PRIME-TIME TV RANKINGS

Here are the combined rankings for national prime-time network and cable television last week (May 25-31), as compiled by Nielsen. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish during its scheduled telecast or on a playback device the same day. Nielsen estimates there are 289 million potential viewers in the U.S. ages 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions.