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'Dharma' takes out 'Frasier' again
Source: The Hollywood Reporter; June 13, 2001

ABC's "Dharma & Greg" made it three in a row over NBC's "Frasier" in the post-season rerun-vs-rerun slugfest in Tuesday 9 p.m. time slot, which helped ABC prevail on a lackluster night overall for the Big Four networks. The 9 p.m. rerun of "Dharma" averaged 10.2 million viewers and 4.0 rating/12 share in the key adults 18-49 demographic to "Frasier's" 7.3 million viewers and 2.9/9 in the demo, according to preliminary estimates today from Nielsen Media Research. The 8 p.m. edition of ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" ranked as the most-watched show of the night with 14.3 million viewers and 3.7/13 in 18-49. Despite a weak showing at 10 p.m. from "NYPD Blue" (6.8 million, 2.4/7) ABC won the night in total viewers (10 million) and tied with CBS in 18-49 (3.2/10). CBS came in second in total viewers (9.2 million) with its three-hour "AFI 100 Years...100 Thrills" special highlighting filmdom's best thriller flicks.