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. 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-TUESDAY	FOX	10.1/29	23.405
FRIENDS	NBC	10.3/31	22.640
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	9.3/26	21.227
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7.3/19	21.023
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS	CBS	7.6/22	20.990
E.R.	NBC	9.5/25	19.846
LAW AND ORDER	NBC	5.8/15	17.208
WILL & GRACE	NBC	8.0/21	16.362
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	5.1/13	16.080
PLAINSONG	CBS	3.1/8	15.350
COLD CASE	CBS	3.2/8	14.829
TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	4.7/12	14.581
SCRUBS-THU	NBC	6.8/17	13.559
LAW AND ORDER: SVU	NBC	4.9/13	12.825
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	5.2/16	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	1.9/6	11.172
WEST WING	NBC	3.4/9	11.105
LAS VEGAS	NBC	4.9/12	11.06
FRASIER	NBC	3.7/10	10.765
STILL STANDING	CBS	3.4/9	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	10.20
O.C.	FOX	4.7/12	10.13
THE SWAN	FOX	4.4/11	10.08
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	4.7/15	9.94
THIRD WATCH	NBC	3.5/11	9.73
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	2.1/5	9.60
EXTREME MAKEOVER-WED	ABC	4.3/12	9.54
YES, DEAR	CBS	2.9/9	9.50
20/20-FRI	ABC	3.1/10	9.44
SIMPSONS	FOX	4.3/12	9.28
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES	CBS	2.2/7	9.263
THE PRACTICE	ABC	3.4/9	8.77
THE DISTRICT	CBS	1.7/6	8.61
60 MINUTES II	CBS	1.9/6	8.53
ALIAS	ABC	3.6/9	8.25
SCRUBS-TUE	NBC	3.8/10	8.01
48 HOURS INVESTIGATES-SAT	CBS	2.2/7	7.73
DATELINE SUN-7PM	NBC	2.4/7	7.70
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	3.1/10	7.59
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	2.6/8	7.54
PRICE IS RIGHT SP	CBS	1.7/7	7.48
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	3.0/7	7.21
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	2.2/7	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	2.9/9	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	2.1/6	5.59
7TH HEAVEN	WB	2.1/6	5.55
WHOOPI	NBC	1.7/5	5.28
COPS	FOX	2.0/8	5.12
THE BIG HOUSE	ABC	1.7/6	5.09
EVERWOOD	WB	2.0/5	5.01
HAPPY FAMILY	NBC	1.6/4	4.94
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	1.6/4	4.70
WORLD'S CRAZIEST VIDEOS	FOX	1.8/6	4.50
SMALLVILLE	WB	1.9/6	4.43
ONE TREE HILL	WB	1.9/5	4.40
TRU CALLING	FOX	1.5/4	4.15
TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR	FOX	1.7/7	4.02
ALMOST FAMOUS	ABC	1.6/6	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	1.6/4	3.40
ENTERPRISE	UPN	1.2/4	2.86
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION	WB	1.5/3	2.79
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	WB	1.1/4	2.53
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	1.0/4	2.53
JAMIE KENNEDY-9P	WB	1.0/3	2.50
I'M STILL ALIVE	UPN	1.1/3	2.48
JAMIE KENNEDY-9:30P	WB	1.0/3	2.30
RUN OF THE HOUSE	WB	0.9/3	2.02
ROCK ME BABY	UPN	0.8/2	1.87
LIKE FAMILY	WB	0.6/2	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

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2719
Punkd	MTV	2693
NFL Draft	ESPN	2601
Chappelles Show	CMDY	2586
Rockets/Lakers	TNT	2583
South Park	CMDY	2582
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2560
Lakers/Rockets	ESPN	2505
Real World XIV	MTV	2475
Trading Spaces Home Free	TLC	2382

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

Show	NET	9-14 Rating		Show	NET	12-17 Rating
AMERICAN IDOL-TUE	FOX	8.5		O.C.	FOX	7.7
AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	7.5		AMERICAN IDOL-TUE	FOX	7.1
SIMPSONS-SUN 8:30P	FOX	6.1		AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	7.1
SIMPSONS	FOX	5.5		SIMPSONS-SUN 8:30P	FOX	6.5
DANNY PHANTOM	NICK	5.4		SIMPSONS	FOX	6.0
SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS	CBS	5.4		MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	5.6
O.C.	FOX	5.0		PUNKD	MTV	5.0
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.9		FRIENDS	NBC	4.5
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	4.8		SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS	CBS	4.5
ALL THAT	NICK	4.8		SOUTH PARK	CMDY	4.4
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	4.5		SWAN, THE	FOX	4.4
THE AMANDA SHOW	NICK	4.4		THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	4.3
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	4.3		CSI	CBS	4.1
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.3		ONE TREE HILL	WB	4.0
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.2		CHAPPELLES SHOW	CMDY	3.9
SWAN, THE	FOX	4.1		FRIENDS 4/22	NBC	3.8
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.	ABC	4.0		FEAR FACTOR	NBC	3.7
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.0		WILDBOYZ	MTV	3.7
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.9		ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	3.5
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.7		AMERICAN IDOL: UNCUT	FOX	3.5
AMERICAN IDOL: UNCUT	FOX	3.6		PIMP MY RIDE	MTV	3.4
FRIENDS	NBC	3.5		KING OF THE HILL	FOX	3.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.5		WWE SMACKDOWN!	UPN	3.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.5		EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.	ABC	3.2
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	3.5		24	FOX	3.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.5		RW/RR CHALLENGE: INFERNO	MTV	3.0
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	3.5		E.R.	NBC	3.0
WWE SMACKDOWN!	UPN	3.4		CSI: MIAMI	CBS	2.9
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	3.3		REAL WORLD XIV	MTV	2.9
ROMEO!	NICK	3.3		EXTREME MAKEOVER-WED	ABC	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)