Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 5, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 50th week of the 2003-04 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household (HH) ratings, 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	HH Rating	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
FATHER OF THE PRIDE	NBC	7.7/12	5.4/15	12.388
60 MINUTES	CBS	7.8/17	2.1	11.358
NFL: COWBOYS/TITANS-MON	ABC	7.6/13	4.0/11	10.963
HAWAII	NBC	7.2/13	3.3/11	10.914
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	6.3/10	4.5/13	10.816
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	6.3/10	4.3/11	9.980
DATELINE-WED	NBC	7.0/11	2.7/7	9.491
SCRUBS	NBC	5.5/9	3.8/10	8.455
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	6.0/11	2.5/9	8.398
BIG BROTHER-TUE	CBS	5.6/10	3.1/10	8.367
RENOVATE MY FAMILY	FOX	5.0/8	4.0/12	8.262
NASCAR RACING: POP SECRET 500	NBC	5.1/10	3.1/11	8.208
BIG BROTHER-THU	CBS	5.5/10	3.3/10	8.097
TRADING SPOUSES-9P	FOX	4.8/8	3.6/10	7.871
LAST COMIC STANDING-MON	NBC	4.9/8	3.8/10	7.779
BIG BROTHER-SAT	CBS	4.4/8	2.8/10	7.05
20/20	ABC	4.9/9	1.9/6	6.525
LAST COMIC STANDING-TUE	NBC	4.3/8	2.7/9	6.45
TRADING SPOUSES-8P	FOX	3.9/7	2.6/8	6.17
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	3.9/8	2.1	6.02
THE DREW CAREY SHOW-9:00P	ABC	3.6/6	2.1/6	4.98
THE DREW CAREY SHOW-9:30P	ABC	3.5/6	2.2/6	4.95
GOP NATIONAL CONVENTION-THU	CBS	3.4/6	1.5/4	4.68
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	2.5/4	1.5/4	3.76
WORLD'S CRAZIEST VIDEOS	FOX	2.2/4	1.3/4	3.48
THE COMPLEX: MALIBU-MON	FOX	2.4/4	1.7/5	3.46
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-10:30P	ABC	2.1/4	1.7	3.40
LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS	CBS	2.4/4	1.1/3	3.27
AMISH IN THE CITY	UPN	2.0/4	1.3/4	3.15
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-10:00P	ABC	1.9/4	1.6	3.10
TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR	FOX	1.6/3	1.1/4	2.58
THE COMPLEX: MALIBU-FRI	FOX	1.6/3	1.2/4	2.28
THE PLAYER	UPN	1.3/2	0.8/2	1.82
STUDIO 7	WB	0.8/1	0.3/1	1.00

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
YOU DEC 04-BUSH(S)-9/02	FOXNC	7.340
YOU DECIDE 2004(S)-9/02	FOXNC	6.595
YOU DEC 04-CHENEY(S)-9/01	FOXNC	6.182
YOU DEC 04-ZELL MILLER(S)-9/01	FOXNC	5.520
YOU DECIDE 2004(S)-9/02	FOXNC	5.511
YOU DEC 04-BUSH DAUGHTERS(S)-8/31	FOXNC	5.445
YOU DEC 04-L.BUSH(S)-8/31	FOXNC	5.216
YOU DEC 04-SCHWARZENEGGER(S)-8/31	FOXNC	5.124
YOU DEC 04-PATAKI(S)-9/02	FOXNC	4.947
YOU DEC 04-GIULIANI(S)-8/30	FOXNC	4.818
YOU DECIDE 2004(S)-9/01	FOXNC	4.731
YOU DECIDE 2004(S)-8/30	FOXNC	4.664
LAW & ORDER	TNT	4.451
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	USA	4.327
LAW & ORDER	TNT	4.314
NIP TUCK	FX	4.296
LAW & ORDER	TNT	4.263
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	USA	4.206
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10A	NICK	3.659
DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER	A&E	3.2
THE SURREAL LIFE	VH1	1.7
IN SEARCH OF THE PARTIDGE FAMILY	VH1	0.546
PREMIUM CABLE
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY	HBO	1.962
ATLANTIC CITY HOOKERS (AU)	HBO	1.718
UNDERWORLD (2003)	HBO	1.461
S.W.A.T.	HBO	1.195
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER	HBO	0.976

Viewership not available for:

• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo)
• Rescue Me (FX)
• Dead Like Me (Showtime)

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
Nip Tuck	FX	3123
You Dec 04-Bush	FOXN	2736
You Decide 2004	FOXN	2315
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2249
You Dec 04-Cheney	FOXN	2222
Rescue Me	FX	2182
Coll Football-Sat Prime	ESPN	2140
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2139
You Decide 2004	FOXN	2119
You Dec 04-Bush Daughters	FOXN	1934
In Search of Partridge Family	VH1	431

-Nip Tuck (FX) - 2.4 adults 18-49 rating

-You Decide '04-Bush (Fox News) - 2.1

-You Decide 2004 (Fox News) - 1.8

-Rescue Me (FX) - 1.7

-College Football Saturday (ESPN) - 1.6

-In Search of the Partridge Family (VH1) - 0.3

-Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E): 1.9 million & 1.8 million adults 18-49 for two episodes

-The Surreal Life (VH1): 1.3 million adults 18-49

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available this week

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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)