Nielsen Ratings

Prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for May 29-June 4. Top 20 listings include the week’s ranking, with rating for the week, season-to-date rankings in parentheses and total homes.

An “X” in parentheses denotes one-timeonly presentation. A rating measures the percentage of the nation’s 95.4 million TV homes. Each ratings point represents 954,000 households.

1. “PrimeTime Live,” ABC, 13.8, 13.2 million homes

1. (10) “Roseanne,” ABC, 13.8, 13.2 million homes

3. (4) “Grace Under Fire,” ABC, 13.6, 13.0 million homes

4. (3) “Home Improvement,” ABC, 12.4, 11.8 million homes

4. (7) “60 Minutes,” CBS, 12.4, 11.8 million homes

6. (15) “20/20,” ABC, 12.3, 11.7 million homes

7. (X) “NBA Playoff: San Antonio-Houston,” NBC, 12.1, 11.5 million homes

8. (X) “NBA Playoff: Indiana-Orlando,” NBC, 11.5, 11.0 million homes

9. (X) “NBA Playoff: Houston-San Antonio,” NBC, 11.3, 10.8 million homes

10. “Thunder Alley,” ABC, 11.1, 10.6 million homes

11. (X) “NBA Playoff: Indiana-Orlando,” NBC, 11.0, 10.5 million homes

12. (16) “Murphy Brown,” CBS, 10.9, 10.4 million homes

13. “Cybill,” CBS, 10.5, 10.0 million homes

14. (17) “NBC Monday Night Movie: Shadow of Obsession,” NBC, 10.4, 9.9 million homes

15. (20) “Dave’s World,” CBS, 10.2, 9.7 million homes

15. “Nanny,” CBS, 10.2, 9.7 million homes

17. (18) “Hope & Gloria,” NBC, 9.9, 9.4 million homes

18. “ABC Sunday Night Movie: Dick Tracy,” ABC, 9.6, 9.2 million homes

18. “48 Hours,” CBS, 9.6, 9.2 million homes

18. “NBA Playoff: Orlando-Indiana,” NBC, 9.6, 9.2 million homes

18. (X) “World Music Awards,” ABC, 9.6, 9.2 million homes

22. “CBS Tuesday Movie: Intruders Part 1,” CBS, 9.5

23. (X) “Wright Verdicts,” CBS, 9.4

24. “Step By Step,” ABC, 9.3

25. (14) “Ellen,” ABC, 9.2

25. (12) “Mad About You,” NBC, 9.2