Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 18, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 47th 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)
AMERICAN IDOL	FOX	Tue	7.4/12	6.2/17	12.670
AMERICAN IDOL	FOX	Wed	6.9/11	5.7/15	12.052
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	8.0/16	2.5/9	11.728
DOG EAT DOG	NBC	Mon	6.9/11	5.2/14	11.353
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	8.2/15	4.3/13	11.352
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	7.6/13	3.0/8	10.700
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Wed	6.6/11	4.7/13	10.582
48 HOURS	CBS	Wed	7.0/12	3.5/10	10.225
MEET MY FOLKS	NBC	Mon	6.0/10	4.8/13	9.810
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Thu	5.8/11	4.3/14	9.686
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	6.2/11	2.1/7	8.912
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Fri	5.1/10	3.7/12	8.49
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.8/12	2.2/8	8.415
48 HOURS-10P	CBS	Fri	5.0/9	2.6/8	7.61
CRIME & PUNISHMENT	NBC	Sun	5.0/9	2.9/8	7.46
MONK	ABC	Tue	4.6/8	2.6/7	7.10
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	4.9/9	2.3/7	6.92
48 HOURS-8P	CBS	Fri	4.7/9	2.1/8	6.88
20/20	ABC	Fri	4.5/8	2.0/6	6.87
30 SECONDS TO FAME-8:30P	FOX	Wed	3.9/7	3.0/10	6.69
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	4.7/10	1.8/7	6.55
NFL PRE-SEASON: BEARS/RAMS	FOX	Fri	4.1/8	2.7/10	6.34
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.0/8	2.5/9	6.16
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	3.9/8	2.0/8	6.04
NFL PRE-SEASON: PATRIOTS/EAGLES	CBS	Sat	4.1/8	2.3/9	6.04
30 SECONDS TO FAME-8:00P	FOX	Wed	3.9/7	2.7/9	5.94
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	3.7/8	2.5/9	5.91
BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION?	FOX	Thu	3.4/6	2.0/7	5.65
RERUN SHOW	NBC	Thu	3.8/6	2.6/7	5.32
MOVIE: LOVING YOU	NBC	Sat	3.7/7	1.4/5	5.26
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-9:30P	ABC	Fri	3.1/6	1.9/6	5.23
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.5/6	2.2/7	5.12
RERUN SHOW	NBC	Tue	3.4/6	2.3/7	4.98
WIDOWS	ABC	Tue	3.6/6	1.7/5	4.94
FROZEN IN TIME: BLAINE'S CUT	ABC	Mon	3.4/6	1.8/6	4.74
THE PULSE	FOX	Thu	2.9/5	2.0/6	4.58
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	2.9/6	1.8/8	4.52
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-9:00P	ABC	Fri	2.5/5	1.7/6	4.35
ICU: ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S	ABC	Wed	3.1/5	1.8/5	4.21
DATELINE	NBC	Sat	3.0/7	1.1/5	4.11
X GAMES	ABC	Sun	2.2/4	1.7/6	3.89
TITUS	FOX	Mon	2.1/3	1.4/4	3.07

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS	CBS	Sun	7.5/18	10.654
PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS	CBS	Sat	5.2/14	7.042
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.2/7	3.029
X GAMES 1	ABC	Sun	1.4/4	1.984
X GAMES 2	ABC	Sun	1.4/4	2.244
X GAMES 2	ABC	Sat	1.3/4	2.015
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sat	1.0/3	1.254
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	1.0/3	1.191
X GAMES 1	ABC	Sat	0.9/2	1.370

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
AUTO RACING PEPSI 400	TNT	7.312
NFL PRE-SEASON: DOLPHINS/BUCS	ESPN	5.685
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	5.319
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	5.052
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:30P	NICK	4.684
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:00P	NICK	4.613
MONK	USA	4.455
SPONGEBOB-TUE 5:00P	NICK	4.367
DISCOVER CARD PRE-RACE	TNT	4.256
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	4.167
SPONGEBOB-MON 5:00P	NICK	4.152
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	4.113
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	4.008
NFL PRE-SEASON: RAIDERS/TITANS	ESPN	3.872
MOVIE: VIOLATION OF TRUST-SUN	LIF	3.325
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	6.949
ARLISS	HBO	4.372
DONT SAY A WORD	HBO	4.357
THE WIRE	HBO	3.431
HBO BAD: 8/17	HBO	2.826

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	HH (millions)	HH Rating
AUTO RACING PEPSI 400-SUN	TNT	4.497	4.3
NFL: DOLPHINS/BUCCANEERS-MON	ESPN	4.022	3.8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	3.443	3.3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	3.278	3.1
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:30P	NICK	3.054	2.9
SPONGEBOB-MON 4:00P	NICK	3.041	2.9
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	2.978	2.8
MONK	USA	2.928	2.8
DISCOVER CARD PRE-RACE-SUN	TNT	2.855	2.7
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:00A	NICK	2.849	2.7
NFL: RAIDERS/TITANS-THU	ESPN	2.798	2.7
SPONGEBOB-MON 5:00P	NICK	2.788	2.6
SPONGEBOB-SAT 10:30A	NICK	2.782	2.6
SPONGEBOB-TUE 5:00P	NICK	2.768	2.6
VIOLATION OF TRUST-SUN 1P	LIF	2.712	2.6
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.694	2.6
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	2.605	2.5
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	2.552	2.4
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	2.488	2.4
TOTAL STRANGER	LIF	2.475	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.439	2.3
ERASER	TNT	2.414	2.3
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	2.413	2.3
RUGRATS	NICK	2.397	2.3
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.380	2.3
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	4.716	4.5
ARLISS	HBO	3.027	2.9
DONT SAY A WORD	HBO	2.913	2.8
THE WIRE	HBO	2.418	2.3
HBO BAD: 8/17	HBO	2.153	2.0

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	18-49 (000s)
Pepsi 400	TNT	3889
Dolphins/Buccaneers	ESPN	2909
WWE Entertainment	TNN	2786
WWE Entertainment	TNN	2702
Dead Zone, The	USA	2477
Discover Card Pre-Race	TNT	2337
Monk	USA	2188
Raiders/Titans	ESPN	2112
Eraser	TNT	2080
The Anna Nicole Show	EN	1838

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