NBC rules Independence Day

The fourth of July saw NBC hold the top spot last Wednesday, early figures show.

The network was down 0.4m but up 2 points to 6.3m (13%). CBS landed in second with 4.5m (9%), followed by ABC with 4.2m (8%), and FOX with 3.5m (7%). UPN managed fifth with 1.6m (3%), and The WB finished on 1.2m (3%).

NBC
20.00 Ed - 2.9m (6%)
21.00 Macy's 4th of July Fireworks 2001 - 6.3m (13%); low of 5.0m (10%), peak of 7.6m (15%)
22.00 Law & Order - 7.3m (14%)

CBS
20.00 Tina Turner: One Last Time - 3.5m (8%)
21.00 FILM: Bella Mafia - 5.0m (10%)

ABC
20.00 The Drew Carey Show - 3.0m (7%)
20.30 You Don't Know Jack - 2.7m (6%)
21.00 The Drew Carey Show - 2.8m (6%)
21.30 Spin City - 3.0m (6%)
22.00 ABC News: Independence Day 2001 - 5.3m (10%)

FOX
20.00 Dean Koontz: Sole Survivor - 3.5m (7%)

UPN
20.00 Star Trek: Voyager - 1.6m (4%)
21.00 Star Trek: Voyager - 1.7m (3%)

The WB
20.00 Dawson's Creek - 1.3m (3%)
21.00 Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 1.3m (3%)