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2002:07:02:14:56:54 he newsmagazines are mounting their usual summer ascent as an alternative to network with four ranking among last Top unscripted programs continue to offer a mixed bag ratings- wise, based on viewing estimates issued Tuesdayby Nielsen Media Research. Programmers are also seeing the value of self-contained (as opposed to serialized) dramas, as the procedural crime shows Crime Scene and three versions of continue to repeat better than series such as and The fourth edition of the franchise, the unscripted is also performing reasonably well, as is Eat talent search, meanwhile, cooled for the second straight week, and ratings have been so-so for and lineup included a seven-episode marathon, with the first-year comedy not surprisingly faring best in the Thursday slot it will occupy this fall, dropping arespectable off its lead-in audience. Although CBS was first overall, NBC has maintained the lead in attracting adults under key figure to youth- happy 14 consecutive weeks. Brian Lowry Top 10 Has Newsy Look for Summer TODAY ON TV F22 Therearesomeplacesonly the NationalGeographicChannel cantakeyou. Shows as fascinating as they are surprising.

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Jay Reiner, The Hollywood Reporter A biting comedy an enjoyable Broadway hit. Paul Hodgins, The Orange County Register Paved with laughs. Evan Henerson, Daily News 213.365.3500 OR 714.740.7878 ticketmaster.com Tower Records, Wherehouse Music, Tu Musica, Ritmo Latino and the Wilshire Theatre Box Office (Daily 10AM-6PM) www.nederlander.com GROUP DISCOUNTS: 323.463.4367 THE TIMELESS MUSICAL, THE LEGENDARY LEADING MAN 16 Performances Only! JULY 9-21 National Nielsen Viewership Here are the rankings for national prime- time network television last week (June 2430) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average num- ber of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 269 million potential viewers in the U.S.

age 2and older. Viewership is listed in millions. Program Network View- ersProgram Network Viewers 1 CSICBS15.43 2 60 MinutesCBS11.98 3 Everybody Loves RaymondCBS11.71 4 5 BeckerCBS10.22 6 Dog Eat DogNBC10.16 7 Is Right 8 Law OrderNBC9.54 9 Primetime ThursdayABC9.14 10 Law Order: Criminal IntentNBC9.08 11 American Idol 12 48 Hours 13 FriendsNBC8.90 14 Pt. 1CBS8.86 15 Yes, DearCBS8.68 16 King of QueensCBS8.60 17 American Idol 18 Crime PunishmentNBC8.49 and 20 60 Minutes IICBS8.38 21 Touched by an Angel 22 Crossing JordanNBC8.09 Fear FactorNBC8.09 24 The AgencyCBS7.81 25 Law Order: SVUNBC7.70 26 Judging AmyCBS7.62 27 Funniest Home VideosABC7.53 28 Scrubs 8:30 p.m.)NBC7.50 JAGCBS7.50 30 Millionaire 31 The SimpsonsFOX7.42 32 The GuardianCBS7.25 33 Will GraceNBC7.11 34 The West WingNBC6.99 35 Most WantedFOX6.87 36 Dateline NBC 37 38 ERNBC6.74 39 Scrubs 9:30 p.m.)NBC6.64 Joe Houston MedicalABC6.64 42 That Show (8:30 p.m.)FOX6.62 43 My Wife KidsABC6.59 44 According to JimABC6.46 Malcolm in the MiddleFOX6.46 Scrubs 10:30 p.m.)NBC6.46 47 The DistrictCBS6.39 FrasierNBC6.39 49 The PracticeABC6.38 50 Scrubs 9 p.m.)NBC6.35 51 Fun. Home Videos (8 p.m.)ABC6.33 52 Scrubs 10 p.m.)NBC6.31 53 State V.ABC6.25 54 The Bernie Mac ShowFOX6.15 55 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX6.08 56 Mole II: The Next BetrayalABC6.02 57 48 HoursCBS5.90 58 Beyond Belief: 59 That ShowFOX5.82 60 Beyond Belief: (9 p.m.) FOX5.79 61 Dateline NBC Scrubs 8:30 p.m.)NBC5.70 63 Scrubs 8:30 p.m.)NBC5.60 63 Drew Carey (9:30 p.m.)ABC5.50 65 Spin CityABC5.33 66 The Drew Carey ShowABC5.26 67 of the 68 CopsFOX5.18 69 WWE 70 Weakest Link 71 The Bernie Mac ShowFOX4.98 72 Alone 73 Looking: BacheloretteFOX4.89 Grounded for LifeFOX4.89 75 Sixth 76 Touched by an AngelCBS4.78 77 Spin City (8 p.m.)ABC4.67 78 The District (9 p.m.)CBS4.64 79 AliasABC4.62 80 EdNBC4.44 81 Whose Line Is It 82 King of the HillFOX4.28 83 Dateline NBC 84 Your Eyes 85 FuturamaFOX3.77 86 SmallvilleWB3.08 The Parkers 88 One on OneUPN3.05 89 GirlfriendsUPN2.96 90 Gilmore GirlsWB2.91 91 7th HeavenWB2.86 92 The HughleysUPN2.73 93 RebaWB2.45 94 Gilmore Girls 95 EnterpriseUPN2.35 96 Buffy the Vampire SlayerUPN2.22 97 Dark AngelFOX2.09 98 Sabrina, the Teenage WitchWB1.97 99 Raising DadWB1.95 100 Jamie Kennedy ExperimentWB1.87 101 CreekWB1.84 102 The Charmed Charmed 105 Maybe MeWB1.66 106 AngelWB1.64 107 Creek 108 Wolf LakeUPN1.53 109 The Hughleys 110 Network Averages Here is the number of viewers (in millions) that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season.

Network Last week Season to date CBS8.3011.76 NBC6.9112.83 ABC6.219.18 FOX5.428.70 UPN2.604.11 WB2.063.60 Tips for Today 9a.m.-noon—Morning Becomes Eclectic Gary Jules and his band perform live, in-studio (11:15 a.m.-noon), KCRW-FM (89.9). p.m.—Talk of the City With Kitty Felde System of Government for L.A.” (1-2 p.m.), KPCC-FM (89.3). 7p.m.-midnight—Jim Svejda Brahms (1st Symphony, Carlo Maria Giulini conducts Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra) (8-9 p.m.), KUSC-FM (91.5). p.m., a.m.—Have Gun Will Travel An inexperienced Englishman hires Paladin (John Dehner) to guide him through Indian country (originally broadcast Jan. 11, 1959), KNX (1070).

Drama-Comedy-Family p.m., a.m.—X-Minus 1 Voice recordings are manipulated, KNX (1070). Classical 11 a.m.-1 p.m.—Performance Today KCSN- FM (88.5). p.m.—Masterpiece of the Day Beethoven (Piano Concerto No. 2, pianist John Lill, Birmingham (Ala.) Symphony), KMZT-FM (105.1). 7-8 p.m.—Music From Northridge KCSN- FM (88.5).

7-8 p.m.—Symphony at 7 Tchaikovsky (5th Symphony, Leningrad Philharmonic), KMZT- FM (105.1). 8-10 p.m.—Evening Concert Beethoven for a Knightly Herbert von Karajan conducts Berlin Philharmonic), KMZT-FM (105.1). 8p.m.-midnight—Opera House KCSN-FM (88.5). Country-Folk-Jazz-Pop 10 a.m.-1 p.m.—Global Village KPFK-FM (90.7). 7-10 p.m.—Metropolis KCRW-FM (89.9).

Midnight-6 a.m.—Overnight Jukebox KCSN-FM (88.5). Rock-Urban 6-9 a.m.—Sinbad Friends KHHT-FM (92.3). 8-10 p.m.—Rhapsody in Black doo- wop, KPFK-FM (90.7). 10 p.m.-midnight—Chocolate City urban rhythm soul, KCRW-FM (89.9). a.m.—Music From Your Own Backyard KROQ-FM (106.7).

Religious KBRT (740), KFRN (1280), KFSH-FM (95.9), KKLA-FM (99.5), KLTX (1390), KTYM (1460), KWVE-FM (107.9). Sports Sports Reports and 45 minutes past the hour, KFWB (980), KNX (1070). 7-10 p.m.—Baseball Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks, KXTA (1150), KWKW (1330). 7-10 p.m.—Baseball Baltimore Orioles at Angels, KLAC (570), XPRS (1090). RADIO Vacationing? Donateyournewspaperforeducation.1-800-252-9141.

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History to 1877 KCET Arthur (TVY) 33715 KPXN James Robison. 55951 KTBN Father Michael Manning KOCE Barney (TVY) 732406 KLCS Cursive Handwriting; Phonics in Context (8:45) NewsRadio (TVPG) CMAX of the (PG-13) 2hr 729512 DISN Otter (TVY) Behind the Scenes (TVPG) ESPN2 Quest FAM Medabots (TVY7-FV) 682116 HGTV Smart Solutions HIST Lost Found (TVG) LIFE Designing Women (TVPG-D) NICK SpongeBob SquarePants TCM in 1hr22 2366086 TLC Treehouse (TVY) USA School for 2hr 387425 9:00 a.m. KCBS Martha Stewart 13970 KTLA Sally (TVPG) 48680 KABC KEYT KESQ Live With Regis and Kelly 40048 KCAL Judge Joe Brown KTTV I Love Lucy KCOP Maury 19116 6 KWHY Dragon Ball 8 KVCR Mister Rogers (TVY) KCET Clifford the Big Red Dog KTBN Dr. Cherry KFTR Cambio de Piel KOCE Portrait of a Family KDOC Life in the Word KLCS Geometry Concepts Magnum, P.I. (TVPG) BET BET Start BRVO Hill Street Blues CNBC Power Lunch 323609 CNN CNN Live DSC Interior Motives (TVG) DISN Out of the Box (TVY) The True Hollywood Story ESPN Baseball Tonight ESPN2 NBA Inside Stuff 6134512 FAM Itsy Bitsy Time! (TVY) FNC Fox News Live FX MASH (TVPG) HGTV Appraisal Fair HIST Lost Found (TVG) IFC They Shoot Movies They? LIFE Golden Girls (TVPG-D) MSNBC News 8157929 MTV TRL (TVPG) NICK Rugrats 439086 SCI-FI Sightings (TVPG) TBS Matlock (TVPG) TLC A Baby Story (TVPG) TMC (PG) 1hr12 2303680 TNN Judge Mills Lane (TVPG) 9:30 a.m.

KCAL Judge Joe Brown KTTV I Love Lucy 6 KWHY Los de al Lado KCET Barney Friends 36390 KTBN Lifestyle Magazine KOCE Portrait of a Family KDOC Benny Hinn KLCS Geometry Concepts DISN Rolie Polie Olie (TVY) ESPN2 WNBA Action FAM Living the Life FSN2 Southern California Sports FX MASH (TVPG) HBO (PG) 1hr38 8118845 HGTV Appraise It! HIST Lost Found (TVG) LIFE Golden Girls (TVPG-D) NICK Hey Arnold! 141319 SHOW 1hr18 386796 SUND El Rio (TV14-L) TLC A Baby Story (TVPG) TNN Judge Mills Lane (TVPG) 10:00 a.m. KCBS The Price Is Right (TVG) KEYT Voice of Santa Barbara KNBC KMIR Wimbledon, Quarterfinals. 703116 KTLA Sally (TVPG) 80593 KABC KESQ The View Tim McGraw. 75661 KCAL Judge Mathis KTTV Good Day Live 15203 KCOP Montel Williams 55932 6 KWHY De Buen Humor con Omar 8 KVCR Sesame Street 11241 KCET Caillou (TVY) 27338 KMEX Marta Susana KTBN Behind the Scenes KFTR Isabella Mujer Enamorada KOCE Portrait of a Family KVEA Solterita a la Orden KDOC Rockford Files (TVPG-V) KLCS My Beautiful House AMC the Sixth of 1hr55 13311777 (10:10) Murder, She Wrote (TVG) BET Videolink BRVO St. Elsewhere COM The Daily Show 8184864 CSPN University Commencement Addresses 307661 DSC Lynette Jennings Design (TVG) DISN Stanley (TVY) ESPN SportsCenter ESPN2 Car Show FAM The 700 Club FNC Fox News Live FSN2 Best Damn Sports Show FX MASH (TVPG) HGTV A Place to Call Home HIST Lost Found (TVG) LIFE Mad About You (TVPG-DL) MTV MTV Blitz: Wanna Be Like Mike NICK Clues 671135 SCI-FI Dark Shadows 9518334 SUND de (PG) 2hr02 41257048 TBS Hunter (TV14) TCM Light 1hr47 6752951 TLC A Wedding Story (TVG) TMC Impossible (PG-13) 37549203 (10:20) TNN Strokes (TVG) TNT ER (TV14) VH1 Top 20 Countdown (TVPG) 10:30 a.m.

KCAL Judge Mathis KCET Between the Lions (TVY) KTBN R.W. Schambach KOCE Portrait of a Family KLCS Chemistry CMAX (PG-13) 1hr30 820715 COM Win Ben Money DISN Otter (TVY) ESPN2 RPM 2Night FX MASH (TVPG) HGTV Designing for the Sexes HIST Lost Found (TVG) IFC Everybody Just Stay Calm LIFE Mad About You (TVPG-L) MTV Wannabes NICK Oswald SCI-FI Dark Shadows 5275951 TLC A Wedding Story (TVG) TNN Strokes (TVG) USA (R) 694628 11:00 a.m. KCBS The Young and the Restless (TV14-D) 51067 KTLA Ananda Lewis Show KABC News KCAL Crossing Over 66390 KTTV Divorce Court (TVPG) KCOP Jenny Jones 75796 8 KVCR Culinary Travels KCET Teletubbies (TVY) 48574 KMEX Mujer Casos de la Vida Real KTBN James Robison KESQ Montel Williams 35845 KFTR La Oreja KOCE The Human Condition KVEA Mi KDOC Perry Mason (TVPG-V) KLCS Shakespeare Shorts Murder, She Wrote (TVG) BET BET.com Countdown BRVO Moonlighting CNN Live From COM Whose Line Is It Anyway? DSC Lynette Jennings Design DISN The Book of Pooh (TVY) The True Hollywood Story ESPN Motorcycle Free Ride Moto Championship Series. 775425 ESPN2 Wire to Wire FAM Itsy Bitsy Time! (TVY) FNC Fox News Live FSN EX TV FX The Practice (TV14) HBO Three (PG) 1hr45 57726864 (11:15) HGTV The Carol Duvall Show HIST Lost Found (TVG) IFC (R) 1hr40 59941116 (11:15) LIFE Unsolved Mysteries (TVPG) MSNBC MSNBC Live Coverage MTV Beat Seekers (TVPG) NICK Dora the Explorer 253593 SCI-FI Forever Knight (TV14) SHOW Heroes Have Always Been (PG) 1hr46 502932 TBS (PG-13) 2hr 537628 TLC A Personal Story (TVPG) TNN Company (TVPG) TNT NYPD Blue (TV14-L) VH1 25 Sexiest 2002 (TVPG) 11:30 a.m. KABC KEYT Port Charles 45883 KCAL Crossing Over 74319 KTTV Judge Hatchett 2 KSCI Taiwan News KCET Jay Jay the Jet Plane KTBN Benny Hinn KOCE The Human Condition KVEA Noticiero KLCS Third Planet BET 106 Park: Top 10 Live COM Beat the Geeks (TVPG) DSC Lynette Jennings Design DISN The Wiggles ESPN2 World Cup Championship Match: Brazil vs.

Germany. 8031628 FAM Itsy Bitsy Time! (TVY) FSN EX TV HGTV Simply Quilts HIST Lost Found (TVG) NICK Little Bill 254222 TLC A Personal Story (TVPG) TNN Company (TVPG) Afternoon Noon KCBS News KTLA 7th Heaven (TVPG) KABC KEYT All My Children 44628 KCAL News KTTV Divorce Court (TVPG) KCOP Ricki Lake 17609 2 KSCI Mandarin Drama 6 KWHY El Show del Pueblo 8 KVCR Watercolor Workshop KCET Sesame Street 59241 KMEX Rosa, una Esposa KTBN The 700 Club KESQ News KFTR El del a KOCE Instructional TV KVEA Cotorreando 28357 KDOC Ironside (TVPG-V) KLCS On Common Ground AMC 1hr55 41673512 (12:05) The View BRVO Antiques Roadshow CMAX (R 2hr03 96974593 CNBC Closing Bell CNN TalkBack Live 771574 COM Saturday Night Live (TVPG) DSC Home Matters (TVG) DISN Rolie Polie Olie (TVY) Celebrity Profile (TVPG-V) ESPN Baseball 1998 Home Run Derby. 454947 FAM Growing Pains FNC Fox News Live FSN Orioles at Angels. (Tape) 414425 FSN2 Dodgers at Arizona. (Tape) 953932 FX Pointe (R) 2hr 7402636 HGTV Decorating With Style HIST Lost Found (TVG) LIFE Unsolved Mysteries (TVPG) MSNBC MSNBC Live Coverage MTV The Real World (TVPG) NICK Summer Pick Nick 419222 SCI-FI The Twilight Zone (TVPG) SUND of the (PG) 41671154 (12:05) TCM 1hr19 2511593 TLC A Makeover Story (TVG) TMC (R) 1hr59 5853715 (12:25) TNN MAD TV (TVPG) TNT NYPD Blue (TV14-LV) VH1 Driven (TVPG) 12:30 p.m.

KCBS The Bold and the Beautiful (TV14-D) 81135 KTTV Judge Hatchett 8 KVCR American Cinema KOCE Right on the Money KLCS Reading Rainbow (TVY) DISN Winnie the Pooh (TVY) FAM Step by Step (TVPG) HGTV Kitty Bartholomew HIST Lost Found (TVG) MTV Sorority Life NICK Summer Pick Nick 145135 SCI-FI The Twilight Zone (TVPG) TLC A Makeover Story (TVG) TNN MAD TV (TVPG) USA Nash Bridges (TVPG) 1:00 p.m. KCBS As the World Turns (TV14-D) 79390 KNBC KMIR Days of Our Lives (TV14) 64226 KTLA Sister, Sister (TVG) KABC KEYT KESQ One Life to Live 20048 KCAL The Court KTTV Texas Justice KCOP A Different World KCET Mister Rogers 62999 KPXN Encounters With the Unexplained (TVPG) KMEX Milagros (TVPG) KTBN John Hagee KOCE Simply Painting KVEA Maritere (TVPG) KDOC Streets of San Francisco (TVPG-V) KLCS The Story of Read-Alee- Deed-Alee; Club Write (1:15) Law Order (TVPG) BET World Los Orange County KCBS (CBS) 02 KNBC (NBC) 04 KTLA (WB) 05 KABC (ABC) 07 KCAL (Ind.) 09 KTTV (Fox) 11 KCOP (UPN) 13 2 KSCI (Ind.) 18 6 KWHY (Ind.) 22 KCET (PBS) 28 KPXN (PAX) 30 KMEX (Uni.) 14 KTBN (Ind.) 40 KFTR (Futr.) 26 KOCE (PBS) 50 KVEA (Tele.) 23 KDOC (Ind.) 56 KJLA (Ind.) 25 KLCS (Edu.) 17 Palm Springs KMIR (NBC) 04 KESQ 7, 25 Santa Barbara KEYT (ABC) 07 San Bernardino 8 KVCR (PBS) 24 39 AMC 35 BET 57 BRVO 54 CNBC 31 COM 79 CSPN 29 CMAX 45 CNN 42 DSC 37 DISN 53 63 ESPN 34 ESPN2 84 FAM 47 FNC 91 FSN 27 FSN2 59 FX 89 HBO 33 HIST 30 HGTV 80 IFC 21 LIFE 46 MSNBC 90 MTV 48 NICK 38 SCI-FI 87 SHOW 41 SUND 36 TBS 43 TCM 88 TLC 51 TMC 58 TNN 49 TNT 52 USA 44 VH1 62 Cable Services Use numbers after call letters to set VCR Plus. Where there are two numbers, repeat the procedure. (R) in the grid, denotes a repeat program. Movie Ratings A CLASSIC FIRST RATE FLAWED: HAS MOMENTS DESPERATION TIME TV RATINGS (TVY)All Children (TVY7)Directed to Older Children (TVY7-FV)Directed to Older Children; (TVG)General Audience (TVPG)Parental Guidance (TV14)Parents Strongly Cautioned (TVMA)Mature Audiences Only (D)Suggestive Dialogue (L)Coarse Language (S)Sex (V)Violence CHANNELS Continued on next page.