Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 5, 2003

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the second week of the 2003-04 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final 18-49 ratings and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
CSI	CBS	9.4/24	26.657
FRIENDS	NBC	10.6/30	22.377
ER	NBC	9.6/26	20.766
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	6.3/15	20.470
SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS	CBS	7.5/21	19.682
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	7.3/20	17.731
LAW & ORDER	NBC	6.4/18	17.503
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	5.8/15	17.327
SCRUBS	NBC	8.5/23	17.150
WILL & GRACE	NBC	8.5/22	16.802
THE WEST WING	NBC	5.5/13	16.327
TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	5.0/12	16.184
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	6.2/19	15.506
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS-SUN	FOX	5.9/15	15.416
WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	4.7/13	15.259
LAW & ORDER: CRIM INTENT	NBC	4.6/11	14.287
COLD CASE	CBS	3.3/8	13.958
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	4.8/12	13.645
STILL STANDING	CBS	4.3/11	13.429
JAG	CBS	3.0/9	13.424
COUPLING	NBC	6.7/16	12.930
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	5.3/15	12.649
JOAN OF ARCADIA	CBS	3.1/11	12.493
60 MINUTES	CBS	2.2/7	12.315
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	2.6/7	12.119
NAVY NCIS	CBS	2.7/8	12.08
I'M WITH HER	ABC	5.3/15	11.95
ACCORDING TO JIM-9P	ABC	5.5/14	11.85
FRASIER	NBC	4.6/12	11.82
JUDGING AMY	CBS	2.8/7	11.812
YES, DEAR	CBS	3.6/11	11.79
BLESSINGS	CBS	2.8/7	11.70
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	4.6/14	11.64
LAS VEGAS	NBC	4.2/10	11.50
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	4.9/13	11.48
THIRD WATCH	NBC	4.1/10	11.31
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS-TUE	FOX	4.1/12	10.86
IT'S ALL RELATIVE	ABC	4.4/12	10.79
THE HANDLER	CBS	2.7/9	10.51
NYPD BLUE	ABC	4.0/11	10.43
LESS THAN PERFECT	ABC	4.6/12	10.16
60 MINUTES II	CBS	2.2/6	10.15
THE BACHELOR	ABC	4.8/11	10.13
LYON'S DEN	NBC	3.2/8	10.07
THE PRACTICE	ABC	3.6/9	9.94
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	3.7/12	9.90
THE DISTRICT	CBS	1.6/5	9.89
ALIAS	ABC	4.1/9	9.40
KAREN SISCO	ABC	3.3/9	9.13
WHOOPI	NBC	3.0/9	8.94
10-8	ABC	3.2/8	8.91
HAPPY FAMILY	NBC	3.2/9	8.81
20/20-FRI	ABC	2.5/8	8.81
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS-THU	FOX	3.0/8	8.71
GOOD MORNING MIAMI	NBC	4.2/11	8.68
PARADISE HOTEL-WED	FOX	4.6/11	8.67
EXTREME MAKEOVER-THU	ABC	3.2/8	8.43
LILO AND STITCH	ABC	2.6/9	8.28
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	2.3/7	8.27
ED	NBC	3.0/9	8.24
HACK	CBS	1.3/4	8.12
LIFE WITH BONNIE	ABC	3.0/9	8.06
MARRIED TO THE KELLYS	ABC	2.9/10	8.04
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	3.0/8	7.78
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	2.7/10	7.61
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	2.5/8	7.48
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST VIDEOS	ABC	2.4/8	7.47
AMERICAN DREAMS	NBC	2.6/7	7.36
7TH HEAVEN	WB	2.5/7	7.24
THREAT MATRIX	ABC	2.0/6	7.18
BROTHERHOOD OF POLAND, NH	CBS	2.3/6	7.15
48 HOURS	CBS	1.5/5	6.84
SMALLVILLE	WB	3.0/8	6.82
PRIMETIME MONDAY	ABC	1.9/6	6.79
PARADISE HOTEL-WED	FOX	3.6/10	6.74
BOOMTOWN	NBC	2.3/7	6.65
MISS MATCH	NBC	2.0/7	5.93
CHARMED	WB	2.5/6	5.84
EVERWOOD	WB	1.8/4	5.74
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	1.5/5	5.70
TARZAN	WB	2.1/5	5.45
TEMPTATION ISLAND	FOX	2.7/7	5.18
ANGEL	WB	2.4/6	5.16
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	1.9/5	4.92
LA DRAGNET	ABC	1.6/5	4.91
ALL OF US	UPN	2.0/6	4.70
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	1.6/5	4.55
WANDA AT LARGE	FOX	1.9/7	4.54
ENTERPRISE	UPN	2.0/6	4.51
HALF AND HALF	UPN	2.0/5	4.48
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	1.9/5	4.36
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	1.7/4	4.23
EVE	UPN	1.7/5	4.19
REBA	WB	1.4/5	4.13
ONE ON ONE	UPN	1.6/5	3.93
LUIS	FOX	1.5/5	3.84
THE PARKERS	UPN	1.4/4	3.65
JAMIE KENNEDY	WB	1.4/4	3.34
LIKE FAMILY	WB	1.1/4	3.33
ONE TREE HILL	WB	1.1/3	3.30
STEVE HARVEY'S BIG TIME	WB	1.2/4	3.23
ROCK ME BABY	UPN	1.3/3	3.08
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	WB	1.2/4	2.82
ALL ABOUT THE ANDERSONS	WB	1.2/4	2.69
JAKE 2.0	UPN	1.1/3	2.66
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	0.9/2	2.51
THE MULLETS	UPN	1.1/3	2.42
RUN OF THE HOUSE	WB	0.9/2	2.28

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
TRAD SP:100 GRAND(S)-10/05/2003	TLC	9.124
MLB DIVISIONAL SERIES L (BRAVES/CUBS)	ESPN	8.126
MLB DIVISIONAL SERIES L (CUBS/BRAVES)	ESPN	7.432
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (BROWNS/STEELERS)	ESPN	7.172
MLB DIVISIONAL SERIES L (RED SOX/ATHLETICS)	ESPN	4.344
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.360
MLB DIVISIONAL SERIES L (ATHLETICS/RED SOX)	ESPN2	4.582
MLB DIVISIONAL SERIES L (YANKEES/TWINS)	ESPN	4.010
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW ZONE)	SPIKE	4.092
NFL PRIME TIME L	ESPN	4.054
TRADING SPACES	TLC	4.088
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)	SPIKE	3.893
MLB DIVISIONAL SERIES L (MARLINS/GIANTS)	ESPN	3.423
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.052
COLL FTBALL-THUR NIGHT L (WEST VIRGINIA/MIAMI)	ESPN	3.641
PREMIUM CABLE
CARNIVALE	HBO	2.878
TRAPPED	HBO	2.570
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES	HBO	2.748
REAL SEX 30	HBO	2.358
SOPRANOS, THE	HBO	2.476

Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Los Angeles Times, CBS Press Express, Media Life Magazine, Variety, TV Tango, and Marc Berman's Programming Insider (MediaWeek)