Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 5, 2003

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 15th 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)
NFL WILDCARD GAME	FOX	Sun	18.2/32	12.0	29.834
FIESTA BOWL	ABC	Fri	17.2/29	10.7/30	29.104
NFC WILDCARD GAME	ABC	Sat	16.0/27	10.3/29	26.319
NFC WILDCARD POSTGAME	FOX	Sun	13.5/22	10.0/26	22.811
AFC WILDCARD GAME	ABC	Sat	13.0/27	7.8	19.633
FIESTA BOWL PREGAME	ABC	Fri	11.9/21	6.3/24	19.732
ROSE BOWL	ABC	Wed	11.3/20	6.3/16	18.298
ORANGE BOWL	ABC	Thu	9.7/16	5.3/15	15.235
SUGAR BOWL	ABC	Wed	9.2/15	5.8/15	15.107
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	Sun	9.7/14	5.1/12	15.006
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	8.5/13	6.6/16	14.995
ROSE BOWL POSTGAME	ABC	Wed	9.1	5.4/14	14.676
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	8.7/15	4.9/14	13.095
SCRUBS	NBC	Thu	8.3/13	6.2/15	12.812
ORANGE BOWL PREGAME	ABC	Thu	7.7/13	3.8/11	12.07
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	6.6/10	5.4/12	11.86
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.9/12	3.0/7	11.756
MOVIE: CROOKED E: ENRON	CBS	Sun	7.7/12	3.5/8	11.67
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	7.8/12	2.3/6	11.530
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	7.8/13	3.2/9	11.089
AMERICAN DREAMS	NBC	Sun	6.9/10	4.0/10	10.74
BOOMTOWN	NBC	Sun	6.9/11	4.1/10	10.54
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	5.9/9	4.8/11	10.45
GOOD MORNING, MIAMI	NBC	Thu	6.9/11	4.9/12	10.00
BECKER	CBS	Sun	6.6/10	2.1/5	9.71
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	5.4/8	4.3/10	9.66
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.9/9	2.3/6	8.23
ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE	FOX	Sun	4.9	3.6/8	7.92
48 HOURS-10P	CBS	Fri	5.4/9	2.3/6	7.70
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.5/8	2.7/7	7.50
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.4/7	2.9/8	7.32
48 HOURS-8P	CBS	Fri	4.9/8	1.9/5	7.31
NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE	ABC	Tue	3.8/8	2.7/10	6.95
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	4.6/10	2.2/8	6.86
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.9/7	2.5/7	6.48
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.4/5	2.3/6	5.53
CHARMED	WB	Sun	3.2/5	2.3/6	5.46
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION	WB	Sun	3.1/5	2.4/5	5.18
DATELINE	NBC	Sat	3.4/6	1.2/4	4.83

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
AFC WILDCARD	CBS	Sun	18.1/40	27.450
AFC/NFC SHOWCASE 2	ABC	Sat	13.6/25	21.774
AFC/NFC SHOWCASE 1	ABC	Sat	9.3/22	13.142
AFC WILDCARD POST	CBS	Sun	8.3/16	12.592
CAPITAL ONE BOWL	ABC	Wed	5.9/12	9.451
GATOR BOWL FOOTBALL	NBC	Wed	5.2/11	7.700
COTTON BOWL	FOX	Wed	3.4/7	5.016
SUN BOWL	CBS	Tue	3.1/8	4.010
NBA BASKETBALL	ABC	Sat	2.3/6	3.103
COLLEGE BASKETBALL	CBS	Sun	2.2/4	3.196
WOMEN'S COLL BASKETBALL 2	CBS	Sat	1.5/4	2.035
WOMEN'S COLL BASKETBALL 1	CBS	Sat	0.9/2	1.015
WOMEN'S COLL BASKETBALL 3	CBS	Sat	0.8/2	1.022

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
OUTBACK BOWL: FLORIDA/MICHIGAN	ESPN	5.336
PEACH BOWL: TENNESSEE/MARYLAND	ESPN	5.330
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9:30A	NICK	4.282
SPONGEBOB-FRI 5:30P	NICK	4.242
TRADING SPACES	TLC	4.143
JIMMY NEUTRON-SAT 10:30A	NICK	4.091
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	4.050
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10:00A	NICK	4.038
MOVIE: PAYBACK	TBS	3.986
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	3.870
SPONGEBOB-SAT 5:30P	NICK	3.855
SPONGEBOB-THU 5:30P	NICK	3.721
SPONGEBOB-THU 5:00P	NICK	3.714
WHILE YOU WERE OUT	TLC	3.604
THE DIVISION	LIF	3.407
PREMIUM CABLE
OZ	HBO	3.860
HARRY POTTER SORCERERS STONE	HBO	3.815
ICEMAN & PSYCHIATRIST: AU	HBO	3.445
A BEAUTIFUL MIND	HBO	3.391
ROBIN WILLIAMS LIVE	HBO	3.172

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	Time	HH (millions)	HH Rating
OUTBACK BOWL	ESPN	Wed	11:00 AM	3.633	3.4
PEACH BOWL	ESPN	Tue	7:30 PM	3.489	3.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:30 AM	2.902	2.7
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sat	10:00 AM	2.889	2.7
TRADING SPACES	TLC	Sat	9:00 PM	2.826	2.6
MOVIE: PAYBACK	TBS	Sun	8:00 PM	2.812	2.6
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	Sun	10:00 PM	2.769	2.6
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Sat	10:30 AM	2.706	2.5
THE DIVISION	LIF	Sun	8:00 PM	2.697	2.5
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	5:30 PM	2.578	2.4
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	5:00 PM	2.547	2.4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	9:00 PM	2.539	2.4
WHILE YOU WERE OUT	TLC	Sat	10:00 PM	2.532	2.4
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	5:30 PM	2.494	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Fri	5:30 PM	2.459	2.3
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES 2003	HGTV	Wed	10:59 AM	2.446	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	5:30 PM	2.436	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:00 AM	2.410	2.3
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Thu	4:30 PM	2.391	2.2
MOVIE: THE BONE COLLECTOR	USA	Sun	7:30 PM	2.379	2.2
ROCKET POWER	NICK	Sat	11:00 AM	2.351	2.2
MOVIE: THE WRONG WOMAN	LIF	Sun	6:00 PM	2.299	2.2
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	10:00 PM	2.284	2.1
STRONG MEDICINE	LIF	Sun	9:00 PM	2.273	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	5:00 PM	2.258	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Thu	8:00 PM	2.258	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Fri	8:00 PM	2.254	2.1
A WILL OF THEIR OWN, PT. 2	LIF	Wed	2:30 PM	2.251	2.1
MOVIE: LEGACY OF SIN	LIF	Sun	4:00 PM	2.237	2.1
MOVIE: RUSH HOUR	TBS	Wed	8:00 PM	2.210	2.1
ROCKET POWER	NICK	Thu	6:00 PM	2.193	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	5:00 PM	2.177	2.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Fri	5:00 PM	2.168	2.0
ROCKET POWER	NICK	Sat	11:30 AM	2.154	2.0
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Wed	4:30 PM	2.146	2.0
MOVIE: MONEY TALKS	TBS	Wed	10:00 PM	2.143	2.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:30 AM	2.130	2.0
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sun	10:00 AM	2.125	2.0
RUGRATS	NICK	Tue	9:00 AM	2.115	2.0
SEATTLE BOWL	ESPN	Mon	5:33 PM	2.095	2.0
PREMIUM CABLE
OZ	HBO	Sun	-	2.659	2.5
ICEMAN & PSYCHIATRIST: AU	HBO	-	-	2.495	2.3
HARRY POTTER SORCERERS	HBO	-	-	2.359	2.2
A BEAUTIFUL MIND	HBO	-	-	2.277	2.1
ROBIN WILLIAMS LIVE	HBO	-	-	2.257	2.1

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Outback Bowl	ESPN	Wed	2707
Trading Spaces-9p	TLC	Sat	2518
The Dead Zone	USA	Sun	2327
Peach Bowl	ESPN	Tue	2247
While You Were Out	TLC	Sat	2074
WWF Entertainment-9p	USA	Mon	1989
Movie: Payback-8p	TBS	Sun	1962
Movie: The Bone Collector	USA	Sun	1876
Osbournes	MTV	Sat	1835
Movie: Payback-10p	TBS	Sun	1798

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