Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 9, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 11th 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)
CSI	CBS	Thu	14.9/23	8.9/22	23.957
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	14.0/23	10.6/29	22.436
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	11.2/18	7.9/21	19.283
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	11.9/19	4.4/11	17.238
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	11.0/19	6.7/19	16.596
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	10.3/16	8.4/21	16.212
INSIDE SCHWARTZ	NBC	Thu	9.8/16	7.3/19	15.216
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	10.0/17	5.9/15	15.144
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	10.1/15	4.9/12	14.867
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	10.2/17	4.7/12	14.110
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	9.2/16	4.6/13	13.634
20/20	ABC	Wed	9.4/16	4.6/13	13.539
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	9.2/15	3.2/9	13.441
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	8.6/13	6.9/17	13.273
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	7.1/11	6.1/15	12.93
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	7.0/10	5.9/13	12.89
PHILLY	ABC	Tue	8.9/15	4.3/11	12.653
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-SAT	CBS	Sat	7.9/15	4.5/14	12.465
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK: REAL STORY PT. 2	CBS	Tue	7.7/12	4.3/11	12.31
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.5/12	5.2/14	11.92
BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS	FOX	Tue	6.9/11	5.6/15	11.66
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Mon	7.7/13	3.0/8	11.18
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS	ABC	Thu	6.5/10	3.6/9	11.16
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.5/13	4.3/11	11.13
DATELINE-9P	NBC	Fri	7.6/14	3.0/10	10.97
THE AGENCY	CBS	Thu	7.3/13	4.0/11	10.87
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	Sun	7.3/11	3.5/8	10.81
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	7.5/11	4.0/9	10.61
MOVIE: SANTA WHO?	ABC	Sun	6.2/10	3.3/8	10.52
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	6.3/10	4.9/12	10.04
A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS	CBS	Tue	7.0/11	2.4/7	10.03
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	6.4/10	4.2/9	10.01
MOVIE: THE SEVENTH STREAM	CBS	Sun	6.8/11	2.6/6	9.96
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	6.9/10	2.4/5	9.71
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	6.7/10	2.3/6	9.69
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	6.8/12	2.9/9	9.50
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	6.3/9	4.3/10	9.40
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Wed	6.2/10	3.7/9	9.39
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.6/10	2.7/9	9.08
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	6.1/9	2.9/8	8.88
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	5.1/8	4.5/10	8.74
BLOOPERS	ABC	Fri	5.1/9	3.3/10	8.54
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	5.6/9	3.3/9	8.50
ED	NBC	Wed	5.9/10	3.3/9	8.50
UC: UNDERCOVER	NBC	Sun	5.8/10	3.5/9	8.26
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	4.6/7	3.9/10	8.19
DATELINE-8P	NBC	Fri	5.5/10	2.3/8	8.10
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.1/9	3.0/9	7.84
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-WED	ABC	Wed	5.0/8	3.5/9	7.68
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.8/9	2.9/9	7.60
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.2/7	2.8/7	7.57
IN STYLE	NBC	Mon	5.0/8	2.7/7	7.32
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	4.8/8	3.5/9	7.27
THAT'S LIFE	CBS	Fri	4.7/8	2.1/7	6.97
HALLMARK SKATERS CHAMPIONSHIP II	NBC	Sat	4.9/9	1.7/5	6.88
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIAL	NBC	Sun	4.4/7	2.1/5	6.88
TITUS	FOX	Wed	4.5/7	3.3/9	6.80
THE TICK	FOX	Wed	4.3/7	3.4/9	6.79
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.3/8	2.5/8	6.67
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Fri	4.4/8	2.7/8	6.58
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Fri	4.1/8	2.8/9	6.22
TEMPTATION ISLAND	FOX	Thu	4.0/6	3.1/8	5.82
48 HOURS	CBS	Wed	4.2/7	2.0/5	5.68
FUTURAMA	FOX	Sun	3.1/5	2.6/7	5.40
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Thu	2.8/5	1.8/5	4.25
REBA	WB	Fri	2.7/5	1.5/5	3.98
THE TICK	FOX	Thu	2.6/4	2.0/5	3.95
RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT	WB	Sun	2.0/3	1.4/4	3.53
RAISING DAD	WB	Fri	2.2/4	1.2/4	3.33
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW	WB	Sun	1.9/3	1.3/3	2.92
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.2/3	1.5/4	2.86
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	1.9/4	1.1/4	2.80
MAYBE IT'S ME	WB	Fri	1.7/3	1.0/3	2.59
POPSTARS	WB	Thu	1.7/3	0.8/2	2.51
OFF CENTRE	WB	Sun	1.6/2	1.0/2	2.20
NIKKI	WB	Sun	1.5/2	0.9/2	2.08
MEN, WOMEN, & DOGS	WB	Sun	1.5/2	0.8/2	1.93

Sports ratings outside of primetime (total viewers):

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	CBS	Sun	13.4	19.836
NFL SINGLE	FOX	Sun	13.2	19.721
NFL REGIONAL	CBS	Sun	7.0	10.020
COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2	CBS	Sat	2.6	3.315
COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1	CBS	Sat	1.9	2.471
HERSHEY'S FIGURE SKATING	ABC	Sat	1.9	2.504
ISU FIGURE SKATING	ABC	Sun	1.7	2.166

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: SEAHAWKS/ BRONCOS	ESPN	7.761
WALK WITH PREHISTORIC BEASTS	DISC	7.068
MOVIE: THREE DAYS	FAM	5.671
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	5.338
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	4.916
MOVIE: THE MATRIX-SAT	TNT	4.458
MOVIE: THE MATRIX-SUN	TNT	4.415
MOVIE: THE MATRIX-FRI	TNT	4.239
SPONGEBOB-TUE 5:30P	NICK	3.930
HEY ARNOLD-SAT 11:00A	NICK	3.877
SPONGEBOB-MON 8:30P	NICK	3.853
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.831
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	3.762
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	3.738
NFL SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	2.879
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.819
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	3.069
SOPRANOS, THE	HBO	2.950
GOOD ADVICE	HBO	2.763
TAXICAB CONFESSIONS 7	HBO	2.161

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
NFL: SEAHAWKS/ BRONCOS	ESPN	Sun	5.693	5.4
WALK WITH PREHISTORIC BEASTS	DISC	Sun	4.024	3.8
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	3.730	3.5
MOVIE: THREE DAYS	FAM	Sun	3.442	3.3
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.369	3.2
MOVIE: THE MATRIX	TNT	Sat	2.904	2.8
MOVIE: THE MATRIX	TNT	Sun	2.886	2.7
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	Sun	2.732	2.6
MOVIE: THE MATRIX	TNT	Fri	2.654	2.5
SPONGEBOB-8:30P	NICK	Mon	2.539	2.4
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.491	2.4
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sat	2.474	2.3
NFL SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	Sun	2.472	2.3
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.464	2.3
SPONGEBOB-5:30P	NICK	Tue	2.419	2.3
SPONGEBOB-5:30P	NICK	Wed	2.402	2.3
TNT FILM STORIES: LORD OF THE RINGS	TNT	Sat	2.390	2.3
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.360	2.2
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.345	2.2
HEY ARNOLD-11:30A	NICK	Sat	2.328	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	2.291	2.2
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.280	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	2.271	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	2.262	2.1
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	2.820	2.7
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	2.343	2.2
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	2.181	2.1
GOOD ADVICE	HBO	-	1.801	1.7
TAXICAB CONFESSIONS 7	HBO	-	1.698	1.6

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
NFL/Seahawks/Broncos	ESPN	Sun	3956
Walk With Prehistoric Beasts	DISC	Sun	3622
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	2922
Movie: "The Matrix"	TNT	Sun	2788
Movie: "Three Days"	FAM	Sun	2688
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	2664
Movie: "The Matrix"	TNT	Sat	2481
Movie: "The Matrix"	TNT	Fri	2420
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	2149
TNT Film Stories Lord/Rings	TNT	Fri	2066

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