Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending April 7, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 28th 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)
ER	NBC	Thu	18.2/30	13.8/34	28.507
CSI	CBS	Thu	16.1/25	10.5/25	26.784
NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP	CBS	Mon	15.0/24	9.3/24	23.686
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	14.7/24	11.3/30	22.592
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	12.2/19	9.1/24	22.173
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	12.8/22	7.4/20	18.934
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP	CBS	Mon	10.9/17	7.7/20	17.342
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	11.4/18	6.3/16	17.264
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	10.8/19	5.8/17	16.598
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	10.4/16	8.6/21	16.137
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	10.4/19	2.9/9	15.401
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	9.5/15	7.9/19	14.711
LEAP OF FAITH	NBC	Thu	9.7/15	7.2/18	14.611
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	9.2/14	5.9/15	14.184
50 YEARS OF LATE NIGHT	NBC	Sun	8.7/13	5.4/13	14.139
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	9.4/16	4.2/11	13.658
CELINE DION: A NEW DAY HAS COME	CBS	Sun	8.9/14	3.5/9	13.554
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	8.6/14	4.9/12	12.934
BABY BOB	CBS	Mon	7.9/13	4.9/13	12.922
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	8.2/12	4.9/12	12.721
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	6.8/11	6.2/17	12.49
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	8.3/15	3.8/11	12.473
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	6.8/11	5.9/15	12.39
PROVIDENCE	NBC	Fri	7.9/14	3.3/11	11.320
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.9/13	2.9/8	11.158
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	8.0/14	4.1/11	10.766
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	6.3/12	3.1/10	10.59
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	6.7/10	4.7/11	10.53
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	6.9/12	3.8/11	10.40
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.1/13	3.4/10	10.30
THE BACHELOR	ABC	Mon	7.0/11	4.4/11	10.20
WATCHING ELLIE-9:30P	NBC	Tue	7.1/11	4.3/11	10.15
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Wed	6.3/10	4.4/11	10.09
ED	NBC	Wed	6.5/11	3.8/11	9.91
WATCHING ELLIE-8:30P	NBC	Tue	6.5/10	3.8/10	9.55
THE AGENCY	CBS	Thu	6.2/10	3.8/9	9.43
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	6.4/12	2.3/7	9.30
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	Wed	6.1/10	3.5/9	8.96
24	FOX	Tue	5.4/8	4.4/11	8.72
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.7/10	3.5/11	8.69
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	6.0/10	2.3/6	8.65
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	5.2/8	4.3/10	8.62
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.2/10	3.5/11	8.36
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	5.6/9	3.3/8	8.28
DHARMA & GREG-8:30P	ABC	Tue	5.7/9	3.5/9	8.16
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	5.4/8	1.9/4	8.15
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sat	5.3/10	2.0/7	8.14
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	4.9/8	3.5/9	8.07
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Mon	5.8/9	3.5/9	8.05
THE COURT	ABC	Tue	5.7/10	2.5/7	7.89
SHARED GOLD: RETURN TO THE ICE	NBC	Mon	5.5/9	2.2/6	7.88
48 HOURS	CBS	Wed	5.3/9	3.0/8	7.74
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	4.9/8	2.9/7	7.73
GREG THE BUNNY	FOX	Wed	4.5/7	3.3/8	7.70
DHARMA & GREG-8:00P	ABC	Tue	5.1/8	2.8/8	7.17
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	4.0/7	3.4/10	7.09
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.4/8	2.9/10	6.96
BLESS ME FATHER, I HAVE SINNED	ABC	Wed	5.1/9	2.1/6	6.88
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.1/6	2.6/7	6.70
ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE	FOX	Tue	4.3/7	3.4/9	6.62
FIRST MONDAY	CBS	Fri	4.5/8	1.7/5	6.28
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	3.9/6	3.1/8	6.13
WEDNESDAY 9:30 (8:30 CENTRAL)	ABC	Wed	4.4/7	2.3/6	6.12
THE AMERICAN EMBASSY	FOX	Mon	3.8/6	2.4/6	5.78
THAT '80S SHOW	FOX	Wed	3.8/6	2.9/8	5.68
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	3.6/6	2.3/6	5.67
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE	UPN	Wed	3.3/5	2.7/8	5.64
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Fri	3.2/6	2.7/8	5.36
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	3.9/7	1.8/5	5.35
FUTURAMA	FOX	Sun	3.0/6	2.2/8	4.99
DATELINE	NBC	Sat	3.5/7	1.5/5	4.88
NBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	3.2/7	1.7/6	4.58
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.1/5	2.4/7	4.52
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	2.9/5	1.3/4	4.05
AFP: AMERICAN FIGHTER PILOT	CBS	Fri	2.7/5	1.2/4	3.79
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.3/4	1.8/4	3.17
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.0/4	1.3/5	3.12
RAISING DAD	WB	Fri	1.8/3	1.3/4	2.80
THE JAMIE KENNEDY EXPERIMENT	WB	Sun	1.6/2	1.1/3	2.66
MAYBE IT'S ME	WB	Fri	1.5/3	1.0/3	2.34
OFF CENTRE	WB	Sun	1.3/2	0.7/2	1.8

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	7.121
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.080
OSBOURNES	MTV	4.988
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	4.142
MOVIE: THE RETURN OF ALEX KELLY	LIF	3.937
SPONGEBOB-TUE 8:00P	NICK	3.937
MOVIE: MOTHER KNOWS BEST-SUN	LIF	3.807
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	3.680
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.643
AS TOLD BY GINGER-MON	NICK	3.589
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.564
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	3.474
MOVIE: DEATH IN SMALL DOSES-MON	LIF	3.461
RANDOM HEARTS-SUN	TNT	3.442
RUGRATS-SAT 9:30A	NICK	3.395
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	6.597
AUTOPSY 8	HBO	4.915
SOMEONE LIKE YOU	HBO	4.109
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.918
REAL SEX 29	HBO	3.271

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.418	4.2
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.790	3.6
OSBOURNES	MTV	Tue	3.638	3.4
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	Tue	3.199	3.0
THE RETURN OF ALEX KELLY-6P	LIF	Sun	3.099	2.9
MOTHER KNOWS BEST-4P	LIF	Sun	3.058	2.9
DEATH IN SMALL DOSES-9P	LIF	Mon	2.717	2.6
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.537	2.4
AS TOLD BY GINGER-8:30P	NICK	Mon	2.535	2.4
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.524	2.4
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.512	2.4
RANDOM HEARTS-8P	TNT	Sun	2.455	2.3
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.454	2.3
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.451	2.3
SPONGEBOB-8:00P	NICK	Tue	2.400	2.3
RUGRATS-7:30P	NICK	Tue	2.370	2.2
RUGRATS-9:00A	NICK	Sat	2.362	2.2
MOVIE: HOME ALONE-8P	TBS	Sun	2.358	2.2
SPONGEBOB-5:30P	NICK	Wed	2.334	2.2
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sun	2.288	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	2.247	2.1
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Wed	2.247	2.1
STRONG MEDICINE	LIF	Sun	2.247	2.1
DEADLY FAMILY SECRETS	LIF	Sun	2.207	2.1
ROCKET POWER	NICK	Wed	2.173	2.1
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	4.331	4.1
AUTOPSY 8	HBO	-	3.426	3.2
SOMEONE LIKE YOU	HBO	-	2.853	2.7
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	-	2.702	2.6
REAL SEX 29	HBO	-	2.484	2.4

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	4063
Osbournes	MTV	Tue	3778
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3408
Real World XI	MTV	Tue	3001
South Park-10:30p	CMDY	Wed	1964
South Park-10:00p	CMDY	Wed	1958
Trading Spaces	TLC	Sat	1911
The Return Of Alex Kelly	LIF	Sun	1906
TLC Presents	TLC	Sun	1731
The Shield	FX	Tue	1701

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