NBA lifts ABC, but CBS wins

NEW YORK — ABC enjoyed increased viewer interest in the thrilling NBA championship series between Dallas and Miami, but the basketball still wasn't enough to beat the rerun kings over at CBS.

While the basketball helped ABC to a narrow win last week among the 18-to-49-year-old viewers advertisers love, CBS was the most popular network among all viewers.

NBC was stuck with the least-popular winter sport. Its sixth-game telecast of the Stanley Cup finals between Carolina and Edmonton drew 2.9 million viewers last weekend.

For the week, CBS averaged 8.1 million viewers, ABC had 6.8 million viewers, Fox had 5.8 million, NBC had 5.3 million, UPN had 2.2 million, the WB had 1.8 million and the i network had 580,000.

For the week of June 12-18, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NBA Finals Game 5, ABC, 14.32 million. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 13.49 million; NBA Finals Game 3, ABC, 12.25 million; NBA Finals Game 4, ABC, 11.56 million; "CSI," CBS, 11.17 million; "Without a Trace," CBS, 10.59 million; "So You Think You Can Dance" (Wednesday), Fox, 9.94 million; "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 9.87 million; "Law & Order: SVU," NBC, 9.71 million; "CBS Sunday Movie: What Women Want," CBS, 9.56 million.