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"My Big Fat Greek Life" is good for CBS
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Wednesday, 5 Mar 2003
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A double helping of "My Big Fat Greek Life" and a strong Thursday performance led CBS to a solid victory last week, based on viewing estimates issued Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.
"CSI" carved up the competition, as a rerun ranked as the week's most-watched program. That lead-in, and the absence of NBC's "ER," helped the CBS program that followed, "Without a Trace," attract its biggest audience yet.
It also was a dazzling week for NBC's "Law & Order" franchise, as the original weathered sweeps-ending interviews with Robert Blake and "Preppy Murderer" Robert Chambers on Wednesday, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" booked its highest rating yet on Sunday, and "Special Victims Unit" delivered its biggest rerun audience.
NBC's "Boomtown" also returned after a monthlong layoff, closely trailing another Los Angeles-based crime drama, ABC's "Dragnet," in its time slot. Both scorched CBS' "Salem Witch Trials," continuing a run of disappointing results for made-for-TV movies and miniseries, and CBS' Bruce Springsteen special also drew anemic ratings.
"Six Feet Under" began its third season Sunday with respectable ratings by HBO's standards, averaging just more than 5 million viewers to rank behind TNN's WWE wrestling among all cable fare. Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor" remains on a ratings roll, meanwhile, as four installments finished in cable's top 25 last week, averaging 2.9 million viewers.
Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (Feb. 24-March 2) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 272.04 million potential viewers in the U.S. age 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions.
Program Network Viewers
1 CSI CBS 22.88
2. "My Big Fat Greek Life Special" CBS 22.87
3. Survivor: Amazon CBS 22.37
4. Everybody Loves Raymond CBS 22.20
5. American Idol (Tue.) FOX 19.96
6. Law & Order NBC 19.62
7. "Joe Millionaire: Aftermath" FOX 19.50
8. CSI: Miami CBS 19.11
9. Without a Trace CBS 18.80
10. Friends NBC 17.51
11. Law & Order: Criminal Intent NBC 17.32
12. American Idol (Wed.) FOX 17.14
13. 60 Minutes II CBS 17.04
14. Law & Order: SVU NBC 16.81
15. My Big Fat Greek Life CBS 16.64
16. 60 Minutes CBS 16.33
17. JAG CBS 15.79
18. Fear Factor NBC 15.58
19. Yes, Dear CBS 15.36
20. King of Queens CBS 14.80
21. Judging Amy CBS 14.59
22. The Simpsons FOX 14.56
23. The West Wing NBC 14.01
24. The Simpsons (8:30 p.m.) FOX 13.88
25. The Guardian CBS 13.79
26. Dateline: NBC (Fri.) NBC 13.70
27. Scrubs NBC 13.47
28. Star Search (Wed.) CBS 13.10
29. Frasier NBC 13.05
30. Becker CBS 12.98
31. Friends (10 p.m.) NBC 12.91
32. Will & Grace NBC 12.89
33. 24 FOX 12.64
34. 20/20 (Wed.) ABC 12.16
35. Good Morning Miami NBC 11.86
36. Dragnet ABC 11.69
37. NYPD Blue ABC 11.59
38. Bernie Mac FOX 11.54
39. Malcolm in the Middle FOX 11.52
40. Crossing Jordan NBC 11.30
41. America's Funniest Home Videos ABC 11.23
42. Third Watch NBC 11.21
43. My Wife and Kids ABC 11.14
44. That '70s Show FOX 11.05
45. Boomtown NBC 10.99
46. Will & Grace (10:30 p.m.) NBC 10.90
47. Star Search CBS 10.80
48. American Dreams NBC 10.75
49. Alias ABC 10.69
50. Boston Public FOX 10.62
51. George Lopez ABC 10.60
52. "Most Outrageous Game Show Moments" NBC 10.05
53. 8 Simples Rules ABC 9.98
54. According to Jim ABC 9.73
55. Ed NBC 9.72
56. The Agency CBS 9.59
57. "American Idol Best/Worst" FOX 9.57
58. I'm a Celebrity (Wed.) ABC 9.54
59. A.U.S.A. NBC 9.53
60. The District CBS 9.49
61. Cedric the Entertainer Presents FOX 9.39
62. 48 Hours Investigates CBS 9.19
63. "I'm A Celebrity" (Tue.) ABC 8.96
20/20 (Fri.) ABC 8.96
65. Dateline: NBC (Tue.) NBC 8.88
66. King of the Hill FOX 8.84
67. Mr. Sterling NBC 8.78
68. Smallville WB 8.73
69. That '70s Show (Sun.) FOX 8.57
70. 7th Heaven WB 8.24
71. America's Most Wanted FOX 8.21
72. Are You Hot? ABC 8.20
73. "Patch Adams" ABC 8.14
74. Pulse FOX 7.95
75. Touched by an Angel CBS 7.74
76. Cops FOX 7.70
77. I'm a Celebrity (Fri.) ABC 7.61
78. I'm a Celebrity (Thu.) ABC 7.51
79. Dateline: NBC (Sun.) NBC 7.23
80. "Salem Witch Trials," Part 1 CBS 7.19
81. I'm a Celebrity (Sun.) ABC 7.17
82. Futurama FOX 7.00
83. Cops FOX 6.96
84. I'm a Celebrity (Mon.) ABC 6.81
85. I'm a Celebrity (Sat.) ABC 6.67
86. 48 Hours CBS 6.66
87. Gilmore Girls WB 6.21
88. Bachelorette ABC 6.14
89. Everwood WB 5.99
90. Profiles From the Front Line ABC 5.87
91. "Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding" FOX 5.84
92. WWE Smackdown! UPN 5.69
93. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" NBC 5.65
94. "Bruce Springsteen" CBS 5.45
95. "Lone Ranger" WB 5.25
96. Reba WB 5.15
97. Fear Factor (Sat.) NBC 4.69
98. Enterprise UPN 4.10
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