Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 2, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 10th 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)
CAROL BURNETT SHOW: SHOW STOPPERS	CBS	Mon	18.9/29	9.5/23	29.796
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	15.2/22	8.8/20	24.258
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	13.7/21	7.3/18	20.861
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	13.7/23	7.6/20	20.222
BECKER	CBS	Mon	12.9/19	6.8/15	19.917
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	12.2/20	7.6/20	17.956
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	10.6/16	7.1/18	17.799
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Tue	10.1/15	7.5/19	17.244
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	10.0/15	6.6/14	16.546
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	10.7/16	7.7/18	16.416
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.9/15	5.7/14	16.235
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	11.4/19	4.6/12	16.056
JAG	CBS	Tue	10.9/17	3.7/9	15.986
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	10.7/17	6.0/14	15.933
CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER	NBC	Wed	10.2/16	4.1/11	15.232
MOVIE: BRIAN'S SONG-SUN	ABC	Sun	9.1/14	5.9/14	15.23
INSIDE SCHWARTZ	NBC	Thu	9.3/14	6.8/17	14.259
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	9.3/14	5.1/12	13.563
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	9.2/15	2.8/8	13.536
MOVIE: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK PT. 1	CBS	Sun	8.2/13	4.6/11	13.43
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	9.0/16	3.2/10	13.39
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	7.9/12	6.4/15	13.38
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	Tue	9.2/14	3.3/8	13.300
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	9.4/16	3.8/12	13.17
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	8.2/13	5.2/15	12.64
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.8/12	5.7/14	12.37
SCRUBS	NBC	Tue	8.2/12	6.2/15	12.25
FROSTY RETURNS-FRI	CBS	Fri	6.0/10	4.1/13	12.16
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	6.9/10	5.8/13	12.03
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	Mon	8.2/13	5.0/12	12.00
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN-FRI	CBS	Fri	6.3/11	4.2/14	11.98
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	Wed	7.6/12	5.0/13	11.78
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	8.0/14	3.6/10	11.48
THREE SISTERS	NBC	Thu	7.9/12	6.0/14	11.36
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	6.8/10	5.1/12	11.24
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	7.1/11	4.9/11	11.12
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Mon	7.7/12	3.2/9	11.04
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	6.8/10	4.0/10	10.92
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	7.2/10	5.2/12	10.88
20/20	ABC	Wed	7.4/12	4.1/11	10.73
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	7.0/11	4.6/11	10.68
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	7.2/11	2.7/6	10.58
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	7.0/10	4.2/9	10.35
THE AGENCY	CBS	Thu	7.2/12	3.8/10	10.28
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.1/11	2.6/7	10.19
PHILLY	ABC	Tue	7.0/12	3.9/11	10.13
BIG 12 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP-SAT	ABC	Sat	6.4/12	3.5/11	9.66
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	6.5/10	3.7/10	9.57
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.7/11	3.8/10	9.51
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Wed	6.1/9	4.1/10	9.48
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.9/10	3.0/10	9.42
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-WED	ABC	Wed	6.0/9	4.1/10	9.21
24	FOX	Tue	5.9/9	4.4/10	9.15
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	5.9/9	4.8/13	9.07
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	5.5/8	3.9/10	8.96
SPIN CITY	ABC	Tue	6.1/9	3.7/9	8.95
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Wed	5.6/9	4.0/11	8.91
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	6.2/9	2.0/5	8.88
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sat	5.7/10	2.3/7	8.76
GARTH BROOKS LIVE-WED	CBS	Wed	5.8/10	3.4/9	8.73
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	5.5/8	4.5/10	8.67
ICE WARS	CBS	Fri	5.3/9	2.2/6	8.51
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.5/10	3.4/11	8.50
TITUS	FOX	Wed	5.4/8	3.9/9	8.46
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	5.0/7	3.0/7	7.91
BEST COMMERCIALS NEVER SEEN	ABC	Fri	4.8/8	2.9/8	7.70
SMALLVILLE	WB	Tue	4.5/7	3.4/8	7.39
UC: UNDERCOVER	NBC	Sun	5.2/8	2.8/7	7.35
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE	UPN	Wed	4.7/7	3.5/10	7.33
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.9/9	2.8/9	7.30
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.7/9	2.9/9	7.02
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.2/6	2.8/7	7.00
TEMPTATION ISLAND	FOX	Thu	4.2/6	3.4/8	6.28
RUGRATS-8:30P	CBS	Sat	3.6/7	1.6/5	6.26
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY-EARLY	ABC	Sat	3.8/7	2.2/8	6.10
RUGRATS-8:00P	CBS	Sat	3.4/7	1.9/6	6.07
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Fri	4.3/8	2.7/8	6.05
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Tue	3.8/6	2.2/6	5.79
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	UPN	Tue	3.7/6	2.5/6	5.57
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Thu	3.1/5	2.1/5	4.67
QUEST FOR THE RING	FOX	Thu	3.0/5	2.0/5	4.63
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.2/5	2.2/6	4.19
SPECIAL UNIT 2	UPN	Wed	2.7/4	1.9/5	4.06
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.4/4	1.7/4	3.14
ROSWELL	UPN	Tue	2.1/3	1.3/3	3.10
RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT	WB	Sun	1.7/3	1.1/3	2.91
POPSTARS	WB	Thu	2.0/3	1.0/3	2.86
TEEN PEOPLE'S	WB	Mon	1.7/2	0.8/2	2.36
MEN, WOMEN, & DOGS	WB	Sun	1.7/3	1.1/2	2.3

Sports ratings outside of primetime (total viewers):

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	FOX	Sun	13.8	21.471
NFL SINGLE	CBS	Sun	9.3	13.558
NFL REGIONAL	FOX	Sun	7.4	10.868
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP	ABC	Sat	6.4	9.663
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2	CBS	Sat	6.2	9.181
COLLEGE FOOTBALL EARLY	ABC	Sat	3.9	5.171
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LATE	ABC	Sat	3.3	4.480
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1	CBS	Sat	2.9	3.799
NBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sat	2.4	3.246
COLLEGE BASKETBALL	CBS	Sat	2.0	2.590

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
MOVIE: CALL ME CLAUS-SUN 8P	TNT	9.443
NFL: BILLS/49ERS	ESPN	7.165
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	5.760
NFL: EAGLES/CHIEFS	ESPN	5.628
MOVIE: WIZARD OF OZ-SAT 8P	TNT	5.589
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	5.559
MOVIE: WE ALL DREAM OF OZ	TNT	4.844
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	4.078
HEY ARNOLD-SUN 11:30A	NICK	3.913
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	3.899
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	3.826
HEY ARNOLD-SUN 11:00A	NICK	3.804
MOVIE: MOST WANTED	TBS	3.598
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.589
RUGRATS-SUN 9:30A	NICK	3.582
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.750
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.716
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.584
FINDING FORRESTER	HBO	3.268
BEST OF REAL SEX 97	HBO	2.321

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
MOVIE: CALL ME CLAUS-8P	TNT	Sun	5.360	5.1
NFL: BILLS/49ERS	ESPN	Sun	4.938	4.7
NFL: EAGLES/CHIEFS	ESPN	Thu	4.045	3.8
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	3.836	3.6
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.580	3.4
MOVIE: WIZARD OF OZ-8:00P	TNT	Sat	3.103	2.9
MOVIE: WE ALL DREAM OF OZ	TNT	Sat	2.809	2.7
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.638	2.5
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.602	2.5
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.548	2.4
MOVIE: MOST WANTED	TBS	Sun	2.508	2.4
HEY ARNOLD-11:30A	NICK	Sun	2.498	2.4
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sun	2.467	2.3
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sun	2.454	2.3
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.427	2.3
MOVIE: WIZARD OF OZ-5:45P	TNT	Sun	2.390	2.3
NFL PRIMETIME	ESPN	Sun	2.372	2.2
MOVIE: CALL ME CLAUS-10P	TNT	Sun	2.361	2.2
THE O'REILLY FACTOR	FOXN	Tue	2.096	2.0
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.322	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	2.293	2.2
MOVIE: VICTIM OF LOVE	LIF	Tue	2.270	2.2
SOUTH PARK	CMDY	Wed	2.099	2.0
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	2.741	2.6
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	2.692	2.6
FINDING FORRESTER	HBO	-	2.253	2.1
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	2.209	2.1
BEST OF REAL SEX 97	HBO	-	1.894	1.8

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Movie: "Call Me Claus"	TNT	Sun	4543
NFL/Bills/49ers	ESPN	Sun	3994
NFL/Eagles/Chiefs	ESPN	Thu	3169
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3160
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	2944
Movie: "Wizard Of Oz"	TNT	Sat	2770
We All Dream Of Oz	TNT	Sat	2502
South Park	CMDY	Wed	2354
Movie: "Wizard Of Oz"	TNT	Sun	2168
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	2006

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