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Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (June 6-12) 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 there are 277.93 million potential viewers in the U.S. age 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions.

Program Network View- ersProgram Network Viewers 1 Dancing With the StarsABC15.09 2 CSICBS12.65 3 Two and a Half Men (9:30 p.m.) CBS11.45 4 Two and a Half Men (10 p.m.) CBS11.37 5 Primetime LiveABC11.19 --------------------------------------------6 Two and a Half Men (9 p.m.) CBS11.13 7 Two and a Half Men (10:30 p.m.) CBS10.93 8 Finals: Game 9 Finals: Game 10 60 MinutesCBS10.28 --------------------------------------------11 NCISCBS10.25 12 Two and a Half Men (8:30 p.m.) CBS9.99 13 Law OrderNBC9.64 14 Cold CaseCBS9.48 15 Law Order: Criminal Intent NBC9.41 --------------------------------------------16 HouseFOX9.33 17 Law Order: SVUNBC9.26 18 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS9.12 19 CSI: NYCBS9.05 20 Crossing JordanNBC8.72 --------------------------------------------21 Fire Me PleaseCBS8.28 22 Family GuyFOX8.21 23 Dateline: NBC 24 Law Order (9 p.m.)NBC7.83 25 The Simpsons (8:30 p.m.) FOX7.81 --------------------------------------------26 27 MediumNBC7.35 SupernannyABC7.35 29 Hit Me Baby One More Time NBC7.32 30 60 Minutes WednesdayCBS7.29 --------------------------------------------31 According to Jim (9:30 p.m.) ABC7.22 32 Crimetime SaturdayCBS7.15 33 Kitchen (9 p.m.)FOX6.98 34 48 Hours MysteryCBS6.96 35 Law Order: Trial By Jury NBC6.90 --------------------------------------------36 American DadFOX6.85 37 38 The CutCBS6.59 39 Las VegasNBC6.54 40 LostABC6.50 --------------------------------------------41 48 Hours Mystery 42 The SimpsonsFOX6.40 43 Psychic DetectivesNBC6.34 44 King of QueensCBS6.33 45 Joey (8:30 p.m.)NBC6.32 --------------------------------------------46 According to Jim ABC6.30 47 Dateline: NBC 48 Most WantedFOX6.07 49 Numb3rsCBS5.81 50 Yes, DearCBS5.75 --------------------------------------------51 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX5.59 52 Trading SpousesFOX5.57 53 Fear FactorNBC5.49 54 WWE 55 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC5.29 --------------------------------------------56 Funniest Home Videos (Sat.) ABC5.26 57 JoeyNBC5.07 58 Crossing Jordan 59 King of the HillFOX4.92 60 Without a TraceCBS4.89 --------------------------------------------61 62 The InsideFOX4.79 The ScholarABC4.79 64 George LopezABC4.77 That ShowFOX4.77 --------------------------------------------66 My Wife and Kids 67 CopsFOX4.73 Funniest Home Videos ABC4.73 69 ERNBC4.69 70 Gametime: Game ABC4.68 --------------------------------------------71 Gametime: Game ABC4.61 72 Kitchen (8 p.m.)FOX4.45 73 My Wife and Kids 74 Wonderful World of Disney ABC4.40 75 --------------------------------------------76 Crown 77 JAGCBS3.98 78 StackedFOX3.77 79 8 Simple RulesABC3.76 80 Beauty and the GeekWB3.75 --------------------------------------------81 Malcolm in the MiddleFOX3.61 82 Less Than PerfectABC3.46 83 the Camera: Mork NBC3.45 84 Hope FaithABC3.34 85 Joan of ArcadiaCBS3.13 --------------------------------------------86 Complete SavagesABC3.08 87 The O.C. (9 p.m.)FOX3.00 88 Blue Collar TV (8:30 p.m.) WB2.94 89 Blue Collar TVWB2.85 90 The O.C.FOX2.78 --------------------------------------------91 Britney Kevin: ChaoticUPN2.49 92 Gilmore GirlsWB2.46 93 Beauty and the Geek (Thu.) WB2.45 94 GirlfriendsUPN2.42 95 7th HeavenWB2.33 --------------------------------------------96 SmallvilleWB2.32 Eve 98 Steve Big TimeWB2.26 99 Reba 100 Half and HalfUPN2.19 --------------------------------------------101 One on OneUPN2.18 103 Living With FranWB2.15 104 CutsUPN2.14 105 All of Us --------------------------------------------Eve 107 Charmed (8 p.m.)WB2.06 108 7th Heaven (9 p.m.)WB2.05 109 All of Us 110 What I Like About You (8:30 p.m.) WB1.77 --------------------------------------------What I Like About YouWB1.77 112 Kevin HillUPN1.69 One Tree HillWB1.69 114 Charmed (7 p.m.)WB1.49 115 Bad Girls GuideUPN1.47 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 CBS7.9412.59 ABC6.819.79 NBC6.539.57 FOX5.329.74 UPN2.753.31 WB2.283.27 Los Angeles Times Prime-Time TV Rankings speeding up the pacing of the program and returning the program to news In the last few weeks, Couric and Lauer have interviewed a spate of newsmakers, including U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. Atty.

Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales, Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean and Madonna. NBC is already plugging the exclusive interview Couric scored with runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks and her John Mason, set to air in a prime- time special June 21, with portions broadcast that morning and the next on The new executives have also eliminated much of the scripted banter between the two anchors, allowing Couric and Lauer to talk off-the-cuff instead. The change has allowed for a more re- laxeddynamic between the longtime co-hosts, who enjoy teasing one another.

important whenever possible to bring some spontaneity to live Bell said. change tried to make is getting those two, among the best ad-libbers, to have a conversation, be it serious, funny or Ben Sherwood, executive producer of Morning acknowledged that his competitors have stepped up their game. taken it up a he said. very aggressively going after stories. opened the show up so the anchors can be more But not willing to accede the crown.

Under Sherwood, who has been in his post since April 2004, the ABC program has developed afast-paced menu of news and pop culture. News anchor Robin Roberts has also joined Gibson and Sawyer at the desk as a co- anchor. strategy is to stick with the game plan that has been working, to bring the most urgent, relevant and watchable Sherwood said. exactly where we want to Often, the competition between the programs resembles an endless volley between top- ranked tennis players. On Friday, for example, while had an interview with the father of NataleeHolloway, the 18-year-old who is missing after a class trip to Aruba, Morning interviewed her mother whom promptly booked for show.

ABC then brought her back Tuesday. Both programs, meanwhile, have to keep an eye on Early which has aggressively sought to stay in the competitive mix. On Tuesday, Executive Producer Michael Bass proudly touted that the program had Mesereau, three Jackson case jurors and an interview with the brotherJermaine Jackson. a story where all the biggest names in the business are going for the interview, usually at a little bit of a Bass said. scrappy and fighters and we give to ad lib, and encouraging creative approaches.

want to make the show sparkle, and hopefully done a little of Griffin said in a recent interview. about creativity, finding the right edge to the So, while Morning beat out for a live behind-the-scenes tour of the King Tut exhibit at LACMA on Tuesday, two days before it opens to the public, sought to one-up the competition by dispatching correspondent Campbell Brown to Egypt. She conducted a live tour of the actual King Tut tomb with an Egyptologist. (For its part, ABC had correspondent David Wright live in Giza, Egypt, where he introduced a taped segment about the of the For almost a decade, has remained the undisputed champ of the morning shows. But in recent months, Morning put a scare into NBC by coming close to surpassing it in viewership.

In early May, was edging its ABC rival by only 45,000 viewers. However, in the last five weeks, NBC has pulled away. By the end of the month, lead was up to 497,000 viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Early estimates indicate that it grew to more than half a million last week. In overall viewership, is still down from last year, averaging 5.9 million viewers this season to date, compared with 6.2 million viewers at this point last year.

Meanwhile, Morning has an average viewer- ship of 5.3 million, up from 5 million during this time last year. Early perpetually in third place, has averaged 3.3 million viewers to date this year, a little more than half of the viewership of its network rivals. Being first is not just a matter of pride the morning programs are the most profitable parts of the network news divisions, and the highest-ranked show can charge advertisers a premium. NBC officials expressed relief at the recent ratings trend. show is demonstrably better, and I think the audience has clearly said NBC Universal Television Group President Jeff Zucker.

In late April, he fired executive pro- ducerTom Touchetin response to gains. Zucker the executive producer who guided to its top-ranked standing in 1995, where it has remained ever since Bell and Griffin for Morning shows vie for viewers Television, from Page E1 More television viewers were interested in B-list stars learning how to dance and Diane Sawyer interviewing Brad Pitt than either of the first two games of the NBA Finals. Fortunately for ABC, the network televised all of those events. The summer series With the topped the Nielsen Media Research ratings in its second week on the air, with 15.1 million people tuning in. Pro premier event is a flop so far, with 10.6 million people watching the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons in the first game, and 10.7 million seeing the same result in Game 2.

Five years ago, more than 15 million people watched each of the first two games of the Lakers against the Indiana Pacers. In last deciding fifth game between the Pistons and Lakers, there were 21.8 million viewers, Nielsen said. Some critics say that relegating the playoffs up until the finals to cable TV hurt the ity to bring in casual fans, as did the lack of competitive teams in big-market areas like New York and Los Angeles. special with Sawyer pressing Pitt on his love life and his acting drew 11.2 million viewers. From Associated Press NBA is no slam dunk Put your subscription on hold before you go on vacation.

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