Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 17, 2003

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 47th 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. Saturday viewership only available to 1-decimal

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
WHO WANTS TO MARRY MY DAD?	NBC	Mon	7.3/13	4.7/13	11.11
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	7.4/14	2.0/7	10.73
FOR LOVE OR MONEY	NBC	Mon	6.3/10	4.4/12	9.872
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Wed	6.7/12	4.1/13	9.925
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Tue	6.3/11	4.0/14	9.677
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	6.5/13	2.4/9	9.188
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	Thu	5.4/10	2.9/10	8.696
THE RESTAURANT	NBC	Sun	5.5/10	3.9/11	8.096
THE O.C.	FOX	Tue	5.3/9	3.5/10	7.864
20/20	ABC	Fri	5.6/11	2.4/8	7.930
QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY	NBC	Thu	5.5/10	3.8/11	7.683
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	5.3/9	2.4/7	7.33
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.1/10	1.9/7	7.19
MISS TEEN USA	NBC	Tue	4.7/8	2.5/8	7.09
AMERICAN JUNIORS	FOX	Tue	4.5/8	2.3/8	6.77
NFL PRESEASON: 49ERS/RAIDERS	FOX	Thu	4.6/8	2.8/9	6.72
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	5.0/10	1.7/7	6.72
PARADISE HOTEL	FOX	Wed	4.2/7	3.4/10	6.57
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.4/9	2.1/8	6.6
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Sat	4.0/8	2.2/9	6.2
CUPID	CBS	Tue	4.1/7	2.8/8	5.98
NFL PRESEASON: PACKERS/BROWNS	CBS	Fri	4.2/9	1.9/8	5.92
THAT'S INCREDIBLE	ABC	Mon	3.8/7	1.8/6	5.64
PARADISE HOTEL	FOX	Mon	3.7/6	2.9/8	5.55
ABC NEWS SPECIAL: 2003 BLACKOUT	ABC	Thu	4.1/8	1.9/6	5.59
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.5/6	2.1/7	5.42
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	ABC	Fri	3.2/6	2.0/7	5.25
RACE TO THE ALTAR	NBC	Wed	3.3/6	1.8/7	4.40
THE REAL ROSEANNE SHOW	ABC	Wed	3.1/5	1.8/5	4.29
THE FAMILY	ABC	Wed	2.8/5	1.8/6	3.95
BANZAI	FOX	Sun	2.2/4	1.3/4	3.49
BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS	NBC	Sat	2.1/4	1.5/5	3.4
X GAMES	ABC	Sun	2.2/4	1.4/5	3.40
JUST SHOOT ME-8:30P	NBC	Sat	1.8/4	1.0/4	2.8
JUST SHOOT ME-8:00P	NBC	Sat	1.7/4	0.8/3	2.4
PEPSI SMASH	WB	Wed	1.3/2	0.9/3	1.96

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
PGA CHAMP	CBS	Sun	4.5/11	6.283
PGA CHAMP	CBS	Sat	3.2/9	4.253
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.6/8	3.368
X GAMES 2	ABC	Sun	1.4/3	2.212
X GAMES 2	ABC	Sat	1.3/4	1.705
X GAMES 1	ABC	Sat	0.9/3	1.293
WNBA BASKETBALL	ABC	Sat	0.9/2	0.971
X GAMES 1	ABC	Sun	0.9/2	1.262
INDY 300	ABC	Sun	0.8/2	0.887

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
SHARPIE 500 WINSTON CUP	TNT	5.958
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	4.941
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	4.779
MONK	USA	4.357
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.778
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.741
CHEETAH GIRLS ALTERNATE ENDING	DSNY	3.712
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.593
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.453
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.352
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.324
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.232
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.160
LAW & ORDER	TNT	2.972
NIP TUCK	FX	2.959
MOVIE: A CRIME OF PASSION-SUN	LIF	2.883
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	6.940
THE WIRE	HBO	4.483
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	3.286
PROJECT GREENLIGHT	HBO	2.558
SEX AND THE CITY-THU	HBO	2.304

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	Time	HH (millions)	HH Rating
MOVIE: RED WATER	TBS	Sun	8:00 PM	4.400	4.1
MICHIGAN 400	TNT	Sun	2:00 PM	4.218	4.0
NEFERTITI RESURRECTED	DISC	Sun	9:00 PM	3.476	3.3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	10:00 PM	3.417	3.2
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	Mon	9:00 PM	3.184	3.0
EAGLES/SAINTS	ESPN	Mon	8:00 PM	3.083	2.9
LAW & ORDER	TNT	Tue	9:00 PM	2.901	2.7
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:30 AM	2.878	2.7
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sun	10:00 AM	2.857	2.7
MONK	USA	Fri	10:00 PM	2.789	2.6
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:30 AM	2.729	2.6
MOVIE: DEEP BLUE SEA	TBS	Sun	6:00 PM	2.631	2.5
MOVIE: A DATE WITH DARKNESS	LIF	Mon	9:00 PM	2.627	2.5
THE CHEETAH GIRLS	DNY	Fri	8:00 PM	2.584	2.4
JIMMY NEUTRON	NICK	Sun	10:30 AM	2.448	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	9:00 AM	2.408	2.3
MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK	TBS	Sat	8:00 PM	2.403	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	4:30 PM	2.396	2.2
RED WATER	TBS	Sun	10:00 PM	2.382	2.2
STRONG MEDICINE	LIF	Sun	10:00 PM	2.367	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sun	9:00 AM	2.359	2.2
OSBOURNES	MTV	Tue	10:30 PM	2.354	2.2
FAIRLY ODDPARENTS	NICK	Sat	10:00 AM	2.353	2.2
NIP TUCK	kFX	Tue	10:00 PM	2.351	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	5:00 PM	2.350	2.2
DISCOVER CARD PRE-RACE	TNT	Sun	1:30 PM	2.349	2.2
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Mon	4:00 PM	2.345	2.2
LAW & ORDER	TNT	Mon	9:00 PM	2.331	2.2
MOVIE: PRETTY WOMAN	TNT	Sun	8:00 PM	2.315	2.2
LAW & ORDER	TNT	Mon	8:00 PM	2.315	2.2
MEN IN BLACK	TBS	Sun	4:00 PM	2.309	2.2
REAL WORLD XIII	MTV	Tue	10:00 PM	2.273	2.1
BILLS/TITANS	ESPN	Sat	8:00 PM	2.268	2.1
A DATE WITH DARKNESS	LIF	Sun	7:00 PM	2.245	2.1
LAW & ORDER	TNT	Tue	8:00 PM	2.223	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Sat	5:30 PM	2.221	2.1
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Wed	9:30 AM	2.173	2.0
LARRY KING LIVE	CNN	Thu	9:00 PM	2.143	2.0
SPONGEBOB	NICK	Tue	9:30 AM	2.128	2.0
PRETTY WOMAN	TNT	Fri	8:00 PM	2.126	2.0
BREAKING NEWS/BLACKOUT	CNN	Thu	8:00 PM	2.097	2.0
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	-	4.621	4.3
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	-	2.726	2.6
THE WIRE	HBO	Sun	-	2.593	2.4
THE BANGER SISTERS	HBO	-	-	1.959	1.8
PROJECT GREENLIGHT	HBO	-	-	1.658	1.6

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Red Water-8p	TBS	Sun	3675
Michigan 400	TNT	Sun	3127
Nefertiti Resurrected	DISC	Sun	3025
WWE Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	2907
WWE Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	2392
Movie: Deep Blue Sea	TBS	Sun	2305
Nip Tuck	FX	Tue	2227
NFL Preseason: Eagles/Saints	ESPN	Mon	2129
Movie: Men In Black	TBS	Sun	2052
Real World XIII	MTV	Tue	1969

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available this week

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