Celebrity Reality Shows Top Ratings By Stephen M. Silverman Published on August 10, 1998 12:00 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Reality continues to rule the TV airwaves, with CBS’s cast of castaways and Regis Philbin’s merry band of money-hungry quiz contestants monopolizing Mr. Nielsen’s Top 10. While fresh episodes of “Survivor” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” captured the top spots — followed by “Big Brother” — a rerun of “The Practice” made a highly respectable showing, too. (A rating point represents 1,008,000 households, or 1% of the nation’s estimated 100.8 million TV homes.) The Top 10: 1. “Survivor,” CBS, 17.4, 17.55 million homes2. “Who Wants to be a Millionaire – Tuesday,” ABC, 14.7, 14.83 million homes3. “Who Wants to be a Millionaire – Sunday,” ABC, 14.2, 14.29 million homes4. “Who Wants to be a Millionaire – Thursday,” ABC, 13.5, 13.61 million homes5. “Big Brother – Wednesday,” CBS, 11.3, 11.40 million homes6. “20/20-Downtown,” ABC, 9.4, 9.45 million homes7. “The Practice,” ABC, 9.0, 9.07 million homes8. “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS, 8.3, 8.38 million homes9. (tie) “60 Minutes,” CBS, 8.2, 8.24 million homes9. (tie) “Vanished: Object of Desire,” ABC, 8.2, 8.24 million homes