Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending November 24, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the ninth 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	17.0/26	12.5/32	26.760
CSI	CBS	Thu	16.2/24	9.1/21	25.972
THE BACHELOR	ABC	Wed	16.3/25	11.9/28	25.898
ER	NBC	Thu	16.5/27	12.3/31	25.854
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	15.5/23	11.8/27	24.255
WILL & GRACE CLIP SHOW	NBC	Thu	14.5/21	11.3/26	22.726
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	12.8/19	7.2/17	20.439
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	11.2/17	7.7/19	19.615
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	11.8/17	7.5/18	18.325
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	12.1/19	6.0/15	17.980
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	11.7/20	7.6/20	17.712
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	9.1/14	7.9/18	17.378
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	Mon	11.4/18	6.1/15	17.160
JAG	CBS	Tue	10.6/16	3.6/10	15.752
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	10.2/15	5.0/12	15.027
STILL STANDING	CBS	Mon	9.4/14	5.3/12	14.726
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	10.1/17	2.9/8	14.597
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	10.0/18	4.7/14	14.456
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	10.2/17	4.1/11	14.327
WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	Thu	9.3/15	4.4/11	13.942
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	8.4/13	4.5/12	13.63
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	8.6/13	4.6/11	13.55
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	8.5/12	5.3/12	13.54
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	7.7/12	5.7/14	13.47
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	Wed	8.4/13	5.2/13	13.45
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	8.4/14	5.0/14	13.45
ED	NBC	Wed	9.0/14	4.5/12	13.324
MOVIE: THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS	ABC	Sun	7.6/12	5.0/12	13.20
MOVIE: MARTIN AND LEWIS	CBS	Sun	9.1/14	4.4/10	13.133
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	6.9/10	5.8/13	12.92
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	Tue	7.8/12	5.1/13	12.69
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	Tue	8.1/13	4.6/13	12.68
THE GUARDIAN	CBS	Tue	9.1/13	2.7/7	12.65
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	8.4/14	4.7/13	12.05
NFL POST-GAME	FOX	Sun	7.2/12	4.2/11	11.44
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	Mon	7.5/12	4.2/11	11.27
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	7.6/13	2.6/8	11.24
HIDDEN HILLS	NBC	Tue	7.0/11	4.8/12	10.96
THE AGENCY	CBS	Sat	7.2/13	2.9/8	10.87
BECKER	CBS	Sun	7.3/11	2.4/6	10.65
PROVIDENCE	NBC	Fri	7.4/13	2.9/10	10.63
HACK	CBS	Fri	7.2/12	2.5/8	10.55
VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW	CBS	Wed	6.9/12	3.9/9	10.50
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.4/12	3.9/11	10.48
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	7.2/12	3.1/10	10.43
24	FOX	Tue	6.1/9	5.1/12	9.91
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	5.5/8	4.1/9	9.82
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS-9P	ABC	Fri	5.7/10	3.5/11	9.77
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	6.9/12	2.6/9	9.75
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS-8P	ABC	Fri	5.9/11	3.0/10	9.73
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.8/10	3.9/11	9.53
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.7/12	3.1/10	9.51
20/20	ABC	Mon	6.8/11	2.8/7	9.38
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	5.7/9	3.6/9	8.82
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	5.4/8	3.5/9	8.81
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sat	6.0/11	2.1/7	8.80
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	5.3/8	4.6/13	8.74
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.5/10	3.7/11	8.73
CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER	FOX	Wed	5.2/8	3.7/9	8.66
LIFE WITH BONNIE	ABC	Tue	5.5/8	3.5/8	8.42
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	5.1/8	3.4/9	8.34
SMALLVILLE	WB	Tue	4.7/7	4.1/10	8.26
LESS THAN PERFECT	ABC	Tue	5.7/8	3.4/8	8.23
FUNNIEST ANINAL OUTTAKES	FOX	Mon	5.2/8	3.2/7	8.13
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Wed	5.0/8	2.9/8	7.80
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.7/9	3.0/10	7.69
IN-LAWS	NBC	Tue	5.1/8	3.0/8	7.47
A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING	ABC	Thu	4.7/7	2.6/7	7.44
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	5.3/9	2.9/7	7.41
STUPID BEHAVIOR CAUGHT ON TAPE	FOX	Thu	4.3/6	2.9/7	7.19
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Tue	4.4/7	2.8/7	7.09
FASTLANE	FOX	Wed	4.2/6	2.9/7	6.76
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Tue	4.8/7	2.8/8	6.69
WINNIE THE POOH THANKSGIVING	ABC	Thu	4.0/7	2.3/6	6.65
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	4.7/7	2.1/5	6.65
EVERWOOD	WB	Mon	3.9/6	2.4/5	6.14
20/20	ABC	Thu	4.1/6	2.4/6	5.91
30 SECONDS TO FAME-8:30P	FOX	Thu	3.5/5	1.9/5	5.54
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.5/5	2.2/5	5.45
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	UPN	Tue	3.0/5	2.4/6	5.03
ONE ON ONE	UPN	Mon	2.9/4	2.1/5	4.89
REBA	WB	Fri	3.3/6	1.8/6	4.85
STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE	UPN	Wed	3.1/5	2.2/6	4.83
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	3.0/4	2.2/5	4.75
30 SECONDS TO FAME-8:00P	FOX	Thu	3.1/5	1.5/4	4.55
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	2.9/5	2.3/6	4.33
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	2.5/4	1.8/5	4.28
HALF & HALF	UPN	Mon	2.6/4	1.8/4	4.13
BIRDS OF PREY	WB	Wed	2.6/4	2.1/5	4.02
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	Fri	2.2/4	1.3/5	3.31
THE TWILIGHT ZONE	UPN	Wed	2.0/3	1.2/3	3.00
GREETINGS FROM TUCSON	WB	Fri	1.9/3	1.0/3	2.82

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	FOX	Sun	14.0/26	22.021
NFL SINGLE	CBS	Sun	9.7/23	14.577
NFL REGIONAL	FOX	Sun	8.0/19	11.842
COLLEGE FOOTBALL EARLY	ABC	Sat	7.3/20	10.659
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LATE	ABC	Sat	5.5/13	8.273
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2	CBS	Sat	2.9/7	4.893
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL	NBC	Sat	1.9/5	2.419
ISU GRAND PRIX FIG. SKATING	ABC	Sun	1.8/4	2.153

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: COLTS/BRONCOS	ESPN	10.022
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	4.992
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	4.810
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-THU	ESPN	4.692
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9:30A	NICK	4.669
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9:30A	NICK	4.645
TRADING SPACES-SAT 9P	TLC	4.558
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9:00A	NICK	4.432
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10:00A	NICK	4.362
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9:00A	NICK	4.302
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	4.053
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10:00A	NICK	3.962
SPONGEBOB-SAT 5:30P	NICK	3.851
MOVIE: THE PRESIDENTS MAN	USA	3.327
SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	3.226
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	11.121
WCB: WARD VS. GATTI 2	HBO	4.546
WCB: WARD VS. GATTI 2 (POST)	HBO	4.481
WCB: WARD VS. GATTI 2 (PRE)	HBO	3.945
HARRY POTTER SORCERERS ST	HBO	3.932

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	Time	HH (millions)	HH Rating
NFL: COLTS/BRONCOS	ESPN	Sun	8:28 PM	6.985	6.5
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	ESPN	Thu	7:30 PM	3.639	3.4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	9:00 PM	3.216	3.0
TRADING SPACES	TLC	Sat	9:00 PM	3.138	2.9
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	10:00 PM	3.136	2.9
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:30 AM	3.126	2.9
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:30 AM	3.005	2.8
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:00 AM	2.957	2.8
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:00 AM	2.902	2.7
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sun	10:00 AM	2.864	2.7
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	Sun	7:30 PM	2.752	2.6
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	5:30 PM	2.685	2.5
SPORTSCENTER:	ESPN	Sun	11:56 PM	2.532	2.4
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sat	10:00 AM	2.515	2.4
MOVIE: THE PRESIDENT'S MAN	USA	Wed	8:00 PM	2.411	2.3
DRAGON BALL Z	TOON	Mon	6:30 PM	2.399	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	5:30 PM	2.390	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	6:00 PM	2.383	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	5:30 PM	2.371	2.2
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Sun	10:30 AM	2.369	2.2
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Tue	6:00 PM	2.368	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	8:00 PM	2.345	2.2
RUGRATS	NICK	Fri	6:00 PM	2.328	2.2
RUGRATS	NICK	Sun	8:30 AM	2.292	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	5:30 PM	2.274	2.1
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Thu	6:00 PM	2.272	2.1
MOVIE: RUSH HOUR	TNT	Sat	8:00 PM	2.268	2.1
DRAGON BALL Z	TOON	Tue	6:30 PM	2.257	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Fri	8:00 PM	2.250	2.1
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Mon	5:00 PM	2.250	2.1
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Sat	10:30 AM	2.246	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	11:30 AM	2.218	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	5:00 PM	2.205	2.1
LAW & ORDER	TNT	Wed	8:00 PM	2.203	2.1
RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	8:30 AM	2.195	2.1
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Thu	5:00 PM	2.193	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	5:00 PM	2.187	2.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Wed	6:00 PM	2.174	2.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Fri	5:30 PM	2.173	2.0
WHILE YOU WERE OUT	TLC	Sat	10:00 PM	2.157	2.0
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	-	6.948	6.5
WCB: WARD VS. GATTI 2	HBO	Sat	-	2.996	2.8
WCB: WARD VS. GATTI 2 (POST)	HBO	Sat	-	2.861	2.7
HARRY POTTER SORCERERS	HBO	-	-	2.778	2.6
WCB: WARD VS. GATTI 2 (PRE)	HBO	Sat	-	2.509	2.4

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Colts/Broncos	ESPN	Sun	5498
Trading Spaces-9p	TLC	Sat	3044
WWE Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	2977
WWE Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	2853
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	2387
College Football-Thur Night	ESPN	Thu	2386
Sportscenter:	ESPN	Sun	2132
Real World XII	MTV	Tue	2085
Whl U Were Out	TLC	Sat	1980
Trading Spaces-8p	TLC	Sat	1852

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