2003–04 United States network television schedule
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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]
- 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.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
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 | 2003 | America's Funniest Home Videos | 10-8: Officers on Duty (12 eps.) | Alias | The Practice | ||||
| 2004 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | ||||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes (18/14.0 millions) | Cold Case (17/14.1 millions) | CBS Sunday Movie | ||||||
| Fox | |||||||||
| Oliver Beene | King of the Hill | The Simpsons | The Bernie Mac Show | Malcolm in the Middle | Arrested Development | Local | |||
| NBC | 2003 | Dateline NBC | American Dreams | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (20/13.1 millions) | The Lyon's Den (6 eps.) | ||||
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan (24/12.3 millions) | ||||||||
| The WB | 2003 | Smallville | Charmed | Tarzan (8 eps.) | Local | ||||
| 2004 | The Surreal Life | ||||||||
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 (13/16.4 millions) | ||||
| 2004 | ABC Monday Movie of the Week | ||||||
| CBS | Yes, Dear | Still Standing (28/11.8 millions) | Everybody Loves Raymond (10/17.3 millions) | Two and a Half Men (15/15.3 millions) | CSI: Miami (9/18.0 millions) | ||
| Fox | 2003 | Joe Millionaire 2 | Skin (3 eps.) | Local | |||
| 2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Cracking Up (6 eps.) | My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (6 eps.) (12/16.6 millions) | ||||
| Forever Eden (7 eps.) / The Swan | |||||||
| NBC | 2003 | Fear Factor (19/13.5 millions) | Las Vegas (27/11.8 millions) | Third Watch / Average Joe | |||
| 2004 | Average Joe: Hawaii | ||||||
| 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 | 2003 | 8 Simple Rules | I'm with Her (22 eps.) | According to Jim | Less than Perfect | NYPD Blue | |
| 2004 | Line of Fire (11 eps.) | ||||||
| NYPD Blue | |||||||
| CBS | 2003 | Navy NCIS (26/11.8 millions) | The Guardian | Judging Amy | |||
| 2004 | Century City (9 eps.) / The Guardian | ||||||
| Fox | 2003 | American Juniors | 24 | Local | |||
| 2004 | American Idol (1/25.7 millions) | ||||||
| NBC | 2003 | Whoopi (22 eps.) | Happy Family (22 eps.) | Frasier | Good Morning, Miami | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (21/12.7 millions) | |
| 2004 | The Tracy Morgan Show (20 eps.) | Whoopi | Happy Family | ||||
| Whoopi | Happy Family | Scrubs | |||||
| UPN | 2003 | One on One | All of Us | Rock Me Baby (22 eps.) | The Mullets (8 eps.) | Local | |
| 2004 | America's Next Top Model 2 / The Player (8 eps.) | ||||||
| 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 | 2003 | My Wife and Kids | It's All Relative (22 eps.) | The Bachelor/The Bachelorette (21/8.3) | Karen Sisco | ||
| Extreme Makeover | |||||||
| 2004 | Celebrity Mole: Yucatán | ||||||
| CBS | 2003 | 60 Minutes Wednesday | The King of Queens | Becker | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (5 eps.) | ||
| 2004 | The Stones (3 eps.) / sitcom reruns | 48 Hours Investigates | |||||
| Fox | 2003 | That '70s Show | A Minute with Stan Hooper (6 eps.) | The O.C. | Local | ||
| 2004 | American Idol (3/24.3 millions) | ||||||
| NBC | Ed | The West Wing (29/11.7 millions) | Law & Order (14/15.9 millions) | ||||
| UPN | 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Jake 2.0 (12 eps.) | Local | |||
| 2004 | I'm Still Alive (5 eps.) / Amish in the City (9 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 | 2003 | Threat Matrix (14 eps.) | Extreme Makeover | Primetime Thursday | |||
| 2004 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Reruns) | Kingdom Hospital | |||||
| CBS | Survivor (Pearl Islands) (6/20.7 millions) & (All-Stars) (5/21.4 millions) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2/25.2 millions) | Without a Trace (11/16.7 millions) | ||||
| Fox | Tru Calling | reality show reruns / Forever Eden | Local | ||||
| NBC | 2003 | Friends (4/22.8 millions) | Scrubs | Will & Grace (16/15.2 millions) | Coupling (4 eps.) | ER (8/19.0 millions) | |
| 2004 | Will & Grace | The Apprentice (7/20.7 millions) | |||||
| UPN | WWE SmackDown! | Local | |||||
| The WB | 2003 | Steve Harvey's Big Time | JKX | What I Like About You | Run of the House (16 eps.) | Local | |
| 2004 | All About the Andersons (16 eps.) | JKX | |||||
| Like Family (21 eps.) | JKX | ||||||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2003 | George Lopez | Married to the Kellys (22 eps.) | Hope & Faith | Life with Bonnie | 20/20 | |
| 2004 | The Big House (6 eps.) | ||||||
| CBS | Joan of Arcadia | JAG | The Handler (14 eps.) | ||||
| Fox | 2003 | Wanda at Large | Luis (4 eps.) | Boston Public | Local | ||
| 2004 | Boston Public | Wonderfalls (13 eps.) | |||||
| NBC | Miss Match (11 eps.) / various repeats | Dateline NBC | Boomtown / Third Watch | ||||
| UPN | UPN Movie Friday | Local | |||||
| The WB | 2003 | Reba | Like Family | Grounded for Life | All About the Andersons | Local | |
| 2004 | What I Like About You | Like Family | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Fox | COPS | COPS 2 | America's Most Wanted | Local | |||
| 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.