Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending March 21, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 26th 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)
AMERICAN IDOL-TUE	FOX	11.3/28	26.718
AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	9.7/25	22.916
SURVIVOR:ALL STARS-WED	CBS	7.1/20	18.963
APPRENTICE	NBC	8.2/21	17.495
60 MINUTES	CBS	4.0/11	16.155
WILL & GRACE	NBC	6.9/19	15.003
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	6.4/18	14.486
COLD CASE	CBS	3.8/9	14.415
LAS VEGAS	NBC	5.6/14	13.462
NAVY NCIS	CBS	3.1/8	13.291
DATELINE FRI	NBC	3.3/11	11.94
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	4.1/11	11.939
JUDGING AMY	CBS	2.6/7	11.605
SIMPSONS	FOX	5.0/13	11.244
CROSSING JORDAN 3/19	NBC	3.6/11	11.243
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	3.8/11	11.093
THE GREEN MILE	ABC	3.7/10	11.036
AVERAGE JOE:ADAM RETURNS	NBC	5.4/14	10.69
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	5.0/15	10.15
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.	ABC	4.2/10	10.02
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	4.0/10	9.87
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT SP	FOX	4.2/11	9.62
NYPD BLUE	ABC	3.5/10	9.59
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SAT 4	CBS	3.6/13	9.54
THE PRACTICE	ABC	3.5/9	9.40
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	4.2/10	9.30
EXTREME MAKEOVER SP-3/17	ABC	3.7/9	9.28
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-THU 2	CBS	4.1/13	9.18
DATELINE SUN-7PM	NBC	2.6/8	9.18
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-THU 1	CBS	3.2/11	9.11
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS	FOX	2.8/8	8.92
CENTURY CITY	CBS	2.1/5	8.86
AMERICAN DREAMS	NBC	3.1/8	8.85
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-FRI 2	CBS	3.6/12	8.76
EXTREME MAKEOVER-THU	ABC	3.2/8	8.59
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	2.9/9	8.41
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-FRI 1	CBS	3.2/12	8.32
ACCORDING TO JIM 9PM	ABC	3.4/8	8.28
FRASIER	NBC	2.6/6	8.25
PROOF OF LIFE (2000)	CBS	2.3/6	7.95
ALIAS	ABC	3.5/8	7.93
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	2.8/8	7.77
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES	CBS	2.3/6	7.54
COPS 2	FOX	2.8/10	7.53
LESS THAN PERFECT	ABC	2.9/7	7.37
THE STONES	CBS	2.7/7	7.13
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	2.4/9	7.10
S. KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL	ABC	3.0/9	7.09
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	3.1/7	7.02
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	3.3/9	6.95
THE D.A.	ABC	2.0/6	6.93
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	2.7/8	6.87
WHOOPI	NBC	2.1/6	6.74
SCRUBS	NBC	2.8/7	6.60
LIFE WITH BONNIE	ABC	2.4/7	6.48
MARRIED TO THE KELLYS	ABC	2.3/8	6.45
COPS	FOX	2.3/8	6.31
I'M WITH HER	ABC	2.4/6	6.28
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS-3/20	ABC	2.0/6	6.14
TARZAN (1999)	ABC	1.8/6	6.12
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL 2	UPN	2.7/7	5.69
HAPPY FAMILY	NBC	1.8/5	5.67
TRU CALLING	FOX	2.1/6	5.52
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	2.2/6	5.51
CRACKING UP	FOX	2.4/6	4.86
FOREVER EDEN-MON	FOX	2.2/6	4.34
REBA	WB	1.4/5	3.86
TRACY MORGAN-8:30P	NBC	1.3/4	3.85
TRACY MORGAN-8P	NBC	1.0/4	3.81
WONDERFALLS	FOX	1.6/5	3.68
S HARVEY BIG TIME	WB	1.3/4	3.67
PLAYING IT STRAIGHT	FOX	1.7/6	3.65
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION	WB	1.6/4	3.34
JAMIE KENNEDY	WB	1.2/3	2.96
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	WB	1.0/3	2.72
LIKE FAMILY	WB	0.9/3	2.57
HELP	WB	1.0/3	2.47
GAME OVER	UPN	0.5/2	1.72
THE MULLETS	UPN	0.6/2	1.70

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW ZONE)	SPIKE	5.000
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.994
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)	SPIKE	4.628
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.904
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.086
WHAT WOMEN WANT(S)-3/21	TNT	4.311
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.972
WHAT WOMEN WANT(S)-3/19	TNT	4.161
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.862
REAL WORLD XIV	MTV	3.837
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.631
LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	3.950
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.101
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.757
WHAT WOMEN WANT(S)-3/20	TNT	3.969
STARGATE SG1	SCI-FI	2.56
PREMIUM CABLE
SOPRANOS, THE	HBO	10.112
DEADWOOD	HBO	5.792
OLD SCHOOL	HBO	2.527
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	1.507
ORGASM SPECIAL: A REAL SE(S)-3/20	HBO	1.137

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)