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. All 18-49 ratings are colored green while household ratings are colored black. Household ratings were only used if 18-49 data was not available for that program this week. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

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

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL REGULAR SEASON (STEELERS/RAVENS) (4.8/13)	ESPN	10.418
NFL REGULAR SEASON (EAGLES/REDSKINS)	ESPN	6.620
NFL PRIME TIME L	ESPN	4.482
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.052
SPORTSCENTER: L	ESPN	3.524
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.121
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.764
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.924
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.643
INSIGHT .COM BOWL (CALIFORNIA/VIRGINIA TECH)	ESPN	3.874
THE AMANDA SHOW	NICK	3.701
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW ZONE)	SPIKE	3.743
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.831
LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	3.271
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.647
PREMIUM CABLE
SOPRANOS, THE	HBO	3.069
NATIONAL SECURITY	HBO	3.489
SOPRANOS, THE	HBO	3.185
TRUE LIES	HBO	2.743
CATHOUSE 2 (AU)	HBO	2.647

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)