Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 14, 2003

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 12th week of the 2003-04 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. All 18-49 ratings are colored green while household ratings are colored black. Household ratings were only used if 18-49 data was not available for that program this week. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
CSI	CBS	9.7/24	26.806
SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS-SUN	CBS	9.7/22	25.232
SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS	CBS	8.2	22.395
SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS REUNION	CBS	9.2/21	21.865
ER	NBC	9.1/24	19.718
60 MINUTES	CBS	4.8/13	18.758
AVERAGE JOE	NBC	8.8/21	17.436
TRISTA & RYAN'S WEDDING	ABC	7.2/18	17.083
WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	5.0/13	16.395
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	6.0	15.272
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	6.2/17	13.949
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER	CBS	5.0/14	13.694
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	5.1/13	12.949
WILL & GRACE	NBC	6.5	12.817
JAG	CBS	2.5	12.559
SECRET SANTA	NBC	3.7/8	12.471
FRASIER	NBC	4.2/11	11.713
GOOD MORNING MIAMI	NBC	5.3	11.34
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	4.9/12	11.28
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	4.1/12	11.09
SCRUBS	NBC	5.8	11.09
THE SIMPLE LIFE	FOX	5.5/14	10.81
LESS THAN PERFECT	ABC	4.3	10.62
HAPPY FAMILY	NBC	3.7/9	10.38
JOAN OF ARCADIA	CBS	2.7	10.31
I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS CHARLIE B	ABC	3.1/9	10.21
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	2.8	10.03
BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS	FOX	4.6/12	9.81
NFL SUNDAY POST-GAME	FOX	6.1	9.71
20/20-FRI	ABC	2.9	9.40
IT'S ALL RELATIVE	ABC	3.6/10	9.37
THIRD WATCH	NBC	3.1	9.22
BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	4.1/9	9.13
THE DISTRICT	CBS	2.0	9.09
LINE OF FIRE	ABC	3.1/9	9.05
24	FOX	3.8/10	8.87
DATELINE-FRI	ABC	2.6	8.86
PRICE IS RIGHT	CBS	1.9	8.86
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	3.9	8.71
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	3.3	8.64
60 MINUTES II	CBS	2.1/6	8.58
EXTREME MAKEOVER	ABC	2.6	8.31
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	2.7	8.12
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	4.4	7.94
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	2.8	7.91
ABC NEWS SPECIAL-SUN	ABC	2.3	7.78
WHOOPI	NBC	2.4/7	7.78
ED	NBC	2.7/8	7.74
THE TRACY MORGAN SHOW	NBC	2.8/8	7.64
HACK	CBS	1.6	7.57
PRIMETIME MONDAY	ABC	3.6	7.52
THE HANDLER	CBS	2.1	7.32
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS	ABC	2.1	7.31
LIFE WITH BONNIE	ABC	2.6	7.30
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	2.4	7.04
COPS	FOX	2.4	6.78
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS	ABC	2.1	6.72
MARRIED TO THE KELLYS	ABC	2.5	6.58
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE	NBC	2.4	6.34
TV'S NAUGHTIEST BLUNDERS 2	FOX	2.4	6.30
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	2.7	6.11
48 HOURS	CBS	1.7/4	6.00
MISS MATCH	NBC	2.5	5.91
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	3.6/6	5.42
TRU CALLING	FOX	1.9/5	4.48
MINUTE WITH STAN HOOPER-9P	FOX	1.7	4.10
MINUTE WITH STAN HOOPER-9:30P	WB	1.6	3.67
GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER	WB	1.3	3.52
ROCK ME BABY	UPN	1.0	2.37
DR. NO	UPN	0.7	2.03
JAKE 2.0	UPN	0.5/1	1.64

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: GIANTS/SAINTS	ESPN	6.61
LATE EDITION/WOLF BLITZER-SUN	CNN	5.26
HUSSEIN NOON COVERAGE-SUN	FOXN	5.24
HUSSEIN MORNING COVERAGE	FOXN	5.09
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	5.08
HUSSEIN MORNING COVERAGE	CNN	5.06
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.84
HUSSEIN MORNING COVERAGE	FOXN	4.82
HUSSEIN MORNING COVERAGE	CNN	4.54
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA PT 2	SCI-FI	4.46
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.44
PREMIUM CABLE
ANGELS IN AMERICA	HBO	2.93
ANALYZE THAT	HBO	2.44
FREEJACK	HBO	2.19
MR. DEEDS	HBO	2.17

Cable households:

Show	NET	Households (millions)
Giants/Saints	ESPN	4.836
SR/Capture Of Saddam	FOXN	3.803
Late Edition W/Blitzer	CNN	3.755
SR/US Soldiers PC-Hussein	FOXN	3.701
CNN Sunday	CNN	3.658
SR/Capture Of Saddam	FOXN	3.624
WWE Entertainment	SPK	3.599
SR/Capture Of Saddam	FOXN	3.587
SR/Capture Of Saddam	FOXN	3.536
Spongebob	NICK	3.415
CNN Sunday	CNN	3.379
Spongebob	NICK	3.366
Fairly Odd Parents	NICK	3.307
Spongebob	NICK	3.184
Battlestar Part 2	SCIF	3.159
Fairly Odd Parents	NICK	3.130
Fairly Odd Parents	NICK	3.106
WWE Entertainment	SPK	3.022
Fairly Odd Parents	NICK	3.010
Spongebob	NICK	2.969
Late Edition W/Blitzer	CNN	2.947
SR/Capture Of Saddam	FOXN	2.891
CNN Sunday	CNN	2.867
Jimmy Neutron	NICK	2.814
Fairly Odd Parents	NICK	2.805

Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Los Angeles Times, CBS Press Express, Media Life Magazine, Variety, TV Tango, and Marc Berman's Programming Insider (MediaWeek)