Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 25, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 18th 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)
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	12.7/32	29.433
AMERICAN IDOL-MONDAY	FOX	12.9/30	28.964
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	12.5/32	28.561
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS	NBC	9.9/23	26.803
BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS FIANCE	FOX	9.1/20	19.649
60 MINUTES	CBS	2.9/8	15.760
COLD CASE	CBS	3.9/9	15.754
WILL & GRACE	NBC	7.6/19	15.710
GOLDEN GLOBE ARRIVALS SP	NBC	4.4/12	13.129
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	5.5/13	12.893
THE O.C.	FOX	5.6/13	12.716
APPRENTICE	NBC	4.9/12	12.328
20/20-FRI	ABC	4.0/12	12.170
AVERAGE JOE: HAWAII	NBC	5.6/13	11.737
THE BACHELORETTE	ABC	5.2/12	11.557
SCRUBS	NBC	6.5/13	11.406
DEEP IMPACT	CBS	3.9/9	11.37
SIMPSONS	FOX	4.9/12	10.63
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	3.2/10	10.51
BECKER	CBS	3.0/7	10.49
THE DISTRICT	CBS	2.1/6	10.01
STATE OF THE UNION ANALYSIS	NBC	3.2/8	9.77
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST VIDEOS	ABC	3.2/8	9.39
HACK	CBS	2.0/6	8.88
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	3.7/8	8.70
LIFE WITH BONNIE	ABC	3.3/9	8.69
60 MINUTES II	CBS	1.6/4	8.68
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	3.1/10	8.61
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	2.7/9	8.35
48 HOURS	CBS	2.3/6	8.34
CELEBRITY MOLE YUCATAN	ABC	4.0/10	8.31
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	2.7/7	8.09
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	2.9/9	8.01
BERNIE MAC	FOX	3.6/8	7.97
STATE OF THE UNION ANALYSIS	CBS	2.0/5	7.90
ED	NBC	2.6/8	7.87
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	2.6/7	7.84
EXTREME MAKEOVER	ABC	3.0/7	7.83
STATE OF THE UNION ANALYSIS	ABC	1.9/5	7.56
MARRIED TO THE KELLYS	ABC	2.6/8	7.44
STAR SEARCH	CBS	1.9/6	7.37
COPS	FOX	2.8/9	7.25
10-8	ABC	2.2/5	6.61
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	3.1/8	6.50
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	2.9/6	6.37
DATELINE-TUE	NBC	1.8/5	6.25
IT'S ALL RELATIVE	ABC	2.3/6	6.19
IN STYLE: CELEBRITY WEDDINGS	ABC	2.4/6	6.07
TRACY MORGAN SHOW	NBC	2.1/5	5.69
THREAT MATRIX	ABC	1.5/4	5.69
WORLD'S CRAZIEST VIDEOS	FOX	2.3/7	5.66
7TH HEAVEN	WB	1.9/4	5.54
EVERWOOD	WB	1.8/4	5.48
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	2.1/5	5.31
TRU CALLING	FOX	2.3/6	5.28
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	1.9/5	5.22
SMALLVILLE	WB	2.2/5	5.09
TOTALLY OUTRAGOUS BEHAVIOR	FOX	2.1/7	5.06
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	1.9/5	4.97
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL	UPN	2.2/5	4.93
STEVE HARVEY'S BIG TIME	WB	1.6/4	4.48
ONE TREE HILL	WB	1.7/4	4.35
CHARMED	WB	1.9/4	4.23
REBA	WB	1.5/5	4.05
SURREAL LIFE	WB	1.6/4	3.52
ENTERPRISE	UPN	1.4/3	3.44
ALL ABOUT THE ANDERSONS	WB	1.3/3	3.34
ANGEL	WB	1.7/4	3.30
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	WB	1.4/4	3.26
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	1.3/4	3.01
LIKE FAMILY	WB	1.1/3	2.59

Cable ratings: limited amount available this week

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
SPONGEBOB	NICK	5.66
MONK	USA	5.61
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	5.54
STATE OF THE UNION ANALYSIS	FOXN	5.33
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (A18-49: 2.2)	SPIKE	4.65
STATE OF THE UNION 2004	FOXN	5.18
NEWLYWEDS (A18-49: 2.5)	MTV	4.72
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.71
TODD TV	FX	0.800

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica	MTV	3223
American Chopper	DISC	3077
Real World XIV	MTV	2837
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2776
Blow	USA	2624
RW/RR Challenge: Gauntlet	MTV	2519
Monk	USA	2275
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2229
Chappelles Show	CMDY	2159
Til Death Do Us Part	MTV	2144

-American Chopper (Discovery) - 2.4 adults 18-49 rating

-Real World XIV (MTV) - 2.2 adults 18-49 rating

-Monk (USA) - 1.8 adults 18-49 rating

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

Show	NET	9-14 Rating		Show	NET	12-17 Rating
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	14.1		AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	15.9
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	13.4		AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	14.2
AMERICAN IDOL-PRM SP	FOX	11.6		AMERICAN IDOL-PRM SP	FOX	13.6
SPONGEBOB	NICK	7.7		O.C.	FOX	9.9
BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS FIANCE	FOX	7.6		BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS FIANCE	FOX	8.8
O.C.	FOX	6.1		SIMPSONS	FOX	6.9
SIMPSONS	FOX	5.6		MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	5.7
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	5.5		BERNIE MAC	FOX	5.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	5.2		FRIENDS	NBC	4.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	5.2		GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS	NBC	4.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	5.2		FEAR FACTOR	NBC	4.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	5.0		NEWLYWEDS: NICK & JESSICA	MTV	4.1
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.9		ONE TREE HILL	WB	4.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.8		CSI	CBS	4.0
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	4.8		FRIENDS 1/22 SP	NBC	4.0
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.8		AVERAGE JOE: HAWAII	NBC	4.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.8		REAL WORLD XIV	MTV	3.6
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	4.7		YU-GI-OH	WB	3.3
BERNIE MAC	FOX	4.7		ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	3.3
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	4.6		RW/RR CHALLENGE: GAUNTLET	MTV	3.2
POKEMON	WB	4.6		KING OF THE HILL	FOX	3.2
YU-GI-OH	WB	4.6		POKEMON	WB	3.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.5		AMERICA'S NXT TOP MODEL 2	UPN	3.1
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	4.5		NEWLYWEDS: NICK & JESSICA	MTV	3.0
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.4		SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.4		DRAGON BALL GT	TOON	3.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.4		GILMORE GIRLS	WB	2.9
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.3		TIL DEATH DO US PART	MTV	2.9
STATIC SHOCK	WB	4.3		BIG FAT OBNX-ENCORE	FOX	2.8
XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN	WB	4.2		MAD TV	FOX	2.8

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)