Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending April 18, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 30th 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)
APPRENTICE	NBC	13.6/34	28.047
CSI	CBS	7.9/20	23.791
AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	9.7/28	23.100
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS	CBS	7.6/22	20.419
WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	5.1/13	17.133
LAW AND ORDER	NBC	5.2/14	16.161
AMERICAN IDOL-THU	FOX	6.2/19	15.326
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	5.9/17	14.657
LAW AND ORDER: CRIM INTENT	NBC	4.8/11	14.251
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	5.1/13	13.309
MISS USA 2004	NBC	4.9/12	13.098
COLD CASE	CBS	2.8/8	12.928
60 MINUTES	CBS	2.0/7	11.152
O.C.	FOX	4.4/11	10.495
THE BACHELOR	ABC	4.6/12	10.467
DATELINE WED	NBC	4.1/10	10.372
NYPD BLUE	ABC	3.2/8	9.78
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.	ABC	3.7/10	9.74
ALONG CAME A SPIDER	CBS	2.7/7	9.64
EXTREME MAKEOVER-WED	ABC	4.2/11	9.589
THE DISTRICT	CBS	2.0/6	9.33
DATELINE FRI	NBC	2.7/10	9.326
SIMPSONS	FOX	4.3/13	9.21
THE PRACTICE	ABC	3.0/8	8.82
20/20-FRI	ABC	2.7/9	8.78
AIR FORCE ONE	ABC	2.8/7	8.47
THIRD WATCH	NBC	3.1/10	8.42
THE SWAN	FOX	3.9/10	8.31
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES	CBS	2.8/7	8.18
60 MINUTES II	CBS	1.6/4	8.08
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS	ABC	2.5/9	7.99
ALIAS	ABC	3.5/8	7.96
WHOOPI	NBC	2.4/7	7.95
DATELINE SUN	NBC	2.4/7	7.88
MISS CONGENIALITY	CBS	2.1/8	7.50
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	2.6/9	7.24
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	2.2/9	6.89
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	2.4/9	6.86
24	FOX	3.0/7	6.47
COPS	FOX	2.5/10	6.44
THE BIG HOUSE	ABC	2.2/9	6.39
TRU CALLING	FOX	2.7/7	6.37
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	3.0/10	6.36
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	1.9/5	6.34
BERNIE MAC-8:30P	FOX	2.9/8	6.25
THE BIG HOUSE-WED	ABC	2.4/7	6.14
BERNIE MAC-8P	FOX	2.8/8	6.11
MARRIED TO THE KELLYS	ABC	2.0/7	5.72
THE MUMMY RETURNS	ABC	1.8/6	5.32
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	2.1/6	4.95
ONE TREE HILL	WB	2.0/5	4.81
SMALLVILLE	WB	1.9/6	4.48
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	1.6/4	4.41
EVERWOOD	WB	1.5/4	4.33
CHARMED	WB	1.9/5	3.86
S. KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL	ABC	1.3/3	3.51
ANGEL	WB	1.7/4	3.32
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION	WB	1.5/4	3.15
HALF AND HALF	UPN	1.3/3	2.99
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	1.3/3	2.87
I'M STILL ALIVE	UPN	1.1/3	2.80
ROCK ME BABY	UPN	1.1/3	2.57
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	1.0/4	2.39
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	WB	1.0/4	2.35
HELP	WB	0.9/3	2.25
LIKE FAMILY	WB	0.6/2	2.11

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS CONFERENCE	FOXNC	5.166
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW ZONE)	SPIKE	4.890
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.697
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)	SPIKE	4.677
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.449
CHAPPELLES SHOW	CMDY	4.169
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.117
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.930
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS CONFERENCE	FOXNC	4.348
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.890
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.819
NBA PLAYOFFS: ROCKETS/LAKERS	ESPN	3.992
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.593
SPARTACUS PT. 1 (A18-49: 1.3/3)	USA	3.805
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.395
PREMIUM CABLE
SOPRANOS, THE (A18-49: 4.8/11)	HBO	9.078
DEADWOOD	HBO	4.555
CHRIS ROCK: NEVER SCARED	HBO	3.595
HEAD OF STATE	HBO	2.328
BASIC	HBO	1.390

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)