7pm
The big story at 7pm was the rise of "60 Minutes," (10, 47), which is up for the first time in years and is smashing everything in the slot, from "Dateline" (42, 67) to 'Funniest Videos" (73, 83) to "King of The Hill" (68, 41) to "Smallville" (129, 129). Nothing even comes close.

8pm
Once again, the big story at 8pm is the rise of CBS and the fall of everybody else but the WB. "Cold Case" seemes to be growing by the week and now ranks 13th in viewers, although 49th in adults. It's CBS's biggest show in the timeslot in 6 seasons and is killing the second place "The Simpsons" (23, 14), which is losing viewers every week, and timeslot-mate "The Bernie Mack Show," (47, 29), which is having a hard time even getting started. As for NBC, "American Dreams" (61, 55) is off by 20%, while "10-8" (73, 76) on ABC started out quite strong, but collapsed leading up to the series finale. As for the WB, "Charmed" (106, 100) is still doing fine, leading the WB's charge on the night.

9pm
What to say about 9pm? There were more winners in the hour, but not really at the same time. "CI" (15,. 25) continues to win the hour, although CBS's movie (16, 43) is nipping hard on its heels, just 100,000 viewers back on the season. "Alias" was pretty far down the line for ABC, ranking 65th on the season, but 44th in adults, while "Malcolm In The Middle" (51, 31) is purging viewers, giving lead-out "Arrested Development" (91, 60) nothing to crow about. Over on the WB, "Tarzan" (120, 120) started out hot, but quickly faded, while "The Surreal House" (109, 92) got off to a record start, nearly ranking as the net's top series in 18-49ers.

10pm
AOutside of CBS's movie winning the hour, "The Practice" (53, 48) is gaining back critics is not fans, while "Lyon's Den" (47, 53) ranked a bit higher, but too far below expectations to continue.

The Second Half:
 

Sunday	7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00
	60 Minutes		Cold Case		Sunday Night Movie
	Dateline NBC		American Dreams		Law & Order: CI		Crossing Jordan (March)
	America's Funniest Videos		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		Alias		The Practice
	Oliver Beene	King of The Hill	The Simpsons	The Bernie Mack Show	Malcolm In The Middle	Arrested Development
	Smallville: Beginnings		Charmed		The Surreal House / High School Reunion

7pm:
Will anything change at 7pm? It's not likely, considering that everybody is sticking with the same line-ups.

8pm:
The wild card at 8pm is "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," a special of which actually beat a new "Law & OrdeR" is adults last November. That said, ABC is positioned to take the number two spot on the night, behind CBS, but ahead of Fox. NBC will be fourth, with "Charmed" still solid. As for adults, it'll be Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC and the WB.

9pm:
The line-up here is not changing at all, xcept that ABC might give "Karen Sisco" a shot in the hour in March. With no change comes minimal ratings movement.

10pm:
NBC'll finally have a place in the hour when "Crossing Jordan" returns in March. Even so, ABC is already said to be renewing "The Practice" for next season, so it'll be "Jordan" who'll have to prove her worth.
 

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