Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 23, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 51st and final week of the 2000-01 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)
BUSH SPEECH ANALYSIS	NBC	Thu	14.5/20	9.0/20	23.871
NBC BUSH RESPONSE ANALYSIS	NBC	Thu	11.7/17		19.017
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	11.8/18	6.8/15	17.833
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	10.9/17	4.4/11	16.502
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	10.9/19	3.9/11	16.118
NFL OVERRUN	FOX	Sun	-	7.0/22	16.1
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	10.4/17	4.0/12	14.395
MISS AMERICA PAGEANT	ABC	Sat	8.9/16	3.7/11	13.608
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	8.6/14	5.0/12	12.939
48 HOURS	CBS	Tue	9.0/14	4.1/12	12.825
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?-8P	ABC	Mon	8.4/13	3.5/9	12.584
ABC NEWS COVERAGE	ABC	Mon	8.7/14	4.8/12	12.455
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Thu	7.8/12	6.0/15	12.376
SPECIAL: 50 YEARS OF LATE NIGHT	NBC	Sun	7.9/12	5.5/12	11.956
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Tue	7.7/12	5.2/13	11.853
LAST BRICKMASTER IN AMERICA	CBS	Sun	8.1/12	2.8/6	11.744
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	8.4/14	4.5/12	11.411
20/20	ABC	Wed	7.9/13	4.3/12	10.981
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Mon	7.6/12	3.8/10	10.464
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?-9P	ABC	Mon	7.1/11	3.2/8	10.42
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	7.5/14	3.3/11	10.370
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	7.2/12	2.6/8	10.24
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Wed	6.9/11	4.6/12	10.02
ABC NEWS SPECIAL	ABC	Tue	6.8/11	3.9/11	9.55
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	6.6/11	3.0/9	9.34
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	7.0/11	3.2/9	9.14
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.6/10	3.5/10	8.97
NEWS: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK	ABC	Fri	6.0/11	2.6/9	8.80
WOLF LAKE	CBS	Wed	6.1/10	3.4/9	8.69
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	5.0/8	3.4/9	8.15
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	5.6/9	3.1/8	7.97
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	5.3/10	2.2/7	7.31
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	4.6/8	2.9/9	7.15
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.4/8	3.0/10	6.82
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.9/6	2.2/5	5.54
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.5/7	2.4/9	5.45
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Wed	3.7/6	2.7/7	5.37
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	2.7/4	1.8/4	4.53
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	2.6/4	1.9/4	4.52
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS	FOX	Thu	3.2/5	1.7/5	4.52
ONE ON ONE	UPN	Mon	2.5/4	1.8/5	4.07
THE HUGHLEYS	UPN	Mon	2.2/4	1.7/5	3.67
NBC FALL PREVIEW	NBC	Sat	2.0/4	1.0/4	2.84
DEAD LAST	WB	Tue	1.5/2	1.0/3	2.27
WB SNEAK PEAK SPECIAL	WB	Fri	1.4/3	0.7/2	2.08

-President Bush Speech (Thursday) - 82.06 million cumulative viewers across 4 broadcast networks

-America: A Tribute to Heroes (Friday) - 59.30 million cumulative viewers across 30 networks

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	FOX	Sun	10.9	11.450
NFL SINGLE	CBS	Sun	10.2	10.741
DOVER 400	NBC	Sun	4.5	4.710
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LATE	ABC	Sat	3.3	3.460
COLLEGE FOOTBALL EARLY	ABC	Sat	3.1	3.315
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL	NBC	Sat	2.9	3.097
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.1	2.208
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	CBS	Sat	2.0	2.085

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
BUSH ADDRESSES CONGRESS-9:04P	CNN	9.184
BUSH CONGRESS ADDRESS-9:41P	CNN	9.112
CONGRESS ADRS TO BUSH-9:47P	CNN	8.396
BUSH CONGRESS ADDRESS-9:53P	CNN	7.728
NFL: BRONCOS/CARDINALS	ESPN	7.447
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	6.151
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.112
THE POINT W/GRETA	CNN	4.472
LARRY KING LIVE-TUE	CNN	4.340
PRES ADDRESS TO CONGRESS	FOXNC	4.297
BEHIND THE TERROR	DISC	4.219
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	4.212
LARRY KING LIVE-THU	CNN	4.133
MOVIE: SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS	USA	3.964
LARRY KING LIVE-WED	CNN	3.632
PREMIUM CABLE
BAND OF BROTHERS	HBO	6.294
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.722
ROAD TRIP	HBO	3.603
WCB VARGAS VS. FLORES	HBO	3.101
MIND OF THE MARRIED MAN	HBO	3.049

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
BUSH ADDRESSES CONGRESS-9:04P	CNN	Thu	6.062	5.7
BUSH CONGRESS ADDRESS-9:41P	CNN	Thu	5.967	5.7
CONGRESS ADRS TO BUSH-9:47P	CNN	Thu	5.504	5.2
NFL: BRONCOS/CARDINALS	ESPN	Sun	5.294	5.0
BUSH CONGRESS ADDRESS-9:53P	CNN	Thu	5.176	4.9
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.061	3.8
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.968	3.8
THE POINT W/GRETA	CNN	Thu	3.449	3.3
LARRY KING LIVE	CNN	Tue	3.438	3.3
LARRY KING LIVE	CNN	Wed	3.033	2.9
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	Sun	2.978	2.8
PRES ADDRESS TO CONGRESS-9:00P	FOXNC	Thu	2.948	2.8
LARRY KING LIVE	CNN	Thu	2.874	2.7
MOVIE: SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS	USA	Mon	2.857	2.7
BEHIND THE TERROR	DISC	Wed	2.848	2.7
LARRY KING LIVE	CNN	Mon	2.836	2.7
PRES ADDRESS RESPONSE-9:40P	FOXN	Thu	2.832	2.7
WOLF BLITZER REPORTS	CNN	Thu	2.681	2.5
YANKEE STADIUM MEMORIAL	CNN	Sun	2.669	2.5
DRAGON BALL Z-6:00P	TOON	Thu	2.358	2.2
THE O'REILLY FACTOR	FOXN	Thu	2.210	2.1
THE O'REILLY FACTOR	FOXN	Tue	2.190	2.1
PREMIUM CABLE
BAND OF BROTHERS	HBO	Sun	3.984	3.8
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	2.574	2.4
ROAD TRIP	HBO	-	2.372	2.2
MIND OF THE MARRIED MAN	HBO	Sun	2.063	2.0
WCB VARGAS VS. FLORES	HBO	Sat	2.018	1.9

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Bush Addresses Congress	CNN	Thu	4383
Sp Rpt:Bush Congress Address	CNN	Thu	4324
NFL/Broncos/ Cardinals	ESPN	Sun	4194
Congress Address To Bush	CNN	Thu	4123
Sp Rpt: Bush Congress Address	CNN	Thu	3836
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3730
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3555
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	2648
Behind The Terror	DISC	Wed	2460
The Point W/Greta	CNN	Thu	1815

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, Media Life Magazine, Zap2it, and Variety