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Whose Line Is It Anyway?: While some series not only survived, but prospered opposite "Survivor" (see Gilmore Girls), some collapsed. "Whose Line?" was one of those shows. Though its 8pm edition (7.0 mil- 80th) took a hit, losing 19% of its viewers, the 8:30 edition fared even worse, falling from its 40-something position all the way down to 79th. Drawing some 7.4 million viewers, its sweeps performance was down almost 30% from the regular season. And with "Survivor" likely growing until the end, things aren't looking good.

Bette: Things started off promising for this show last fall, but things have turned downright
ugly ever since. It's all the way down in 81st place, averaging just 6.7 million viewers. It's down 28% and its timeslot partner "Welcome To New York" has already had its unwelcoming. And just premiering last week was its new buddy, gay-com "Some of My Best Friends." The result? Just 7 million takes. Do I hear Dr. Kevorkian at the door?

Two Guys & A Girl: It's over... this series brief tenure with hit status- and a life. Things weren't promising this fall when ABC moved this once hit to Fridays, and now things are even worse. Despite having a "Millionaire" lead-in for the first half of sweeps, this loser couldn't get above 6 million viewers in 83rd place. That may have only been off 10% from its regular season performance, but when you're this low, there's not much more room to go down. It was already sweeps' second lowest rated series on the big 4.

Frasier/Three Sisters: "Dharma & Greg" (12.1 mil- 44th) may not have had much mite this season, but it had enough to give "Frasier" a good scare. The show didn't come close enough to beat the bohemoth, but it knock it down 9% off it's season average. Sweeps saw the sitcom siting in 23rd place with 15.1 million viewers. As for it's partner- February wasn't a very kind month. It fell down the list to 43rd after a top 15 start, slipping to 12.2 million viewers. That was down 12% of it's short season average. Looks like viewers actually started listening to critics over the universally panned series.

The Geena Davis Show: This one has been pretty much a dud from the start, but never moreso than in February. "Dharma & Greg" may have been undergoing somewhat of a renaissance, but "Geena" fell flat. Sinking to 64th, the series drew just 9.3 million viewers during sweeps. That was down 12% from its season average, sinking 21 places below its NBC competition. Better luck on the silver screen, Davis. That was a joke.