Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending April 25, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 31st 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-TUESDAY	FOX	10.1/29	23.405
FRIENDS	NBC	10.3/31	22.640
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	9.3	21.227
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7.3/19	21.023
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS	CBS	7.6/22	20.990
E.R.	NBC	9.5/28	19.846
LAW AND ORDER	NBC	5.8/15	17.208
WILL & GRACE	NBC	8.0	16.362
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	5.1/13	16.080
PLAINSONG	CBS	3.1	15.350
COLD CASE	CBS	3.0	14.829
TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	4.7	14.581
SCRUBS-THU	NBC	6.8	13.559
LAW AND ORDER: SVU	NBC	4.9/13	12.825
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	5.2	11.998
THE BACHELOR	ABC	5.3/13	11.946
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	4.0/10	11.275
DATELINE FRI	NBC	3.2/11	11.204
60 MINUTES	CBS	1.9	11.172
WEST WING	NBC	3.4/9	11.105
LAS VEGAS	NBC	4.9/12	11.06
FRASIER	NBC	3.8/10	10.765
STILL STANDING	CBS	3.4/10	10.59
24	FOX	4.9/12	10.54
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.	ABC	4.3/12	10.38
NYPD BLUE	ABC	3.8	10.20
O.C.	FOX	4.7/12	10.13
THE SWAN	FOX	4.4/11	10.08
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	4.7	9.94
THIRD WATCH	NBC	3.5/11	9.73
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	2.2/6	9.60
EXTREME MAKEOVER-WED	ABC	4.3/12	9.54
YES, DEAR	CBS	2.9/9	9.50
20/20-FRI	ABC	3.0/10	9.44
SIMPSONS	FOX	4.3	9.28
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES	CBS	2.2/7	9.263
THE PRACTICE	ABC	3.5	8.77
DISTRICT, THE	CBS	1.7	8.61
60 MINUTES II	CBS	1.8	8.53
ALIAS	ABC	3.8	8.25
SCRUBS	NBC	3.8	8.01
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES-SAT	CBS	2.1	7.73
DATELINE SUN-7PM	NBC	2.4	7.70
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	3.2/11	7.59
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	2.7	7.54
PRICE IS RIGHT SP	CBS	1.8	7.48
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	3.1	7.21
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	2.4/7	6.76
RESTAURANT 2	NBC	3.4/9	6.51
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	2.2/6	6.41
SPACE COWBOYS	NBC	1.8/6	6.28
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	2.9	6.14
MARRIED TO THE KELLYS	ABC	2.1/7	5.91
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	2.4/6	5.66
I'M WITH HER	ABC	2.4/6	5.59
7TH HEAVEN	WB	2.0/6	5.55
WHOOPI	NBC	1.7/5	5.28
COPS	FOX	2.4/9	5.12
THE BIG HOUSE	ABC	1.8/6	5.09
EVERWOOD	WB	2.0/5	5.01
HAPPY FAMILY	NBC	1.6/4	4.94
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	1.5/4	4.70
WORLD'S CRAZIEST VIDEOS	FOX	2.0	4.50
SMALLVILLE	WB	1.9/5	4.43
ONE TREE HILL	WB	1.9/5	4.40
TRU CALLING	FOX	1.6/4	4.15
TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR	FOX	1.7	4.02
ALMOST FAMOUS	ABC	1.5/5	3.99
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	1.7/5	3.95
S. KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL	ABC	1.4/3	3.78
ANGEL	WB	1.9/5	3.69
CHARMED	WB	1.5	3.40
ENTERPRISE	UPN	1.4/4	2.86
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION	WB	1.4	2.79
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	WB	1.1/4	2.53
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	1.1/4	2.53
JAMIE KENNEDY-9P	WB	1.6/2	2.50
I'M STILL ALIVE	UPN	1.2/3	2.48
JAMIE KENNEDY-9:30P	WB	1.6/2	2.30
RUN OF THE HOUSE	WB	0.8/3	2.02
ROCK ME BABY	UPN	0.9/2	1.87
LIKE FAMILY	WB	1.1/2	1.78

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	4.56
PUNK'D	MTV	4.33
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.26
NFL DRAFT-SAT	ESPN	4.18
DANNY PHANTOM	NICK	4.18
LAKERS/ROCKETS	ESPN	4.14
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.10
OUT FOR THE KILL	USA	4.09
TRADING SPACES	TLC	4.08
LAKERS/ROCKETS-MON	TNT	4.01
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.01
CHAPPELLE'S SHOW	CMDY	3.95
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.68
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.54
SPARTACUS 4/19	USA	3.23
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	9.99
DEADWOOD	HBO	4.75
KLITSCHKO/SANDERS	HBO	3.34
POSTFIGHT	HBO	2.95
PREFIGHT	HBO	1.87

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)