TOP 20 BASIC CABLE AD-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS WEEK OF APRIL 15-APRIL 21, 2002

RANK	DATE	PROGRAM	NETWORK	TIME	RATING (HH)	SHARE (HH)	TOTAL HH*
1	4/16	Osbournes	MTV	10:30P-11:00P	5.2	8.8	4.35
2	4/15	WWF Entertainment	TNN	9:00P-10:00P	4.8	7.1	4.12
3	4/15	WWF Entertainment	TNN	10:00P-11:08P	4.7	7.6	4.01
4	4/21	Disappearance (movie)	TBS	8:00P-10:00P	4.1	6.4	3.61
5	4/20	Kids Choice '02	NICK	8:00P-9:30P	3.7	6.8	3.20
6	4/16	Real World XI Hookup Special	MTV	10:00P-10:30P	3.7	5.9	3.11
7	4/21	SpongeBob	NICK	10:30A-11:00A	3.5	10.2	3.03
8	4/21	SpongeBob	NICK	10:00A-10:30A	3.4	9.9	2.88
9	4/21	To Love, Honor & Deceive (movie)	LIF	3:00P-5:00P	3.4	7.1	2.85
10	4/20	SpongeBob	NICK	4:30P-5:00P	3.1	7.8	2.68
11	4/21	Hey Arnold	NICK	11:00A-11:30A	3.1	9.0	2.66
12	4/20	Trading Spaces	TLC	9:00P-10:00P	3.2	5.5	2.63
13	4/20	SpongeBob	NICK	7:30P-8:00P	3.0	6.1	2.56
14	4/20	SpongeBob	NICK	5:00P-5:30P	2.9	7.2	2.52
15	4/20	NFL Draft	ESPN	12:00P-7:00P	2.9	7.6	2.48
16	4/21	Real Eve	DISC	9:00P-11:00P	2.8	4.4	2.45
17	4/21	Rugrats	NICK	9:30A-10:00A	2.9	8.6	2.45
18	4/20	SpongeBob	NICK	7:00P-7:30P	2.8	6.0	2.40
19	4/20	SpongeBob	NICK	4:00P-4:30P	2.8	7.1	2.38
20	4/20	Hey Arnold	NICK	11:00A-11:30A	2.8	8.8	2.37
SOURCE: TURNER ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH, FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH DATA. THESE RATINGS ARE TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS (HH) AMONG THE AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS. *IN MILLIONS

BASIC CABLE'S TOP TEN CHILDREN 2-11 TOTAL DAY
MARCH 2002 VS. MARCH 2001

RANK	NETWORK	MARCH '02*	MARCH '01*	GAIN/LOSS
1	NICKELODEON	1,028	929	11%
2	CARTOON NETWORK	737	635	16%
3	ABC FAMILY	110	95	16%
4	TBS	69	82	-16%
5	LIFETIME	64	46	39%
6	TOON DISNEY	64	62	3%
7	USA	64	35	83%
8	TNT	52	58	-10%
9	ANIMAL PLANET	45	53	-15%
10	TNN	44	37	19%
SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH. *VIEWERS IN THOUSANDS

BASIC CABLE AD-SUPPORTED PROGRAMMING ADULTS 18-49 WEEK OF APRIL 15-APRIL 21, 2002

VIEWERS-PRIME TIME		VIEWERS-TOTAL DAY		TOP TEN PROGRAMS
NETWORK	A18-49*	NETWORK	A18-49*	DATE	PROGRAM	NETWORK	TIME	A18-49*
USA	1,021	TBS	534	4/16	Osbournes	MTV	10:30P-11:00P	4,788
TNT	895	LIF	500	4/15	WWF Entertainment	TNN	9:00P-10:00P	3,641
TBS	869	USA	456	4/15	WWF Entertainment	TNN	10:00P-11:08P	3,559
MTV	865	TNT	442	4/20	Trading Spaces	TLC	9:00P-10:00P	2,831
LIF	751	NICK	440	4/21	Disappearance (movie)	TBS	8:00P-10:00P	2,717
DISC	735	ESPN	388	4/16	Real World XI Hookup Special	MTV	10:00P-10:30P	2,660
TLC	729	MTV	358	4/16	The Shield	FX	10:00P-11:00P	2,413
TNN	710	TLC	344	4/17	Osbournes	MTV	8:30P-9:00P	2,042
NICK	626	DISC	334	4/20	NFL Draft	ESPN	12:00P-7:00P	2,021
FAM	580	FX	311	4/17	Icon	MTV	9:00P-11:00P	1,966
SOURCE: TURNER ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH, FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH DATA. *VIEWERS IN THOUSANDS

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