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Introduction

The 2003-2004 Season

This document details the primetime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States during the 2003-2004 season. It covers programming from September 2003 through August 2004, noting times in Eastern and Pacific zones, and highlighting significant ratings achievements.

Nielsen Ratings

The schedule incorporates Nielsen Media Research data, identifying the top-rated programs. The top 30 shows are ranked and rated, with specific color-coding used to denote these viewership milestones within the detailed schedule tables.

Network Dynamics

This season marked a notable shift, with original scripted dramas largely disappearing from Saturday primetime schedules by the following year. The document also tracks series renewals and cancellations, providing insight into the evolving landscape of network television.

Daily Schedules

Detailed breakdown of primetime programming by day of the week.

Sunday

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall America's Funniest Home Videos 10-8: Officers on Duty Alias The Practice
Winter Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Spring
Summer
CBS 60 Minutes (16/9.4) Cold Case (17/9.3) CBS Sunday Movie (#23/7.8)
(Tied with The West Wing and Navy: NCIS)
Fox Fall King of the Hill (R) King of the Hill The Simpsons The Bernie Mac Show Malcolm in the Middle Arrested Development Local programming
Winter King of the Hill Oliver Beene
Spring King of the Hill (R) The Simpsons (R) King of the Hill
Late spring Oliver Beene King of the Hill
Summer King of the Hill (R) Malcolm in the Middle (R) The Simple Life (R) Quintuplets (R)
Mid-summer The Casino The Casino
NBC Fall Dateline NBC American Dreams Law & Order: Criminal Intent (19/8.6)
(Tied with Crossing Jordan)
The Lyon's Den
Winter Crossing Jordan (19/8.6)
(Tied with Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
Spring
Summer
The WB Fall Smallville (R) Charmed Tarzan Local programming
Late fall One Tree Hill
Winter The Surreal Life
Spring High School Reunion
Late spring Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge (R) Charmed (R)
Summer

Monday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Primetime Monday Monday Night Football (#9/11.2)
(Tied with Everybody Loves Raymond)
Winter The ABC Monday Night Movie
Summer My Wife & Kids George Lopez According to Jim Hope & Faith Weddings Gone Wacky, Wonderful & Wild: Anything for Love
CBS Yes, Dear Still Standing (#26/7.7)
(Tied with Judging Amy)
Everybody Loves Raymond (#9/11.2)
(Tied with Monday Night Football)
Two and a Half Men (#14/9.9)
(Tied with My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance)
CSI: Miami (#8/11.9)
Fox Fall The Next Joe Millionaire Skin Local Programming
December Fox Night at the Movies
Winter American Idol My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (#14/9.9)
(Tied with Two and a Half Men)
March That '70s Show (R) Cracking Up Forever Eden
Follow Up The Bernie Mac Show That '70s Show (R) Arrested Development (R)
Spring The Bernie Mac Show The Swan
Summer North Shore The Casino
NBC Fall Whoopi Happy Family Frasier (#30/7.3)
(Tied with The King of Queens)
Good Morning, Miami Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (#18/8.7)
Winter The Tracy Morgan Show Whoopi Happy Family
Follow-up Whoopi Happy Family Scrubs
Spring Fear Factor Scrubs
Summer Next Action Star Last Comic Standing
UPN Fall One on One All of Us Rock Me Baby The Mullets Local Programming
Follow-up Girlfriends (Repeats)
Winter America's Next Top Model 2
Spring Rock Me Baby One on One
Summer All of Us Eve America's Next Top Model
August The Player
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Everwood
Winter
Spring
Summer Superstar USA
Follow Up Summerland (Repeats)

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 I'm with Her According to Jim Less than Perfect NYPD Blue
Winter Line of Fire
Follow Up NYPD Blue
Spring It's All Relative
Follow Up Less than Perfect
Summer NYPD 24/7
Mid-Summer Extreme Makeover: Home Edition In the Jury Room
CBS Fall NCIS (#23/7.8)
(Tied with The West Wing and the CBS Sunday Movie)
The Guardian Judging Amy (#26/7.7)
(Tied with Still Standing)
Winter
Spring Century City
Follow Up The Guardian
Summer
Mid-Summer Big Brother 5 The Amazing Race
Fox Fall MLB Post-Season Games / World Series
November Tru Calling The Simple Life (Repeats) The Simple Life (Repeats) Local Programming
December
Winter My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (Repeats)
Mid-January Various Encore Programming
Spring Various Encore Programming
Summer North Shore Tru Calling
Mid-Summer Fox Night at the Movies
NBC Fall The Tracy Morgan Show Whoopi Frasier Happy Family Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Winter Whoopi Happy Family Scrubs
Follow-up Whoopi Happy Family Scrubs
Spring Fear Factor Scrubs
Summer Next Action Star Last Comic Standing
Mid-Summer Scrubs Happy Family Will & Grace Scrubs
UPN Fall Star Trek: Enterprise Jake 2.0 Rock Me Baby The Mullets Local Programming
Winter America's Next Top Model (Repeats)
March Game Over The Mullets Star Trek: Enterprise
Spring Star Trek: Enterprise Star Trek: Enterprise I'm Still Alive
Summer Star Trek: Enterprise
Mid-Summer Amish in the City The Player
The WB Fall Smallville Angel
Winter
Spring
Summer Flix from the Frog
Mid-Summer Smallville Smallville Smallville Smallville

Wednesday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall My Wife & Kids It's All Relative The Bachelor (#21/8.3) / The Bachelorette Karen Sisco
Winter It's All Relative Celebrity Mole: Yucatán
Spring My Wife & Kids Extreme Makeover Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Follow-up The Bachelor (#21/8.3) Extreme Makeover Extreme Makeover
Summer The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show The Ultimate Love Test
CBS Fall 60 Minutes II The King of Queens (#30/7.3)
(Tied with Frasier)
Becker The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
Winter 48 Hours Investigates
Spring The Stones
Follow Up Yes, Dear
Summer Yes, Dear
Fox Fall That '70s Show A Minute with Stan Hooper The O.C. Local Programming
Follow-up Fox Friday Night Movie
Winter The Simple Life The Simple Life Boston Public
Spring The Simple Life The Simple Life Wonderfalls
Follow-up Totally Outrageous Behavior World's Craziest Videos Forever Eden
Summer Quintuplets The Simple Life Method & Red
NBC Fall Ed The West Wing (#23/7.8)
(Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie and NCIS)
Law & Order (#12/10.8)
Winter The Apprentice (Repeats)
Spring Third Watch
Summer Next Action Star Law & Order
UPN Fall Star Trek: Enterprise Jake 2.0 Rock Me Baby The Mullets Local Programming
Winter America's Next Top Model (Repeats)
Spring Game Over The Mullets Star Trek: Enterprise
Follow-up Star Trek: Enterprise Star Trek: Enterprise I'm Still Alive
Summer Star Trek: Enterprise
Mid-Summer Amish in the City The Player
August The Player The Player
The WB Fall Smallville Angel
Winter
Spring
Summer Flix from the Frog
Mid-Summer Smallville Smallville Smallville Smallville

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
Winter Extreme Makeover Extreme Makeover Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
February Extreme Makeover Extreme Makeover Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Spring Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Repeats) Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Summer Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)
Mid-Summer Extreme Makeover Extreme Makeover Extreme Makeover
CBS Fall Survivor: Pearl Islands (#7/12.3) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (#1/15.9) Without a Trace (#11/11.1)
Winter CSI: Miami (Repeats)
Spring Survivor: All-Stars (#7/12.3)
Summer Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia
Mid-Summer Big Brother 5 Big Brother 5
Fox Fall MLB Post-Season Games / World Series
November Tru Calling The Simple Life (Repeats) The Simple Life (Repeats) Local Programming
December
Winter My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (Repeats)
Mid-January Various Encore Programming
Spring Various Encore Programming
Summer North Shore Tru Calling
Mid-Summer Fox Friday Night Movie
NBC Fall Friends (#4/13.6) Scrubs Will & Grace (#13/10.4) Coupling ER (#6/12.9)
November Good Morning, Miami Scrubs
Winter Will & Grace (#13/10.4) The Apprentice (#5/13.0)
Spring Frasier Will & Grace (#13/10.4) Scrubs
Summer Come to Papa Will & Grace Scrubs
Mid-Summer Will & Grace Scrubs Last Comic Standing
UPN Fall WWE SmackDown Local Programming
August Star Trek: Enterprise Star Trek: Enterprise
The WB Fall Reba Like Family Grounded for Life All About the Andersons
Winter What I Like About You Like Family
Spring What I Like About You The Help
Follow-up Run of the House
Summer What I Like About You Grounded for Life Reba Reba
Mid-Summer Blue Collar TV Reba Blue Collar TV Blue Collar TV

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 Hope & Faith Life with Bonnie 20/20
Winter Married to the Kellys Married to the Kellys The D.A.
Spring The Big House Extreme Makeover 20/20
Follow-up Married to the Kellys Life with Bonnie
Summer Married to the Kellys Life with Bonnie
Mid-Summer 8 Simple Rules Less than Perfect Less than Perfect
CBS Fall Joan of Arcadia JAG The Handler
Winter CSI: Miami (Repeats)
Spring CBS Saturday Night Movie
Summer The Amazing Race (R) Big Brother 5
Fox Fall Wanda at Large Luis Boston Public Local Programming
Follow-up Fox Friday Night Movie
Winter Totally Outrageous Behavior World's Craziest Videos Boston Public
Spring Boston Public Wonderfalls
Mid-spring Playing It Straight
Follow-up Totally Outrageous Behavior World's Craziest Videos Forever Eden
May Fox Friday Night Movie
Summer The Bernie Mac Show Method & Red The Jury
NBC Fall Miss Match Dateline NBC Boomtown
Follow-up Dateline NBC Miss Match Third Watch
Winter Ed
Spring Dateline NBC
Summer Las Vegas
UPN Fall UPN's Night at the Movies Local Programming
Winter
Spring Game Over All of Us Star Trek: Enterprise
Follow-up UPN's Night at the Movies
Mid-Summer Star Trek: Enterprise Amish in the City
The WB Fall Reba Like Family Grounded for Life All About the Andersons
Winter What I Like About You Like Family
Spring What I Like About You The Help
Follow-up Run of the House
Summer What I Like About You Grounded for Life Reba Reba
Mid-Summer Blue Collar TV Reba Blue Collar TV Blue Collar TV

Saturday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall The Wonderful World of Disney L.A. Dragnet L.A. Dragnet
Winter The Wonderful World of Disney America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
Spring The Wonderful World of Disney America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
Summer Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)
CBS Fall 48 Hours Investigates Hack The District
Winter Star Search
Spring CBS Saturday Night Movie
Summer The Amazing Race (R) Big Brother 5 Various programming
Fox COPS COPS (R) America's Most Wanted Local programming
NBC Fall NBC Saturday Night Movie Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
Winter The Tracy Morgan Show Whoopi (R) Law & Order (R)
Spring NBC Saturday Night Movie
Summer Law & Order: Crime & Punishment Law & Order: Crime & Punishment Law & Order

Legend

Color Key

Understanding the color coding used in the schedule tables:

  •   Top 10 Programs
  •   Top 20 Programs
  •   Top 30 Programs
  •   Local Programming
  •   Encore Programming
  •   News Programming
  •   Sporting Events
  •   Movies
  •   Special Programs/Burn-off

Network Overviews

A breakdown of series status by network.

ABC

Renewals

  • 8 Simple Rules
  • 20/20
  • The ABC Monday Night Movie
  • According to Jim
  • Alias
  • America's Funniest Home Videos
  • The Bachelor
  • The Bachelorette
  • L.A. Dragnet
  • The Drew Carey Show
  • Extreme Makeover
  • George Lopez
  • Less than Perfect
  • Life with Bonnie
  • The Mole
  • Monday Night Football
  • My Wife and Kids
  • NYPD Blue
  • The Practice
  • Primetime
  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

New Series

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty
  • The Big House
  • The D.A.
  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
  • Hope & Faith
  • I'm with Her
  • In the Jury Room
  • It's All Relative
  • Karen Sisco
  • Kingdom Hospital
  • Line of Fire
  • Married to the Kellys
  • NYPD 24/7
  • Primetime Monday
  • Threat Matrix
  • The Ultimate Love Test
  • Weddings Gone Wacky, Wonderful & Wild: Anything for Love

Cancellations

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty
  • The Big House
  • The D.A.
  • The Drew Carey Show (Ended)
  • I'm with Her
  • It's All Relative
  • Karen Sisco
  • Kingdom Hospital
  • Life with Bonnie
  • Line of Fire
  • Married to the Kellys
  • The Practice (Ended)
  • Threat Matrix

CBS

Renewals

  • 48 Hours
  • 60 Minutes
  • 60 Minutes II
  • The Amazing Race
  • Becker
  • Big Brother
  • CBS Sunday Movie
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • CSI: Miami
  • The District
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • The Guardian
  • Hack
  • JAG
  • Joan of Arcadia
  • Judging Amy
  • The King of Queens
  • Still Standing
  • Star Search
  • Survivor
  • Without a Trace
  • Yes, Dear

New Series

  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
  • Century City
  • Cold Case
  • The Handler
  • NCIS
  • The Stones
  • Two and a Half Men

Cancellations

  • Becker (Ended)
  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
  • Century City
  • The District (Ended)
  • The Guardian (Ended)
  • Hack
  • The Handler
  • The Stones

Fox

Renewals

  • 24
  • American Idol
  • America's Most Wanted
  • The Bernie Mac Show
  • Boston Public
  • Cops
  • Fox Night at the Movies
  • Joe Millionaire
  • King of the Hill
  • Malcolm in the Middle
  • Oliver Beene
  • The Simpsons
  • That '70s Show
  • Tru Calling
  • Wanda at Large

New Series

  • Arrested Development
  • The Casino
  • Cracking Up
  • Forever Eden
  • Fox Friday Night Movie
  • The Jury
  • Luis
  • Method & Red
  • A Minute with Stan Hooper
  • My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance
  • The O.C.
  • Playing It Straight
  • Quintuplets
  • The Simple Life
  • Skin
  • The Swan
  • Totally Outrageous Behavior
  • Wonderfalls

Cancellations

  • A Minute with Stan Hooper
  • Boston Public (Ended)
  • Cracking Up
  • Futurama (Moved to Comedy Central)
  • Luis
  • Method & Red
  • Oliver Beene
  • Skin
  • Wonderfalls

NBC

Renewals

  • American Dreams
  • Boomtown
  • Crime & Punishment
  • Crossing Jordan
  • Dateline NBC
  • Ed
  • ER
  • Fear Factor
  • For Love or Money
  • Frasier
  • Friends
  • Good Morning Miami
  • Last Comic Standing
  • Law & Order
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • The Restaurant
  • Scrubs
  • Third Watch
  • The West Wing
  • Who Wants to Marry My Dad?
  • Will & Grace

New Series

  • The Apprentice
  • Average Joe
  • Come to Papa
  • Coupling
  • Happy Family
  • Las Vegas
  • The Lyon's Den
  • Miss Match
  • Next Action Star
  • The Tracy Morgan Show
  • Whoopi

Cancellations

  • Boomtown
  • Come to Papa
  • Coupling
  • Ed (Ended)
  • Frasier (Ended)
  • Friends (Ended)
  • Good Morning Miami
  • Happy Family
  • The Lyon's Den
  • Miss Match
  • The Tracy Morgan Show
  • Whoopi

UPN

Renewals

  • America's Next Top Model
  • All of Us
  • Eve
  • Girlfriends
  • Half & Half
  • One on One
  • The Parkers
  • Star Trek: Enterprise
  • UPN's Night at the Movies
  • WWE SmackDown

New Series

  • All of Us
  • Amish in the City
  • Eve
  • Game Over
  • I'm Still Alive
  • Jake 2.0
  • The Mullets
  • The Player
  • Rock Me Baby

Cancellations

  • Game Over
  • Jake 2.0
  • The Mullets
  • The Parkers (Ended)
  • Rock Me Baby

The WB

Renewals

  • 7th Heaven
  • Angel
  • Blue Collar TV
  • Charmed
  • Everwood
  • Flix from the Frog
  • Gilmore Girls
  • Grounded for Life
  • High School Reunion
  • The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
  • Like Family
  • Reba
  • Run of the House
  • Smallville
  • Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge
  • Summerland
  • Superstar USA
  • Tarzan
  • What I Like About You

New Series

  • All About the Andersons
  • Blue Collar TV
  • The Help
  • One Tree Hill
  • Run of the House
  • Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge
  • Studio 7
  • Summerland
  • Superstar USA
  • Tarzan

Cancellations

  • All About the Andersons
  • Angel (Ended)
  • The Help
  • Like Family
  • Run of the House
  • Tarzan

Renewals

Series that secured continuation for the subsequent season.

ABC

  • 8 Simple Rules
  • 20/20
  • The ABC Monday Night Movie
  • According to Jim
  • Alias
  • America's Funniest Home Videos
  • The Bachelor
  • The Bachelorette
  • L.A. Dragnet
  • The Drew Carey Show
  • Extreme Makeover
  • George Lopez
  • Hope & Faith
  • Less than Perfect
  • My Wife and Kids
  • NYPD Blue
  • The Practice
  • Primetime
  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

CBS

  • Cold Case
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • CSI: Miami
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • JAG
  • Joan of Arcadia
  • Judging Amy
  • The King of Queens
  • NCIS
  • Still Standing
  • Two and a Half Men
  • Without a Trace
  • Yes, Dear

Fox

  • 24
  • Arrested Development
  • The Bernie Mac Show
  • King of the Hill
  • Malcolm in the Middle
  • The O.C.
  • The Simpsons
  • That '70s Show
  • Tru Calling

NBC

  • American Dreams
  • Crossing Jordan
  • ER
  • Las Vegas
  • Law & Order
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Scrubs
  • Third Watch
  • The West Wing
  • Will & Grace

UPN

  • All of Us
  • Eve
  • Girlfriends
  • Half & Half
  • One on One
  • Star Trek: Enterprise

The WB

  • 7th Heaven
  • Charmed
  • Everwood
  • Gilmore Girls
  • Grounded for Life
  • One Tree Hill
  • Reba
  • Smallville
  • Summerland
  • What I Like About You

Cancellations & Endings

Series that concluded or were cancelled after the 2003-2004 season.

ABC

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty
  • The Big House
  • The D.A.
  • The Drew Carey Show (Ended)
  • I'm with Her
  • It's All Relative
  • Karen Sisco
  • Kingdom Hospital
  • Life with Bonnie
  • Line of Fire
  • Married to the Kellys
  • The Practice (Ended)
  • Threat Matrix

CBS

  • Becker (Ended)
  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
  • Century City
  • The District (Ended)
  • The Guardian (Ended)
  • Hack
  • The Handler
  • The Stones

Fox

  • A Minute with Stan Hooper
  • Boston Public (Ended)
  • Cracking Up
  • Futurama (Moved to Comedy Central)
  • Luis
  • Method & Red
  • Oliver Beene
  • Skin
  • Wonderfalls

NBC

  • Boomtown
  • Come to Papa
  • Coupling
  • Ed (Ended)
  • Frasier (Ended)
  • Friends (Ended)
  • Good Morning Miami
  • Happy Family
  • The Lyon's Den
  • Miss Match
  • The Tracy Morgan Show
  • Whoopi

UPN

  • Game Over
  • Jake 2.0
  • The Mullets
  • The Parkers (Ended)
  • Rock Me Baby

The WB

  • All About the Andersons
  • Angel (Ended)
  • The Help
  • Like Family
  • Run of the House
  • Tarzan

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