Prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for  Dec. 28- Jan. 3. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with  rating for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.  

An ``X'' in parentheses denotes one-time-only presentations. The  rating is the percentage of the nation's estimated 99.4 million TV  homes. Each ratings point represents 994,000 households.  

1. (7) ``Touched by an Angel,'' CBS, 16.4, 16.3 million homes.  

2. (8) ``60 Minutes,'' CBS, 14.3, 14.2 million homes.  

3. (9) ``CBS Sunday Movie: Sabrina,'' CBS, 14.0, 13.9 million  homes.  

4. (X) ``Rose Bowl-Postgame,'' ABC, 13.9, 13.8 million homes.  

5. (X) ``FOX NFC Wildcard Postgame,'' Fox, 12.1, 12.0 million  homes.  

6. (5) ``NFL Monday Night Football: Green Bay at San  Francisco,'' ABC, 11.5, 11.4 million homes.  

6. (X) ``Sugar Bowl: Ohio State vs. Texas A&M,'' ABC, 11.5, 11.4  million homes.  

8. (23) ``CBS Tuesday Movie: The Bodyguard,'' CBS, 11.1, 11.0  million homes.  

9. (16) ``The X-Files,'' Fox, 10.5, 10.4 million homes.  

10. (40) ``20/20-Sunday,'' ABC, 9.8, 9.7 million homes.  

11. (11) ``Everybody Loves Raymond,'' CBS, 9.7, 9.6 million  homes.  

12. ``The Practice,'' ABC, 9.6, 9.5 million homes.  

13. (35) ``NBC Sunday Night Movie: Heat,'' NBC, 9.5, 9.4 million  homes.  

14. (11) ``Home Improvement,'' ABC, 9.4, 9.3 million homes.  

14. (X) ``Orange Bowl-Pregame,'' ABC, 9.4, 9.3 million homes.  

16. (45) ``The Simpsons,'' Fox, 9.1, 9.0 million homes.  

17. (X) ``Kennedy Center Honors,'' CBS, 9.0, 8.9 million homes.  

20. (18) ``Dateline NBC-Monday,'' NBC, 8.7, 8.6 million homes.  

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21. (X) ``Orange Bowl: Florida vs. Syracuse,'' ABC, 8.4  

22. ``Dateline NBC-Wednesday,'' NBC, 8.3  

22. ``The King of Queens,'' CBS, 8.3  

24. ``Law and Order,'' NBC, 8.2  

25. ``Dateline NBC-Tuesday,'' NBC, 8.1  

25. ``NFL Monday Blast,'' ABC, 8.1  

27. ``Cosby,'' CBS, 8.0  

27. ``The Drew Carey Show,'' ABC, 8.0  

27. ``The Hughleys,'' ABC, 8.0  

27. (X) ``LHJ'S Most Fascinating Women,'' CBS, 8.0  

27. (X) ``Magics Biggest Secrets,'' Fox, 8.0  

32. ``Dharma & Greg,'' ABC, 7.9  

32. ``Kids Say the Darndest Things,'' CBS, 7.9  

34. (X) ``Nash Bridges,'' CBS 7.8  

34. ``That 70s Show,'' Fox, 7.8  

36. ``Walker, Texas Ranger,'' CBS, 7.5  

37. ``Dateline NBC-Friday,'' NBC, 7.4  

38. (X) ``Friends'' NBC, 7.3  

39. (X) ``Candid Camera,'' CBS, 7.2  

39. ``Spin City,'' ABC, 7.2  

41. (X) ``Diagnosis Murder,'' CBS, 7.1  

41. (X) ``JAG,'' CBS, 7.1  

41. ``NYPD Blue,'' ABC, 7.1  

41. (X) ``World's Greatest Hoaxes,'' Fox, 7.1  

45. ``Just Shoot Me,'' NBC, 6.9  

45. (X) ``Magics Biggest Secrets,'' Fox, 6.9  

45. ``20/20-Wednesday,'' ABC, 6.9  

48. ``Early Edition,'' CBS, 6.8  

48. ``The Profiler,'' NBC, 6.8  

50. ``The Pretender,'' NBC, 6.7  

50. ``Whose Line is it Anyway,'' ABC, 6.7  

52. ``COPS 2: Atlanta,'' Fox, 6.6  

52. (X) ``ER,'' NBC, 6.6  

52. (X) ``Life Remembers,'' CBS, 6.6  

52. ``Martial Law,'' CBS, 6.6  

52. ``Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place,'' ABC, 6.6  

57. ``Ally McBeal,'' Fox, 6.5  

57. (X) ``Law and Order,'' NBC, 6.5  

59. ``Dateline NBC-Sunday,'' NBC, 6.4  

59. ``Will & Grace,'' NBC, 6.4  

61. ``Suddenly Susan,'' NBC, 6.3  

62. ``AMW: America Fights Back,'' Fox, 6.0  

62. (X) ``Frasier,'' NBC, 6.0  

62. ``Sports Night,'' ABC, 6.0  

65. ``COPS: Atlanta,'' Fox, 5.9  

65. (X) ``ER,'' NBC, 5.9  

65. ``3rd Rock From the Sun,'' NBC, 5.9  

68. (X) ``3rd Rock From the Sun,'' NBC 5.8  

68. ``Caroline in the City,'' NBC, 5.8  

68. (X) ``Diagnosis Murder,'' CBS, 5.8  

68. (X) ``Payback,'' NBC, 5.8  

68. ``Wonderful World of Disney,'' ABC, 5.8  

73. (X) ``Mad About You,'' NBC, 5.7  

74. ``Encore! Encore!,'' NBC, 5.6  

74. (X) ``Promised Land,'' CBS, 5.6  

76. (X) ``Jesse,'' NBC, 5.5  

76. ``Mad About You,'' NBC, 5.5  

76. ``Newsradio,'' NBC, 5.5  

79. ``Guinness World Records,'' Fox, 5.3  

80. (X) ``World's Wildest Police Videos,'' Fox, 5.2  

81. (X) ``Veronica's Closet,'' NBC, 5.0  

82. (X) ``FOX Movie Special: The Three Musketeers,'' Fox, 4.5  

83. (X) ``7th Heaven,'' WB, 4.3  

84. (X) ``ABC Thursday Night Movie: Naked Gun,'' ABC, 4.2  

84. ``King of the Hill,'' Fox, 4.2  

84. (X) ``Vengeance Unlimited,'' ABC, 4.2  

87. ``World's Funniest!,'' Fox, 4.0  

88. (X) ``The Fox Files,'' Fox, 3.9  

89. ``7th Heaven,'' WB, 3.8  

90. ``Smart Guy,'' WB, 3.2  

91. (X) ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer,'' WB, 3.1  

92. ``Sister, Sister,'' WB, 3.0  

93. ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer,'' WB, 2.9  

93. (X) ``Dawson's Creek,'' WB, 2.9  

93. ``Unhappily Ever After,'' WB, 2.9  

96. ``7th Heaven,'' WB, 2.8  

97. ``Dawson's Creek,'' WB, 2.7  

97. ``Unhappily Ever After,'' WB, 2.7  

99. ``Star Trek: Voyager,'' UPN, 2.2  

99. ``The Steve Harvey Show,'' WB, 2.2  

101. ``Love Boat: The Next Wave,'' UPN, 2.0  

101. ``The Wayans Brothers,'' WB, 2.0  

103. (X) ``For Your Love-New Year's Eve,'' WB, 1.9  

103. ``Legacy,'' UPN, 1.9  

103. (X) ``The Wayans Brothers-New Year's Eve,'' WB, 1.9  

106. (X) ``Legacy-Monday,'' UPN, 1.5  

107. (X) ``Legacy-Tuesday,'' UPN, 1.4  

107. (X) ``Legacy-Wednesday,'' UPN, 1.4  

109. (X) ``Legacy-Thursday,'' UPN, 1.3  

109. ``Malcolm & Eddie,'' UPN, 1.3  

111. (X) ``Moesha,'' UPN, 1.2  

112. (X) ``America's Greatest Pets,'' UPN, 1.1  

112. (X) ``America's Greatest Pets,'' UPN, 1.1  

112. ``Diresta,'' UPN, 1.1  

115. ``Diagnosis Murder,'' Pax, 0.9  

115. ``Touched by an Angel,'' Pax, 0.9  

115. ``Reunited,'' UPN, 0.9  

118. ``Dr. Quinn Medicine Women,'' Pax, 0.7  

118. ``It's a Miracle,'' Pax, 0.7  

120. (X) ``It's a Miracle,'' Pax, 0.6  

120. ``Little Men,'' Pax, 0.6  

120. ``The Pax TV Saturday Movie,'' Pax, 0.6  

123. ``Flipper: New Adventures,'' Pax, 0.5  

124. ``The Pax TV Sunday Movie,'' Pax, 0.4  

125. ``I'll Fly Away,'' Pax, 0.3  

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