Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 2, 2005

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 15th week of the 2004-05 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)
ROSE BOWL	ABC	12.4/23	7.1/20	20.5
NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN EVE-11:30P-12:30A	ABC	-	6.4/23	18.24
60 MINUTES	CBS	10.5/17	4.5/12	16.44
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	10.5/18	6.1/17	16.36
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	9.3/14	4.8/11	14.85
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	9.2/15	4.6/12	14.13
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	8.3/14	3.1/8	12.82
FIESTA BOWL	ABC	7.4/13	4.1/12	12.22
PRIMETIME WEDNESDAY	ABC	6.8/12	3.8/11	10.30
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	6.1/10	3.8/10	10.14
60 MINUTES II	CBS	5.6/10	2.1/6	8.43
AMERICAN DREAMS	NBC	5.0/8	2.6/6	8.25
ESPN'S BLUNDERFUL WORLD OF SPORTS	ABC	5.0/9	2.8/8	8.00
NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE-PRIIMETIME	ABC	4.7/10	2.6/10	7.92
48 HOURS	CBS	5.2/9	2.2/6	7.40
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	5.0/10	1.8/7	7.15
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	4.3/7	2.8/7	7.06
HOUSE	FOX	4.3/7	2.5/7	6.91
20/20-TUE	ABC	4.9/8	2.6/7	6.85
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	4.4/8	2.2/6	6.22
LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE W/ RYAN SEACREST	FOX	-	2.4/8	5.70
DYNASTY	ABC	3.9/6	2.0/5	5.52
FATHER OF THE PRIDE-8:00P	NBC	3.4/5	2.1/6	5.21
QUINTUPLETS	FOX	3.1/5	2.3/7	4.92
FATHER OF THE PRIDE-9:00P	NBC	3.0/5	1.8/5	4.71
FATHER OF THE PRIDE-8:30P	NBC	2.9/5	1.9/5	4.68
NEW YEAR'S EVE W/ CARSON DALY	NBC	2.8/6	1.7/6	4.49
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	2.9/5	1.7/5	4.47
THE REBEL BILLIONAIRE	FOX	2.4/4	1.6/4	3.76
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION	WB	1.7/3	1.2/3	2.70
STEVE HARVEY'S BIG TIME	WB	1.4/2	0.8/2	2.38
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS	WB	1.1/2	0.6/2	1.69
THE MOUNTAIN	WB	1.0/2	0.6/1	1.36

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: COWBOYS/GIANTS-SUN	ESPN	8.640
PEACH BOWL: MIAMI/FLORIDA ST	ESPN	6.627
LIBERTY BOWL: LOUISVILLE/BOISE ST	ESPN	5.550
ALAMO BOWL: OHIO ST/OKLAHOMA ST	ESPN	5.222
HOLIDAY BOWL: TX TECH/CALIFORNIA	ESPN	5.029
THE PRINCESS DIARIES	DISNEY	4.791
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	4.516
LAW & ORDER	TNT	4.495
NFL PRIMETIME-SUN	ESPN	4.335
COLL FTBL: GEORGIA/WISCONSIN	ESPN	4.291
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.00
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	3.82
LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	3.74
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.63
SMALLPOX	FX	3.0
ICED OUT NEW YEARS	MTV	1.9
PREMIUM CABLE
50 FIRST DATES	HBO	2.91
REAL SEX	HBO	1.52
SOPRANOS-ENC	HBO	1.47
SEX AND THE CITY-ENC	HBO	1.44
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY …	HBO	1.43

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
Cowboys/Giants	ESPN	4557
Florida/Miami (Fla)	ESPN	3011
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2565
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	2490
Boise State/Louisville	ESPN	2277
Real World XV	MTV	2167
Oklahoma State/Ohio State	ESPN	2143
Kiss the Girls	USA	2043
Texas Tech/California	ESPN	2005
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2000

-NFL: Cowboys/Giants (ESPN) - 3.5 adults 18-49 rating

-Football: Florida/Miami (ESPN) - 2.3

-Football: Boise State/Louisville (ESPN) - 1.8

-Real World XV (MTV) - 1.7

-Football: Oklahoma State/Ohio State (ESPN) - 1.6

-Kiss the Girls (USA) - 1.6

-Football: Texas Tech/California (ESPN) - 1.5

-Smallpox (FX) - 1.4/3 adults 18-49 rating/share

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

Show	NET	9-14 Rating		Show	NET	12-17 Rating
UNFABULOUS	NICK	5.7		NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN EVE PT1	ABC	4.7
NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN EVE PT1	ABC	5.6		EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P	ABC	3.9
ROMEO!	NICK	5.5		CBS NFL NATIONAL	CBS	3.3
NED DECLASSIFIED	NICK	5.1		ROSE BOWL(S)-01/01/2005	ABC	3.2
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.9		FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.0
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.9		FAMILY GUY	TOON	2.9
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.6		VIVA LA BAM	MTV	2.9
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	4.6		ROMEO!	NICK	2.7
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.6		FAMILY GUY	TOON	2.7
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.4		FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	2.6
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.4		FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	2.6
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.3		FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	2.6
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	4.1		CBS NFL REGIONAL	CBS	2.5
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.1		ACCORDING TO JIM 9PM	ABC	2.5
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	4.1		VIVA LA BAM	MTV	2.5
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.1		MTVS ICED OUT NEW YEARS	MTV	2.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.1		VIVA LA BAM	MTV	2.4
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	4.1		REAL WORLD XV	MTV	2.4
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.0		JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	2.4
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.0		FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	2.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.9		FOX MOVIE SP-1/2 7P	FOX	2.3
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.9		FAMILY GUY	TOON	2.3
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P	ABC	3.9		JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	2.3
DANNY PHANTOM	NICK	3.9		VIVA LA BAM	MTV	2.3
DANNY PHANTOM	NICK	3.8		EXTRM MAKEOVER:HM ED	ABC	2.3
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	3.6		SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.3
FAMILY GUY	TOON	3.6		JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.6		WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	2.3
ALL GROWN UP	NICK	3.6		ROSE BOWL-PRE	ABC	2.2
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	3.5		NEW YEAR'S EVE-TM SQR '04	FOX	2.2

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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)