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Top 100 Programs on Broadcast and Ad-Supported Cable
Based on Primetime Household Ratings Week ending November 21, 2004
Week 9 of the 2004-2005 Broadcast Season (Cable programs are in bold)

 

RANK

PROGRAM

NETWORK

START
DATE

TLC

RTG
HH

 

1

CSI

CBS

11/18/04

1

19.22

 

2

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

ABC

11/21/04

1

14.71

 

3

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

11/15/04

1

14.65

 

4

WITHOUT A TRACE

CBS

11/18/04

1

12.85

 

5

E.R.

NBC

11/18/04

1

12.55

 

6

SURVIVOR: VANUATU

CBS

11/18/04

1

12.01

 

7

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

CBS

11/15/04

1

11.73

 

8

NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
PHILADELPHIA AT DALLAS

ABC

11/15/04

1

11.60

 

9

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

11/15/04

1

11.48

 

10

CSI: NY

CBS

11/17/04

1

11.34

 

11

LAW AND ORDER:SVU

NBC

11/16/04

1

11.08

 

12

LOST

ABC

11/17/04

1

10.60

 

13

CBS WEDNESDAY MOVIE SP:
CATEGRY 6:DAY OF DESTRCTION P2

CBS

11/17/04

1

10.50

 

14

APPRENTICE 2

NBC

11/18/04

1

10.27

 

15

COLD CASE

CBS

11/21/04

1

9.95

 

16

EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P

ABC

11/21/04

1

9.93

 

17

NCIS

CBS

11/16/04

1

9.80

 

18

60 MINUTES

CBS

11/21/04

1

9.54

 

19

LAW AND ORDER

NBC

11/17/04

1

9.41

 

20

CROSSING JORDAN

NBC

11/21/04

1

9.19

 

21

LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT

NBC

11/21/04

1

8.77

 

22

WEST WING

NBC

11/17/04

1

8.24

 

23

WILL & GRACE

NBC

11/18/04

1

8.11

 

24

CBS SUNDAY MOVIE:
BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWNUPS

CBS

11/21/04

1

7.98

 

25

JOEY

NBC

11/18/04

1

7.96

 

26

BOSTON LEGAL

ABC

11/21/04

1

7.89

 

27

LAS VEGAS

NBC

11/15/04

1

7.61

 

28

AMAZING RACE: 6

CBS

11/16/04

1

7.36

 

29

CSI: MIAMI FRI SPCL

CBS

11/19/04

1

7.34

 

29

STILL STANDING

CBS

11/15/04

1

7.34

 

31

WIFE SWAP

ABC

11/17/04

1

7.24

 

32

LISTEN UP

CBS

11/15/04

1

7.19

 

33

ACCORDING TO JIM 9PM

ABC

11/16/04

1

6.98

 

34

BIGGEST LOSER

NBC

11/16/04

1

6.95

 

35

NFL REGULAR SEASON L:
PACKERS/TEXANS

ESPN

11/21/04

1

6.77

 

36

FEAR FACTOR

NBC

11/15/04

1

6.74

 

37

THIRD WATCH

NBC

11/19/04

1

6.65

 

38

JAG

CBS

11/19/04

1

6.52

 

39

RODNEY

ABC

11/16/04

1

6.43

 

40

MEDICAL INVESTIGATION

NBC

11/19/04

1

6.17

 

41

NYPD BLUE

ABC

11/16/04

1

6.09

 

42

DATELINE FRI

NBC

11/19/04

1

6.05

 

43

20/20-FRI

ABC

11/19/04

1

6.03

 

44

JOAN OF ARCADIA

CBS

11/19/04

1

5.97

 

45

BACHELOR, THE

ABC

11/17/04

1

5.92

 

46

SIMPSONS

FOX

11/21/04

1

5.88

 

47

PRIMETIME LIVE

ABC

11/18/04

1

5.86

 

48

DATELINE SUN-7PM

NBC

11/21/04

1

5.85

 

49

SCRUBS

NBC

11/16/04

1

5.62

 

50

NANNY 911

FOX

11/17/04

1

5.60

 

51

AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK

FOX

11/20/04

1

5.51

 

52

COPS 2

FOX

11/20/04

1

5.43

 

52

AMERICAN DREAMS

NBC

11/21/04

1

5.43

 

54

GEORGE LOPEZ

ABC

11/16/04

1

5.42

 

54

MY WIFE AND KIDS

ABC

11/16/04

1

5.42

 

56

AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS

ABC

11/21/04

1

5.40

 

57

HOPE & FAITH

ABC

11/19/04

1

5.19

 

58

48 HOURS MYSTERY

CBS

11/20/04

1

4.96

 

59

NBC SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES:
ERIN BROCKOVICH

NBC

11/20/04

1

4.91

 

60

O.C.

FOX

11/18/04

1

4.88

 

61

SWAN 2, THE

FOX

11/15/04

1

4.84

 

62

TRADING SPOUSES

FOX

11/15/04

1

4.78

 

63

LESS THAN PERFECT

ABC

11/19/04

1

4.70

 

63

COPS

FOX

11/20/04

1

4.70

 

65

HOPE & FAITH SP-11/19

ABC

11/19/04

1

4.66

 

65

PRIMETIME SP EDTN-11/18

ABC

11/18/04

1

4.66

 

67

HOUSE

FOX

11/16/04

1

4.65

 

68

EXTREME MAKEOVER-THU 8PM

ABC

11/18/04

1

4.59

 

69

LAX

NBC

11/17/04

1

4.49

 

70

7TH HEAVEN - WB

WB

11/15/04

1

4.34

 

71

COMPLETE SAVAGES

ABC

11/19/04

1

4.32

 

72

25 MIL DLR HOAX 11/15

NBC

11/15/04

1

4.31

 

73

THAT '70S SHOW

FOX

11/17/04

1

4.21

 

74

GILMORE GIRLS - WB

WB

11/16/04

1

3.98

 

75

WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY:
THE ROOKIE

ABC

11/20/04

1

3.90

 

76

WWE SMACKDOWN!

UPN

11/18/04

1

3.69

 

77

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

FOX

11/21/04

1

3.63

 

78

SIMPLE LIFE 2 SP-11/17

FOX

11/17/04

1

3.56

 

79

REBEL BILLIONAIRE

FOX

11/16/04

1

3.55

 

80

AMERICA'S NXT TOP MODEL 3

UPN

11/17/04

1

3.52

 

81

LIFE OF LUXURY-MON

ABC

11/15/04

1

3.40

 

82

VIBE AWARDS

UPN

11/16/04

1

3.33

 

83

NFL PRIME TIME L

ESPN

11/21/04

1

3.25

 

84

WWE ENTERTAINMENT

SPK

11/15/04

2

3.13

 

85

EVERWOOD - WB

WB

11/15/04

1

3.10

 

86

SMALLVILLE - WB

WB

11/17/04

1

3.09

 

87

ONE TREE HILL - WB

WB

11/16/04

1

2.98

 

88

REBA - WB

WB

11/19/04

1

2.94

 

89

AMAZING RACE: 6 SAT SP

CBS

11/20/04

1

2.66

 

90

GIRLFRIENDS

UPN

11/15/04

1

2.64

 

91

NORTH SHORE

FOX

11/18/04

1

2.60

 

92

BLUE COLLAR TV - WB

WB

11/19/04

1

2.46

 

93

HALF AND HALF

UPN

11/15/04

1

2.44

 

94

ONE ON ONE

UPN

11/15/04

1

2.37

 

95

CHARMED - WB

WB

11/21/04

1

2.36

 

96

RENOVATE MY FAMILY

FOX

11/19/04

1

2.32

 

97

SECOND TIME AROUND

UPN

11/15/04

1

2.28

 

98

KEVIN HILL

UPN

11/17/04

1

2.27

 

99

TNT ORIGINAL

TNT

11/21/04

2

2.24

 

100

BIG FAT OBNOXIOUS BOSS

FOX

11/21/04

1

2.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Nielsen Galaxy Lightning 11/15-11/21/04

Programming under 25 minutes excluded


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