Nielsen Ratings/Historic/Network Television by Season/2000s
From The TV IV
This is a listing of the average top networks and shows for past television seasons in the 2000s.
Contents |
[edit] 2003–2004 Season
[edit] Network Rankings
| # | Households | People 2+ | Adults 18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBS | CBS | NBC |
| 2 | NBC | NBC | FOX |
| 3 | ABC | FOX | CBS |
| 4 | FOX | ABC | ABC |
| 5 | WB | WB | WB |
| 6 | UPN | UPN | UPN |
| 7 | PAX | PAX | PAX |
[edit] Top Shows
Top 20 shows*
- American Idol
- CSI
- Survivor
- The Apprentice
- Friends
- Monday Night Football
- My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé
- CSI: Miami
- ER
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Without a Trace
- Law & Order
- Two and a Half Men
- 60 Minutes
- Cold Case
- Will & Grace
- Average Joe
- The Bachelor
- Coupling
- Fear Factor
*September 22, 2003 through September 19, 2004, ranked by total viewers, all regular timeslots collapsed, including regular timeslot repeats
[edit] 2004–2005 Season
[edit] Network Rankings
| # | Households | People 2+ | Adults 18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBS | CBS | FOX |
| 2 | NBC | ABC | CBS |
| 3 | ABC | FOX | ABC |
| 4 | FOX | NBC | NBC |
| 5 | UPN | UPN | UPN |
| 6 | WB | WB | WB |
| 7 | PAX | PAX | PAX |
[edit] Top Shows
Top 20 shows*
- American Idol
- CSI
- Survivor
- Desperate Housewives
- CSI: Miami
- Dancing with the Stars
- Monday Night Football
- Without a Trace
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Two and a Half Men
- The Apprentice
- Lost
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Cold Case
- Grey's Anatomy
- 60 Minutes
- NCIS
- The Amazing Race
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- ER
*September 20, 2004 through September 18, 2005, ranked by total viewers, all regular timeslots collapsed, including regular timeslot repeats
[edit] 2005–2006 Season
[edit] Network Rankings
| # | Households | People 2+ | Adults 18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBS | CBS | FOX |
| 2 | ABC | ABC | ABC |
| 3 | NBC | FOX | CBS |
| 4 | FOX | NBC | NBC |
| 5 | WB | Uni | Uni |
| 6 | UPN | WB | WB |
| 7 | Uni | UPN | UPN |
| 8 | Tel | Tel | Tel |
| 9 | i | TF | TF |
| 10 | TF | i | i |
[edit] Top Shows
Top 20 shows*
- American Idol
- CSI
- Survivor
- Desperate Housewives
- Dancing with the Stars
- CSI: Miami
- Without a Trace
- Monday Night Football
- Grey's Anatomy
- House, M.D.
- 24
- Unan1mous
- NCIS
- Lost
- Two and a Half Men
- Deal or No Deal
- CSI: NY
- Cold Case
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- 60 Minutes
*September 19, 2005 through September 17, 2006, ranked by total viewers, all regular timeslots collapsed, including regular timeslot repeats
[edit] 2006–2007 Season
[edit] Network Rankings
| # | Households | People 2+ | Adults 18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBS | CBS | FOX |
| 2 | FOX | FOX | CBS |
| 3 | ABC | ABC | ABC |
| 4 | NBC | NBC | NBC |
| 5 | Uni | Uni | Uni |
| 6 | CW | CW | CW |
| 7 | Tel | Tel | Tel |
| 8 | MNT | MNT | MNT |
| 9 | ION | TF | TF |
| 10 | TF | ION | ION |
| 11 | AZA | AZA | AZA |
[edit] Top Shows
Top 20 shows
- American Idol
- Dancing with the Stars
- CSI
- Sunday Night Football
- Survivor
- Grey's Anatomy
- Lost
- House, M.D.
- Without a Trace
- CSI: Miami
- King of Queens
- 24
- NCIS
- Desperate Housewives
- Two and a Half Men
- Heroes
- Shark
- Cold Case
- CSI: NY
- Rules of Engagement
*September 18, 2006 through September 23, 2007, ranked by total viewers, all regular timeslots collapsed, including regular timeslot repeats
[edit] 2007–2008 Season
[edit] Network Rankings
| # | Households | People 2+ | Adults 18-49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBS | FOX | FOX |
| 2 | FOX | CBS | NBC |
| 3 | NBC | NBC | ABC |
| 4 | ABC | ABC | CBS |
| 5 | Uni | Uni | Uni |
| 6 | CW | CW | CW |
| 7 | MNT | MNT | Tel |
| 8 | Tel | Tel | MNT |
| 9 | TF | TF | TF |
| 10 | ION | ION | ION |
| 11 | AZA | AZA | AZA |
[edit] Top Shows
Top 20 shows*
- American Idol
- Dancing with the Stars
- Sunday Night Football
- Survivor
- CSI
- Lost
- House, M.D.
- Heroes
- NCIS
- America's Got Talent
- Two and a Half Men
- CSI: Miami
- The Amazing Race
- Desperate Housewives
- 60 Minutes
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- The Moment of Truth
- Grey's Anatomy
- Criminal Minds
- Oprah's Big Give
*September 24, 2007 through September 21, 2008, ranked by total viewers, all regular timeslots collapsed, including regular timeslot repeats


