Prime-Time Nielsen Ratings

  • April 5, 2001
Prime-time ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of March 26-April 1. 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. "Survivor II," CBS, 16.6, 17.0 million homes.

2. "E.R.," NBC, 16.3, 16.6 million homes.

3. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 13.8, 14.1 million homes.

4. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Tuesday," ABC, 12.9, 13.2 million homes.

5. "Friends," NBC, 12.1, 12.4 million homes.

6. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Sunday," ABC, 11.8, 12.1 million homes.

7. (X) "CBS NCAA Basketball Championship Saturday Game 2: Duke vs. Maryland," CBS, 11.6, 11.9 million homes.

8. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Thursday," ABC, 11.3, 11.6 million homes.

8. "The Practice," ABC, 11.3, 11.6 million homes.

10. "ABC Monday Night Movie: South Pacific," ABC, 11.2, 11.4 million homes.

10. "Law and Order," NBC, 11.2, 11.5 million homes.

12. "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.9, 11.1 million homes.

12. "Will and Grace," NBC, 10.9, 11.1 million homes.

14. "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 10.8, 11.0 million homes.

15. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Friday," ABC, 10.5, 10.7 million homes.

16. "Frasier," NBC, 10.4, 10.6 million homes. 17. "NYPD Blue," ABC, 10.3, 10.5 million homes.

18. "Just Shoot Me," NBC, 10.1, 10.3 million homes.

18. "What About Joan," ABC, 10.1, 10.3 million homes.

20. "JAG," CBS, 9.9, 10.1 million homes.

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