Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 30, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 14th 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)
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	10.8/18	7.5/20	18.916
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	11.0/19	3.9/11	16.219
NFL SATURDAY PRIMETIME	ABC	Sat	8.6/17	5.1/16	13.685
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.8/14	2.4/7	11.155
INSIDE SCHWARTZ	NBC	Thu	6.9/11	5.2/14	10.690
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	6.6/12	3.4/11	10.591
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	7.3/13	3.3/9	10.515
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	7.0/11	3.0/8	10.470
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS	CBS	Wed	6.8/12	2.1/6	9.844
DOMINO DAY 2001	ABC	Fri	5.7/10	3.4/10	9.44
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	6.6/12	2.8/8	9.128
20/20	ABC	Wed	5.5/10	2.7/8	8.10
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.7/9	2.8/9	7.48
JOHN STOSSEL SPECIAL	ABC	Fri	5.0/9	2.3/7	7.27
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.3/8	2.5/8	6.99
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.3/8	2.6/9	6.95
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.9/6	2.9/8	6.70
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE	NBC	Mon	3.8/9	2.6/10	6.65
NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/LAKERS	NBC	Tue	3.7/8	2.6/9	5.94
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:30P	ABC	Thu	3.9/6	2.5/7	5.91
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-WED	ABC	Wed	3.9/7	2.6/7	5.80
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:00P	ABC	Thu	3.3/6	1.6/4	4.75
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	3.3/6	1.2/4	4.66
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS	ABC	Sat	2.6/5	1.6/5	4.22
ABC NEWS SPECIAL: COME TOGETHER	ABC	Mon	2.5/6	1.3/5	4.05
FAT ALBERT CHRISTMAS	UPN	Mon	1.9/5	1.3/6	3.95
LOST	NBC	Sun	2.6/5	1.1/3	3.45
IRON CHEF USA	UPN	Wed	1.7/3	1.3/4	2.67
MEN, WOMEN, & DOGS	WB	Sun	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.37
POPSTARS	WB	Thu	1.2/2	0.8/2	1.9
TEEN PEOPLE'S WHAT'S NEXT	WB	Sun	0.8/1	0.5/1	1.2
RENDEZ-VIEW	UPN	Tue	0.6/1	0.4/1	0.8

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	CBS	Sun	12.6	19.170
NFL SINGLE	FOX	Sun	12.3	19.524
NFL REGIONAL	CBS	Sun	8.8	13.249
NFL SATURDAY	ABC	Sat	8.6	13.685
LAS VEGAS BOWL	ABC	Tue	4.7	7.751
NBA BASKETBALL GAME 2	NBC	Tue	3.7	5.936
NBA BASKETBALL GAME 1	NBC	Tue	2.7	4.077
COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2	ABC	Sat	2.3	3.465
COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1	ABC	Sat	1.2	1.715

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: REDSKINS/SAINTS	ESPN	7.934
HOLIDAY BOWL: WASHINGTON/ TEXAS	ESPN	6.570
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	4.839
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	4.677
ALAMO BOWL: IOWA/TEXAS TECH	ESPN	4.482
MOVIE: BIG JAKE	TBS	4.345
INDEPENDENCE BOWL: ALABAMA/IOWA ST	ESPN	4.058
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	3.970
MUSIC CITY BOWL: BOSTON COLL/GEORGIA	ESPN	3.623
MOVIE: A FEW GOOD MEN	TBS	3.430
MOVIE: A MOTHER'S REVENGE	LIF	3.423
MOVIE: FALSE ARREST, PART II	LIF	3.383
MOTOR CITY BOWL: CINCINNATI/TOLEDO	ESPN	3.192
MOVIE: HOLIDAY AFFAIR	LIF	3.155
MOVIE: VOWS OF DECEPTION	LIF	2.975
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.434
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.150
BEDAZZLED	HBO	3.145
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	2.814
SHOCK VIDEO 2002 (AU)	HBO	2.572

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
NFL: REDSKINS/SAINTS	ESPN	Sun	5.384	5.1
HOLIDAY BOWL: WASHINGTON/ TEXAS	ESPN	Fri	4.525	4.3
ALAMO BOWL: IOWA/TEXAS TECH	ESPN	Sat	3.241	3.1
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	Sun	3.229	3.1
INDEPENDENCE BOWL: ALABAMA/IOWA ST	ESPN	Thu	3.102	2.9
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	2.965	2.8
MUSIC CITY BOWL: BOSTON COLL/GEORGIA	ESPN	Fri	2.781	2.6
MOVIE: BIG JAKE	TBS	Tue	2.773	2.6
MOVIE: FALSE ARREST, PART II	LIF	Sun	2.670	2.5
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	2.488	2.4
MOTOR CITY BOWL: CINCINNATI/TOLEDO	ESPN	Sat	2.451	2.3
MOVIE: A MOTHER'S REVENGE	LIF	Sun	2.440	2.3
MOVIE: VOWS OF DECEPTION	LIF	Sat	2.400	2.3
MOVIE: HOLIDAY AFFAIR	LIF	Tue	2.266	2.1
MOVIE: A FEW GOOD MEN	TBS	Sun	2.226	2.1
RUGRATS-8:30A	NICK	Mon	2.184	2.1
MOVIE: BEFORE HE WAKES	LIF	Sat	2.153	2.0
MOVIE: MCLINTOCK!	TBS	Tue	2.184	2.1
NFL SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	Sun	2.121	2.0
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.119	2.0
MOVIE: SIEGE AT RUBY RIDGE PT. 1	LIF	Sun	2.071	2.0
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	2.540	2.4
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	2.250	2.1
BEDAZZLED	HBO	-	2.070	2.0
SHOCK VIDEO 2002 (AU)	HBO	-	2.054	1.9
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	1.777	1.7

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
NFL: Redskins/Saints	ESPN	Sun	4033
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	2837
Holiday Bowl	ESPN	Fri	2808
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	2446
Movie: A Few Good Men	TBS	Sun	2118
Movie: A Christmas Story-10:20p	TNT	Mon	2023
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	1885
Trading Home for Holiday	TLC	Tue	1858
Movie: A Christmas Story-12:00a	TNT	Mon	1755
Movie: A Christmas Story-8:40p	TNT	Mon	1723

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