Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending May 12, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 33rd 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	18.6/30	13.9/34	28.712
CSI	CBS	Thu	16.5/25	9.6/23	27.119
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	15.4/26	11.7/33	24.315
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	12.2/20	8.1/22	20.829
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	13.0/22	7.5/20	19.772
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	12.5/19	6.5/16	19.460
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	11.5/17	9.2/22	18.126
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	11.2/20	6.2/18	17.289
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	11.3/18	6.3/16	17.264
MOVIE: DINOTOPIA	ABC	Sun	8.4/15	6.0/18	17.038
BECKER	CBS	Mon	10.3/16	5.0/12	16.103
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	Mon	9.8/16	5.9/15	14.420
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	8.9/14	5.5/14	13.555
JAG	CBS	Tue	8.6/14	3.0/9	13.207
THE HONEYMOONERS 50TH ANNIV.	CBS	Mon	8.5/14	3.2/8	12.727
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	9.0/15	3.6/9	12.652
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	Fri	8.4/15	3.8/12	12.530
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	8.4/14	4.8/12	12.385
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	7.5/12	5.3/15	12.19
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	Tue	8.0/12	2.9/7	12.050
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	8.1/16	2.1/7	11.990
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	7.8/12	3.9/10	11.989
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	6.4/11	5.3/14	11.94
LA LAW: THE MOVIE	NBC	Sun	7.6/12	4.3/10	11.85
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	7.4/12	4.9/12	11.69
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	7.4/13	3.6/11	11.34
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	6.5/10	5.1/12	11.25
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	6.4/11	5.2/15	11.23
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	7.3/11	4.5/11	11.16
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.6/13	2.5/7	11.00
FAVORITE STARS: THEN & NOW	ABC	Tue	7.5/11	4.4/11	10.72
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY SPECIAL	ABC	Tue	7.3/12	3.6/10	10.71
THE AGENCY	CBS	Thu	6.9/11	3.5/8	10.49
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	6.2/10	4.9/12	10.33
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.1/13	3.5/10	10.15
PROVIDENCE	NBC	Fri	6.9/14	2.8/11	10.05
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	6.4/12	2.3/8	10.01
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Wed	5.9/9	4.2/10	9.95
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.3/12	4.0/10	9.94
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	6.4/11	3.7/12	9.90
SCRUBS	NBC	Tue	6.5/10	4.4/11	9.88
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	6.4/10	4.0/12	9.72
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	5.5/9	4.0/10	9.50
20/20	ABC	Wed	6.7/11	3.4/9	9.49
NBA PLAYOFFS: LAKERS/SPURS GM 3	NBC	Sun	6.3/14	4.0/15	9.366
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	Wed	5.8/10	3.7/10	9.08
ED	NBC	Wed	6.0/10	3.5/10	9.02
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.7/11	3.3/11	8.87
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	5.8/9	4.2/10	8.78
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	6.0/10	1.5/4	8.62
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	5.5/9	3.4/8	8.23
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	5.0/8	4.0/12	7.68
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	4.8/8	2.8/8	7.67
24	FOX	Tue	4.8/7	3.8/9	7.56
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.1/10	3.4/13	7.52
48 HOURS	CBS	Wed	5.3/9	2.8/7	7.51
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sat	5.0/10	1.4/5	7.43
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	4.7/9	2.3/9	7.35
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	5.3/8	2.2/5	7.20
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	4.6/8	2.7/7	7.19
WORLD'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS	CBS	Sat	4.4/8	2.0/7	7.17
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	4.4/7	3.2/9	7.03
THAT '80S SHOW	FOX	Tue	4.3/7	3.6/10	6.74
SMALLVILLE	WB	Tue	3.9/6	3.1/8	6.42
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	4.2/7	1.8/5	6.05
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.1/9	2.7/11	6.01
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Tue	3.7/6	2.5/7	5.97
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.6/6	2.1/5	5.74
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE-8P	UPN	Wed	3.2/5	2.9/8	5.34
ANGEL	WB	Mon	3.1/5	2.4/6	5.17
REBA-9:30P	WB	Fri	3.2/6	1.9/6	5.04
CHARMED	WB	Thu	3.2/5	2.0/5	4.98
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	3.2/6	2.2/7	4.91
SEARCH FOR PLAYBOY CENTERFOLD	FOX	Fri	3.4/6	2.4/8	4.87
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE-9P	UPN	Wed	3.0/5	2.5/6	4.68
REBA-9:00P	WB	Fri	2.9/5	1.8/6	4.41
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.0/5	2.3/7	4.31
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	2.8/4	1.8/4	4.29
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	UPN	Tue	2.7/4	2.2/6	4.06
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	2.6/4	1.6/4	3.95
ONE ON ONE	UPN	Mon	2.4/4	1.3/4	3.44
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.5/4	1.7/4	3.22
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.1/4	1.2/5	2.89
THE JAMIE KENNEDY EXPERIMENT	WB	Sun	1.8/3	1.3/3	2.85
THE HUGHLEYS	UPN	Mon	2.0/3	1.2/4	2.82
ROSWELL	UPN	Tue	1.8/3	1.4/3	2.81
RAISING DAD	WB	Fri	1.8/4	1.0/4	2.50

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NBA: PISTONS/CELTICS	NBC	Sun	4.7/13	7.153
NBA: KINGS/MAVERICKS	NBC	Sat	3.8/11	5.074
NBA: NETS/BOBCATS	NBC	Sun	3.7/12	5.357
NHL PLAYOFFS	ABC	Sat	1.5/4	2.388
INDY 500 TIME TRIALS	ABC	Sat	1.1/4	1.456

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
OSBOURNES	MTV	7.254
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	6.773
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.201
DEEP BLUE SEA	TBS	5.244
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	4.480
NBA PLAYOFFS: LAKERS/SPURS-FRI	TNT	4.438
NBA PLAYOFFS: MAVS/KINGS-MON	TNT	3.913
SPONGEBOB-FRI 8:00P	NICK	3.856
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.820
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	3.786
NBA PLAYOFFS: SPURS/LAKERS-TUE	TBS	3.718
NBA PLAYOFFS: KINGS/MAVS-THU	TNT	3.632
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:00A	NICK	3.620
SPONGEBOB-WED 8:00P	NICK	3.507
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.429
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	5.792
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.916
WCB: TRINIDAD VS. CHERIFI	HBO	3.851
DR. DOOLITTLE 2	HBO	3.696
WCB PRE 2	HBO	3.331

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
OSBOURNES	MTV	Tue	4.706	4.5
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.145	3.9
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.636	3.4
NBA: LAKERS/SPURS	TNT	Fri	3.546	3.4
REAL WORLD XI	MTV	Tue	3.404	3.2
MOVIE: DEEP BLUE SEA-8P	TBS	Sun	3.339	3.2
NBA: SPURS/LAKERS	TBS	Tue	2.962	2.8
NBA: MAVERICKS/KINGS	TNT	Mon	2.898	2.7
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.816	2.7
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.806	2.7
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.788	2.6
NBA: KINGS/MAVERICKS	TNT	Thu	2.787	2.6
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.606	2.5
SPONGEBOB-8:00P	NICK	Fri	2.595	2.5
SPONGEBOB-8:00P	NICK	Wed	2.439	2.3
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sun	2.396	2.3
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.380	2.3
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sun	2.376	2.3
RUGRATS-7:30P	NICK	Wed	2.349	2.2
SPONGEBOB-5:30P	NICK	Thu	2.252	2.1
MOVIE: LETHAL WEAPON 4	TBS	Sun	2.237	2.1
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Thu	2.229	2.1
RUGRATS	NICK	Sun	2.212	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	2.208	2.1
ROCKET POWER	NICK	Sat	2.198	2.1
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	3.776	3.6
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	2.756	2.6
WCB: TRINIDAD VS. CHERIFI	HBO	Sat	2.750	2.6
DR. DOOLITTLE 2	HBO	-	2.628	2.5
WCB PRE 2	HBO	Sat	2.377	2.3

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Osbournes	MTV	Tue	5463
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	4054
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3574
Real World XI	MTV	Tue	3255
Lakers/Spurs	TNT	Fri	2712
Deep Blue Sea	TBS	Sun	2604
Kings/Mavericks	TNT	Thu	2503
Spurs/Lakers	TBS	Tue	2436
Mavericks/Kings	TNT	Mon	2376
Trading Spaces	TLC	Sat	1837

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