Survivor
Timeslot:	Thursday 8pm
Viewers:	22.1 million (season high)
Ranking:	2
Adults Rating:	8.3/21 (season high)
Why?	Setting season highs in both viewers and adults will certainly do it, but also beating "Friends" at 8pm in total viewers for the first time in almost two years is another thing that will do it. At this point, "Pearl Islands" is up 3-4mil viewers an episode over what "Amazon" was drawing last spring.

Back To Mayberry
Timeslot:	Tuesday 8pm
Viewers:	21.7 million
Ranking:	3
Adults Rating:	4.7/13
Why?	Obviously, CBS knew its reunion episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" would do well, but this well?

Cold Case
Timeslot:	Sunday 8pm
Viewers:	14.0 million
Ranking:	16
Adults Rating:	3.2/9
Why?	The show that got off to a hot start has failed to build apon it's "60 Minutes" lead-in, that is until this episode. It was up 1.6mil viewers.

JAG
Timeslot:	Friday 8pm
Viewers:	13.5 million
Ranking:	17
Adults Rating:	2.3/7
Why?	After a hot premiere and several episode of slowly declining ratings,  JAG" hit a seaosn high with this episode. In fact, the episode was down only 1.4 million viewers from an episode that aired on Tuesday this week last season.

It's All Relative
Timeslot:	Wednesday 8:30pm
Viewers:	10.4 million
Ranking:	45
Adults Rating:	4.6/12
Why?	ABC is having no problem launching new sitcoms this season- none at all. In fact, this episode of "It's All Relative" was the first one to outdraw "My Wife & Kids" is adults. so why can't the net launch a new hit drama?

Jamie Kennedy
Timeslot:	Thursday 8:30pm
Viewers:	3.8 million
Ranking:	103
Adults Rating:	1.6/4
Why?	Just when all was looking lost for the WB's Thursday line-up, "JKX" finally perks up with a near series high performance. This episode was up 28% over the same "JKX" last season and up a further 81% over "Do Over," which was airing at 8:30pm.

CSI
Timeslot:	Thursday 9pm
Viewers:	29.3 million
Ranking:	1
Adults Rating:	10.5/26 (season high)
Why?	Though down a bit in viewers from last week, the show was up a bit in adults, making it far and away the number one show of the week in both adults and viewers. You know, NBC, with this episode "CSI" moved ahead of "Friends" for top spot int he season to date 18-49 rankings, 9.90 to 9.86. With "Friends" drawing in the low 9's and only having about 12 original episodes left in the season, NBC will not having the top rated show in this demo for the first time in more than a decade. Are you sure "Friends" can't come back for an 11th season?

PrimeTime Tuesday
Timeslot:	Tuesday 9:30pm
Viewers:	15.7 million
Ranking:	13
Adults Rating:	5.9./15
Why?	I personally thought the interview with Jessica Lynch would draw bigger ratings than this, but nevertheless, it gave ABC a win from 9:30to 11pm on Tuesday for the first time this season.

PrimeTime Thursday
Timeslot:	Thursday 10pm
Viewers:	11.5 million
Ranking:	37
Adults Rating:	4.8/12
Why?	TProof positive that there is still an audience out there for network tv (when they air the right stuff), "PrimeTime" hits its biggest numbers of the season with Britney Spears opposite "ER" (4) and "Without A Trace" (11)

The Big Loser
 

Disney Movie: The Challenge
Timeslot:	Saturday 8pm
Viewers:	5.2 million
Ranking:	92
Adults Rating:	1.6/5
Why?	What's the world coming to when the Olsen twins, starring in a Disney movie no less, can't even draw 6mil viewers?

 

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