2003–04 United States network television schedule
This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 2003. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series are highlighted in bold.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
The 2003-2004 season marked the final time that the major networks scheduled substantial original scripted drama series on Saturdays. After years of declining ratings on that particular evening, beginning with the 2004-2005 season the networks ceased scheduling original dramas on Saturdays, choosing instead to fill the schedule with non-fiction programming and reruns.
- Lime indicates the #1 most watched program of the season.
- Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
- Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
- Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
- Orange indicates the programs in the top 40 for the season.
- Silver indicates the programs in the top 50 for the season.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
From August 13 to 29, 2004, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | America's Funniest Home Videos | 10-8: Officers on Duty | Alias | The Practice | |||||
| Winter | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (#41/10.63 million) | |||||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes (#18/14.07 million) | Cold Case (#17/14.18 million) | CBS Sunday Movie (#32/11.45 million) | |||||||
| Fox | Fall | King of the Hill repeats | King of the Hill | The Simpsons (#42/10.59 million) | The Bernie Mac Show | Malcolm in the Middle | Arrested Development | Local | ||
| Winter | King of the Hill | Oliver Beene | ||||||||
| Spring | King of the Hill repeats | King of the Hill | ||||||||
| NBC | Fall | Dateline NBC | American Dreams | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (#20/13.12 millions) | The Lyon's Den | |||||
| Spring | Crossing Jordan (#24/12.33 millions) | |||||||||
| The WB | Fall | Smallville | Charmed | Tarzan (8 eps.) | Local | |||||
| Follow-up | Various programming | |||||||||
| Winter | The Surreal Life | |||||||||
| Spring | High School Reunion | |||||||||
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2003 | Primetime Monday | Monday Night Football (#13/16.49 million) | ||||
| 2004 | ABC Monday Movie of the Week | ||||||
| CBS | Yes, Dear (#40/10.67 million) | Still Standing (#28/11.82 million) | Everybody Loves Raymond (#10/17.38 million) | Two and a Half Men (#15/15.31 million) | CSI: Miami (#9/18.06 million) | ||
| Fox | 2003 | Joe Millionaire 2 | Skin | Local | |||
| 2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Cracking Up | My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (#12/16.64 millions) | ||||
| Forever Eden / The Swan | |||||||
| NBC | Fall | Fear Factor (#19/13.59 million) | Las Vegas (#27/11.83 million) | Third Watch | |||
| Follow-up | Average Joe (#22/12.59 million) | ||||||
| Winter | Average Joe: Hawaii (#33/11.07 million) | ||||||
| Spring | The Restaurant | ||||||
| UPN | The Parkers | Eve | Girlfriends | Half & Half | Local | ||
| The WB | 7th Heaven | Everwood | Local | ||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | 8 Simple Rules (#50/9.98 million) | I'm with Her | According to Jim | Less than Perfect | NYPD Blue | |
| Winter | Line of Fire | ||||||
| Spring | NYPD Blue | ||||||
| Midseason | Various repeats | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Navy NCIS (#26/11.84 million) | The Guardian (#44/10.36 million) | Judging Amy (#39/10.68 million) | |||
| Spring | Century City | ||||||
| Midseason | The Guardian | ||||||
| Fox | 2003 | American Juniors | 24 (#45/10.30 million) | Local | |||
| 2004 | American Idol (#1/25.73 million) | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Whoopi | Happy Family | Frasier (#35/10.92 million) | Good Morning, Miami | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (#21/12.72 million) | |
| Winter | The Tracy Morgan Show | Whoopi | Happy Family | ||||
| Follow-up | Whoopi | Happy Family | Scrubs (#48/10.25 million) | ||||
| Spring | Various repeats | Various repeats | |||||
| UPN | Fall | One on One | All of Us | Rock Me Baby (22 eps.) | The Mullets (8 eps.) | Local | |
| Follow-up | Various repeats | ||||||
| Winter | America's Next Top Model 2 | ||||||
| Spring | Rock Me Baby | comedy repeats | |||||
| The WB | Gilmore Girls | One Tree Hill | Local | ||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | My Wife and Kids | It's All Relative | The Bachelor | Karen Sisco | ||
| Follow-up | The Bachelorette | Extreme Makeover | |||||
| Winter | Celebrity Mole: Yucatán | ||||||
| Spring | Various programming | Extreme Makeover | Kingdom Hospital | ||||
| Follow-up | The Bachelor | Extreme Makeover | |||||
| CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes Wednesday | The King of Queens (#34/11.07 million viewers) | Becker (#46/10.29 million) | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | ||
| Follow-up | 48 Hours Investigates | ||||||
| Winter | Various programming | ||||||
| Spring | The Stones (3 eps.) | ||||||
| Fox | 2003 | That '70s Show (#49/10.0 million) | A Minute with Stan Hooper | The O.C. | Local | ||
| 2004 | American Idol (#3/24.31 million) | ||||||
| NBC | Ed | The West Wing (#29/11.78 million) | Law & Order (#14/15.93 million) | ||||
| UPN | Fall | Star Trek: Enterprise | Jake 2.0 (12 eps.) | Local | |||
| Winter | Various programming | ||||||
| Spring | I'm Still Alive (5 eps.) | ||||||
| The WB | Smallville | Angel | Local | ||||
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Threat Matrix | Extreme Makeover | Primetime Thursday | |||
| Winter | Various programming | ||||||
| Spring | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Reruns) | Kingdom Hospital | |||||
| CBS | 2003 | Survivor: Pearl Islands (#6/20.72 million) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (#2/25.27 million) | Without a Trace (#11/16.74 million) | |||
| 2004 | Survivor: All-Stars (#5/21.49 million) | ||||||
| Fox | Tru Calling | reality show reruns / Forever Eden | Local | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Friends (#4/22.82 million) | Scrubs (#48/10.25 million) | Will & Grace (#16/15.20 million) | Coupling | ER (#8/19.04 million) | |
| Follow-up | Various programming | Scrubs | |||||
| Winter | Will & Grace (16/15.2 millions) | The Apprentice (#7/20.70 million) | |||||
| Spring | Various programming | Will & Grace | Scrubs | ||||
| UPN | WWE SmackDown! | Local | |||||
| The WB | Fall | Steve Harvey's Big Time | JKX | What I Like About You | Run of the House (16 eps.) | Local | |
| Winter | All About the Andersons | JKX | |||||
| Spring | Like Family | JKX | |||||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | George Lopez | Married to the Kellys (22 eps.) | Hope & Faith | Life with Bonnie | 20/20 | |
| Spring | The Big House (6 eps.) | The D.A. (4 eps.) | |||||
| Follow-up | Married to the Kellys | 20/20 | |||||
| CBS | Joan of Arcadia | JAG | The Handler (14 eps.) | ||||
| Fox | 2003 | Wanda at Large | Luis (4 eps.) | Boston Public | Local | ||
| 2004 | Boston Public | Wonderfalls (4 eps.) | |||||
| NBC | Fall | Miss Match (11 eps.) | Dateline NBC | Boomtown | |||
| Follow-up | Dateline NBC | Miss Match | Third Watch | ||||
| Winter | Ed | ||||||
| Mid-season | Dateline NBC | Third Watch | |||||
| UPN | UPN Friday Movie | Local | |||||
| The WB | Fall | Reba | Like Family (21 eps.) | Grounded for Life | All About the Andersons | Local | |
| Winter | What I Like About You | Like Family | |||||
| Spring | Reba repeats | The Help (5 eps.) | |||||
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2003 | The Wonderful World of Disney | LA Dragnet | ||||
| 2004 | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | drama repeats | |||||
| CBS | 2003 | 48 Hours Investigates | Hack | The District | |||
| 2004 | Star Search | ||||||
| CBS Saturday Night Movie | |||||||
| Fox | COPS | COPS 2 | America's Most Wanted | Local news | |||
| NBC | NBC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
References
- ↑ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
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