Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 23, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 13th week of the 2001-02 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 bottom charts include data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings: table is ordered based on total viewership

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
CSI	CBS	Thu	15.0/23	8.2/21	23.673
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	14.2/21	8.4/20	22.200
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	11.3/18	7.7/22	19.605
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	12.9/23	8.1/22	19.576
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	11.6/18	6.8/16	17.294
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	10.8/17	6.2/18	16.496
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	9.7/16	3.2/11	14.528
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	9.9/17	4.2/12	14.082
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	9.1/14	5.0/13	13.757
THE ELLEN SHOW	CBS	Mon	9.1/14	5.3/14	13.612
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	Tue	8.2/13	3.2/8	12.508
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	8.5/14	4.2/11	11.813
NFL FOOTBALL SATURDAY	ABC	Sat	7.5/15	4.2/15	11.615
THE AGENCY	CBS	Thu	7.7/12	4.2/12	11.430
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	8.1/13	3.6/10	11.276
BLOOPERS	ABC	Fri	6.3/12	4.1/13	11.09
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.8/13	2.3/7	11.040
PHILLY	ABC	Tue	7.5/13	4.0/11	10.83
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Mon	7.6/13	3.2/9	10.614
INSIDE SCHWARTZ	NBC	Thu	7.1/11	4.8/13	10.57
MOVIE: SONS OF MISTLETOE	CBS	Wed	7.5/12	2.6/7	10.412
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	6.9/10	2.7/7	10.25
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	6.1/11	3.3/12	10.11
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	6.3/11	5.4/17	9.83
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	5.9/10	4.6/13	9.58
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	5.7/9	4.5/12	9.58
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	5.8/9	3.2/9	9.04
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	6.3/12	2.5/8	8.93
20/20	ABC	Wed	6.0/10	3.5/10	8.90
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-WED	ABC	Wed	5.5/9	4.2/11	8.72
24	FOX	Tue	5.3/8	4.0/11	8.17
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	5.3/10	2.1/7	7.68
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	4.6/8	3.7/11	7.66
UNDECLARED	FOX	Tue	4.8/8	4.0/11	7.50
TITUS	FOX	Wed	4.6/7	3.6/10	7.50
STARS ON ICE	NBC	Fri	5.0/8	2.0/7	7.45
FUTURAMA	FOX	Sun	4.1/7	3.7/10	7.29
SPECIAL: CHALLENGE AMERICA	ABC	Fri	4.6/9	2.7/9	7.21
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.8/10	2.7/10	7.07
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	5.2/9	3.3/9	7.04
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.8/6	2.7/7	6.79
THAT'S LIFE	CBS	Fri	4.6/8	1.7/5	6.65
THREE SISTERS	NBC	Tue	4.7/8	3.0/8	6.48
MARIAH CAREY: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS	CBS	Fri	4.4/8	1.9/7	6.37
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	3.8/6	2.3/8	6.27
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS	FOX	Sat	3.7/8	2.5/8	6.23
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:00P	ABC	Thu	4.1/7	2.4/7	6.14
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:30P	ABC	Thu	4.5/7	2.8/8	6.14
SANTA BABY	FOX	Mon	3.3	2.2/6	5.53
TEMPTATION ISLAND	FOX	Thu	3.6/6	3.1/8	5.49
GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER	WB	Fri	2.9/5	1.5/5	4.96
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Thu	3.0/5	2.1/6	4.69
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	2.8/4	2.0/5	4.53
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Fri	3.1/5	2.3/8	4.53
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	2.7/4	1.8/4	4.42
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.1/5	2.0/6	4.21
THE TICK	FOX	Fri	2.6/4	2.0/7	4.07
ONE ON ONE	UPN	Mon	2.5/4	1.4/4	3.85
LOST	NBC	Sun	2.2/5	1.0/3	3.41
THE HUGHLEYS	UPN	Mon	2.2/4	1.2/3	3.30
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.4/4	1.6/4	3.18
ROSWELL	UPN	Tue	2.0/3	1.4/4	2.89
SPECIAL UNIT 2	UPN	Wed	1.7/3	1.3/4	2.69
POPSTARS	WB	Thu	1.4/3	0.6/2	1.95

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: JETS/COLTS	ESPN	8.475
WWF ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	5.337
WWF ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	5.222
NFL SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	4.063
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.916
RUGRATS	NICK	3.836
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.673
JIMMY V CLASSIC: DUKE/KENTUCKY	ESPN	3.612
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	3.544
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.480
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.473
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.419
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	3.374
MOVIE: STOLEN MIRACLE	LIF	3.372
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	3.367
PREMIUM CABLE
SHOCK VIDEO 2002 (AU)	HBO	3.443
SEX AND THE CITY(S)-12/23/2001	HBO	3.115
SEX AND THE CITY(S)-12/23/2001	HBO	3.036
RED PLANET	HBO	2.715
PROOF OF LIFE	HBO	2.479

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	HH (millions)	HH Rating
NFL: JETS/COLTS	ESPN	5.938	5.6
WWF ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	3.383	3.2
WWF ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	3.379	3.2
NFL SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	2.945	2.8
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.633	2.5
MOVIE: STOLEN MIRACLE	LIF	2.591	2.5
JIMMY V CLASSIC: DUKE/KENTUCKY	ESPN	2.536	2.4
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	2.483	2.4
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	2.438	2.3
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	2.435	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.424	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.406	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.365	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.365	2.2
RUGRATS	NICK	2.358	2.2
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY(S)-12/23/2001	HBO	2.337	2.2
SHOCK VIDEO 2002 (AU)	HBO	2.290	2.2
SEX AND THE CITY(S)-12/23/2001	HBO	2.263	2.1
RED PLANET	HBO	1.834	1.7
PROOF OF LIFE	HBO	1.782	1.7

Cable 18-49:

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, and Media Life Magazine