Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending April 4, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 28th 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)
CSI	CBS	9.4/23	26.469
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	10.8/29	25.885
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	9.4/26	21.874
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS	CBS	8.3/23	21.686
APPRENTICE	NBC	9.8/24	20.173
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7.1/19	19.675
E.R.	NBC	9.2/25	19.242
WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	6.0/16	18.123
LAW AND ORDER	NBC	6.0/16	17.857
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SAT 2	CBS	6.1/20	16.736
LAW AND ORDER: SVU	NBC	6.0/16	15.552
COLD CASE	CBS	3.4/10	14.246
WILL & GRACE	NBC	5.9/16	13.476
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	4.6/12	12.943
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SAT 1	CBS	4.4/19	12.94
60 MINUTES	CBS	2.2/8	12.065
24	FOX	4.8/12	11.500
O.C.	FOX	5.0/13	11.371
FRASIER	NBC	4.0/10	11.231
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	5.3/16	11.21
JAG	CBS	2.0/6	11.02
WEST WING	NBC	3.3/8	10.95
TEN COMMANDMENTS	ABC	3.3/9	10.20
ACCORDING TO JIM 9PM	ABC	3.9/10	10.13
60 MINUTES II	CBS	2.0/6	10.07
AVERAGE JOE: ADAM RETURNS	NBC	4.7/12	9.61
DATELINE FRI	NBC	2.8/9	9.50
JOAN OF ARCADIA	CBS	2.2/8	9.50
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES	CBS	2.8/8	9.22
SCRUBS	ABC	4.1/10	9.21
NYPD BLUE	ABC	3.4/9	9.15
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	3.3/10	8.91
THE DISTRICT	CBS	1.8/6	8.70
IT'S ALL RELATIVE	ABC	3.4/9	8.57
AMERICAN DREAMS	NBC	2.8/8	8.44
CENTURY CITY	CBS	2.1/5	7.61
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	2.6/7	7.59
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	2.7/7	7.16
THE STONES	CBS	2.4/6	6.94
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	2.1/8	6.75
LIFE WITH BONNIE	ABC	2.2/7	6.50
EXTREME MAKEOVER-THU	ABC	2.3/6	6.46
BERNIE MAC	FOX	2.8/8	6.37
WHOOPI	NBC	2.0/6	6.32
THE HAUNTING	ABC	2.0/5	6.24
THE BIG HOUSE	ABC	2.1/7	6.13
I'M WITH HER	ABC	2.4/6	6.11
DATELINE SUN-7PM	NBC	1.4/5	6.11
20/20-MON	ABC	1.5/4	5.58
HAPPY FAMILY	NBC	1.7/5	5.56
THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR	NBC	1.4/5	5.51
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	2.5/6	5.51
EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE	ABC	1.7/6	5.44
TRU CALLING	FOX	2.1/6	5.19
THE D.A.	ABC	1.7/5	5.10
S. KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL	ABC	2.4/6	5.09
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	1.7/4	4.80
WORLD'S CRAZIEST VIDEOS	FOX	1.7/6	4.28
CRACKING UP	FOX	1.8/5	4.09
EVE	UPN	1.6/4	3.97
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	1.7/4	3.88
TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS BHVR	FOX	1.5/6	3.86
HALF AND HALF-9:30P	UPN	1.6/4	3.75
HALF AND HALF-8P	UPN	1.2/4	3.08
FOREVER EDEN-FRI	FOX	1.4/5	3.05
ALL OF US	UPN	1.2/3	2.98
WONDERFALLS	FOX	1.0/3	2.93
ONE ON ONE	UPN	1.1/3	2.70
ROCK ME BABY-9P	UPN	1.0/3	2.59
LIKE FAMILY	WB	1.0/3	2.50
JAMIE KENNEDY	WB	1.1/3	2.49
ROCK ME BABY-9:30P	UPN	0.9/2	2.33
HELP	WB	1.0/3	2.11
GAME OVER-8P	UPN	0.4/2	1.05
GAME OVER-8:30P	UPN	0.4/1	0.92

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
SPONGEBOB	NICK	5.40
KIDS CHOICE AWARDS	NICK	5.26
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)	SPIKE	5.21
COLL BKBL: CONN/MINN	ESPN	4.62
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.52
SOUTH PARK	CMDY	4.43
O' BROTHER WHERE ART THOU	TBS	4.35
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.20
CHAPPELLE'S SHOW	CMDY	4.11
REAL WORLD XIV	MTV	3.80
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.74
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	9.75
DEADWOOD	HBO	4.74
IDENTITY	HBO	2.21
WHAT A GIRL WANTS	HBO	1.43
REAL SEX 30	HBO	1.33

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)