The "Summer Olympics" (NBC) monopolized the Nielsen Media Research prime-time ratings for the week of Sept- 18-24, occupying the top six listings and beating "NFL Monday Night Football" (ABC). The
reached 164.83 million homes on Sunday, with a rating of 16.1, 15.87 million homes on Tuesday (15.5 rating), 15.29 million homes on Friday (15.0 rating), 15.23 million homes on Thursday (14.9 rating,
14.92 million homes on Wednesday (14.6 ratings), and 14.08 million homes on Monday (13.8 ratings). "NFL Monday Night Football" garnered a 13.5 rating, reaching 13.74 million homes. It was followed by:
"Summer Olympics Saturday," NBC, 13.5, 13.79 million homes "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Tuesday," ABC, 12.4, 12.67 million homes "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Thursday," ABC, 10.6, 10.82 million
homes "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Sunday," ABC, 10.1, 10.32 million homes "NFL Monday Showcase," ABC, 10.1, 10.34 million homes "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.9, 10.14 million homes "CBS Sunday Movie: L.A.
Confidential," CBS, 7.8, 7.94 million homes "Dharma & Greg," ABC, 7.8, 7.98 million homes "Dharma & Greg," ABC, 7.4, 7.57 million homes "48 Hours-Monday," CBS, 6.9, 7.09 million homes "Fox Movie: The
Nutty Professor," Fox, 6.7, 6.80 million homes "Big Brother-Wednesday," CBS, 6.5, 6.65 million homes "60 Minutes II,'' CBS, 6.3, 6.41 million homes Viewers steered clear of "Survivor" Island, while
the show was in reruns this past week, choosing to dive down under instead. The hit show only attracted a fraction of its premier audience - ranging from 4.3 million to 6.1 million. However, CBS's
foresees the second "Survivor" series, beginning after the Super Bowl, becoming a bigger success.
