Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 29, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the first week of the 2002-03 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	20.3/31	16.6/42	34.012
CSI	CBS	Thu	18.2/27	11.5/26	30.472
ER	NBC	Thu	16.9/27	13.2/32	26.716
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND-9:30P	CBS	Mon	15.3/22	8.8/19	24.040
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND-9:00P	CBS	Mon	14.7/22	8.0/18	23.272
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	Mon	14.9/24	8.6/21	23.104
SCRUBS	NBC	Thu	13.8/21	10.9/26	22.314
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	12.3/19	8.6/21	21.725
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	13.9/20	11.0/25	21.454
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	14.1/21	8.8/22	21.117
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	12.5/21	8.2/22	19.128
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	12.0/19	6.7/17	18.157
GOOD MORNING, MIAMI	NBC	Thu	11.8/17	8.9/20	17.454
WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	Thu	10.7/17	5.8/14	16.209
JAG	CBS	Tue	10.8/17	3.9/11	16.126
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	Sun	10.6/16	4.9/11	15.790
HIDDEN HILLS	NBC	Tue	10.5/16	7.4/18	15.705
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	9.6/15	4.9/12	15.028
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.3/15	4.8/14	14.946
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	10.3/19	5.3/17	14.884
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	9.2/15	6.3/18	14.818
AMERICAN DREAMS	NBC	Sun	9.2/15	4.7/12	13.912
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	9.2/15	5.3/13	13.889
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	Tue	9.6/15	3.7/9	13.812
BOOMTOWN	NBC	Sun	9.0/15	4.9/12	13.45
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	9.1/15	3.3/9	13.25
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	9.2/15	5.3/14	13.171
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Wed	7.8/12	5.6/14	12.94
HACK	CBS	Fri	8.4/15	3.3/11	12.89
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	Tue	8.3/14	5.0/15	12.83
PRESIDIO MED	CBS	Wed	9.0/15	3.1/8	12.79
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	7.0/11	5.0/11	11.31
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	7.1/11	5.1/13	11.30
LIFE WITH BONNIE	ABC	Tue	7.3/11	4.5/12	11.29
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.6/12	2.5/7	10.81
IN-LAWS-8:30P	NBC	Tue	7.8/12	4.6/12	10.67
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	Mon	6.9/11	4.3/10	10.54
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	7.5/14	3.3/11	10.44
ED	NBC	Wed	7.0/11	3.5/10	10.31
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	6.9/13	2.2/7	10.30
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.3/12	4.1/11	10.23
THE AGENCY	CBS	Sat	6.5/12	2.3/7	9.65
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.9/12	2.9/9	9.49
THE BACHELOR	ABC	Wed	6.2/9	3.9/10	8.93
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	5.6/9	4.6/13	8.92
PRESIDIO MED	CBS	Tue	6.3/10	4.2/11	8.73
SMALLVILLE	WB	Tue	4.8/7	4.3/11	8.66
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.2/10	2.8/11	8.51
IN-LAWS-8:00P	NBC	Tue	6.3/10	3.3/10	8.44
ROBBERY HOMICIDE DIVISION	CBS	Fri	5.6/10	2.6/8	8.41
FASTLANE	FOX	Wed	5.4/8	4.2/10	8.34
CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER	FOX	Wed	4.9/8	4.0/11	8.17
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.8/11	1.8/6	8.01
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	4.9/8	3.8/11	7.91
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	5.0/8	2.9/8	7.90
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.9/9	3.1/11	7.89
INSIDE NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	5.4/8	3.1/8	7.86
MDS	ABC	Wed	5.3/9	3.4/9	7.81
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Tue	4.6/7	3.9/11	7.69
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.7/9	2.8/9	7.49
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sat	5.0/10	1.5/6	7.18
AMERICAN IDOL IN VEGAS	FOX	Mon	4.7/7	3.2/8	7.17
MONK	ABC	Thu	5.0/8	1.7/4	7.06
JOHN DOE	FOX	Fri	4.4/8	3.2/10	6.98
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	4.8/9	1.9/7	6.88
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.1/8	2.6/10	6.46
MOVIE: PRINCE WILLIAM	ABC	Sun	4.5/8	1.9/6	6.45
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Tue	3.8/6	2.6/7	6.20
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	4.3/7	1.9/5	6.05
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.6/5	2.4/6	6.00
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Mon	3.8/6	2.2/6	5.91
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	ABC	Mon	3.6/6	2.4/7	5.67
EVERWOOD	WB	Mon	3.4/5	2.3/5	5.54
FIREFLY	FOX	Fri	3.6/7	2.3/9	5.47
CELEBRITY DAREDEVILS	FOX	Tue	3.3/5	2.5/6	5.45
CHARMED	WB	Sun	3.1/5	2.2/6	5.06
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	UPN	Tue	3.1/5	2.3/6	4.99
ONE ON ONE	UPN	Mon	3.1/5	2.0/5	4.98
REBA	WB	Fri	3.0/5	1.7/6	4.85
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE	UPN	Wed	3.0/5	2.4/7	4.84
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	2.9/4	2.0/4	4.73
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	3.0/5	1.9/5	4.68
PUSH, NEVADA	ABC	Thu	3.1/5	1.3/3	4.45
HALF & HALF	UPN	Mon	2.8/4	1.9/4	4.41
THAT WAS THEN	ABC	Fri	2.9/5	1.9/6	4.28
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	Fri	2.5/5	1.7/7	3.95
GREETINGS FROM TUCSON	WB	Fri	2.4/4	1.5/5	3.80
SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.3/4	1.3/5	3.59
THE TWILIGHT ZONE	UPN	Wed	2.2/3	1.3/3	3.54
SPY TV	NBC	Sat	2.4/5	1.3/5	3.39
HAUNTED	UPN	Tue	1.9/3	1.3/3	3.14
FAMILY AFFAIR	WB	Thu	1.9/3	0.9/2	2.95
DO OVER	WB	Thu	1.8/3	1.0/2	2.63
THE JAMIE KENNEDY EXPERIMENT	WB	Thu	1.6/2	1.3/3	2.52
OFF CENTRE	WB	Thu	1.3/2	1.0/2	1.89

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	CBS	Sun	11.5/24	17.682
NFL SINGLE	FOX	Sun	9.8/24	14.612
NFL REGIONAL	CBS	Sun	7.3/18	10.972
KANSAS CITY 400	NBC	Sun	4.4/10	6.998
RYDER CUP GOLF	NBC	Sat	3.8/11	5.189
RYDER CUP GOLF	NBC	Sun	3.8/14	5.000
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LATE	ABC	Sat	3.3/8	4.464
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	CBS	Sat	2.9/7	4.351
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	1.3/4	1.765
UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX	ABC	Sun	0.7/2	0.934

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: VIKING/SEAHAWKS	ESPN	9.315
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	5.962
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	4.818
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	4.770
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9:30A	NICK	4.186
SPONGEBOB-THU 5:30P	NICK	4.175
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9:30A	NICK	4.157
TRADING SPACES-SAT 9P	TLC	4.117
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10A	NICK	4.053
JIMMY NEUTRON-SAT 10:30A	NICK	4.013
SPONGEBOB-THU 5P	NICK	3.764
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10A	NICK	3.750
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9A	NICK	3.712
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9A	NICK	3.577
COLL FTBL: FLORIDA ST/LOUISVILLE	ESPN	3.561
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	10.973
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM	HBO	3.841
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	3.162
REAL SEX 23-THU	HBO	2.840
MIND OF THE MARRIED MAN	HBO	2.822

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	Time	HH (millions)	HH Rating
NFL: VIKINGS/SEAHAWKS	ESPN	Sun	8:28 PM	6.599	6.2
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	Sun	7:30 PM	4.077	3.8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	9:00 PM	3.119	2.9
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	10:00 PM	3.105	2.9
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:30 AM	3.088	2.9
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:30 AM	2.997	2.8
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	5:30 PM	2.997	2.8
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	5:00 PM	2.926	2.7
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sun	10:00 AM	2.923	2.7
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:00 AM	2.816	2.6
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:00 AM	2.798	2.6
TRADING SPACES	TLC	Sat	9:00 PM	2.785	2.6
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Sat	10:30 AM	2.784	2.6
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sat	10:00 AM	2.769	2.6
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	ESPN	Thu	7:30 PM	2.763	2.6
REAL WORLD XII	MTV	Tue	10:00 PM	2.730	2.6
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Sun	10:30 AM	2.617	2.5
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	5:30 PM	2.586	2.4
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	5:30 PM	2.550	2.4
RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	8:30 AM	2.481	2.3
DRAGON BALL Z	TOON	Thu	6:30 PM	2.464	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	5:00 PM	2.404	2.3
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	ESPN	Sat	12:02 PM	2.380	2.2
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Fri	8:30 PM	2.336	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Wed	5:30 PM	2.323	2.2
WYWO 9/28-9/29	TLC	Sat	10:00 PM	2.312	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Wed	8:00 PM	2.273	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Fri	5:30 PM	2.268	2.1
SMALL SACRIFICES, PART II	LIF	Sat	3:00 PM	2.268	2.1
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Thu	4:30 PM	2.239	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Fri	8:00 PM	2.213	2.1
ROCKET POWER	NICK	Sat	11:00 AM	2.197	2.1
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sat	7:00 PM	2.188	2.1
RUGRATS	NICK	Sun	8:30 AM	2.181	2.0
DRAGON BALL Z	TOON	Mon	6:30 PM	2.171	2.0
SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	Sun	12:05 AM	2.169	2.0
LAW & ORDER	TNT	Wed	8:00 PM	2.142	2.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	8:00 PM	2.096	2.0
RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	3:30 PM	2.088	2.0
LAW & ORDER	TNT	Mon	8:00 PM	2.079	1.9
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	-	6.923	6.5
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM	HBO	Sun	-	2.914	2.7
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	-	2.263	2.1
REAL SEX 23	HBO	Thu	-	2.160	2.0
MIND OF THE MARRIED MAN	HBO	Sun	-	2.075	1.9

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Vikings/Seahawks	ESPN	Sun	5288
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	3782
Real World XII	MTV	Tue	2907
WWE Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	2864
Trading Spaces-9p	TLC	Sat	2783
WWE Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	2761
WYWO 9/28-9/29	TLC	Sat	2504
Trading Spaces-8p	TLC	Sat	1992
College Football	ESPN	Thu	1845
Sportscenter	ESPN	Sun	1680

-The Sopranos (HBO): 5.7/13 adults 18-49 rating/share

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