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And so, while the first two nights of coverage of the Summer Olympics in Athens were down from the comparable tallies at the start of the 2000 Games in Sydney, the network is touting its overall dominance of last ratings. NBC claimed the top three spots among total viewers, as well as in the various demographic measurements that networks and advertisers usually care about most. Well, almost: coverage of the 2004 Teen Choice Awards was the most- watched show last week among teenage girls. And aided by a strong tune-in for Sunday coverage, NBC finally broke on viewers for the week as a whole, averaging 15.1 million viewers, nearly twice what No. 2 CBS drew, according to data released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.

In the scramble for the leftovers, CBS continued to score well with its lineup featuring repeats of its hit comedies and dramas, mixed with fresh episodes of the unscripted series Race and Brother ABC have much luck with its new Tuesday night documentary series, the Jury it finished in 61st place. With having ended its successful run, coverage of Nextel Cup races once again topped the cable list. Taylor Prime-Time TV Rankings Games vault NBC to top spot Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (Aug. 9-15) 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 272.04 million potential viewers in the U.S. age 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions. Program Network View- ersProgram Network Viewers 1 Summer Olympics 2 Summer Olympics 3 Summer Olympics 4 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS11.79 5 CSICBS11.52 --------------------------------------------6 Law and Order: SVUNBC11.10 7 CSI: MiamiCBS10.90 8 Two and a Half MenCBS10.85 9 AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game ABC10.84 10 Without a TraceCBS10.74 --------------------------------------------11 Amazing Race: 5CBS10.39 12 AFC-NFC ShowcaseABC10.31 13 Big Brother 5 14 Big Brother 5 15 Law and OrderNBC9.29 --------------------------------------------16 Trading SpousesFOX9.20 17 60 MinutesCBS8.92 18 Last Comic Standing 2 (Thu.) NBC8.81 19 Law and Order (9 p.m.)NBC8.35 20 Last Comic Standing 2 (Tue.) NBC8.14 --------------------------------------------21 Cold CaseCBS8.02 22 Funniest Home Videos (Sun.) ABC7.81 23 Navy NCISCBS7.75 24 Extreme Makeover (9 p.m.) ABC7.70 25 Yes, DearCBS7.57 --------------------------------------------26 60 Minutes IICBS7.46 27 48 Hours MysteryCBS7.33 28 Fear FactorNBC6.98 29 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Sun.) ABC6.90 30 Still StandingCBS6.80 --------------------------------------------31 For Love or Money 4NBC6.80 32 33 King of Queens (9:30 p.m.) CBS6.76 34 Primetime ThursdayABC6.70 35 Extreme Makeover (8 p.m.) ABC6.66 --------------------------------------------36 Funniest Home Videos ABC6.61 37 Most Outrageous Game Show Moments2 NBC6.57 38 CSI 39 King of QueensCBS6.37 40 Trading Spouses --------------------------------------------41 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Tue.) ABC6.28 42 2004 Teen Choice Awards FOX6.19 43 According to HimABC6.14 44 My Wife Kids (8:30 p.m.) ABC6.10 45 Cops (9:30 p.m.)FOX6.01 --------------------------------------------46 My Wife and KidsABC5.92 47 Cops (9 p.m.)FOX5.86 48 Will GraceNBC5.79 49 Big Brother 5 50 Will Grace (8 p.m.)NBC5.58 --------------------------------------------51 Less Than PerfectABC5.44 52 ERNBC5.17 53 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX5.14 54 That ShowFOX5.10 55 Blue Collar TVWB4.84 --------------------------------------------56 The DaysABC4.75 57 North ShoreFOX4.71 58 The SimpsonsFOX4.67 59 George LopezABC4.55 60 CopsFOX4.48 --------------------------------------------61 In the Jury RoomABC4.41 62 Navy NCIS 63 WWE 64 In the Jury Room 65 QuintupletsFOX4.03 --------------------------------------------66 Amish in the CityUPN4.02 67 AFI 100 Years 100 SongsCBS4.01 68 Wonderful World of Disney ABC4.00 69 The Drew Carey ShowABC3.94 70 The Drew Carey Show (9:30 p.m.) ABC3.75 --------------------------------------------71 SummerlandWB3.68 72 Celebrity BoxingFOX3.60 73 Reba 74 Amazing Race: 5 75 Arrested Development (Sun.) FOX3.50 --------------------------------------------76 Hope FaithABC3.41 77 Less Than Perfect 78 vs. (9 p.m.)FOX3.36 79 8 Simple RulesABC3.33 80 Smallville (9 p.m.)WB3.21 --------------------------------------------81 vs.

82 vs. FOX2.96 83 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (10:30 p.m.) ABC2.94 84 Whose Line Is It 85 Malcolm in the MiddleFOX2.86 --------------------------------------------86 CasinoFOX2.82 87 SmallvilleWB2.75 88 Half and HalfUPN2.69 89 Gilmore GirlsWB2.67 90 RebaWB2.65 --------------------------------------------91 Blue Collar TV 92 7th HeavenWB2.46 93 One on OneUPN2.44 94 Oliver BeeneFOX2.35 95 Summerland --------------------------------------------96 The PlayerUPN2.21 97 All of UsUPN2.15 98 EveUPN2.10 99 Girlfriends (9:30 p.m.)UPN2.10 100 GirlfriendsUPN2.00 --------------------------------------------101 Charmed (9 p.m.)WB1.89 102 CharmedWB1.87 103 The Player 104 Steve Big Time (7:30 p.m.) WB1.80 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 NBC15.1410.15 CBS7.6511.91 ABC6.168.19 FOX4.718.59 WB2.473.31 UPN2.453.20 History repeats itself. Front Page. 04SY009 An historical collection of front pages from the Los Angeles Times.

Includes a CD-ROM with the complete text of each top story appearing on page one. addition to your home library. Order your copy now. To order, call 1-800-661-2511. United States because a lot more people than conservatives voted for Reagan said he would not use the podium to delve into contentious issues, such as government backing for stem cell research, which the Bush administration supports in a limited form.

(His brother, Ron Republican hackles when he called for greatergovernment support for the research in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.) want to do a political Michael Reagan said. has everything to do with honoring Ronald Even admirers of the Reagan legacywould like to see more prime-time conservatism. Conservative activist Phyllis Schlaflysaid she thought her party was engaged in a misguided attempt to spotlight moderate who play well to a liberal media. Janice Crouse, a leader of Concerned Women for America, said President Bush should worry more about evangelical Christian voters, or he will jeopardize their support in tight races in the crucial swing states. gays and pro-abortion people are saying got to add a Crouse said.

the president adds that plank, they will nail him to Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson is talking about not going to New York at all. political stars get rewarded with a prime-time convention spot if they disagree with President on a constitutional gay marriage ban, well as position on the right to conservative columnist Paul Weyrich said. can also disagree with the position on capital punishment, guns and a host of other an Orthodox Christian, I am outraged that men like this would be Weyrich said. the president is embarrassed to be seen with conservatives at the convention, maybe conservatives will be embarrassed to be seen with the president on election Reed says room for everybody in New York. are abroad and diverse party with leaders that appeal to a broad spectrum of Reed said.

will be reflected from the podium. But social conservatives and conservatives in general will be well What those conservatives say will be of great interest to Christopher Barron, the political director of the gay and lesbian Log Cabin Republicans, who feel betrayed by White House support for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Depending on what happens at the convention, they say they may not repeat their 2000 endorsement of Bush. going to be there. going to watch and Barron said.

and lesbians made it clear that this was a line in the sand that could not be crossed. And the support for this discriminatory amendment has jeopardized the endorsement of our organization, and the support of a million gay and lesbian voters and their friends and families. The organization is considering not endorsing the Former Reagan White House advisor Gary Bauer said the overwhelming passage of a gay marriage ban in Missouri ought to convince Bush that he care. appeal to swing voters in crucial Heartland states like Missouri, Michigan and Ohio because they represent socially conservative Bauer said. it make sense, when talking about swing to try to appeal to people like the Log Cabin Republicans.

If anything, Crouse said, Republicans should be trying to send a message to evangelical Christians at the convention. During the last election, when the Bush campaign downplayed his anti-abortion sentiments, at least 4 million evangelical Christians did not vote, they were not motivated to get out and she said. Bush will err if he does not court the evangelical vote. He needs to have a strong evangelical she said. these voters get out and vote, they could swing the Emphasizing conservative values at the convention would help Bush distinguish his party from the Democrats, who she felt blurred the party distinctions in Boston by highlighting Democratic presidential nominee Sen.

John F. decorated military service in Vietnam and focusing on faith and family. Democrats tried to have it both ways she said. was amazed at some of the things they said. They stressed family values.

They stressed faith. I laughed when a commentator said they stole Republican values. They really If Bush fails to adequately emphasize conservative values, Crouse said. majority of Republicans are They see society as a very dangerous place, where thevalues they want their children to hold are being trashed. Particularly women.

So those women are going to be listening to hear if their concerns are But so far, she said, the lineup of speakers creates the impression that the Bush campaign is trying to distance itself from evangelical Christian supporters in an attempt at she said. been painted as extremists, in terms that nobody would want to play up their association One person familiar with the Bush campaign said there is a special personal sensitivity behind the attempt to present an image of prime-time moderation, dating back to 1992, when President George H. W. Bush felt that Pat convention speech damaged his reelection bid, which proved unsuccessful. Buchanan stunned some viewers by declaring that there was a war going on in our country for the soul of America cultural He called on Republicans to take back America, by This is not the first time social conservatives have tried to push Bush to the right.

During the race for the 2000 nomination, anti-abortion stalwarts and candidates such as Bauer and Steve Forbes tried to get Bush to define his stance on the abortion, even as they trailed badly in the polls. But religious leaders such as Pat Robertson were willing to support Bush despite his moderate public pronouncements, feeling that with Bush religious conservatives finally had a prayer. not very big fans of Don Robertson, who is chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network, said at the time. we want is a The Christian Coalition expresses similarly pragmatic views today. Coalition spokeswoman Michelle Ammons said the group is comfortable with an understated role at the convention.

The Coalition, which in 2000 distributed 70 million voter guides specially designed to be tucked into church bulletins, has security nixed a plan to bring to bring in 50 or 60 busloads of Christians for a rally, Ammons said. But that signify any philosophical shift, she said. not like a secret that religious conservatives favor the Republican Ammons said. think is the most conservative president ever Coalition President Roberta Combs has been a Republican delegate for 20 years, and knows politics better than Ammons said. knows how to organize a precinct and how to organize a county.

all about getting out the Reed said that when social conservatives criticize the convention lineup, they are forgetting about two important prime- time conservative speakers: the president and the vice president of the United States. some of the other speakers conservative activists are worried about. lot of those political celebrities are not popular with rank and file grass Schlafly said. want to see people who express their conservative Speakers lineup draws criticism Republicans, from Page E1 04PA022 The Los Angeles Times Summer Camp Campaign is a campaign of the Los Angeles Times Family Fund, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation. 50 th ANNIVERSARY 04PA022.