LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Fast National ratings for Wednesday, July 28, 2004

The premiere of UPN’s "Amish in the City" drew solid ratings Wednesday, although CBS took the overall crown.

CBS averaged a 4.5 rating/8 share for the night, good enough to beat FOX’s 3.7/7. NBC was a close third at 3.6/6, while UPN took fourth with a 3.4/6. ABC averaged 3.1/5 and The WB 1.5/3.

FOX led among adults 18-49 with a 2.7 rating. UPN was second in the demographic with a 2.4. ABC, CBS and NBC finished in a tie for third at 1.7. The WB averaged 0.8.

The Wednesday edition of "60 Minutes," 5.5/10, won the 8 p.m. hour for CBS. An hour of "My Wife and Kids" on ABC averaged 4.1/7 to take second place. The first hour of "Amish in the City," 3.4/6, was third, ahead of "That ’70s Show" and "Quintuplets" on FOX. NBC’s "Next Action Star" was fifth, followed by a "Smallville" rerun on The WB.

"The King of Queens," 4.7/8, and "Two and a Half Men," 5.2/9, kept CBS in the lead at 9 p.m. NBC moved up to second with a "Law & Order" rerun, 4.5/8. "The Simple Life 2," 5.0/8, and "Method & Red," 3.5/6, put FOX in third, swapping places with "Amish in the City." ABC dropped to fifth with two episodes of "The Drew Carey Show." A second "Smallville" on The WB trailed.

Viewers continued to shrug at the Democratic National Convention, which each of the big three networks covered at 10 p.m. NBC led the hour with a 3.8/7, followed by CBS’ 3.1/5 and ABC’s 2.7/5.