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Nielsen estimates there are 272.04 million potential viewers in the U.S. ages 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions. Program Network View- ersProgram Network Viewers 1 Summer (Thu.) NBC31.70 2 Summer (Tue.) NBC30.15 3 Summer (Wed.) NBC28.40 4 Summer (Mon.) NBC27.11 5 Summer (Sun.) NBC26.04 --------------------------------------------6 Summer (Fri.) NBC23.75 7 Summer (Sat.) NBC22.54 8 CSICBS11.41 9 Without a TraceCBS9.35 10 CSI: MiamiCBS9.06 --------------------------------------------11 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS8.88 Big Brother 5 13 60 MinutesCBS8.78 14 Amazing Race: 5CBS8.73 15 Two and a Half MenCBS8.58 --------------------------------------------16 It 17 Cold CaseCBS7.91 18 Big Brother 5 19 48 Hours MysteryCBS7.68 20 Funniest Home Videos ABC7.35 --------------------------------------------21 Navy NCISCBS7.16 22 60 Minutes IICBS7.06 23 My Wife and Kids (8:30 p.m.) ABC6.76 24 25 My Wife and KidsABC6.45 --------------------------------------------26 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Sun.) ABC6.25 27 Big Brother 5 28 Yes, DearCBS5.78 29 on 30 King of QueensCBS5.64 --------------------------------------------31 King of Queens (9:30 p.m.) CBS5.60 32 Still StandingCBS5.45 33 The SimpsonsFOX5.41 34 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX5.37 35 Pre-Season CBS5.31 --------------------------------------------36 Most WantedFOX5.26 37 Family Guy (9:30 p.m.)FOX5.20 38 Family Guy (9 p.m.)FOX5.15 39 Trading SpousesFOX5.03 40 WWE --------------------------------------------41 42 George LopezABC4.98 43 Funniest Home Videos ABC4.88 44 Extreme Makeover 8 p.m.) ABC4.86 45 Park --------------------------------------------46 In the Jury RoomABC4.76 47 That Show 8:30 p.m.) FOX4.73 48 The DaysABC4.72 49 TV Shows That Never ABC4.61 50 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Tue.) ABC4.56 --------------------------------------------51 Blue Collar TVWB4.51 52 Family Guy (8:30 p.m.)FOX4.46 53 That Show 8 p.m.) FOX4.43 54 8 Simple RulesABC4.38 55 That Show 9 p.m.) FOX4.37 --------------------------------------------56 CopsFOX4.28 57 Navy NCIS 58 Hope FaithABC4.20 That Show 9:30 p.m.) FOX4.20 60 According to JimABC4.16 --------------------------------------------61 Family Guy (8 p.m.)FOX4.07 62 63 Drew Carey ShowABC3.86 64 Bernie Mac (9:30 p.m.)FOX3.71 65 Less Than Perfect --------------------------------------------66 Arrested DevelopmentFOX3.53 67 Less Than PerfectABC3.52 68 Malcolm in the MiddleFOX3.50 69 Bernie Mac 9 p.m.)FOX3.46 70 CasinoFOX3.37 --------------------------------------------71 Bernie Mac (8:30 p.m.)FOX3.24 72 SummerlandWB3.18 73 Amazing Race: 5 74 Drew Carey Show (9:30 p.m.) ABC3.12 75 Bernie Mac (8 p.m.)FOX3.11 --------------------------------------------76 to El 77 Amish in the CityUPN2.95 78 Reba 79 Blue Collar TV 80 Casino --------------------------------------------81 News Special: The ABC2.60 82 Reba Whose Line Is It Anyway? (10:30 p.m.) ABC2.56 84 Whose Line Is It 85 Oliver BeeneFOX2.40 --------------------------------------------86 EveUPN2.32 87 All of UsUPN2.30 88 Half and HalfUPN2.26 89 Gilmore GirlsWB2.19 7th HeavenWB2.19 --------------------------------------------91 One on OneUPN2.12 92 GirlfriendsUPN2.09 93 SmallvilleWB2.02 94 What I Like About YouWB1.99 95 Girlfriends (9:30 p.m.)UPN1.98 --------------------------------------------96 Smallville (9 p.m.)WB1.96 97 SummerlandWB1.91 98 Charmed (9 p.m.)WB1.82 99 The PlayerUPN1.77 100 Steve Big Time (7:30 p.m.) WB1.75 --------------------------------------------101 Grounded for LifeWB1.67 102 CharmedWB1.65 103 Steve Big TimeWB1.58 104 Studio 7WB1.52 105 The Player --------------------------------------------106 Amish in the City 107 EnterpriseUPN1.00 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 NBC26.7410.49 CBS7.2511.81 ABC4.538.11 FOX4.438.50 UPN2.483.19 WB2.183.29 Probably the least suspenseful contest of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was between NBC and the other networks: Sure enough, prime-time coveragewon each night in the week ending Sunday, and it was never even close.

Not only did the network attract the most viewers overall, its seven nights of all-Olympics programming last week won in all but one of the measured demographic categories. The only age group that bucked the trend was teenage males, who made the return of Family the fifth-most-watched show last week, and Smack- the seventh. Carly gold- medal-winning performance in the gymnasticsall- around competition on Thursday night was the most-watched program in the week ending Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research. That night also saw swimmer Michael Phelps add to his haul. Overall for the week, NBC averaged 26.7 million viewersin prime time, more than three times the 7.2 million for second- place CBS.

ABC was third with 4.5 million, followed by Fox with 4.4 million. NBC the only network with something to brag about. After that top seven, CBS claimed the next 12 spots, ledas usual by Crime Scene on Thursday night. It was the only show that drew more than half the number of Olympics viewers, although only by a small margin. ABC was the only other network to get into the top 20 among total viewers, at No.

20, with Funniest Home In addition to its strong showing among teenage males, helped Fox as well with 18- to 49-year-old adults, the key demographic for advertisers and most networks. Back- to-back episodes tied with seven other shows for 21st place. One place Olympics coverage dominate the ratings was on cable, despite or perhaps because NBC scattered the coverage over networks it owns such as USA, Bravo and MSNBC. Perhaps the appeal of gymnastics match other sports offered on cable. coverage of the Nextel Cup NASCAR racing was again the most watched show on cable, followed by preseason game between the Seahawks and the Packers, and on Spike.

Taylor No judging controversy about victory In the week ending Sunday, the Olympics coverage dominates prime-time viewing, led by the golden Carly Patterson. reality guru Mark Burnett, and from NBC, which will air the show starting in November, have complained for months that ripped off their concept. Then last week, they filed an unfair business practices and fraud lawsuit against Fox Broadcasting in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that broke state laws in a scramble to get on the air. A hearing on a request by DreamWorks and Burnett for a preliminary injunction against airing which is slated to debut Sept. 7 is set for Friday.

In the brief history of reality shows, concepts have tended to pivot on questions of who gets voted off the island or receives the final rose. But in the case of vs. the producers have waded into the tough arena of a heavily regulated sport. In agreeing to soften the public disclosure requirement which is designed chiefly to allow boxers to verify a prospective fight record before a match the commission granted the reality-show producers a break seldom if ever extended to other promoters, according to two former commission chairmen and two licensed California promoters contacted for this story. But the former chairman said that the benefits the TV shows are expected to provide, in terms of state revenue and heightened exposure for boxing, make the trade-off worthwhile.

is where Hollywood and boxing cross said Sanford L. Michelman, who served as a commissioner for four years, including a stint as chairman that ended Aug. 1 but included the time period in which the TV waiver deals were struck. the first request change the public-records I ever heard of when I was on the whole reason is to protect the results of the Commissioner John Frierson referred calls to the general counsel; other commissioners could not be reached. Michelman, an Encino attorney, said that commissioners agreed to delay the reporting requirements partly because they were concerned that the TV producers might shoot their productions in other states if their conditions were not met.

While the delayed disclosure waivers seem unlikely to set off a wave of copycat requests, some say they might embolden boxing promoters to ask for special deals of their own. definitely open- ing up a Michelman said. University of San Diego law professor Robert Fellmeth, a boxing commissioner from 1976 to 1981, said officials inappropriately carved out a legal exemption for the Hollywood producers. whole state is excessively Fellmeth said. The main rationale of the boxing laws is to ensure that are fair and the public is monitoring them, that money does not unduly the sport, he added.

stardust does not trump the of these reality shows, boxing is a great sport and if it begins to look like show business or wrestling, it takes away from said licensed promoter Ken Thompson. As for the waivers, are they allowing them to do it, and not us as said licensed promoter Ed Holmes. Still, both promoters acknowledged that the shows could build exposure for boxing. And the shows short on star power: features boxing great Oscar De La Hoya; the host of is Sylvester Stallone. Patty Glaser, a lawyer representing producer En- demol USA, confirmed that the producers had received permission to modify the public-disclosure requirements.

Dream- Works spokesman Andy Spahn said that also got the go-ahead from the athletic commission and the attorney general in late July to keep its bout results secret. While both shows received waivers, paperwork reviewed by The Times applied only to Efforts to obtain documents related to were unsuccessful, though the waiver and the negotiated tax payment were confirmed by the producers. In an interview Tuesday, Burnett said that the disclosure waiver was because the boxers agreed not to fight again until after the show aired. That would prevent another fighter from being deceived about a record, he said. As for whether the secrecy is designed to protect the ratings, Burnett replied: course it Dean Lohuis, acting executive director of the athletic commission, confirmed there was a disclosure agreement approved by the attorney general, but referred questions to Anita Scuri, the counsel, who would not discuss the matter.

official comment is said Karen Chappelle, the deputy attorney general who signed off on the disclosure deal. Spokesman Tom Dresslar of the attorney office in Sacramento also declined requests for comment. The athletic commission, a unit of the state Department of Consumer Affairs, has regulated boxing in California since a voter initiative in 1924. The commission typically has seven members, but due to term expirations and a lack of recent appointments by Gov. Arnold Schwarz- eneggerthere are currently only four commissioners.

The dealings with the state might have escaped notice if not for the ongoing legal fight over In their suit filed Aug. 17, DreamWorks and Burnett claimed that Fox and Endemol, which is producing with De La Golden Boy Promotions, are rushing ersatz copycat show to air no matter how many statutes and regulations need to be The side relied heavily on an Aug. 12 memo from Michelman that stated Endemol violated state rules because it undertook extensive promotional activities without a license. Michelman also wrote that Golden Boy failed to pay the required state tax for the matches. In an interview, Michelman said he raised the disclosure requirement with the producers during a meeting June 11, two weeks before the producers held their first bout, but no consensus was reached.

On July 26, he broached the subject again, telling the Endemol attorneys in a phone conversation that the commission would soon release the names of the bout winners, according to Glaser. This set off a flurry of negotiations between state officials and attorneys for the producers. On July 28, Robert L. Shapiro, a law partner of who rose to prominence as one of O.J. lawyers, outlined the resulting agreement in a letter addressed to Michelman, Scuri and Chappelle.

To allay safety concerns, Shapiro wrote, each boxer on would sign a declaration promising not to fight in any match until after the finale was telecast. The document also featured a provision in which the boxers asked the commission to all confidential until the final episode of the series airs, and that it not be reported to the official registry of boxing commissions or to any other registry as may be required state and federal law. The producers reached a similar agreement with state officials shortly before starting production of their show last week, according to Spahn. Both sets of producers also negotiated a favorable rateon state taxes applicable to boxing matches. According to California law, boxing promoters are required to pay the state up to of any revenue earned from the sale of broadcast or television rights.

Because Fox is paying the producers approximately $1.2 million for each episode for a total of either 10 or 11 episodes Michelman said the producers could have owed up to $600,000 in taxes. The producers did not share that view. According to Michelman, the producers insisted they pay tax only on those portions of the show that actually consisted of officiated boxing typically just a few minutes at the end of every program. The producers sent checks for $6,000 for each bout, although Michelman said that after he threatened to audit the books, they raised that amount to $9,000. producers paid the tax for a total of 13 bouts, or $117,000, according to Michelman.

In his Aug. 12 memo, Michelman criticized the producers for not providing access to financial records and for failing to pay the taxes on time. But Glaser, attorney, dismissed such complaints. sure Mr. Michelman is aware, this was the boxing obligation, and it was paid in a timely manner by Golden Glaser said.

The side also negotiated a special rate, although the details remain unclear. Producer Burnett confirmed that the state agreed to tax based on the number of minutes devoted to boxing matches, rather than the entire program length. Dream- Works declined to release the figure, and state officials would not comment. But given that NBC is believed to have paid Dream- Works and Burnett a license fee of more than $2 million for each of 16 episodes, the producers could have been on the hook for as much as $1.6 million in state taxes. number was one the athletic commission and the attorney general told us they were happy Spahn said.

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