Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending March 7, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 24th 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)
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	11.1/29	25.480
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS	CBS	8.8/24	23.304
APPRENTICE	NBC	9.8/24	20.215
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7.3/18	19.900
AMERICAN IDOL-MONDAY	FOX	8.5/22	19.687
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	8.5/22	19.313
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	6.2/15	17.797
TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	6.4/15	17.100
PRINCESS DIANA:SECRET TAPES 1	NBC	7.2/19	16.826
COLD CASE	CBS	3.7/9	15.981
WILL & GRACE	NBC	6.9/18	15.323
LAW AND ORDER: CRIM INTENT	NBC	5.1/12	14.992
LAW AND ORDER	NBC	5.1/14	14.607
AVERAGE JOE:HAWAII	NBC	7.3/18	14.070
S. KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL	ABC	5.5/14	14.056
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	5.5/14	12.982
LAS VEGAS	NBC	5.5/13	12.969
NAVY NCIS	CBS	3.1/8	12.819
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	4.9/13	12.794
LAW AND ORDER: SVU	NBC	5.5/12	12.447
60 MINUTES	CBS	2.1/7	12.210
JUDGING AMY	CBS	3.0/8	11.986
WEST WING	NBC	3.9/10	11.426
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	4.5/11	11.10
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	2.8/7	11.08
STILL STANDING	CBS	3.9/	10.97
THIRD WATCH	NBC	3.9/13	10.67
60 MINUTES II	CBS	2.6/7	10.63
FRASIER	NBC	3.7/9	10.42
YES, DEAR	CBS	3.5	10.32
O.C.	FOX	4.7/12	10.27
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.	ABC	3.9/10	10.17
FOREVER EDEN-SPECIAL	FOX	4.4/11	9.92
THE MYSTERY OF NATALIE WOOD	ABC	2.4/6	9.82
FOREVER EDEN-MON	FOX	4.6/11	9.74
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	4.5/13	9.69
THE PRACTICE	ABC	3.4/9	9.44
NYPD BLUE	ABC	3.5/9	9.26
THE SURVIVORS CLUB	CBS	2.0/5	9.18
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	3.6/10	9.16
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	3.4/9	9.03
DATELINE SUN-7PM	NBC	2.4/8	9.02
DATELINE FRI	NBC	2.5	8.86
AMERICAN DREAMS	NBC	3.0/8	8.66
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS	ABC	2.7/8	8.65
LESS THAN PERFECT	ABC	3.6/9	8.58
20/20-FRI	ABC	2.8/9	8.44
ACCORDING TO JIM-9PM	ABC	3.7/9	8.41
SCRUBS	NBC	3.6/9	8.19
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	2.9/9	8.18
BERNIE MAC	FOX	3.7/9	8.15
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	3.1/10	8.09
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	3.0/8	8.07
HACK	CBS	1.6	7.96
COPS 2	FOX	2.8/10	7.93
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES	CBS	2.3/7	7.93
STAR SEARCH	CBS	2.0/7	7.62
ALIAS	ABC	3.3/8	7.39
MARRIED TO THE KELLYS	ABC	2.6/9	7.06
LIFE WITH BONNIE	ABC	2.4	6.98
COPS	FOX	2.8/10	6.85
WHOOPI	NBC	2.4/6	6.74
I'M WITH HER	ABC	2.7/7	6.73
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL 2	UPN	3.4/9	6.58
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	2.7	6.42
OLIVER BEENE	FOX	2.6	6.07
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	2.5	5.65
7TH HEAVEN	WB	2.1	5.46
HAPPY FAMILY	NBC	2.0/5	5.39
SMALLVILLE	WB	2.2/6	5.26
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	1.9/5	4.89
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	2.0/5	4.71
ONE TREE HILL	WB	1.7/4	3.95
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	1.8	3.80
ENTERPRISE	UPN	1.7/5	3.78
ALL OF US	UPN	1.7/4	3.73
HALF AND HALF	UPN	1.7	3.71
ANGEL	WB	1.8/4	3.68
TRACY MORGAN SHOW	NBC	1.3	3.54
HELP	WB	1.3/4	3.33
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	WB	1.4	3.31
EVE	UPN	1.3	3.13
THE PARKERS	UPN	1.2	2.87
ONE ON ONE	UPN	1.1/3	2.82

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
SPONGEBOB	NICK	5.957
SPONGEBOB	NICK	5.398
MONK (1415) (A18-49: 1.9/6)	USA	5.506
SPONGEBOB	NICK	5.116
WWE RAW ZONE	SPIKE	4.765
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.512
WWE RAW	SPIKE	4.591
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.151
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.225
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.497
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.157
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.931
AMERICAN CHOPPER (A18-34: 2.2/6)	DISC	3.718
REAL WORLD XIV (A18-34: 3.7/11)	MTV	3.600
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.877
PREMIUM CABLE
SOPRANOS, THE (A18-49: 6.2/15)	HBO	12.142
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM	HBO	4.360
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN	HBO	2.799
PHONE BOOTH	HBO	2.336
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	2.036

• Some adults 18-34 ratings: Comedy Central's 'Chapelle's Show' (2.5/7), and MTV's 'Til Death Do Us Part' (3.0/9) & 'Newlyweds' (3.5/10)

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)