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CALENDAR WEEKENDLOS ANGELES E45 8DAYS: THEATER This week is Truth About Medusa (... and the Story of a retelling of the Greek myth. John Anson Ford Amphith- eatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Holly- wood. 10 a.m.

Free for children; adults, $5. (323) 461-3673. Butterfly Earns Her Wings! The LimeCat Family new musical about a cat- journey from cocoon to butterfly, and lessons learned about courageously facing changes. For all ages. ZJU Theatre, 4850 Lankershim North Hollywood.

1 p.m. (818) 202-4120. Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act Inter- active art and science programs explore ability and accessibility. Featuring sign lan- guage interpreters, artists at hands-on workshops and guide animal demonstra- tions. Kidspace Museum, 480 N.

Arroyo Pasadena. 11 a.m. $8. (626) 449-9144. Workshop: Totally Tomatoes A workshop on tomatoes that takes kids from laboratory to garden to kitchen.

Hunting- ton Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. 9a.m. $15. (626) 405-2100. Comedy Improv for Kids by Teens Youths ages 11 to 18 present this new improv show to children of all ages.

L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre, 13442 Ventura Sherman Oaks. 5:30 p.m. $7. (818) 784-1868.

Family Day Guided tours of current exhibi- tions, art workshops, giveaways and a live performance by accordionist Arturo Perez. Carnegie Art Museum, 424 S. Oxnard. 11 a.m. (805) 385-8171.

Giggle Gaggle and Detention Span Young performers offer stand-up, improv and sketch comedy. Presented by Joy Theatre. Raven Playhouse, 5233 N. Lankershim North Hollywood. 2 and 5 p.m.

$8. (818) 505-9355. The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Ander- tale comes to life on the shores of an- cient Greece in Falcon new musi- cal production. Falcon Theatre, 4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank. 1 and 3 p.m.; 1 p.m.

(818) 955-8101. The Magic Mirror Players Show Raf comedy improv show for ages 4 to 12. (Use rear entrance on Cosmo Street.) New Ivar Theatre, 1605 N. Ivar Hollywood. 2 p.m.

$7, reservations required. (323) 660-5656. Pinocchio Bill adaptation of the Carlo Collodi classic. Recommended for ages 4 and older. Granada Theatre, 18167 Chatsworth Granada Hills.

1 p.m. $10. (818) 363-6887. Precious Piglet and Her Pals musical about self-esteem based on the book by CarrolMendelson. Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Sherman Oaks.

10 a.m. $10. (818) 990-2324. Puppetolio! Variety show with puppet en- thusiast Steve Meltzer. Ages 3 and older.

Santa Monica Puppet and Magic Center, 1255 2nd Santa Monica. 1 and 3p.m.; 1 p.m. $6.50. (310) 656-0483. Romping With the Roaches Learn about insects and how they help the environment.

Recommended for children 3 to be accompanied by adult. Natural History Mu- seum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposi- tion L.A. 10 a.m. (213) 763- 3466. Saturday Morning Storytime at 826LA Storytellers will read tales for kids ages 3 to 6.

There will also be craft making and snacks. 826LA at SPARC, 685 Venice Venice. 10:30 a.m. Free. (310) 305-8418.

Sing-A-Long Sound of Music Celebrating the Academy Award-winning 40th anniversary, Melissa Peterman hosts the costume parade and other festivities. Holly- wood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Holly- wood. 6 p.m. (323) 850-2000.

South Coast Story Tellers World legends and myths. Bowers Kidseum, 1802 N. Main Santa Ana. 1:30 p.m. Free with admis- sion of 16 and younger, free.

(714) 480- 1520. Storytelling With Jon Reed Join the actor and singer for a comical retelling of favorite books. For children ages 4 to 8. Book World, 10580 1 2 W. Pico L.A.

10:30 a.m. Free. (310) 559-2665. (310) 559-2665. The Sword in the Stone The tale of Merlin the Wizard and his young pupil Arthur.

Fea- tures special effects, music and sword fights. Glendale Centre Theatre, 324 N. Orange Glendale. 11 a.m. (818) 244-8481.

A Walk Through the Past: Interactive Family Archeology Tour Learn about an- cient Near Eastern civilizations through ar- tifacts, multimedia presentations, re-cre- ated environments, games and activities. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda L.A. 2 p.m. Free with museum admis- sion (310) 440-4500.

SUNDAY Archeology Adventures Created for kids and their families, this docent-led tour of the Archeology Discovery Center offers interactive encounters with ancient artifacts, recreated environments, educa- tional games and activities, all geared to a deeper understanding of Near East history. No reservations necessary. Skirball Cul- tural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda L.A. 1:30 p.m.

Free with museum admission. (310) 440-4500. Beatrix Potter Day Storytellers from the Beatrix Potter Society of America reads stories about Peter Rabbit, Jemima Pud- dle-Duck and other Potter characters. Bea- trix Potter materials from the col- lection will also be on display. Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino.

10:30 a.m. 4 and younger, free. (626) 405-2100. Stories on Sundays Join actor-readers from the Screen Actors Guild BookPALS for an afternoon of music- themed stories. For 3 and older.

No reserva- tions necessary. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda L.A. 1:15 p.m. Free.

(310) 440-4500. Sunday Pickle Brunch Family-friendly sing- along show for parents and children 6 and younger. Two Roads Theatre, 4348 Tujunga Studio City. 11 a.m. (818) 786- 3556.

TUESDAY Jumbo Shrimp Circus Vaudeville variety show with juggling, song and dance, and the Jumbo Shrimp Circus clown show. One Colorado, Colorado Boulevard between De- lacey Street and Fair Oaks Avenue. Old Town Pasadena, Pasadena. 11 a.m. Free.

(626) 564-1066. Rancher Round-Up Aweekly summer program allows little ranchers to feed the animals. Other ranch activities include tor- tilla making, games, crafts and stories. Rec- ommended for ages 2 to 8. Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road, Cala- basas.

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Viewer- ship for the second episode of Want to Be a dropped from the premiere, to about 4.45 million. The premiere of the ABC lim- ited series was 28th overall but first among men ages 25to 54 in its Tuesday 9-to-11 p.m. slot. With its strong lineup of re- peats, CBS again won the week, averaging 7.1 million viewers. ABC and NBC were in a dead heat with 5.9 million viewers each.

Fox had 4.3 million, UPN 2.4 million, the WB 2.1 million and Pax TV 610,000. Prime-Time TV Rankings Reuters STILL STANDING: John Charlotte Jorgensen on With the Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (June 27-July 3) as com- piled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number or 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 Net- work View- ersProgram Net- work View- ers 1 Dancing With the Stars (9 p.m.) ABC18.59 2 CSICBS13.32 3 Without a TraceCBS11.38 4 CSI: MiamiCBS10.67 5 Two and a Half MenCBS10.58 6 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS9.70 7 Law Order (10 p.m.)NBC9.32 8 Dancing With the Stars (8 p.m.) ABC9.27 9 10 CSI: NYCBS7.74 --------------------------------------------11 LostABC7.46 12 48 Hours Mystery 13 Law Order Wed. (9 p.m.) NBC7.31 14 Crossing JordanNBC7.14 1 --------------------------------------------16 KitchenFOX7.13 17 MediumNBC7.13 18 HouseFOX7.12 19 Primetime LiveABC7.10 20 Still Standing (8 p.m.)CBS7.02 --------------------------------------------21 Still Standing (8:30 p.m.)CBS6.93 22 Cold CaseCBS6.80 23 48 Hours Mystery 10 p.m.) CBS6.76 24 Kong 25 Law Order: Criminal Intent NBC6.53 --------------------------------------------26 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (9 p.m.) ABC6.50 27 60 MinutesCBS6.50 28 29 EmpireABC6.35 30 Psychic DetectivesNBC6.25 --------------------------------------------31 60 Minutes WednesdayCBS6.14 32 Las VegasNBC6.03 33 Fire Me 34 Minutes: Child CBS5.90 35 King of Queens --------------------------------------------36 Crimetime SaturdayCBS5.77 37 Nanny 911FOX5.68 38 Fear FactorNBC5.63 39 Numb3rsCBS5.61 40 Most WantedFOX5.47 --------------------------------------------41 Law Order: Trial by JuryNBC5.38 42 Dateline: NBC 43 Will GraceNBC5.35 44 Force 45 WWE --------------------------------------------46 47 400 Rain NBC5.23 48 King of Queens 49 Funniest Home Videos (Sun.) ABC5.09 50 48 Hours Mystery 8 p.m.) CBS5.04 --------------------------------------------51 Yes, DearCBS4.98 52 Dateline: NBC 53 Wonderful World of Disney ABC4.95 54 Hit Me Baby One More Time NBC4.90 55 JAGCBS4.78 --------------------------------------------56 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX4.77 57 The CutCBS4.70 58 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (8 p.m.) ABC4.58 59 Hope and Faith (9 p.m.)ABC4.58 60 ERNBC4.56 --------------------------------------------61 Desperate HousewivesABC4.52 62 I Want to Be a HiltonNBC4.45 63 Average Joe 4NBC4.33 64 The InsideFOX4.17 65 8 Simple RulesABC4.09 --------------------------------------------66 Less Than PerfectABC4.07 67 CopsFOX4.02 68 Hope and Faith (8:30 p.m.) ABC4.01 69 Funniest Home Videos (Sat.) ABC4.00 70 Beauty and the Geek (Wed.) WB3.92 --------------------------------------------71 and 72 George LopezABC3.81 73 That Show 8:30 p.m.) FOX3.66 74 That Show 75 The ScholarABC3.50 --------------------------------------------76 That Show 8 p.m.) FOX3.44 77 Trading SpousesFOX3.43 78 World: Jurassic Park FOX3.21 79 8: Worldwide ABC2.90 80 StackedFOX2.85 --------------------------------------------81 Blue Collar TV (8 p.m.)WB2.82 82 Blue Collar TV (8:30 p.m.) WB2.76 83 Girlfriends 84 Half and Half 85 RebaWB2.40 --------------------------------------------86 SmallvilleWB2.38 87 Gilmore GirlsWB2.32 88 The O.C.FOX2.28 89 All of Us 90 Beauty and the Geek (Thu.) WB2.20 --------------------------------------------91 7th HeavenWB2.11 92 One on OneUPN2.08 93 SummerlandWB2.08 94 Eve (8:30 p.m.)UPN1.94 95 Living With FranWB1.86 --------------------------------------------96 Eve (8 p.m.)UPN1.65 97 Veronica MarsUPN1.65 98 Girlfriends 99 Half and Half 100 All of Us --------------------------------------------101 What I Like About You (8:30 p.m.) WB1.55 102 What I Like About You (8 p.m.) WB1.54 103 Beauty and the Geek 8 p.m.) WB1.51 104 Beauty and the Geek 9 p.m.) WB1.49 105 Beauty and the Geek 7 p.m.) WB1.42 --------------------------------------------106 Bad GuideUPN1.39 107 One Tree HillWB1.36 108 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 CBS7.0812.21 ABC5.939.57 NBC5.869.30 FOX4.289.38 UPN2.383.26 WB2.103.19 Los Angeles Times The action was on the dance floor Choose your movies wisely 05CR002 HEBE To subscribe, visit myaccount.latimes.com or call 1-800-LATIMES..