Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending March 17, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 25th 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	Wed	11.5/19	8.9/14	20.455
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	9.8/15	7.6/19	17.061
JAG	CBS	Tue	10.7/17	3.8/10	16.355
BECKER	CBS	Mon	10.5/16	5.4/13	16.160
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	11.2/19	3.6/10	15.747
CELEBRITY BOXING	FOX	Wed	9.1/14	7.1/17	15.485
LEAP OF FAITH	NBC	Thu	10.5/17	7.0/18	15.185
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	9.8/15	6.4/16	14.853
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	10.5/17	5.1/13	14.411
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	9.1/15	5.2/13	13.270
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	Tue	8.6/13	3.0/7	12.628
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Mon	7.3/11	3.9/10	12.50
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	7.9/12	4.5/11	11.991
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	Sun	8.0/12	3.8/9	11.932
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	8.4/14	4.9/13	11.759
MOVIE: BEYOND THE PRAIRIE, PT. 2	CBS	Sun	7.9/13	3.3/8	11.709
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	6.3/10	5.5/14	11.69
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.5/12	4.6/12	11.61
SCRUBS	NBC	Tue	7.6/12	5.3/13	11.44
DATELINE	NBC	Wed	8.1/13	2.7/7	11.342
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	8.2/15	3.6/11	11.210
WATCHING ELLIE	NBC	Tue	7.7/12	4.7/12	11.07
MOVIE: SNOW WHITE: FAIREST OF ALL	ABC	Sun	6.3/10	3.5/9	10.97
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	6.8/10	4.6/11	10.74
NCAA BASKETBALL-THU 8:00P	CBS	Thu	6.9/12	4.1/12	10.19
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	7.1/11	1.8/5	9.94
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	6.9/12	3.2/8	9.68
PHILLY	ABC	Tue	6.3/11	3.5/9	9.51
NCAA BASKETBALL-SAT 8:00P	CBS	Sat	6.0/11	3.7/12	9.507
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.9/13	3.0/9	9.34
SNL REMEMBERS JOHN BELUSHI	NBC	Mon	5.9/10	4.1/11	9.06
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.9/11	2.7/9	9.04
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	Wed	5.9/9	3.9/10	9.02
NCAA POSTGAME-SAT	CBS	Sat	5.8/11	3.1/10	8.99
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Wed	6.2/11	5.8/14	8.95
24	FOX	Tue	5.4/8	4.1/10	8.86
WEAKEST LINK-8P	NBC	Sun	6.1/10	2.9/7	8.79
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	5.8/9	3.7/9	8.78
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.3/10	3.2/10	8.58
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Mon	6.4/11	3.6/10	8.56
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.0/9	3.3/11	8.29
SPIN CITY	ABC	Tue	5.4/9	3.3/9	8.12
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	4.8/7	3.9/9	7.99
THE AMERICAN EMBASSY	FOX	Mon	5.5/8	3.5/8	7.96
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	5.0/8	3.2/9	7.96
NCAA BASKETBALL-FRI 8:00P	CBS	Fri	5.4/10	2.9/10	7.82
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	5.4/9	2.9/8	7.73
NCAA BASKETBALL-FRI 10:30P	CBS	Fri	5.1/10	3.2/11	7.588
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	5.3/9	2.6/7	7.53
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.5/9	2.9/10	7.42
20/20	ABC	Wed	5.3/9	2.9/8	7.31
THE COLIN QUINN SHOW	NBC	Mon	4.7/7	3.5/8	7.21
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	4.3/7	3.3/9	7.17
THE JOB	ABC	Wed	4.7/7	2.8/7	7.10
MOVIE: THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY	NBC	Sat	5.1/9	2.1/7	6.98
NCAA BASKETBALL-THU 10:30P	CBS	Thu	5.0/11	3.1/11	6.96
SMALLVILLE	WB	Tue	3.8/6	3.4/9	6.90
ABC NEWS: HUNT FOR BIN LADEN	ABC	Mon	4.8/7	2.5/6	6.63
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.0/6	2.8/7	6.58
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	4.3/7	2.5/7	6.57
UNDECLARED	FOX	Tue	4.2/7	3.3/9	6.52
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT 20TH ANNIV.	NBC	Sat	4.2/8	1.8/6	6.39
WEAKEST LINK-7P	NBC	Sun	4.3/7	1.6/5	6.18
FUTURAMA	FOX	Sun	3.5/6	2.7/8	5.83
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Fri	3.5/6	2.5/8	5.55
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	UPN	Tue	3.2/5	2.3/6	5.01
THE WAYNE BRADY SHOW	ABC	Mon	3.1/5	1.8/4	4.61
CHARMED	WB	Thu	3.1/5	2.1/5	4.48
REBA	WB	Fri	2.6/5	1.3/4	4.19
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.4/4	1.7/6	4.00
MAYBE IT'S ME	WB	Fri	2.0/3	0.9/3	3.21
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	1.8/3	1.1/3	2.65
MY GUIDE TO BECOMING A ROCK STAR	WB	Fri	1.4/3	0.9/3	2.54
WWE SMACKDOWN: WWF DIVAS	UPN	Wed	1.6/3	1.2/3	2.5
GLORY DAYS	WB	Mon	1.7/3	1.0/2	2.4
THE JAMIE KENNEDY EXPERIMENT	WB	Sun	1.4/2	1.0/2	2.2
NO BOUNDARIES	WB	Sun	1.2/2	0.6/2	1.9
MY GUIDE TO BECOMING A ROCK STAR	WB	Thu	1.2/2	0.6/2	1.6
AS IF	UPN	Tue	1.0/1	0.5/1	1.4
THE RANDOM YEARS	UPN	Tue	0.9/1	0.5/1	1.4

-NCAA Basketball (Thu, 8:00pm): 4.5/12 P25-54, 6.1/17 M25-54, 5.6/17 M18-49, 5.0/17 M18-34

-NCAA Basketball (Thu, 10:30pm): 3.4/11 P25-54, 4.8/16 M25-54, 4.3/16 M18-49, 4.1/16 M18-34

-NCAA Basketball (Fri, 8:00pm): 3.5/11 P25-54, 4.7/15 M25-54, 3.9/14 M18-49, 3.4/15 M18-34

-NCAA Basketball (Fri, 10:30pm): 3.6/10 P25-54, 5.0/15 M25-54, 4.5/15 M18-49, 4.5/17 M18-34

-NCAA Basketball (Sat, 8:00pm): 3.9/12 P25-54, 5.5/16 M25-54, 5.2/17 M18-49, 4.6/17 M18-34

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NCAA BASKETBALL SUN 3	CBS	Sun	7.2/15	10.443
NCAA BASKETBALL SAT 3	CBS	Sat	6.5/15	9.395
NCAA BASKETBALL SUN 2	CBS	Sun	6.3/14	9.264
NCAA BASKETBALL SAT 1	CBS	Sat	6.2/17	8.443
NCAA BASKETBALL SAT 2	CBS	Sat	6.0/16	8.394
CAROLINA DOGDE 400	FOX	Sun	5.8/14	9.563
NCAA BASKETBALL SUN 1	CBS	Sun	5.2/13	7.194
NCAA BASKETBALL DAY FRI 2	CBS	Fri	3.8/12	4.680
NCAA BASKETBALL DAY THU 2	CBS	Thu	3.4/10	4.238
NCAA BASKETBALL DAY FRI 1	CBS	Fri	3.3/12	3.988
NCAA BASKETBALL DAY THU 1	CBS	Thu	3.2/12	3.915
NBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	1.5/4	1.967
NHL HOCKEY	NBC	Sat	1.2/3	1.549

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	6.300
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	5.842
MOVIE: BIG DADDY-SUN 7P	USA	5.819
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	4.847
THE SHIELD	FX	4.827
SPONGEBOB-FRI 8:00P	NICK	4.781
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	4.619
MOVIE: MURDER AT 75 BIRCH	LIF	4.603
SPONGEBOB-FRI 8:30P	NICK	4.401
HER BEST FRIENDS HUSBAND-MON	LIF	4.347
MOVIE: THE WATERBOY-SUN	USA	4.102
MOVIE: BIG DADDY-SUN 9P	USA	4.034
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	3.838
HER BEST FRIENDS HUSBAND-SUN	LIF	3.585
OSBOURNES	MTV	3.561
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	5.678
EXIT WOUNDS	HBO	4.656
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.900
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	2.710
EXECUTION OF WANDA	HBO	2.685

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.056	3.8
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.552	3.4
MOVIE: MURDER AT 75 BIRCH-4P	LIF	Sun	3.519	3.3
MOVIE: BIG DADDY-7P	USA	Sun	3.457	3.3
HER BEST FRIENDS HUSBAND-9P	LIF	Mon	3.167	3.0
THE SHIELD	FX	Tue	3.116	3.0
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	3.089	2.9
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	3.060	2.9
SPONGEBOB-8:00P	NICK	Fri	2.915	2.8
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	Tue	2.851	2.7
HER BEST FRIENDS HUSBAND-6P	LIF	Sun	2.763	2.6
OSBOURNES	MTV	Tue	2.689	2.5
MOVIE: THE WATERBOY-5P	USA	Sun	2.661	2.5
MOVIE: BIG DADDY-9P	USA	Sun	2.650	2.5
SPONGEBOB-8:30P	NICK	Fri	2.641	2.5
MOVIE: SOMEONE SHE KNOWS-2P	LIF	Sun	2.593	2.5
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.575	2.4
MOVIE: A FATHER'S BETRAYAL-9P	LIF	Wed	2.540	2.4
RUGRATS-7:30P	NICK	Mon	2.506	2.4
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.479	2.3
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Sun	2.440	2.3
MOMS ON STRIKE	FAM	Sun	2.420	2.3
RUGRATS-7:30P	NICK	Wed	2.356	2.2
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Mon	2.355	2.2
RUGRATS	NICK	Sun	2.332	2.2
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	3.695	3.5
EXIT WOUNDS	HBO	-	3.095	2.9
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	2.522	2.4
EXECUTION OF WANDA	HBO	-	2.003	1.9
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	1.914	1.8

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	3846
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3348
Big Daddy	USA	Sun	3045
The Shield	FX	Tue	3037
Osbournes	MTV	Tue	2795
Real World XI	MTV	Tue	2791
The Waterboy	USA	Sun	2423
Big Daddy	USA	Sun	2196
South Park-10:30p	CMDY	Wed	2118
South Park-10:00p	CMDY	Wed	2082

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