Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 20, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 17th 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)
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	17.5/27	14.1/35	29.235
NFL AFC DIVISIONAL: RAIDERS/PATRIOTS	CBS	Sat	17.4/29	11.6/30	28.723
ER	NBC	Thu	16.8/27	13.1/32	26.142
CSI	CBS	Thu	14.9/22	8.9/20	24.073
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS	NBC	Sun	14.9/23	9.5/22	23.451
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	14.0/24	7.9/22	21.173
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	13.4/20	7.8/18	21.062
WILL & GRACE-8:30P	NBC	Thu	12.8/19	10.0/24	20.308
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	12.5/19	7.6/18	19.053
JAG	CBS	Tue	11.8/18	4.9/13	18.116
BECKER	CBS	Mon	11.6/17	6.2/14	17.647
WILL & GRACE-9:00P	NBC	Thu	11.1/17	9.1/21	17.601
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	10.8/19	5.4/16	16.032
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	10.0/15	7.9/18	15.519
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.5/15	5.2/13	14.842
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	9.2/14	5.4/13	14.671
FIRST MONDAY	CBS	Tue	9.7/14	3.8/9	14.488
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	10.0/17	4.2/11	14.360
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	8.9/13	5.0/12	14.118
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	9.0/13	6.4/15	13.779
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	9.7/16	2.8/7	13.744
MOVIE: THE PRESIDENT'S MAN	CBS	Sun	8.7/14	3.2/7	13.075
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	Mon	8.7/14	5.4/14	12.758
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	8.5/13	5.1/12	12.489
THE CHAIR	ABC	Tue	7.3/11	5.1/13	12.37
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	7.5/12	4.8/13	12.31
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	7.3/11	6.5/15	12.27
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	7.1/11	5.4/13	12.21
FIRST MONDAY	CBS	Fri	8.0/14	2.8/8	11.86
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.4/11	5.1/13	11.62
SCRUBS	NBC	Tue	7.5/11	5.9/13	11.25
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	8.0/13	3.8/10	11.18
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	6.4/10	5.7/13	11.14
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.7/12	2.7/7	10.93
GOLDEN GLOBES ARRIVALS	NBC	Sun	7.5/12	4.1/11	10.91
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.7/13	4.5/12	10.68
ED	NBC	Wed	7.2/11	4.1/11	10.61
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	6.2/9	4.8/12	10.42
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	6.7/10	4.9/11	10.32
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	Wed	6.4/10	4.4/11	10.34
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	6.7/10	4.1/9	10.24
PHILLY	ABC	Tue	6.8/11	3.9/11	10.02
THE AGENCY	CBS	Thu	6.7/11	3.3/8	9.86
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	6.4/11	3.4/11	9.88
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	6.3/10	4.5/11	9.81
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Mon	6.8/10	2.0/5	9.45
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	6.6/11	3.0/9	9.38
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	5.8/9	4.0/9	9.38
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	6.8/10	2.0/5	9.39
MOVIE: 101 DALMATIONS	ABC	Sun	5.0/8	2.6/7	9.30
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.8/9	3.5/9	9.02
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.1/11	2.6/7	8.85
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.7/9	3.3/8	8.55
THE CHAMBER	FOX	Sun	5.0/8	3.9/9	8.42
48 HOURS	CBS	Wed	6.0/10	2.4/7	8.28
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	5.8/9	2.2/5	8.32
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	6.2/10	2.5/7	8.34
THE JOB	ABC	Wed	5.4/8	3.7/9	8.16
THE CHAIR	ABC	Fri	4.9/8	3.3/10	8.22
MUHAMMED ALI BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION	CBS	Wed	5.6/9	2.5/6	8.05
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	5.9/10	2.4/6	7.87
TITUS	FOX	Wed	4.9/8	3.7/9	7.81
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	4.8/7	4.0/10	7.65
24	FOX	Tue	4.7/7	3.7/9	7.51
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	5.2/9	2.9/8	7.54
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	4.3/7	2.9/7	6.95
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.0/6	2.8/7	6.88
20/20	ABC	Wed	5.0/8	2.6/7	6.66
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	4.0/6	2.6/6	6.67
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Fri	4.2/7	3.1/10	6.68
THREE SISTERS	NBC	Tue	4.6/7	2.9/7	6.38
ROOTS: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS	NBC	Fri	4.8/8	2.1/7	6.39
UNDECLARED	FOX	Tue	4.1/6	3.5/9	6.30
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE	UPN	Wed	3.7/6	3.2/8	6.11
IMAGINE THAT	NBC	Tue	4.2/7	2.6/7	5.92
SMALLVILLE	WB	Tue	3.6/5	2.6/6	5.78
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Thu	3.3/5	2.4/6	5.36
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	3.3/5	1.9/5	5.25
ALL-STAR OLYMPIC SALUTE	NBC	Sat	3.2/5	1.6/4	5.05
TEMPTATION ISLAND	FOX	Thu	3.4/5	2.5/6	4.69
REBA	WB	Fri	3.0/5	1.7/5	4.49
THE TICK	FOX	Thu	2.7/4	2.0/5	4.44
ANGEL	WB	Mon	2.5/4	2.1/5	4.30
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	2.8/4	2.0/5	3.75
GLORY DAYS	WB	Wed	2.3/3	1.7/4	3.50
CHARMED	WB	Thu	2.4/4	1.7/4	3.4
SPECIAL UNIT 2	UPN	Wed	2.2/3	1.5/4	3.2
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	1.9/3	1.4/4	3.1
MAYBE IT'S ME	WB	Fri	2.0/3	1.0/3	3.0
RAISING DAD	WB	Fri	1.8/3	1.3/4	2.8
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW-8:30P	WB	Sun	1.8/3	1.4/4	2.8
THE JAMIE KENNEDY EXPERIMENT	WB	Sun	1.5/2	1.2/3	2.5
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	1.5/2	1.2/3	2.4
OFF CENTRE	WB	Sun	1.3/2	1.0/2	2.1
NIKKI	WB	Sun	1.3/2	0.9/2	2.0

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NFL NFC DIVISIONAL: PACKERS/RAMS	FOX	Sun	19.5/36	30.801
NFL AFC DIVISIONAL: RAVENS/STEELERS	CBS	Sun	17.9/40	27.048
NFL NFC DIVISIONAL: EAGLES/BEARS	FOX	Sat	17.1/32	26.610

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.148
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	5.886
DOUBLE TEAMED	DSNY	4.886
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	4.601
MOVIE: THE WATERBOY-SUN	USA	4.365
MOVIE: I KNOW MY 1ST NAME IS STEVE 2	LIF	4.340
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	4.130
COLL BKBL: MARYLAND/DUKE	ESPN	4.113
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	4.081
MOVIE: THE ROCK-WED	USA	3.918
MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM	TNT	3.736
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	3.710
MOVIE: I KNOW MY 1ST NAME IS STEVE 1	LIF	3.426
MOVIE: DEADLY MATRIMONY-SAT	LIF	3.389
MOVIE: GOOD NIGHT SWEET WIFE-SAT	LIF	3.073
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	5.208
PAY IT FORWARD	HBO	3.857
SOPRANOS, THE	HBO	3.693
OZ	HBO	3.379
DOWNLOADING SEX: NERVE.COM	HBO	3.280

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	3.815	3.6
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.698	3.5
MOVIE: I KNOW MY 1ST NAME IS STEVE II (6P)	LIF	Sun	3.121	3.0
COLL BKBL: MARYLAND/DUKE	ESPN	Thu	2.972	2.8
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	Tue	2.958	2.8
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.894	2.7
MOVIE: THE ROCK-7P	USA	Wed	2.811	2.7
DOUBLE TEAMED	DSNY	Fri	2.799	2.7
MOVIE: DEADLY MATRIMONY-9P	LIF	Sat	2.713	2.6
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.688	2.5
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.675	2.5
MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM-9P	TNT	Mon	2.586	2.5
MOVIE: I KNOW MY 1ST NAME IS STEVE I (4P)	LIF	Sun	2.581	2.4
MOVIE: GOOD NIGHT SWEET WIFE-3P	LIF	Sat	2.546	2.4
MOVIE: THE WATERBOY 8P	USA	Sun	2.526	2.4
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.495	2.4
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sat	2.491	2.4
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.427	2.3
MOVIE: MARKED FOR DEATH-8P	TBS	Sun	2.403	2.3
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sun	2.378	2.3
THE DIVISION	LIF	Sun	2.367	2.2
MOVIE: THE ROCK-THU	USA	Thu	2.336	2.2
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Sat	2.253	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	2.252	2.1
ANY DAY NOW	LIF	Sun	2.229	2.1
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	Sat	2.219	2.1
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	3.839	3.6
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	2.953	2.8
PAY IT FORWARD	HBO	-	2.514	2.4
OZ	HBO	Sun	2.323	2.2
DOWNLOADING SEX: NERVE.COM	HBO	-	2.281	2.2

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	3507
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3333
Real World XI	MTV	Tue	2623
The Waterboy	USA	Sun	2588
Monday Night Mayhem	TNT	Mon	2304
Coll Bask Regular Season	ESPN	Thu	2041
Rock, The	USA	Wed	1976
I Know My 1st Name Steve2	LIF	Sun	1975
Rock, The	USA	Thu	1738
Marked For Death	TBS	Sun	1675

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