Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 29, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 14th week of the 2002-03 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)
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	11.6/20	6.9/20	17.889
NFL POSTGAME	FOX	Sun	9.3/17	-	15.354
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	7.7/14	3.6/12	11.435
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	7.2/12	2.1/6	10.934
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	4.9/9	3.1/11	8.65
20/20	ABC	Fri	5.1/10	2.6/8	7.64
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.1/9	2.0/6	7.62
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.8/9	2.6/9	7.51
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER	CBS	Wed	4.3/9	2.6/9	7.50
NBA BASKETBALL	ABC	Wed	4.5/9	3.2/10	7.484
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.8/9	2.6/8	7.40
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	4.7/8	2.6/7	7.38
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS	CBS	Fri	5.1/9	1.1/4	7.19
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.3/8	2.5/9	6.75
FUNNIEST HOLIDAY MOMENTS	FOX	Tue	3.5/8	2.2/9	6.63
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	4.8/9	1.3/5	6.59
MOVIE: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE	NBC	Tue	3.7/9	2.5/10	6.28
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.4/6	2.3/6	5.61
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	ABC	Fri	3.3/6	2.3/7	5.60
SARAH HUGHES: A LIFE IN BALANCE	NBC	Wed	3.4/7	1.2/4	5.27
CHARMED	WB	Sun	2.4/4	1.8/5	3.99
DINOTOPIA	ABC	Thu	2.5/4	1.2/3	3.87
SANTA BABY!	FOX	Tue	2.0/5	1.4/6	3.83
QUEST FOR THE RING	WB	Sun	1.9/3	1.4/3	3.13

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	FOX	Sun	15.6/30	25.073
NFL SATURDAY	FOX	Sat	10.3/27	15.185
NFL SINGLE	CBS	Sun	9.9/23	14.853
NFL SINGLE SATURDAY	CBS	Sat	9.0/19	13.739
NFL REGIONAL	FOX	Sun	7.8/18	11.283
NFL SATURDAY POSTGAME	FOX	Sat	6.9/17	9.467
NFL SINGLE POSTGAME	CBS	Sun	3.5/7	4.886
NBA BASKETBALL-6P	ABC	Wed	2.5/6	3.957
SKILLS CHALLENGE GOLF	NBC	Sun	2.0/4	2.558
SKILLS CHALLENGE GOLF	NBC	Sat	1.7/4	2.150
COLLEGE BASKETBALL	CBS	Sat	1.0/3	1.328
COLLEGE BASKETBALL	ABC	Sat	0.6/2	0.960

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: BUCCANEERS/BEARS	ESPN	8.328
ALAMO BOWL: COLORADO/WISCONSIN	ESPN	5.758
HOLIDAY BOWL: KANSAS ST/ARIZONA ST	ESPN	5.133
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	4.879
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	4.784
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	4.353
INSIGHT .COM BOWL: PITT/OREGON ST	ESPN	4.265
SPONGEBOB-MON 5:30P	NICK	4.243
INDEPENDENCE BOWL: NEBRASKA/OLE MISS	ESPN	4.193
SPONGEBOB-TUE 8:30A	NICK	4.188
SPONGEBOB-MON 5:00P	NICK	4.178
RUGRATS-TUE 9:00A	NICK	4.029
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10:00A	NICK	3.768
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9:30A	NICK	3.712
MOVIE: THE TROPHY WIFES SECRET	LIF	3.641
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.455
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.422
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.137
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.060
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	2.636

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	Time	HH (millions)	HH Rating
NFL: BUCCANEERS/BEARS	ESPN	Sun	8:28 PM	5.816	5.5
ALAMO BOWL	ESPN	Sat	8:00 PM	3.829	3.6
HOLIDAY BOWL	ESPN	Fri	8:03 PM	3.657	3.4
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	Sun	7:30 PM	3.323	3.1
INDEPENDENCE BOWL	ESPN	Fri	4:32 PM	3.129	2.9
INSIGHT.COM BOWL	ESPN	Thu	8:30 PM	2.983	2.8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	10:00 PM	2.980	2.8
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	8:30 AM	2.865	2.7
MOVIE: THE TROPHY WIFE'S SECRET	LIF	Sun	8:00 PM	2.848	2.7
RUGRATS	NICK	Tue	9:00 AM	2.826	2.6
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	5:30 PM	2.619	2.5
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:30 AM	2.597	2.4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	9:00 PM	2.569	2.4
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	5:00 PM	2.555	2.4
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sun	10:00 AM	2.546	2.4
LAS VEGAS BOWL	ESPN	Wed	4:37 PM	2.513	2.4
TRADING SPACES	TLC	Sat	9:00 PM	2.497	2.3
MOVIE: DEEP FAMILY SECRETS	LIF	Sun	4:00 PM	2.480	2.3
BIG JAKE (MOVIE)	TBS	Wed	8:00 PM	2.478	2.3
SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	Sun	11:29 PM	2.439	2.3
SCARED SILENT (MOVIE)	LIF	Sat	4:00 PM	2.415	2.3
MOVIE: HONDO AND THE APACHES	TBS	Wed	10:00 PM	2.394	2.2
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Sat	10:30 AM	2.281	2.1
HOUSTON BOWL	ESPN	Fri	1:00 PM	2.268	2.1
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sat	10:00 AM	2.262	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	5:30 PM	2.262	2.1
RUGRATS	NICK	Mon	9:00 AM	2.252	2.1
RUGRATS	NICK	Mon	3:30 PM	2.237	2.1
MOVIE: TO LOVE, HONOR & DECEIVE	LIF	Sat	8:00 PM	2.228	2.1
THE PERFECT WIFE (MOVIE)	LIF	Sun	6:00 PM	2.222	2.1
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Sun	10:30 AM	2.216	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:00 AM	2.209	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:30 AM	2.146	2.0
TRADING SPACES: HOME FOR HOLIDAYS	TLC	Wed	9:00 PM	2.145	2.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	5:30 PM	2.115	2.0
MOVIE: VIDEO VOYEUR	LIF	Sat	2:00 PM	2.115	2.0
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Mon	4:00 PM	2.110	2.0
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Tue	6:00 PM	2.108	2.0
HAWAII BOWL	ESPN	Wed	8:02 PM	2.105	2.0
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Mon	4:30 PM	2.095	2.0
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	-	2.615	2.5
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	-	2.558	2.4
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	-	2.354	2.2
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	-	2.292	2.1
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	-	2.120	2.0

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
NFL: Buccaneers/Rams	ESPN	Sun	4851
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	3064
Trading Spaces-9p	TLC	Sat	2700
WWE Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	2542
Alamo Bowl	ESPN	Sat	2521
Trading Spaces: Holidays-9p	TLC	Wed	2185
Holiday Bowl	ESPN	Fri	2176
WWE Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	2163
Sportscenter	ESPN	Sun	2153
Trading Spaces: Holidays-8p	TLC	Wed	2069

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