• by Paul Gough , June 10, 2003

NBC came in first ahead of CBS by a tenth of a rating point in total viewers and households and edged Fox by a little less than half a rating point for the primetime TV week ended Sunday.

According to data released Tuesday afternoon by Nielsen Media Research, NBC delivered a 6.3/11 with 6.6 million viewers compared to the CBS delivery of 6.2/11 with 6.5 million viewers. ABC came in third (4.5/8, 4.8 million) and Fox came in fourth (4.3/8, 4.6 million). UPN earned a 2.1/4, 2.2 million viewers, The WB earned a 1.9/3, 2 million and Pax earned a 0.8/1 with 840,000 viewers.

In adults 18-49, NBC delivered a 3.3/10 with 4.3 million viewers to Fox's 2.9/9, 3.7 million viewers. ABC delivered a 2.7/9, 3.4 million viewers; CBS delivered a 2.6/8 with 3.3 million viewers; The WB, 1.1/3, 1.30 million; UPN, 1.2/4, 1.5 million; and Pax, 0.2/1, 320,000.

In the top 10 programs for the week June 2-8, all but an ABC News Special interview with Hillary Clinton were repeats:

1. Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS), 10.1/16.

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2. CSI (CBS), 9.8/17.

3. ABC News Special (ABC), 9.6/18.

4. CSI: Miami (CBS), 9.1/15.

5. Law & Order (NBC), 9.1/16.

6. Without a Trace (CBS), 9/16.

7. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC), 8.8/14.

8. Still Standing (CBS), 8.5/14.

9. Law & Order Wednesday at 9 p.m. (NBC), 8.1/13.

10. Law & Order SVU (NBC), 8/15.

The Miss Universe Pageant earned a 7.9/13 and the third game of the NBA Finals on ABC was tied three ways for 17th place. The first game of the New Jersey Nets vs. San Antonio was in a three-way tie for 25th place.