Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 15, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 47th week of the 2003-04 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 second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	HH Rating	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
SUMMER OLYMPICS-SUN	NBC	15.4/26	9.8/27	25.819
SUMMER OLYMPICS OPENING	NBC	14.6/27	8.0/25	25.384
SUMMER OLYMPICS-SAT	NBC	11.8/23	6.9/23	19.819
AFC-NFC HALL OF FAME GAME	ABC	7.3/13	4.2/13	10.838
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	6.4/11	4.7/13	10.392
BIG BROTHER-THU	CBS	6.0/11	3.9/13	9.507
BIG BROTHER-TUE	CBS	6.0/10	4.1/11	9.320
TRADING SPOUSES	FOX	5.7/10	4.4/14	9.198
60 MINUTES	CBS	6.1/10	1.9/5	8.922
LAST COMIC STANDING-THU	NBC	5.3/9	4.4/13	8.809
LAST COMIC STANDING-TUE	NBC	4.9/8	3.7/11	8.14
60 MINUTES II	CBS	5.3/10	1.8/6	7.460
48 HOURS-WED	CBS	5.2/9	2.3/7	7.326
FOR LOVE OR MONEY	NBC	4.6/8	2.8/8	6.80
20/20	ABC	4.7/8	2.5/7	6.77
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	5.0/9	2.2/7	6.70
TEEN CHOICE AWARDS	FOX	3.9/7	2.6/8	6.19
COPS-9:30P	FOX	4.0/7	2.2/7	6.01
COPS-9:00P	FOX	3.9/7	2.2/7	5.86
BIG BROTHER-SAT	CBS	3.7/7	2.3/8	5.64
COPS-8:30P	FOX	3.3/7	1.9/7	5.14
BLUE COLLAR TV	WB	2.9/5	2.0/7	4.84
THE DAYS	ABC	3.4/6	2.0/5	4.75
NORTH SHORE	FOX	3.2/6	2.3/7	4.71
COPS-8:00P	FOX	2.9/6	1.8/7	4.48
IN THE JURY ROOM-TUE	ABC	3.2/5	1.7/5	4.41
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	2.6/5	1.6/5	4.16
IN THE JURY ROOM-WED	ABC	2.8/5	1.6/5	4.08
AMISH IN THE CITY	UPN	2.8/5	1.9/6	4.02
DISNEY'S THE KID (2000)-SAT	ABC	2.6/5	1.1/4	4.00
SUMMERLAND	WB	2.4/4	1.5/4	3.68
MAKING OF: ALIEN V PREDATOR	FOX	2.9/5	1.3/4	3.02
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	ABC	2.0/4	1.1/4	2.87
THE CASINO	FOX	1.9/3	1.3/3	2.82
OLIVER BEENE	FOX	1.7/3	1.0/4	2.35
THE PLAYER	UPN	1.5/3	0.8/2	2.21
STUDIO 7	WB	1.0/2	0.5/2	1.4

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NEXTEL CUP WATKINS GLEN	TNT	5.636
MONK	USA	4.852
LAW & ORDER	TNT	4.271
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	SPIKE	4.185
NIP TUCK	FX	3.879
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	SPIKE	3.839
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10A	NICK	3.725
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9:30A	NICK	3.717
NFL: FALCONS/RAVENS	ESPN	3.678
THE DEAD ZONE	USA	3.610
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.564
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9:30A	NICK	3.456
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10A	NICK	3.444
DANNY PHANTOM	NICK	3.397
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-MON 4P	NICK	3.377
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.274
SPONGEBOB-MON 3:30P	NICK	3.087
PRIME MOVIE-MON 9P	LIF	3.025
SPONGEBOB-MON 3P	NICK	2.976
OUTBACK JACK	TBS	2.6
PREMIUM CABLE
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	3.299
LEAGUE OF EXTRDNRY	HBO	2.225
ENTOURAGE	HBO	1.970
SEABISCUIT	HBO	1.321
CATHOUSE 2 (AU)	HBO	1.091

Viewership not available for:

• The Grid (TNT)
• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo)
• Rescue Me (FX)
• Dead Like Me (Showtime)

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
Nextel Cup/Watkins Glen	TNT	2888
Nip Tuck	FX	2779
Monk	USA	2180
Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica	MTV	2125
Falcons/Ravens	ESPN	2067
WWE Entertainment	SPK	1919
A Night at the Roxbury	TBSC	1888
Rescue Me	FX	1873
WWE Entertainment	SPK	1866
The Dead Zone	USA	1860

-Nextel Cup (TNT) - 2.2 adults 18-49 rating

-Nip/Tuck (FX) - 2.1

-Monk (USA) - 1.7

-Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica (MTV) - 1.6

-NFL: Falcons/Ravens (ESPN) - 1.6

-Rescue Me (FX) - 1.4

-The Dead Zone (USA) - 1.4

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available for this week

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Los Angeles Times, CBS Press Express, Media Life Magazine, Variety, TV Tango, and Marc Berman's Programming Insider (MediaWeek)