Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending July 4, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 41st 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)
THE SIMPLE LIFE	FOX	5.8/10	4.5/14	9.27
NASCAR RACING	FOX	5.2/12	3.4/14	8.73
48 HOURS-WED	CBS	6.3/11	2.4/7	8.56
60 MINUTES II	CBS	6.2/12	1.6/6	8.39
LAST COMIC STANDING	NBC	5.0/8	3.8/11	7.80
FOR LOVE OR MONEY	NBC	5.1/8	3.5/10	7.68
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	5.4/11	2.3/9	7.61
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	5.3/10	2.2/7	7.39
WHO WANTS TO MARRY MY DAD?	NBC	4.8/8	3.0/9	7.01
BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS	CBS	4.6/11	1.3/6	6.92
24/7	ABC	4.7/8	2.6/7	6.87
MACY'S FOURTH OF JULY	NBC	4.2/10	1.7/8	6.69
20/20	ABC	4.6/9	2.0/7	6.54
COPS	FOX	3.8/9	2.5	6.34
48 HOURS-FRI	CBS	4.4/9	1.6/6	6.16
QUINTUPLETS	FOX	3.9/7	2.9/10	5.98
METHOD & RED	FOX	3.8/7	2.7/8	5.98
INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996)	FOX	3.5/9	2.3/11	5.25
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	3.5/9	1.4/7	5.01
THE DREW CAREY SHOW-9:30P	ABC	3.4/6	2.1/6	4.99
THE CASINO	FOX	3.4/6	2.3/7	4.92
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	ABC	3.2/6	1.8/7	4.88
WEDDINGS GONE WACKY	ABC	3.5/6	1.8/5	4.69
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	3.2/6	1.7/6	4.69
THE DREW CAREY SHOW-9P	ABC	3.2/6	1.8/6	4.66
AMERICAN CELEBRATION-SUN	ABC	2.8/7	0.9/4	4.36
CRIME & PUNISHMENT	NBC	3.0/7	1.2/5	4.21
NORTH SHORE	FOX	2.8/5	1.9/6	4.18
NEXT ACTION STAR-TUE	NBC	2.8/5	1.7/6	4.11
NEXT ACTION STAR-WED	NBC	2.7/5	1.6/6	3.82
THE ULTIMATE LOVE TEST	ABC	2.7/5	1.7/5	3.72
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	2.4/5	1.6/6	3.64
THE JURY	FOX	2.2/4	1.1/3	3.21
SUMMERLAND	WB	2.1/4	1.3/4	3.05
KINGDOM HOSPITAL	ABC	1.8/3	1.0/3	2.57
STEVE HARVEY'S BIG TIME-SUN 8P	WB	0.9/2	0.4/2	1.25
STEVE HARVEY'S BIG TIME-SUN 8:30P	WB	0.8/2	0.4/2	1.15
PEPSI SMASH	WB	0.8/2	0.5/2	1.10

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
BET AWARDS	BET	5.654
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	4.841
LAW & ORDER	TNT	4.548
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	4.376
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.182
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.874
REAL WORLD XIV	MTV	3.801
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.758
NEWLYWEDS	MTV	3.733
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.706
HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET	SPIKE	3.614
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.396
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.370
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.26
NIP/TUCK	FX	3.2
OUTBACK JACK	TBS	2.4
JOE SCHMO	SPIKE	1.2
CELEBRITY POKER SHOWDOWN	BRAVO	1.15
BLOW OUT	BRAVO	0.855
PREMIUM CABLE
BRUCE ALMIGHTY	HBO	1.49
THE MEDALLION	HBO	1.40
REAL SEX	HBO	1.26
TERMINATOR 3	HBO	1.11
CELIBACY	HBO	0.92

Viewership not available for:

• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo)
• The Dead Zone (USA)

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
BET Awards Show	BET	3270
Real World XIV	MTV	2493
Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica	MTV	2456
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2307
WWE Entertainment	SPK	2109
Nip Tuck	FX	2028
Sex And The City	TBSC	1850
Sex And The City	TBSC	1821
The Ashlee Simpson Show	MTV	1788
Law & Order	TNT	1683
Celebrity Poker Showdown	BRVO	721

-BET Awards Show (BET) - 2.5 adults 18-49 rating

-Real World XIV (MTV) - 1.9 rating

-Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica (MTV) - 1.9

-Nip/Tuck (FX) - 1.6

-The Ashlee Simpson Show (MTV) - 1.4

-Celebrity Poker Showdown (Bravo) - 0.6

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available 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)