CBS's Ratings Are a 'Crime'
October 31, 2001

STEPHEN M. SILVERMAN

CBS managed to break NBC's month-long winning streak in the ratings race, with several CBS series registering as the most-watched episodes of last week. Two CBS Tuesday dramas -- "Judging Amy" (with 17.6 million viewers) and the brand new "The Guardian" (16 million) -- reached series highs in total viewers, as did the network's highest-rated drama, the 2-year-old "CSI: Crime Investigation" on Thursday (24.7 million). CBS's third Tuesday drama, "JAG" (17.9 million viewers), scored its second-largest audience ever. As for CBS's "Survivor: Africa" (20.4 million), the numbers actually leveled off after slipping during its second outing the previous week but was trumped for a second straight week by NBC's "Friends" (25.6 million) in the 8-8:30 p.m. slot. ABC's new 8-9 p.m. Wednesday comedy block, "My Wife and Kids" and "According to Jim," continues to grow, with both sitcoms logging series highs in total viewers and in the 18-49 age group. According to data from Nielsen Media Research, the Top 10 for the week of Oct. 22-28:

1. "ER," NBC, 17.3, 18.2 million homes
2. "Friends," NBC, 16.1, 17.0 million homes
3. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 15.7, 16.5 million homes
4. "Fox World Series Game 2: NY Yankees at Arizona," Fox, 15.0, 15.8 million homes
5. "Law & Order," NBC, 14.4, 15.2 million homes
6. "The West Wing," NBC, 14.1, 14.9 million homes
7. "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 13.7, 14.4 million homes
8. (tie) "Judging Amy," CBS, 12.1, 12.8 million homes
8. (tie) "Survivor: Africa," CBS, 12.1, 12.8 million homes
10. "JAG," CBS, 11.9, 12.6 million homes

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