CBS RULES RATINGS ON STRENGTH OF ITS NEWSMAGAZINES.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. had the top three newsmagazines in the ratings last week for the first time since the premiere of ``60 Minutes II'' in January, leading the network to an easy prime-time win for the week. The venerable ``60 Minutes'' was the week's most-watched program, drawing an estimated 13.3 million viewers. ``60 Minutes II'' on Wednesday and the summertime ``Monday Mysteries'' edition of ``48 Hours'' also both made the week's top 10 shows. For the week, CBS had a 6.7 rating and 13 share, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday. NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. was second with a 5.8 rating and 11 share, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. had a 5.4 rating and 10 share, and Fox had a 4.0 rating and 8 share. ABC's showdown between golfers Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. and David Duval had an average audience of 9.7 million, making it the 17th-rated program of the week. ABC estimated more than 20 million people tuned in to at least some of the unusual prime-time golf special. Two hours of prime-time rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. didn't go over well on Fox. Its ``Best of Woodstock '99'' special finished in 84th place for the week, with only 4.9 million viewers. Among the emerging networks, the WB had a 2.3 rating and 4 share, UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation had a 1.6 rating and 3 share, and Pax TV was at 0.8 and 2. ABC's ``World News Tonight'' won the evening news ratings race for the second straight week with a 7.0 rating and 16 share. The ``NBC Nightly News'' had a 6.8 rating and 16 share, and the ``CBS Evening News'' was at 5.7 and 13. A rating point represents 994,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 99.4 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show. For the week of Aug. 2-8, the top 10 shows, their networks and ratings: ``60 Minutes,'' CBS, 9.6; ``Frasier'' special, NBC, 9.4; ``Frasier,'' NBC, 8.8; ``Friends,'' NBC, 8.8; ``CBS Sunday Movie: Stolen Women, Captured Hearts,'' CBS, 8.7; ``Just Shoot Me'' special, NBC, 8.5; ``CBS Wednesday Movie: Undue Influence, Part Two,'' CBS, 8.4; ``Touched by an Angel,'' CBS, 8.1; ``60 Minutes II,'' CBS, 7.9; ``48 Hours-Monday,'' CBS, 7.7. |
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