After airing a slew of season finales on its Must-See TV night on Thursday — and without the competition of CBS’s Survivor or the drag of the XFL– NBC returned to the top of the Nielsen list last week for the first time in seven weeks with an average 9.2 rating and a 16 share. CBS, which had held the top spot since the beginning of April, fell to second place with an average 7.9/13. ABC placed third with a 7.1/12, while Fox ranked last with a 5.9/10.
The top 10 shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:
1. E.R. NBC, 20.1/32; 2. Friends, NBC, 18.7/31; 3. Law and Order, NBC, 14.5/24; 4. West Wing, NBC, 14.1/22; 5. Will & Grace, NBC, 13.4/20; 6. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 12.4/19; 7. CBS Sunday Movie: Like Mother, Like Son, CBS, 11.3/18; 8. Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, 11.2/17; 9. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Tuesday), ABC, 11.1/19; 10. Judging Amy, CBS, 10.8/18.
