While the first-run strips made solid gains, off-network strips did even more of the heavy lifting. Twentieth's "Bernie Mac" was up 5 percent to a 2.3 household number; Buena Vista Television's "My Wife and Kids" also posted a 2.3 rating--the same as the previous week.
Among other sitcoms, Warner Bros.' "Sex and the City" slipped 5 percent to a 2.1, while Debmar/Mercury's "South Park" hit a series high--up 7 percent to a 1.6.
In the hour weekly category, Buena Vista's "Alias" was the leader with a 2.3 rating, down 4 percent from the week before. Close behind was Twentieth's "24," up 5 percent to a 2.2. Program Partners' "Da Vinci's Inquest" climbed 5 percent as well, to a 2.0 rating.
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