The Bachelor: When ABC originally aired this program last spring, ratings were just okay until the season finale put a huge dent in the Thursday numbers. Brining it back this fall, ratings were again solid, if not spectacular, until 26mil people watched the finale. With 537.9 points overall, this is the top performing series on network tv overall, new show or not.

8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter:Last year, ABC couldn't buy a sitcom hit. The aging shows "Drew Carey, "Dharma & Greg" and "Spin City" were going down the toilet. ABC needed something, anything. And it found it with this show. Leading off Tuesday nights, it's rebuilt a timeslot crushed last season. Sure, things will get alot tougher in January once "American Idol" comes along, but I'm sure this show will hold its own.

John Doe: The viewer total isn't that exciting to be sure. 6.5mil viewers. But for Fox Fridays at 9pm, where it hasn't had a hit since "The X-Files," even moderate ratings are a good thing. It survived despite "Firefly" quickly leaving the schedule and with a new slot-mate in "Fastlane," this show should only grow. Hey Fox, why not tempt fate and move it to Thursday? Remember "Temptation Island" ?

CSI Miami: It was supposed to be the monster hit of the year. While it hasn't quite lived up to that title, it has improved the slot dramatically over "Family Law." But will it grow? With "CSI" seemingly leveling off, don't count on it.

Fear Factor: Sure, it's not new. But NBC wasn't airing it at this time last season, so I had to count it here....
 

New ABC dramas:ABC's had some great dramas over the years. "NYPD Blue." "Once & Again." "MDs" isn't one of them. And the ratings really show it. "Push, Nevada" (a hybrid) was a failure of epic proportions, raking up only 141.1 points, the lowest I've ever seen here. "That Was Then" was only marginally better, while the lame "Dinotopia" is heaving on, likely to be canceled at any time. Come on ABC, you got some good sitcoms, now go for the dramas.

New UPN dramas: Another net that can't buy a drama hit. It's two new ones, "Haunted" and "The Twilight Zone" rank at or near the bottom of the performance list. 

girls club: So bad they canceled it after only two airings, even David E. Kelley had a chuckle at that one. He calling it a huge flame-out and did seem to blame Fox for pulling the plug. Neither does the viewing public.

And now for the final tally:

304.7 (average)	286.5	282.8	280.0	267.5	214.8

                             Viewers     Fr to Ls   Retention    vs TS LS       Total
The Bachelor            ABC    15.7       235.6       135.3       167.0         537.9
8 Simple Rules          ABC    13.2       105.4       137.5       137.5         380.4
John Doe                Fox     6.5        84.2       141.3       141.3         366.8
CSI Miami               CBS    17.9        81.8       115.4       157.0         354.2
Fear Factor             NBC    12.4       124.8       111.2       111.2         347.2
Hack                    CBS    10.4        74.4       114.3       136.8         325.5
Everwood                WB      5.9       125.0        78.7       118.0         321.7
Monk                    ABC     7.6       109.5       104.1       104.1         317.7
30 Seconds To Fame      Fox     4.4       137.5        83.0        83.0         303.5
The George Lopez Show   ABC    11.6       100.9        89.9       110.5         301.3
The In Laws             NBC     7.6        88.1       110.4       101.3         299.8
Cedric The Entertainer  Fox     7.8        97.5        96.2       101.2         294.9
American Dreams         NBC    11.4        68.1       120.0       106.5         294.6
Gilmore Girls: Beg.     WB      3.1        90.0        96.8        96.9         283.6
Jamie Kennedy Experi.   WB      2.7       108.0       117.4        51.9         277.3
Without A Trace         CBS    14.6        92.6        51.2       131.5         275.3
Half & Half             UPN     4.2        95.5        87.5        91.3         274.3
Greetings From Tucson   WB      3.4       102.3        72.3        97.1         271.7
Less Than Perfect       ABC     9.1        98.0        94.8        73.9         266.7
Birds of Prey           WB      4.3        47.3        93.4       119.4         260.1
Presidio Med            CBS     7.4        65.5        83.1       110.4         259.0
Boomtown                NBC    10.4        73.1        70.7       109.7         253.5
Life With Bonnie        ABC     9.6        94.6        75.0        78.0         247.6
Fastlane                Fox     7.0        86.2        89.7        71.4         247.3
Good Morning Miami      NBC    15.1        77.1        75.5        93.2         245.8 
Still Standing          CBS    15.5        80.1        76.3        87.5         243.9
Robbery Homicide Divi.  CBS     7.2        79.0        69.2        93.5         241.7
What I Like About You   WB      3.0        76.9        81.8        81.8         240.5
Bram & Alice            CBS     9.5        75.2        85.5        77.8         238.5 
Dinotopia               ABC     5.6        85.9        74.6        76.7         237.2
Andy Richter Controls.. Fox     7.0        92.0        66.0        70.7         228.7
Hidden Hills            NBC    11.0        66.2        74.3        88.0         228.5
The Twilight Zone       UPN     3.1        77.1        62.0        79.5         218.6
Firefly                 Fox     4.6        74.5        69.6        69.6         213.7
That Was Then           ABC     4.3       100.0        51.8        52.4         202.4
girls club              Fox     5.4        84.4        54.0        52.9         191.3
Haunted                 UPN     2.2        61.2        46.8        73.3         181.3
MDs                     ABC     6.6        62.0        41.2        64.7         167.9
Push, Nevada            ABC     4.0        52.5        52.6        36.0         141.1

Fr to Ls: Refers to the change in viewership from the first episode to the last original 
                 episode aired.
Retention: Refers to the percentage of viewership held from the lead-in.

vs TS LS: Refers to the change in viewership from what aired in the timeslot last season.

Only episodes aired within the regular season are counted.