FOX 10 38 47 The Ore Carey Show ABC 10 05 48 The Simpsons (7 30pm.) FOX 10.03 49 King of Queens CBS 988 50 Yes. Dear CBS 9 63 51 Nash Bridges CBS 9 61 HGTV Room by Room LIFE Denise Austin's Daily Workout MTV MTV Jams (TVPGI NICK Hey Arnold1 466260 TLC NiNi's Treehouse (TVYI TMC "My Breakfast With Blassie 83 Ihr 64445802 (7 35) 8:00 a.m. KCAL Bewitched (TVG) SB KCOP 63 KADY Sabnna.

the Animated Series 19024 24 KVCR Nature (TVPGI HD KCET Dragon Tales 66550 i HD KTBN Kenneth Copeland BD KOCE School of Fine Art BD KDOC James Robison 536460 E9 KJLA Hollywood Treasures BD KLCS Adventures From the i Book of Virtues 97482 KRCA Movie I Northern Exposure (TVPGI i BET Amazing Facts BRVO Bravo Profiles (TVPGI i COM "Heaven Help Us" '85 (R 2hr 2947227 DISN Bear the Big Blue House FashionTelevision ESPN SporlsCenter FAM Angela Anaconda TVY7 FSN Southern California Sports 1 FSN2 Preps Chicago Hoops FX MASH (TVPG) HGTV TIPical Mary Ellen HIST Civil War Journal (TVG) i LIFE Designing Women (TVPG D) i MTV Oirect Effect (TVPGI NICK The Wild Thornberrys (TVY) SCI-FI Wonder Woman (TVG) TBS Mama's Family TLC Salty's Lighthouse (TVY) TNT Lois Clark (TVPG) USA USAM News VH1 Top 20 Countdown (TVPGI 8:30 a.m. El KCAL I Dream of Jeannie SB KCOP 63! KADY Pepper Ann i DO KSCI Auto Show BD KCET Arthur (TVYI (R) 65821 SD KPXN James Robison EH KTBN Laverne and Edith Tripp i BD KOCE Teletubbies 420289 1 BD KLCS Cursive Handwriting. Phonics in Context (8 451 AMC "Baby, the Ram Must Fall" '65 2hr 332005 BET Peter Popoff CMAX "Cat's Eye" 85 (PG 135 1hr33 9695376 DISN Otter (TVY) Fashion Emergency (TVG) ESPN2 Run for the Roses FAM Kids From Room 402 (TVY7I FSN National Sports Report i FSN2 Southern California Sports i FX MASH (TVPGI HGTV Smart Solutions IFC Independent Focus LIFE Designing Women (TVPG D) NICK Rugrats 208173 SHOWfVt' 'Message From Space" 78 (PG) 1hr45 1571734 TBS Cosby (TVG) TCM "The Bells of St Mary's" '45 2hr06 4413753 TIC NiNi's Treehouse (TVY) TMC "A Man Called Sarge" '90 (PG-13)1hr28 22954956 (845) USA My Two Dads 9:00 a.m. KCBS Martha Stewart 12208 El KTLA Sally Jessy Raphael (TVG) 38260 KABC 3 KEYT 421 KESQ i Live With Regis and Kelly 63956 KCAL Family Feud ED KTTV Divorce Court (TVPG) EE) KCOP Maury (TVPG) 38208 i EE3 KSCI Kiss. Kiss.

Kiss (Korean) i S3 KWHY The Cosby Show 24: KVCR Sesame Street 30260 1 BD KCET Barney ITVY) (R) 56173 I EE KTBN Dr Cherry 3D KOCE Instructional TV KVEA Monica 49918 BD KDOC Life in the Word Nat- vtaw- Program work es 52. Diagnosis Murder CBS 9 57 53 18 Hours CBS 936 54 Oatenne NBC(Fr) NDC 8 93 55 Dateline: NBC (Tue NBC 8 86 56 Dark Angel FOX 8 77 57 That 70s Show FOX 8 73 58 Titus FOX 851 59 WalkerRanger (8 pm) CBS 8 49 60 Pnmehme Thursday A8C 8 40 61 Once and Again ABC 8 36 62 Spin City ABC 826 63 America's Most Wanted FOX 8 21 64 That' 70s Show II FOX 819 65 The Simpsons (7 pm) FOX a03 66 Thiee Sisteis NBC 8 00 67 Grounded lor life FOX 7 75 68 Ed NBC 7 66 69 Cops(8 30pml FOX 7 42 70 Gokteneye' NBC 702 71 Surviving Impact 4" FOX 669 72 "Worlds Worst Drivers 3" FOX 667 73 Meet Joe Black ABC 664 74 Police Videos FOX 658 75 Whose One? (Thur 8 30J ABC 654 7th Heaven WB 6.54 77 In Style-Celebrity Moms" NBC 6 48 78 Vanished UPN 6 47 79. Contact" CBS 645 80. Cops FOX 610 81 Kiss My Act" ABC 5 84 24 KVCR (PBS) 24 HD KTBN (Ind.l 40 Ventura County SQKOCEIPBSI50 Cable Services 39 ESPN2 84 NICK 38 AMC 35 FAM 47 SCI-FI 87 BET 57 FNC SHOW 41 BRVO 54 FSN 27 SUND 36 CNBC 31 FSN2 59 trc 4, COM 79 FX 89 -2, CSPN 29 HBO 33 ,1" CMAX 45 HIST 30 il CNN 42 HGTV 80 1 58 DSC 37 IFC 21 49 DISN 53 LIFE 46 TNT 52 El 63 MSNBC 90 USA 44 ESPN 34 MTV 48 VH1 62 Use numbers after call letters to set VCR Plus Where there are two numbers, repeat the procedure (R the grid, denotes a repeat program TV RATINGS ITVY) All Children (TVY7) Directed to Older Children (TVWV) Directed to Older Children, FantasyViolence (TVG) General Audience ITVPG) Parental Guidance (TV14) Parents Strongly Cautioned IIVMAI Mature Audiences Only (Dl Suggestive Dialogue Hi Coarse Language IS) Sex IVI Violence Movie Ratings A CLASSIC FIRST RATE FLAWED HAS MOMENTS DESPERATION TIME Morning 7:00 a.m. KCBS The Early Show 78289 3 KEVT Good Mornmq America 98043 KNBC 36 KMIR Today 266550 13 KTIA Morning News 18821 KABC 42 KESQ Good Morning America 10289 iD KTTV Good Day A 58463 IB KCOP 63 KADYBun lightyear of Star Command 71937 KWHY El Desvan del Tio Ivan '24 KVCR World of Wildlife FID KCETZoboomafoo 11173 ED KPXN Employment Television BD KMEX jDespierta America! EE KTBN Rod Parsley BD KOCE Real Orange 692579 EB KVEA Esta Mahana S3 KDOC New Zoo Revue 218531 SI KJLA Shepherd's Chapel HO KLCS Learning English 03 KRCANubelu(TVY)69173 Christa McAuliffe teacher in Space (TVPGI BET Feed the Children CNBC Market Watch 64289 CSPN Public Affairs DISN Rolie Pohe Olie (TVYj Ei News Daily 579289 ESPN SporlsCenter ESPN2 NBA Today FAM Mary-Kate Ashley (TVYI FSN Southern California Sports Report 13531 FSN2 Gilad's Bodies in Motion FX MASH (TVPG) HBO "Iron Will" '94(PG1hr48 830821 HGTV Decorating With Style HIST The Real West (TVG I LIFE Denise Austin's Fit Lite MSNBC MSNBC Live 1320395 NICK Doug 487753 SCI-FI Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TVG) SUND "Six O'Clock News" 97 1hr43 TBS Little House on the Prairie TCM "Going Hollywood" '331hr20 8538145 TLC SkinnamannkTV(TVY) TNT CHiPs (TVPGI VH1 Morning Mix (TVPG) 7:30 a.m.

0 KCAL Critter Gitters (TVG) SB KC0P63 KADY Recess D3 KSCI Iran-Sima (Farsi) 86840 24. KVCR Rick Steves' Europe BD KCET Clifford the Big Red Dog ITVY) 30208 KTBN Marilyn Hickey Network Averages Here is the number of viewers that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season. TNN WKHP in Cincinnati TNT ER (TV14) USA Jesse (TVPG) VH1 Top 10 Countdown (TVPGI 9:30 a.m. El KCAL lo Tell the Truth ED KTTV Divorce Court (TVPGI KWHY Roseanne i BD KCET Between the Lions (TVYI i (R 92463 i EE KTBN Unfolding Majesty With Dean Mary Brown BD KDOC Benny Hinn BD KLCS Here's How (9.45) BET AM at BET 969550 i CNN Burden of Proof 580289 i DISN Rolie Polie Olie (TVYI Mysteries Scandals ITVPG VI ESPN2 Run for the Roses FAM CBN Special Edition 148227 1 FSN2 Gilad's Bodies in Motion HGTV Appraise It1 LIFE Golden Girls (TVPG-D) NICK Blue's Clues 968043 TIC A Baby Story (TVPGI TNN WKRP in Cincinnati USA Veronica's Closet (TVPG) 10:00 a.m. KCBS The Price Is Right (TVG) 1 3 i KEYT Martha Stewart 77550 KNBC Men Are From Mars, i Women Are From Venus 75192 0 KTLA Sally Jessy Raphael (TVPGI 37956 KABC KESQ The View i (TV14) 22024 i KCAL Judge Mathis ED KTTV Power of Attorney (TVPG) SB KCOP Montel Williams 89956 KWHY La Cortc Familiar 2 KVCR Creative Living BD KCET Sesame Street 29192 EH KMEX Marta Susana 87598 EE KTBN Behind the Scenes I B9 KVEA "Violencia Nocturna" (R)1hr30 642647 BD KDOC Southland Today 31 KJLA Pelicula BD KLCS Working Together.

Interactions. Real Math. Real Careers(10 15) KRCA Cine Murder, She Wiole BRVO "The Wanderers" 79 (R)2hr45 69986145 CMAX "Live Wire" '92 (R) 1hr25 61782573 (10:05) CNN CNN Live Today COM The Daily Show 2940314 OSC Home Matters (TVG) OISN The Book of Pooh (TVY) i El The E( True Hollywood Story (TVPGI "Gia Supermodel" 587208 ESPN Racehorse Digest ESPN2 In the Driver's Seat FAM fhe 700 Club 1 FSN2 Yoga Zone FX Beverly Hills, 90210 (TVPG) HBO "28 Days" '00 (PG 13) i 1hr43 302463 HGTV At the Auction HIST 20th Century (TVPGI LIFE Intimate Portrait (TVPG) "Donna Mills" 648802 NICK Bob the Builder 747647 i SCI-FI Dark Shadows 3089821 SHOW "The Garden of Redemption" '97 (PG-13) 1hr35 TBS Hunter TIC A Dating Story (TVG) TMC "Eruption" 97 (R) 1hr32 i 38620840(1025) i TNN Newhart (TVG) i TNTERITV14-LI I USA Wings (TVPG-D) VH1 Morning Mix (TVPG) 10:30 a.m. ED KTTV Power of Attorney (TVPG) 24! KVCR Martha's Sewing Room 36 KMIR Mad About You (TVPG) i EE KTBN Casey Treat BD KDOC June Cain Miller BD KLCS World of Work; 3-2-1 Classroom Contact 110:45) AMC "Chisum" '70 IG) 2hr 908734 BETVideolink i COM Whose Line Is It Anyway' DISN Out of the Box (TVY) ESPN America's Horse ESPN2 Mother's Car Show FNC NewsVester HGTV Collectible Treasures IFC IFC Short Film Showcase II NICK Franklin 228937 EE KTBN James Robison 42 KESQ Montel Williams 23918 BD KDOC Headline News I BD KLCS Using Maps, Globes, Graphs. Tables, Charts and Diagrams i 631 KADY Unhappily Ever After (TV14-DLI Magnum, PI CNBC Street Signs I COM Don Forget Your Toothbrush i CSPN Public Affairs I DSC Lynette Jennings Design DISN Bear in the Big Blue House i El Victoria's Swimsuit Secrets (TVPG) 567444 ESPN Run for the Roses ESPN2 NBA Finals Films FAM It's Itsy Bitsy Time ITVY) FX Beverly Hills.

90210 (TVPGI I HGTV The Carol Duvall Show HIST True Action Adventures (TVG) LIFE Unsolved Mysteries (TVPG) MTV Music Videos (TVPGI NICK Dora the Explorer 703043 i SCI-FI Intergalacticland TBS "Carbine Williams" '52 (Colorized) 2hr 302024 TCM "High Society" '56 1hr47 3706956 TLC A Wedding Story (TVG) i TNN The Wonder Years (TVG) TNT "HockylV" '85(PGI2hr 926208 USA Martin (TVPGI VH1 Behind the Music (TV14 11:30 a.m. I 3: KEYT News El KTLA The Nanny (TVPGI KABC Port Charles (TVPG) 90376 EED KSCI Taiwan News 2 KVCR Quilt in a Day BD KCET Teletubbies iTVY) 38192 36 KMIR Real TV EE KTBN Benny Hum S3 KVEA Noticiero BD KLCS Big Changes. Big I Choices 69024 BET 106 Park: BET's Top 10 Live CMAX "Three Fugitives" '89 I (PG-13) 1hr36 6630531 COM Win Ben Stein's Money DISN Otter (TVY) ESPN Run for the Roses ESPN2 Soccer- UEFA Champions League: Valencia CF vs Leeds United AFC 15562173 FAM It's Itsy Bitsy Time (TVYI 705116 HGTV Simply Quilts HIST Great Blunders in History IFC Pretty as a Picture: The Art of I David Lynch 970173 NICK Little Bill 771444 TLC A Weddmg Story (TVG) TNN The Wonder Years (TVG) i USA Martin (TVPGI Afternoon Noon KCBS Woman 2 Woman 69271 I KNBC Access Hollywood 39227 i El KTLA Little House I KABC 3 KEYT All My I Children (TVPGI 92208 El KCAL News ED KTTV Judge Hatchett (TVPGI SB KCOP Maury (TVG) 28260 EID KSCI Mandarin Drama 24 KVCR Stokes Birds at Home BD KCET Caillou (TVY) 76937 i H) KMEX La Revancha ITVPG) i 36 KMIR The People's Court EE KTBN The 700 Club i 42! KESQ News EB KVEA Cotorreando 46260 i BD KDOC Ironside (TVPG-V) SI KJLA Agua Chocolate 99376 I BD KLCS In Focus KRCA Noticias 3i KADY Bloomberg Television Night Court CNN TalkBack Live 596840 COM Saturday Night Live (TVPG) Please see TV LOG F14 Last Season waek todata CBS 11.99 million 12.68 NBC 11.75 11.53 ABC 10.26 12.68 FOX 8.85 9.68 UPN 3.70 3.74 WB 3.39 3 72 TiiQt Whv DiH Ynn Watrh nnunr? V--V M- -A-V AV KA. UVV11 LUl TXT V7 A a Television A study says its viewers have a greater need than others to feel superior. Well, so what? By FRAZIER MOORE ASSOCIATED PRESS BD KLCS Turn on to Algebra LA Law BET BET.com Countdown BRVO St.

Elsewhere CNBC Power Lunch 38376 CNN CNN Live Today DSC Assignment Discovery (TVG) i DISN Otter (TVYI Celebrity Homes ESPN Baseball Tonight ESPN2 Run for the Roses FAM It's Itsy Bitsy Time (TVY) FNC NewsAsman FSN The Last Word 58531 led nowhere except to a snorkeling getaway at the Great Barrier Reef where Jerri declared, "This is basically the perfect honeymoon without the sex." The next day, Colby helped vote Jerri off. No love lost either way. Chastity reigned. Remarkable enough. But before that, "Survivor" had worked a feat of magic Penn and Teller might admire, turning beef jerky into a red herring.

This was thanks to the cunning of Jerri, who on Day 5 charged a fellow tribe member with smuggling beef jerky into the Outback and eating it on the sly. Since the Ogakor tribe already was hungry enough to eat a Big Mouth Billy Bass had anybody thought to smuggle one in, Jerri's theory, however trumped up, fell on vengeful ears. Despite a staunch denial by the accused, Kel Gleason was unanimously voted out at the next tribal council. Kel was almost certainly a victim of justice gone awry. But Thursday, count on "Survivor" to redeem itself in grand style.

In the wake of last year's chaotic Florida primary, the "Survivor" finale is sure to help restore every citizen's faith in the electoral process. Seven votes for either of two finalists: No recount should be needed. RADIO thing for viewers and contestants alike. Despite potential hazards in the harsh Outback, contestants enjoyed one distinct health advantage: no Mad Cow Disease! And since the contest was taped last fall, they were also spared an encounter with TV flops like "The Michael Kramer Show" and "The Trouble With Normal." Plus, they got a welcome respite from Big Mouth Billy Bass. Meanwhile, "Survivor" has been a weekly treat for viewers especially those with a special love for the didgeridoo.

"Survivor" boasts Jeff Probst, the popular host who can say silly things with such an earnest face he ought to run for president, and who, even more to his credit, has dimples you could park a Pontiac Aztek in. The series has been full of useful information. For instance, viewers got a safety tip courtesy of contestant Michael Skupin, who, by negative example, reminded everyone not to inhale smoke from a campfire, then pass out and fall into the flames, flash-frying your hands. With its extensive merchandising efforts, "Survivor" has offered viewers gift ideas for every occasion. You can give VTIS tapes or DVDs of "Survivor's" first season.

A "Survivor" board game. Official "Survivor" prepared snacks (cow brains, grubs and mangrove worms). The soundtrack album, with songs including "Back Slabbers," "Another One Bites the Dust" and "I Will Survive." (Only one of these products is a phony.) The Outback was no tawdry "Temptation Island" with "Chains of Love." On the contrary, sexual abstinence has been a hallmark of "Survivor II." Sure, Lone Star lug Colby Donaldson and would-be actress Jerri Manthey seemed to strike sparks at first. But all that lovey-dovey-talk about food (He: "Creamy peanut butter or crunchy?" She: "Crunchy!" He: "Gotta be Radio Station Guide All stations AM unless otherwise noted MUSIC: ADULT CONTEMPORARY With the end in sight for "Survivor: The Australian Outback," maybe it's time to take stock. After 14 installments (concluding on CBS Thursday at 8 p.m., when the million-dollar winner is anointed), just what has it all meant? What have viewers learned? Why have you stayed glued to this smash-mouth bivouac? Because you're status seekers, according to a new study by Steven Reiss, professor of psychology at Ohio State University.

Reiss' research found "Survivor" viewers have a greater need than other people to feel superior. They are more likely to endorse statements such as "Prestige is important to me" and "I am impressed with designer clothes." Which, come to think of it, might be the very people snowed by big-time academic research. Are you? There's also been lots of beefing about "Survivor" from media cranks. They complain that the show, by pitting 16 contestants against one another in the wild for big money, rewards dog-eat-dog behavior. (As early outcast Kimmi Kappenberg learned, vegetarians are at a disadvantage.) And what about the commercialism! There's an official "Survivor" beer.

An official charge card. An official department store. An official soda. An official running shoe. An official snack.

It seems an episode of "Survivor" carries more product plugs than a race car. But so what? All the rapacity and shilling aside, "Survivor" has much to recommend it. And since we at the Associated Press TV Desk prefer accentuating the positive, we'd like to point out some reasons why "Survivor" is a swell KBIG-FM 104 3 KIK-FM 94 3 KUIFM ...927 7 K0ST-FM 103 5 KYSR-m 98 MUSIC: CLASSICAL KCP8 FM 911 KMZT-FM 1051 KUSC-FM ..915 MUSIC: 1AZZB1G BAND POP STANDARDS WAZ 1260 MAC 570 KiON-FM. .88 1 7 XJAZ 540 MUSIC: ROCK WIS- 102 I K10S-FM .95 5 NIHS-FM .89 7 KROQ-FM 106 7 KSPC-FM .88 KUCI-FM 88 9 KIU FM .88 9 MUSIC: ROCK OLDIES KCBS-FM 931 KCMG FM 92 3 KOLA FM .999 KRTHFM 101 1 MUSIC: COUNTRY RELIGIOUS KBRT 740 KFRN 1280 Kf SG-FM 96 3 KFSH-FM 95 9 5 KiTX 1390 KTVM 1460 KWVE FM .107 9 FAMILY KOIS 710 FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH KACD-FM. 103 1 KBCD-FM .1031 KAU 900 KBUA FM 94 3 KBUE FM .105 5 KHJ 930 WJWFM .97 9 M.VE-FM ..107 5 KNSE 1510 KRCO-FM .103 9 KBTO-FM 98 3 KSCA-FM 101 9 5 KTNQ 1020 7 IfJMIM .1370 1090 FOREIGN LANGUAGE: OTHER NEWS TRAFFIC You'll know who won "Survivor" Thursday night.

But just to stretch things out a bit more, CBS wants you to tune in to "The Early Show" Friday morning to see the winner get the million-dollar check (and, of course, a Pontiac Aztek). It all happens from Los Angeles, with "Survivor" executive producer Mark Burnett and host Jeff Probst doing the honors. They will also turn over a $100,000 check to the runner-up. In addition, "Early Show" anchors Bryant Gumbel and Jane Clayson will talk to all 16 survivors about their experiences in the Outback. "The Early Show" airs from 7 to 9 a.m.

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