Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending March 3, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 23rd 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	17.1/26	10.5/24	28.741
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	17.4/27	13.2/33	27.524
ER	NBC	Thu	16.3/27	12.1/31	24.896
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	13.0/20	9.1/22	23.185
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	14.0/21	7.9/18	22.478
LEAP OF FAITH	NBC	Thu	14.0/21	9.9/23	20.759
GRAMMY AWARDS	CBS	Wed	11.9/19	9.0/23	18.956
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	12.1/18	9.4/22	18.174
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	12.3/20	6.5/16	17.902
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	11.4/17	7.2/17	17.777
BECKER	CBS	Mon	11.2/17	5.8/13	17.463
JAG	CBS	Tue	10.9/17	4.2/11	17.117
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	11.6/19	3.4/10	16.858
WATCHING ELLIE	NBC	Tue	10.8/16	7.1/17	16.707
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	11.0/16	5.7/13	16.359
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	10.7/19	5.2/16	15.826
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	10.4/16	8.3/19	15.419
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	10.1/17	4.3/12	14.609
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	8.9/13	5.0/12	14.219
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.0/14	4.7/12	14.070
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	Tue	9.0/13	3.5/8	13.957
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	7.3/11	6.3/15	13.58
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	9.4/17	3.9/12	13.439
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	Mon	8.9/15	5.2/13	13.162
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	7.8/12	5.5/14	12.94
SCRUBS	NBC	Tue	8.3/12	5.7/13	12.564
MOVIE: CINDERELLA	ABC	Sun	7.0/11	4.2/11	12.29
THE AGENCY	CBS	Thu	8.1/13	4.4/11	12.08
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	7.9/12	4.5/10	12.05
ED	NBC	Wed	8.1/13	4.1/11	11.82
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.6/12	4.8/12	11.72
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	Sun	7.8/12	3.7/8	11.61
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	8.3/14	4.4/12	11.535
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	7.7/12	1.9/4	11.06
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	7.2/13	2.6/7	10.66
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	6.3/11	3.6/12	10.62
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	7.1/11	4.3/10	10.60
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	7.3/12	3.5/9	10.59
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	6.8/11	4.0/11	10.53
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	6.6/10	5.0/12	10.48
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.1/13	3.2/10	10.38
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	6.6/10	4.6/10	10.36
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	6.2/10	5.2/14	9.94
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	5.5/8	4.8/11	9.72
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	6.8/11	2.9/7	9.45
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	Wed	5.9/9	4.0/10	9.44
PHILLY	ABC	Tue	6.5/11	3.5/9	9.40
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.9/10	3.6/10	9.40
DATELINE-10P	NBC	Sun	6.2/10	3.6/9	9.27
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	5.5/9	4.2/11	9.24
24	FOX	Tue	5.6/8	4.7/11	8.93
MOVIE: CROSSED OVER	CBS	Sun	6.1/10	2.7/6	8.89
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	6.2/9	2.4/6	8.81
BLOOPERS	ABC	Mon	5.6/9	2.9/7	8.80
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sat	5.8/10	1.9/6	8.59
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.3/9	3.4/10	8.55
20/20	ABC	Wed	6.1/10	2.9/7	8.25
FIRST MONDAY	CBS	Fri	5.6/10	2.1/7	8.12
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.8/9	3.2/10	7.94
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	4.7/7	3.0/7	7.83
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	5.0/7	3.6/8	7.75
THE CHAIR	ABC	Tue	5.0/8	2.7/7	7.74
FUTURAMA	FOX	Sun	4.5/8	3.5/10	7.61
MISS USA PAGEANT	CBS	Fri	5.2/9	2.8/8	7.60
DATELINE-8:30P	NBC	Sun	4.3/7	2.1/5	6.41
SMALLVILLE	WB	Tue	3.9/6	3.0/7	6.20
THE JOB	ABC	Wed	4.2/6	2.7/6	6.17
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.8/6	2.4/6	5.96
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	3.8/6	2.3/5	5.94
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Tue	3.5/5	2.4/6	5.52
NAACP IMAGE AWARDS	FOX	Fri	3.3/6	2.0/6	5.08
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	UPN	Tue	3.1/5	2.4/6	4.70
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	2.6/4	1.9/4	4.60
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	2.7/4	2.0/5	4.60
ONE ON ONE	UPN	Mon	2.5/4	1.8/4	4.55
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE	UPN	Wed	3.0/5	2.2/6	4.49
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	2.9/5	1.5/4	4.43
ANGEL	WB	Mon	2.5/4	2.1/5	4.36
NBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	3.0/5	1.6/5	4.20
THE HUGHLEYS	UPN	Mon	2.3/4	1.3/3	3.90
THE JAMIE KENNEDY EXPERIMENT-8:30P	WB	Sun	2.1/3	1.6/4	3.56
OFF CENTRE	WB	Sun	2.1/3	1.4/3	3.39
ROSWELL	UPN	Tue	1.6/2	1.5/4	2.95
THE JAMIE KENNEDY EXPERIMENT-8:00P	WB	Sun	1.8/3	1.3/3	2.83
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	1.9/3	1.2/3	2.75
NO BOUNDARIES	WB	Sun	1.5/2	1.0/3	2.22

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.397
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	6.160
MOVIE: LAKE PLACID-SUN	USA	4.920
MOVIE: PRETTY WOMAN-SUN	TBS	4.903
MOVIE: IN THE LINE OF FIRE-SAT	TNT	4.481
SPONGEBOB-SUN	NICK	4.467
MOVIE: PALE RIDER-SUN	TNT	4.435
RUGRATS-SUN	NICK	4.074
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	4.047
MOVIE: DEAD IN A HEARTBEAT-SUN	TBS	4.034
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	4.032
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	4.006
SPONGEBOB-FRI 8:00P	NICK	3.911
HEY ARNOLD-SAT 11:00A	NICK	3.753
RUGRATS-SAT 9:30A	NICK	3.689
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	6.243
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	4.329
THE MEXICAN	HBO	4.223
MONICA IN BLACK AND WHITE	HBO	4.151
REAL SEX XTRA: SIZE MATTE	HBO	2.847

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.030	3.8
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.964	3.8
MOVIE: PRETTY WOMAN-5:30P	TBS	Sun	3.519	3.3
MOVIE: PALE RIDER-8P	TNT	Sun	3.147	3.0
MOVIE: IN THE LINE OF FIRE-8P	TNT	Sat	3.106	2.9
MOVIE: LAKE PLACID-9P	USA	Sun	3.040	2.9
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.936	2.8
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.912	2.8
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.895	2.7
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sun	2.773	2.6
MOVIE: DEAD IN A HEARTBEAT-8P	TBS	Sun	2.750	2.6
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sat	2.664	2.5
SPONGEBOB-8:00P	NICK	Fri	2.650	2.5
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.621	2.5
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.614	2.5
RUGRATS-9:00A	NICK	Sat	2.556	2.4
STRONG MEDICINE	LIF	Sun	2.527	2.4
SPONGEBOB-8:00P	NICK	Wed	2.479	2.3
SPONGEBOB-5:30P	NICK	Thu	2.448	2.3
HEARTBREAK RIDGE-3P	TNT	Sat	2.411	2.3
RUGRATS	NICK	Wed	2.390	2.3
RUGRATS-9:00A	NICK	Sun	2.368	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Fri	2.361	2.2
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Sat	2.324	2.2
TRUE CRIME	TNT	Fri	2.324	2.2
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	4.174	4.0
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	3.042	2.9
MONICA IN BLACK AND WHITE	HBO	-	2.950	2.8
THE MEXICAN	HBO	-	2.811	2.7
REAL SEX XTRA: SIZE MATTE	HBO	-	2.166	2.1

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3726
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	3634
Pretty Woman	TBS	Sun	2902
Lake Placid	USA	Sun	2644
Dead In A Heartbeat	TBS	Sun	2098
Pale Rider	TNT	Sun	2088
In The Line Of Fire	TNT	Sat	2055
Friday	USA	Sun	1872
Friends	TBS	Tue	1735
Engineering Impossible	DISC	Mon	1702

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