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ALIAS RATINGS FOR RESURRECTION
24 MAY 2004

Ignited by a 10.7/17 in the overnights for the season finale of "Cold Case" at 8pm, CBS won this final Sunday of the May sweeps with an average 29 percent advantage over second-place NBC. At 7pm, the Eye net's "60 Minutes" (8.8/16) held the No. 1 spot for the umpteenth week in the overnights, followed by the first hour of NBC's expanded "Dateline" (5.1/9), the season finale of "America's Funniest Home Videos" on ABC (4.7/9), "The Simpsons" repeat (3.5/6) and "King of the Hill" (4.0/7) on Fox, and a half-hour repeat edition of "Superstar USA" on the WB (1.8/3).

Following "Cold Case" at 8pm was the season finale of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (8.3/13), the season finales of Fox's "The Simpsons" (6.6/10) and "Malcolm in the Middle" (5.2/8), and the second hour of NBC's "Dateline" (5.0/8). Once the nationals are released, look for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to finish first in the 8pm hour among adults 18-49.

On the WB, repeat theatrical "There's Something About Mary" averaged a 2.6/4 from 7.30-10pm.

At 9pm, although part one of CBS miniseries "Scott Turow's Reversible Errors" averaged a respectable 9.0/13 from 9-11pm, it wasn't enough to beat the season finale of NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (9.7/13) and unexpected hit "Crossing Jordan" (9.7/14). On ABC, the season finale of "Alias", which will return with new episodes in midseason, scored a typically non-spectacular 6.4/9, followed by the final episode of the latest "Super Millionaire" arc at a 7.2/12 at 10pm.

On Fox, 9pm special, "American Idol: The Phenomenon", averaged a 5.8/9 at 9pm.

Next season, Sunday will feature four new shows, three Fox series in new time period, one returning show - "Steve Harvey's Big Time" on the WB - on a new day and time, and ABC's "Alias" in midseason.