NBC sitcom reruns outrated the NCAA basketball tournament on CBS Thursday night. NBC dominated the night in the absence of "Survivor," averaging a 6.9 rating among adults 18-49 in Nielsen fast
nationals to a 4.6 for both CBS and ABC. ABC's "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" with 19.3 million viewers, enabled ABC to edge NBC in total viewers, 14.1 million to 13.9 million. The repeat of
"Friends" drew 18.1 million viewers with an 8.5 rating, 24 share among 18-49ers. A repeat of "E.R." drew 12.3 million viewers with a 5.9/17. CBS's coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball tourney
attracted only 11.2 million takers with a 4.6/12.
- Anya Khait
