Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending May 16, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 34th week of the 2003-04 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final 18-49 ratings and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
FRASIER FINALE	NBC	9.8/24	25.249
E.R.	NBC	11.3/28	23.882
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	9.6/29	23.267
CSI	CBS	8.2/20	22.525
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	10.0/24	22.276
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7.6/19	20.942
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS	CBS	7.1/19	19.109
FRASIER CLIPSHOW SPECIAL	NBC	5.9/18	17.929
WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	5.7/14	17.725
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	5.9/15	16.925
TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	5.8/14	16.005
LAW AND ORDER	NBC	5.6/14	15.859
DAY AFTER TOMORROW PREVIEW	FOX	7.5/21	14.941
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW REVISTED	CBS	3.4/9	14.565
LAW AND ORDER: CRIM INTENT	NBC	4.4/11	13.737
CAROL BURNETT: BUMP UP LIGHTS	CBS	3.5/9	13.610
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	4.3/11	12.643
THE BACHELOR	ABC	6.0/15	12.453
LAW AND ORDER: SVU	NBC	5.0/13	12.284
JUDGING AMY	CBS	3.4/9	12.277
24	FOX	5.3/14	12.188
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	5.8/18	11.528
SUPER MILLIONAIRE-5/16	ABC	3.4/8	11.510
LAS VEGAS	NBC	4.6/11	11.260
STILL STANDING	CBS	3.8/10	11.084
NAVY NCIS	CBS	2.4/7	11.074
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.	ABC	4.4/13	10.98
THE PRACTICE	ABC	3.5/9	10.905
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	4.7/14	10.85
WEST WING	NBC	3.5/8	10.76
60 MINUTES	CBS	1.7/6	10.36
60 MINUTES II	CBS	2.5/7	9.77
DATELINE NBC SPECIAL 5/11	NBC	3.5/9	9.71
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	3.4/9	9.60
YES, DEAR	CBS	3.0/9	9.37
HELTER SKELTER	CBS	4.1/11	9.33
BACHELOR: WOMEN TELL ALL	ABC	4.2/10	9.28
JAG	CBS	1.8/6	9.25
NYPD BLUE	ABC	3.4/9	9.12
THE SWAN-9P	FOX	4.1/10	8.82
DATELINE SUN-7PM	NBC	2.1/7	8.77
SIMPSONS	FOX	4.3/13	8.69
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	3.2/10	8.66
NBA PLAYOFFS THURSDAY	ABC	3.5/10	8.55
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	2.9/10	8.27
DATELINE FRI	NBC	2.9/10	8.27
JOAN OF ARCADIA	CBS	2.0/8	7.91
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS	ABC	2.6/9	7.79
THAT '70S SHOW-SUN	FOX	4.1/11	7.70
ACCORDING TO JIM 9PM	ABC	3.3/9	7.55
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	2.7/9	7.50
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	3.8/9	7.50
20/20-FRI	ABC	2.1/7	7.17
A WRINKLE IN TIME	ABC	2.2/6	7.08
HARRY POTTER SORCERER'S STONE	ABC	2.1/7	6.85
RESTAURANT 2	NBC	3.3/8	6.69
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	2.0/8	6.58
LESS THAN PERFECT	ABC	3.0/8	6.54
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	2.5/8	6.49
7TH HEAVEN	WB	2.7/8	6.49
THE SWAN-8P	FOX	2.9/8	6.44
EVERWOOD	WB	2.6/6	6.38
THE MENTALIST	NBC	2.2/6	6.19
COPS 2	FOX	2.6/10	6.02
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES-SAT	CBS	1.5/6	5.78
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	2.6/9	5.13
COPS	FOX	2.1/9	4.98
SWORDFISH	CBS	1.6/5	4.95
CHARMED	WB	2.2/6	4.75
LITTLE NICKY	FOX	1.8/7	4.52
ONE TREE HILL	WB	1.8/5	4.49
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	1.5/4	4.45
THE PARKERS	UPN	1.8/5	4.44
EVE	UPN	1.6/4	4.01
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL: RUNWAY	UPN	2.0/5	3.96
REBA	WB	1.4/6	3.65
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	1.5/4	3.65
ENTERPRISE	UPN	1.4/4	3.41
HALF AND HALF	UPN	1.4/3	3.30
ONE ON ONE	UPN	1.2/4	3.08
ANGEL EYES	UPN	0.9/3	2.11

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NBA: SPURS/LAKERS GM 6	TNT	7.65
NBA: SPURS/LAKERS GM 2	TNT	6.78
NASCAR RACE	FX	5.05
TIMBERWOLVES/KINGS	TNT	4.91
NBA: NETS/PISTONS	TNT	4.47
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.21
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)	SPIKE	4.13
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.13
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.05
NBA: NETS/PISTONS	TNT	3.99
AMERICAN CHOPPER	DISC	3.97
NBA: TIMBERWOLVES/KINGS	ESPN	3.94
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.73
BUSCH SERIES RACE	FX	1.70
NASCAR DRIVERS: 360	FX	1.31
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	8.81
DEADWOOD	HBO	3.43
28 DAYS LATER	HBO	1.65
HOOKERS AND JOHNS	HBO	1.32
THE IN-LAWS	HBO	1.28

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
Spurs/Lakers	TNT	4612
Spurs/Lakers	TNT	4124
American Chopper	DISC	2837
Kings/Timberwolves	TNT	2821
Nextel Cup Race	FX	2709
Timberwolves/Kings	TNT	2628
Pistons/Nets	TNT	2465
Timberwolves/Kings	ESPN	2342
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2248
Inside The NBA	TNT	2242

-American Chopper (Discovery) - 2.1 adults 18-49 rating

-The Shield (FX) - 1.4 adults 18-49 rating (1.79 million)

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available for this week

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)