NIELSEN RATINGS

Below are the top 30 prime-time shows for May 17 to 23. Listings include the week's ranking, with season-to-date ranking in parentheses, rating for the week and total homes in millions.

An "X" in parentheses denotes one-time-only presentation.

1. (1) "ER," NBC, 22.1, 22..

2. (3) "Frasier," NBC, 18.1, 18..

3. (2) "Friends," NBC, 17, 16.9..

4. (21) "Joan of Arc," Part 2, CBS Tuesday movie, 12.9, 12.8..

5. (8) "Touched by an Angel," CBS, 12.6, 12.5..

6. (9) "Michael Landon, Father I Knew," CBS Sunday movie, 12.4, 12.3..

7. (X) "Cleopatra," Part 1, ABC Sunday movie, 11.9, 11.8..

8. (7) "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.7, 11.6..

9. (X) "Home Improvement," ABC, 11.6, 11.5..

10. (21) "Ally McBeal," Fox, 11.3, 11.2..

10. (14) "Law & Order," NBC, 11.3, 11.2..

12. (12) "NYPD Blue," ABC, 10.7, 10.6..

13. (X) 26th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 10.4, 10.3..

14. (11) "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 10.3, 10.2..

15. (X) "Atomic Train," Part 2, NBC Monday movie, 10.2, 10.1..

16. (13) "Home Improvement," ABC, 10.1, 10..

16. (17) "JAG," CBS, 10.1, 10..

18. (17) "Providence," NBC, 9.8, 9.7..

19. (X) "Independence Day," Fox Sunday movie, 9.5, 9.4..

21. "Spin City," ABC, 9.

23. "20/20," Wednesday, ABC, 8.9.

24. (X) "Chicago Hope," CBS, 8.8.

25. (X) "The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax," CBS Thursday movie, 8.7.

25. "Chicago Hope," CBS, 8.7.

25. "Dateline NBC," Tuesday, NBC, 8.7.

28. "60 Minutes II," CBS, 8.6.

28. "Dharma & Greg," ABC, 8.6.

28. "The Drew Carey Show," ABC, 8.6.

31. "Homicide: Life on the Street," NBC, 8.4.

32. "Just Shoot Me," NBC, 8.2.

32. "Walker, Texas Ranger," CBS, 8.2.

34. (X) "Dr. Quinn: Revolutions," CBS, 8.

34. "The King of Queens," CBS, 8.

34. (X) "Robbie Knievel: Grand Canyon Death Jump," Fox, 8.

37. (X) "Busted Everywhere," Fox, 7.9.

38. "20/20," Friday, ABC, 7.8.

39. "Dateline NBC," Friday, NBC, 7.7.

40. "World's Most Amazing Videos," NBC, 7.6.

41. "Cosby," CBS, 7.5.

41. "The Pretender," NBC, 7.5.

43. "3rd Rock From the Sun," NBC, 7.4.

43. "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place," ABC, 7.4.

45. "Half a Dozen Babies," ABC Monday movie, 7.3.

45. "The Norm Show," ABC, 7.3.

45. "Party of Five," Fox, 7.3.

48. (X) "Frasier," NBC, 7.1.

49. "Promised Land," CBS, 7.

50. (X) "Friends," NBC, 6.9.

51. "Dateline NBC," Wednesday, NBC, 6.6.

52. "Beverly Hills, 90210," Fox, 6.5.

52. "Kids Say the Darndest Things," CBS, 6.5.

54. "Candid Camera," CBS, 6.4.

55. "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," ABC, 6.2.

56. "Mad About You," NBC, 6.1.

56. (X) "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," ABC, 6.1.

58. "The Jesse Ventura Story," NBC Sunday movie, 6.

58. (X) "The Pretender," NBC, 6.

60. (X) "60 Minutes Classic Special: The Con Men," CBS, 5.9.

60. "Melrose Place," Fox, 5.9.

62. "7th Heaven," WB, 5.8.

62. "Suddenly Susan," NBC, 5.8.

64. "Dateline NBC," Sunday, NBC, 5.6.

65. "COPS 2: Palm Beach," Fox, 5.5.

66. (X) "More Bloopers," ABC, 5.4.

67. "AMW: America Fights Back," Fox, 5.3.

68. (X) "21 Hottest Stars Under 21," ABC, 5.2.

68. (X) "The Simpsons," Fox, 5.2.

70. "PJs," Fox, 5.1.

70. "Hercules," ABC, 5.1.

72. "Futurama," Fox, 4.9.

73. "The King of the Hill," Fox, 4.8.

73. (X) "When Good Pets Go Bad," Fox, 4.8.

73. (X) "World Music Awards," ABC, 4.8.

76. "COPS: Arizona," Fox, 4.6.

77. "Father of the Bride," Part 2, ABC Friday movie, 4.5.

77. (X) "Run For Cover," ABC, 4.5.

79. "Millennium," Fox, 4.3.

80. "Charmed," WB, 4.1.

81. "Dawson's Creek," WB, 4.

82. "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," WB, 3.6.

83. "Felicity," WB, 3.5.

83. (X) "Sister, Sister," WB, 3.5.

85. "Sister, Sister," WB, 3.3.

85. "Star Trek: Voyager," UPN, 3.3.

87. "7th Heaven: Beginnings," WB, 2.9.

88. (X) "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," WB, 2.8.

89. "Unhappily Ever After," WB, 2.7.

90. "The Steve Harvey Show," WB, 2.6.

91. "For Your Love," WB, 2.5.

91. (X) "Unhappily Ever After," WB, 2.5.

93. "The Jamie Foxx Show," WB, 2.3.

93. "Moesha," UPN, 2.3.

95. "7 Days," UPN, 2.1.

95. "Dilbert," UPN, 2.1.

97. "The Wayans Brothers," WB, 2.

98. "Malcolm & Eddie," UPN, 1.9.

99. "Clueless," UPN, 1.8.

100. (X) "Thumb Wars," UPN, 1.6.

101. "Home Movies," UPN, 1.4.

102. "The Sentinel," UPN, 1.2.

102. "Life in a Day," UPN Thursday movie, 1.2.

104. "America's Greatest Pets," UPN, 1.1.

104. "Love Boat: The Next Wave," UPN, 1.1.

106. "America's Greatest Pets II," UPN, 1.

106. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax, 1.

108. "Touched by an Angel," Pax, 0.8.

109. "Dr. Quinn," Pax, 0.7.

110. (X) "Bible's Greatest Secrets Revealed," Pax, 0.6.

111. "Animals Are People Too!," Pax, 0.5.

111. "Promise of Love," Pax Saturday movie, 0.5.

113. "Under the Influence," Pax Sunday movie, 0.4.

114. "Little Men," Pax, 0.2.