• by Ken Liebeskind , June 6, 2001

CBS had seven of the top ten shows in the latest Nielsen Media Research ratings.

For the week ending June 3, 60 Minutes was the top show, earning a 20 share with nearly 11 million viewers. Other top CBS shows included CSI, Everybody Loves Raymond and Touched by an Angel.

ABC won the #2 and #3 slots with two episodes of Millionaire.

The only other top 10 show not on CBS was Sunday's NBA playoff final between the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks on NBC. The game earned a 15 share with nearly 9 million viewers.

Sports led the way among the top cable shows for the week, including the NBA playoffs and WWF entertainment wrestling. Other top cable shows included Sunday Movie III, Law and Order Sun Special, Rugrats and Jag.

The top syndicated shows were Friends, Seinfeld and Frasier.

CBS led all networks with a 12 share, followed by NBC, 11, and ABC, 9. Fox, UPN, WB and PAX followed with shares of 4 or lower.

While CBS won last week's battle, ABC continues to hold a slim season to date lead, with a 15 share followed by CBS and NBC with 14.

PRIME-TIME NIELSEN RATINGS

Prime-time ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research for May 28-June 3. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with rating for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.

An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. The rating is the percentage of the nation's estimated 102.2 million TV homes. Each ratings point represents 1,022,000 households.

1. (15) "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.5, 10.7 million homes.

2. (8) "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Sunday," ABC, 10.1, 10.3 million homes.

2. (4) "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Tuesday," ABC, 10.1, 10.3 million homes.

4. (13) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 9.5, 9.7 million homes.

4. (X) "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 9.5, 9.7 million homes.

6. (X) "NBA Playoff Sunday: Milwaukee at Philadelphia," NBC, 8.7, 8.9 million homes.

7. "Touched By an Angel," CBS, 8.3, 8.5 million homes.

8. (X) "48 Hours," CBS, 8.1, 8.3 million homes.

8. (X) "Becker," CBS, 8.1, 8.3 million homes.

10. (X) "Funny Flubs & Screw Ups 7," CBS, 8.0, 8.1 million homes.

11. (63) "48 Hours," CBS, 7.9, 8.1 million homes.

11. (35) "Weakest Link," NBC, 7.9, 8.1 million homes.

13. (5) "Friends," NBC, 7.6, 7.8 million homes.

13. (10) "The Practice," ABC, 7.6, 7.7 million homes.

15. (14) "Will & Grace," NBC, 7.5, 7.6 million homes.

16. (36) "Dharma & Greg," ABC, 7.4, 7.6 million homes.

16. (23) "Judging Amy," CBS, 7.4, 7.6 million homes.

18. (2) "ER," NBC, 7.3, 7.5 million homes.

19. (36) "60 Minutes II," CBS, 7.1, 7.3 million homes.

Source: Nielsen Media Research