Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 28, 2003

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 14th week of the 2003-04 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 second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	HH Rating	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
60 MINUTES	CBS	12.0/20	5.6/15	18.78
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	11.1/19	6.8/20	17.16
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS	CBS	7.0/13	1.9/6	11.19
ONE TRUE THING	CBS	7.1/12	2.8/7	10.67
DATELINE-SUN 8P	NBC	6.5/11	3.1/8	10.49
DREAMKEEPER (2003) PT. 1	ABC	6.0/10	2.9/8	9.84
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	6.0/11	2.9/10	9.43
BOOMTOWN-SUN 10P	NBC	5.7/10	3.2/8	8.89
DATELINE-SUN 7P	NBC	5.5/9	2.0/6	8.52
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	5.5/10	2.2/8	8.08
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	4.7/8	3.1/9	8.03
20/20-FRI	ABC	5.1/10	2.4/8	7.98
COPS	FOX	4.7/9	3.4/11	7.95
MOVIE: THE SOUND OF MUSIC-SAT	ABC	4.9/9	2.4/8	7.85
I'M WITH HER	ABC	4.8/8	2.8/9	7.58
TV GUIDE: GREATEST MOMENTS OF 2003	ABC	4.6/8	2.3/6	7.36
NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/LAKERS	ABC	4.1/9	3.0/9	7.19
60 MINUTES II	CBS	4.4/11	1.0/4	6.76
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE-WED	NBC	3.9/6	2.4/9	6.76
AMERICAN IDOL: WORLD IDOL	FOX	3.8/8	2.7/9	6.47
A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS	CBS	4.1/7	1.9/6	6.22
LINE OF FIRE	ABC	3.9/7	2.0/6	6.04
MOVIE: WILD WILD WEST-SAT	CBS	3.6/7	1.8/6	5.95
BOOMTOWN-SAT 10P	NBC	3.7/7	2.1/6	5.77
ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE-FRI	NBC	3.7/7	2.3/8	5.50
BOOMTOWN-SAT 9P	NBC	3.4/6	1.8/6	5.28
WWE TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS	UPN	3.0/6	1.9/6	4.94
BOOMTOWN-SAT 8P	NBC	2.8/5	1.3/5	4.49
GREATEST CHRISTMAS MOMENTS-FRI	FOX	7.0/13	1.9/6	4.33
MOVIE: ANASTASIA-WED	FOX	2.0/5	1.2/5	3.20

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: STEELERS/RAVENS	ESPN	10.418
NFL: EAGLES/REDSKINS	ESPN	6.620
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	4.482
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.121
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.052
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.924
COLL FTBL: CALIFORNIA/VIRGINIA TECH	ESPN	3.874
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.831
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.764
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	3.743
THE AMANDA SHOW	NICK	3.701
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.647
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.643
SPORTSCENTER: L	ESPN	3.524
LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	3.271
PREMIUM CABLE
NATIONAL SECURITY	HBO	3.489
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.185
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.069
TRUE LIES	HBO	2.743
CATHOUSE 2 (AU)	HBO	2.647

-NFL: Steelers/Ravens (ESPN) - 4.8/13 adults 18-49 rating/share

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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)