TIM ALLEN HANGS UP TOOL BELT, `HOME' GOES OUT ON TOP.Byline: David Bauder 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. ``Home Improvement'' went out on top, but its final episode wasn't enough to propel 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. to a weekly win in the prime-time ratings. Tim Allen's farewell was easily last week's most-watched program. Much to ABC's surprise and delight, it was the fourth-highest-rated series finale
A series finale is the very last installment of a television series, usually a sitcom or drama. of the 1990s, behind ``Seinfeld,'' ``Cheers'' and ``The Cosby Show.'' Still, 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. scored a narrow victory for the week and won the May ``sweeps'' period, when ratings are watched closely to set local advertising rates. ``Home Improvement'' drew an estimated 35.5 million viewers, Nielsen Media Research said Wednesday. The final episode of NBC's ``Mad About You'' was fourth for the week with nearly 20 million viewers. The finale of Fox's ``Melrose Place'' had a more lackluster showing, finishing in 37th place for the week. Only one show - ``Frasier'' - from NBC's normally powerful Thursday night lineup made Nielsen's top 10 for the week. All were repeats as the long summer rerun re·run n. The act or an instance of rebroadcasting a recorded movie or a recorded television performance. tr.v. re·ran , re·run, re·run·ning, re·runs To present a rerun of. season begins. For the week, NBC had a 7.8 rating and 14 share. ABC and CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. both had 7.5 ratings and 14 shares, though ABC had the edge in total viewers. Fox had a 5.7 rating and 11 share, and the WB was at 3.2 and 6. Struggling 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 1.7 rating and 3 share, while Pax TV was at 0.7 and 1. ABC's ``World News Tonight'' won the evening news competition with a 7.1 rating and 17 share. NBC's ``Nightly News'' was at 7.0 and 16, while the ``CBS Evening News'' was at 5.7 and 13. ``Nightly News'' claimed victory during May sweeps, with its ratings up slightly from last year. 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 May 24-30, the top 10 shows, their networks and ratings were: ``Home Improvement,'' ABC, 21.6; ``Spin City,'' ABC, 14.3; ``Law & Order,'' NBC, 13.9; ``Mad About You,'' NBC, ``NYPD Blue,'' ABC, 13.5; ``Law & Order'' special, NBC, 11.9; ``Dateline NBC-Monday,'' NBC, 10.9; ``Frasier,'' NBC, 10.7; ``ABC Monday Night Movie: Cleopatra, Part 2,'' ABC, 10.0; ``Ally McBeal,'' Fox, 10.0. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Tim Allen ``Home Improvement'' |
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