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The following is the 2002–03 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2002 through August 2003. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2001–02 season. 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]
- 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.
Other Legend
- Light blue indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Light Purple indicates movies.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other scheduled programs, including specials.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
Sunday
NOTE: Fox was to have aired Oliver Beene and The Grubbs on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., respectively, but instead made last-minute changes by postponing Oliver Beene to the following spring and canceling The Grubbs. In their places, reruns of King of the Hill and Malcolm in the Middle were slotted.
Monday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | The Drew Carey Show | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | NFL Monday Showcase | Monday Night Football (#10/11.4) | ||
Follow Up | Various Specials | ||||||
December | Monk | ||||||
January | ABC Monday Night Movie | ||||||
Follow Up | Veritas: The Quest | The Practice | Miracles | ||||
Spring | ABC News Specials | ||||||
Follow Up | The Practice | ||||||
Summer | 4 Back-to-Back Encore Episodes of Various ABC Comedies | Primetime Live: Special Edition | |||||
August | NFL Preseaon Football | ||||||
CBS | Fall | The King of Queens (#25/8.5) | Yes, Dear (#24/8.6) | Everybody Loves Raymond (#7/11.9) (Tied with Survivor) |
Still Standing (#19/9.4) (Tied with Law & Order: Criminal Intent) |
CSI: Miami (#11/11.0) (Tied with Will & Grace) | |
Mid-Summer | Yes, Dear (#24/8.6) | Still Standing (#19/9.4) (Tied with Law & Order: Criminal Intent) |
The King of Queens (#25/8.5) | ||||
Fox | Fall | MLB on FOX | |||||
Mid-October | Boston Public | Girls Club | Local Programming | ||||
Follow Up | Various Specials | ||||||
Winter | Joe Millionaire (#3/13.3) | ||||||
Spring | Married by America | ||||||
Follow Up | Mr. Personality | ||||||
June | Anything for Love | Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape | Paradise Hotel | ||||
August | The O.C.(Repeats) | ||||||
NBC | Fall | Fear Factor (#30/7.7) | Third Watch | Crossing Jordan | |||
Summer | For Love or Money | Meet My Folks | |||||
Follow Up | Who Wants to Marry My Dad? | ||||||
UPN | The Parkers | One on One | Girlfriends | Half & Half | Local Programming | ||
The WB | Fall | 7th Heaven | Everwood | ||||
Mid-Summer | 7th Heaven |
Tuesday
NOTE: Grounded for Life was also originally scheduled to run on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. on Fox, but it was pulled after two new episodes in September, and one in early December. The show moved to The WB in the spring in 2003.
Wednesday
Thursday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | Fall | Monk | Push, Nevada | Primetime Thursday | |||
December | Dinotopia | Various Specials | |||||
January | ABC Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
Mid-February | Profiles from the Front Line | Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People | |||||
March | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Various Specials | ||||
Mid-April | Various Specials | ||||||
Mid-May | NBA Playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||
Summer | ABC Thursday Night Movie | Primetime Thursday | |||||
August | Various Specials | Extreme Makeover | |||||
CBS | Fall | Survivor: Thailand (#7/11.9) (Tied with Everybody Loves Raymond) |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (#1/16.3) | Without a Trace (#15/10.0) | |||
January | Star Search | ||||||
Mid-February | Survivor: The Amazon (#7/11.9) (Tied with Everybody Loves Raymond) | ||||||
Summer | The Amazing Race | ||||||
Fox | Fall | MLB on FOX | |||||
Late Fall | 30 Seconds to Fame | 30 Seconds to Fame | Various Specials | Local Programming | |||
December | FOX Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
January | Joe Millionaire(Repeats) | Various Specials | |||||
Follow Up | The Pulse | ||||||
Spring | Various Specials and Encore Presentations | ||||||
Summer | Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape | 30 Seconds to Fame | |||||
August | NFL Preseason Football | ||||||
Follow Up | Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape | Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape | Temptation Island | Local Programming | |||
NBC | Fall | Friends (#2/13.9) | Scrubs (#13/10.3) | Will & Grace (#11/11.0) (Tied with CSI: Miami) |
Good Morning Miami (#23/8.7) | ER (#4/13.1) | |
Summer | Frasier (#26/8.4) | ||||||
UPN | WWE SmackDown | Local Programming | |||||
The WB | Fall | Family Affair | Do Over | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Off Centre | ||
December | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment(Repeats) | ||||||
Winter | High School Reunion(Repeats) | Surreal Life | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | ||||
March | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Family Affair | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | ||||
Follow Up | Various Comedy Repeats | On the Spot | |||||
May | The WB Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
Summer | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | The O'Keefes | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | |||
Follow Up | The WB Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
August | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | What I Like About You | What I Like About You |
NOTE: Movies, baseball games, reruns, and specials comprised most of the programming Thursday nights on FOX. Septuplets was supposed to air at 9-10, but it was cancelled at the last minute.
Friday
Saturday
Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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ABC | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week / Various Specials | ||||||
CBS | Touched by an Angel | The District | The Agency | ||||
Fox | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted | Local Programming | |||
NBC | Fall | NBC Saturday Night Movie | |||||
Winter | Law & Order (Repeats) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Repeats) | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Repeats) | ||||
Spring | Hunter | Law & Order (Repeats) | |||||
Summer | NBC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
Mid-Summer | Just Shoot Me! | Just Shoot Me! | NBC Saturday Night Movie |
By network
ABC
Returning series |
New series
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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CBS
Fox
Returning series
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New series
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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NBC
Returning series |
New series
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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UPN
Returning series
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New series |
Not returning from 2001–02:
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The WB
Returning series
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New series
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
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.