Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending November 25, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the ninth week of the 2001-02 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household (HH) ratings, 18-49 ratings, and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart. The bottom charts include data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings: table is ordered based on total viewership

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	12.7/25	11.1/31	24.236
ER	NBC	Thu	13.9/26	10.9/29	23.579
CSI	CBS	Thu	12.4/22	8.5/22	22.819
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	14.4/21	7.6/17	21.880
BECKER	CBS	Mon	11.9/18	5.6/13	17.863
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	10.3/19	8.8/23	17.815
MOVIE: STAR WARS: EPISODE 1-SUN	FOX	Sun	9.8/15	7.9/18	17.775
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	11.8/21	6.3/18	17.765
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	9.5/18	6.6/18	17.701
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	11.8/20	7.3/19	17.366
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	10.8/18	5.8/16	16.726
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	11.7/18	3.8/9	16.702
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	10.3/16	6.5/16	16.383
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	10.9/18	4.6/13	15.728
JAG	CBS	Tue	10.5/17	4.1/11	15.496
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	10.3/16	5.7/14	15.264
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	10.2/19	4.3/14	14.863
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	9.4/14	5.6/14	14.641
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.2/14	5.2/14	14.392
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	Sun	9.2/13	4.6/10	14.042
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	8.8/16	3.6/11	13.36
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	8.7/13	4.9/12	12.87
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	8.7/15	5.1/14	12.59
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sat	7.4/13	4.0/12	12.41
SCRUBS	NBC	Tue	7.7/12	5.5/13	12.32
PROVIDENCE	NBC	Fri	8.5/16	3.2/11	12.25
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	Mon	8.1/13	4.6/12	12.05
JENNIFER LOPEZ IN CONCERT	NBC	Tue	7.4/12	4.5/12	11.79
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	8.6/14	3.7/10	11.78
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	Tue	8.2/12	3.2/8	11.72
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.6/12	5.2/13	11.61
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	8.2/15	2.9/9	11.34
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.7/14	2.4/8	11.02
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Mon	7.2/12	2.4/7	9.98
PHILLY	ABC	Tue	6.9/12	3.9/11	9.95
WEAKEST LINK-MON	NBC	Mon	6.5/10	3.9/10	9.93
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	6.4/9	4.8/11	9.84
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	6.1/9	4.2/9	9.65
SPIN CITY	ABC	Tue	6.2/10	3.9/10	9.60
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	6.5/12	3.6/11	9.58
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	6.0/11	3.0/10	9.55
GARTH BROOKS LIVE-WED	CBS	Wed	6.1/11	3.6/10	9.53
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	6.2/9	3.6/8	9.26
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	5.4/9	3.9/11	9.26
ED	NBC	Wed	6.0/11	3.1/10	9.10
WEAKEST LINK-SUN 10P	NBC	Sun	5.8/9	3.5/8	9.01
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	Wed	5.9/10	3.6/11	8.80
THAT '70S SHOW-TUE	FOX	Tue	5.3/9	4.5/13	8.79
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	5.8/9	2.9/8	8.52
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	5.4/9	3.5/10	8.52
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	5.1/8	3.3/9	8.29
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.4/10	3.2/10	8.26
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Wed	5.5/9	3.1/9	8.24
24	FOX	Tue	5.4/8	4.1/10	8.18
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	4.9/8	3.6/11	8.07
20/20	ABC	Wed	5.5/10	2.8/8	7.82
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-WED	ABC	Wed	4.9/8	3.4/9	7.71
THAT '70S SHOW-WED	FOX	Wed	4.6/8	3.7/12	7.51
N'SYNC LIVE IN CONCERT-FRI	CBS	Fri	4.1/8	2.7/8	7.49
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.6/9	2.8/9	7.39
TITUS	FOX	Wed	4.5/7	3.2/9	7.30
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-SAT	ABC	Sat	4.6/9	2.4/7	7.04
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	4.5/8	1.5/4	7.00
THIEVES	ABC	Fri	4.7/9	2.1/7	6.90
UNDECLARED	FOX	Tue	4.2/6	3.5/9	6.64
SMALLVILLE	WB	Tue	4.1/6	2.8/7	6.36
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE	UPN	Wed	3.8/7	3.1/10	6.11
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Fri	4.4/8	2.3/7	5.98
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Tue	3.5/6	2.4/6	5.49
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.3/6	2.1/6	5.40
ONE ON ONE	UPN	Mon	2.9/4	2.1/5	5.36
A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING-THU	ABC	Thu	2.8/6	1.9/5	5.17
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	3.0/4	2.0/5	5.13
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	3.0/4	2.1/5	5.01
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	UPN	Tue	3.4/5	2.6/7	5.00
ANGEL	WB	Mon	3.1/5	2.2/5	4.87
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-FRI	ABC	Thu	2.6/5	1.8/5	4.87
THE HUGHLEYS	UPN	Mon	2.7/4	1.8/5	4.86
BEING MICK JAGGER	ABC	Thu	2.8/5	1.5/4	3.88
RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT	WB	Sun	2.2/4	1.5/4	3.77
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW	WB	Sun	2.2/3	1.6/4	3.75
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	2.3/4	1.6/5	3.41
SPECIAL UNIT 2	UPN	Wed	2.2/4	1.6/4	3.29
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.0/3	1.4/4	2.91
ROSWELL	UPN	Tue	2.1/3	1.5/4	2.87
NIKKI	WB	Sun	1.7/2	1.1/2	2.61
OFF CENTRE	WB	Sun	1.6/2	1.1/2	2.34

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	CBS	Sun	12.0	12.696
NFL THURSDAY	FOX	Thu	11.7	12.342
NFL SINGLE	CBS	Thu	10.9	11.490
NFL SUNDAY SINGLE	FOX	Sun	9.5	9.972
NFL REGIONAL	CBS	Sun	8.4	8.913
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPECIAL 2	ABC	Fri	6.4	6.721
COLLEGE FOOTBALL EARLY	ABC	Sat	5.4	5.678
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPECIAL	ABC	Sat	4.6	4.851
SKINS GAME	ABC	Sun	4.1	4.343
SKINS GAME	ABC	Sat	4.0	4.224
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPECIAL 1	ABC	Fri	3.6	3.746
NEW HAMPSHIRE 300	NBC	Fri	3.2	3.394
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPECIAL	CBS	Fri	2.1	2.253
ISU FIGURE SKATING	ABC	Sun	1.9	2.010
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	CBS	Sat	1.9	2.026

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: BEARS/VIKINGS	ESPN	10.988
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.549
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	6.340
FIRE DOWN BELOW	TBS	5.083
MOVIE: PRANCER RETURNS	USA	4.671
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	4.562
RUGRATS-SUN 8P	NICK	4.077
RUGRATS-TUE 7:30P	NICK	3.882
RUGRATS-WED 8:30P	NICK	3.816
RUGRATS-SAT 1:30P	NICK	3.743
SPONGEBOB-SUN 6:30P	NICK	3.675
RUGRATS-SAT 1P	NICK	3.656
SPONGEBOB-TUE 8P	NICK	3.634
NFL SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	3.406
MOVIE: IN A CHILD'S NAME PT II-SUN	LIF	2.728
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.919
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.797
ALMOST FAMOUS	HBO	3.425
ME, MYSELF & IRENE	HBO	3.214
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.074

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
NFL: BEARS/VIKINGS	ESPN	Sun	7.441	7.1
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.065	3.9
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	4.021	3.8
FIRE DOWN BELOW	TBS	Sun	3.527	3.3
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	Sun	3.082	2.9
RUGRATS-8P	NICK	Sun	2.601	2.5
MOVIE: PRANCER RETURNS	USA	Tue	2.532	2.4
NFL SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	Sun	2.475	2.3
RUGRATS-1:30P	NICK	Sat	2.409	2.3
RUGRATS-7:30P	NICK	Tue	2.377	2.3
RUGRATS-1:00P	NICK	Sat	2.359	2.2
SPONGEBOB-8:00P	NICK	Tue	2.356	2.2
MOVIE: IN A CHILD'S NAME PT II	LIF	Sun	2.344	2.2
RUGRATS-8:30P	NICK	Wed	2.332	2.2
SPONGEBOB-6:30P	NICK	Sun	2.328	2.2
ROCKET POWER-6:30P	NICK	Tue	2.32	2.2
MOVIE: ABSOLUTE POWER	TBS	Fri	2.31	2.2
RUGRATS-12:30P	NICK	Sat	2.31	2.2
RUGRATS-7:00P	NICK	Tue	2.30	2.2
RUGRATS-12:00P	NICK	Sat	2.29	2.2
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	2.661	2.5
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	2.620	2.5
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	2.222	2.1
ALMOST FAMOUS	HBO	-	2.205	2.1
ME, MYSELF & IRENE	HBO	-	2.073	2.0

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
NFL/Bears/Vikings	ESPN	Sun	5936
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3670
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	3662
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	2639
Movie: Fire Down Below-8p	TBS	Sun	2137
NFL Sportscenter	ESPN	Sun	1958
Real World X	MTV	Tue	1881
Lethal Weapon 4	TBS	Thu	1706
Movie: Prancer Returns	USA	Tue	1617
Movie: Fire Down Below-10p	TBS	Sun	1571

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, and Media Life Magazine