2001–02 United States network television schedule
This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 2001. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New fall series are highlighted in bold.
Note: The September 11 attacks hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. Although many series began their seasons in September and October, the television season officially did not begin until the month of November. From February 8 to 24, 2002, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Each of the 50 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
- Lime indicates the #1 most watched program of the season.
- 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.
- Orange indicates the programs in the top 40 for the season.
- Silver indicates the programs in the top 50 for the season.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Wonderful World of Disney (#38/11.2 million) | Alias | The Practice (#26/12.9 million) | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes (17/14.9 million) | The Education of Max Bickford (22 eps.) | CBS Sunday Movie (#29/12.5 million) | |||||
| Fox[2] | Futurama | King of the Hill | The Simpsons (#30/12.4 million) | Malcolm in the Middle (#25/13.0 million) | The X-Files | Local | ||
| NBC | Dateline Sunday | Weakest Link (#49/10.3 million) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (#34/11.9 million) | UC: Undercover (13 eps.) | ||||
| The WB | Ripley's Believe It or Not! (reruns) | The Steve Harvey Show | Men, Women & Dogs (9 eps.) | Nikki | Off Centre | Local | ||
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#48/10.5 million) | NFL Monday Showcase (#19/14.5 million) | Monday Night Football (#11/17.0 million) | |||
| Winter | The ABC Monday Night Movie | ||||||
| Spring | My Wife and Kids repeats | The Wayne Brady Show | Various programming | Once and Again | |||
| Follow-up | America's Funniest Videos | The Bachelor | |||||
| CBS | Fall | The King of Queens (#21/13.9 millions) | Yes, Dear (#22/13.9 millions) | Everybody Loves Raymond (#6/20.0 millions) | Becker (#13/16.3 millions) | Family Law (#45/10.7 million) | |
| Spring | Yes, Dear (#22/13.9 millions) | Baby Bob (#27/12.9 millions) | |||||
| Follow-up | The King of Queens (#21/13.9 millions) | Yes, Dear (#22/13.9 millions) | Various programming | ||||
| Fox[2] | Boston Public (#42/10.8 million) | Ally McBeal | Local | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Fear Factor (#24/13.7 millions) | Third Watch (#40/11.2 million) | Crossing Jordan (#28/12.8 millions) | |||
| Summer | Dog Eat Dog | ||||||
| UPN | One on One | The Hughleys | The Parkers | Girlfriends | Local | ||
| The WB | 7th Heaven | Angel | Local | ||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Dharma & Greg | What About Joan? (19 eps.) | Bob Patterson | Spin City | Philly | |
| Follow-up | NYPD Blue (#31/12.3 million) | ||||||
| Winter | The Chair | ||||||
| Spring | Dharma & Greg | Spin City | |||||
| Follow-up | The Court | ||||||
| Follow-up | Philly | ||||||
| CBS | JAG (#18/14.8 millions) | The Guardian (#33/12.2 million) | Judging Amy (#23/13.9 millions) | ||||
| Fox[2] | That 70s Show | Undeclared | 24 | Local | |||
| NBC | Fall | Emeril (7 eps.) | Three Sisters | Frasier (#16/15.0 million) | Scrubs (#39/11.2 million) | Dateline Tuesday (#44/10.7 million) | |
| Winter | Imagine That (2 eps.) | Watching Ellie | |||||
| UPN | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Roswell | Local | ||||
| The WB | Gilmore Girls | Smallville | Local | ||||
Note: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Roswell moved to UPN from the WB this season.
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | My Wife and Kids (#41/11.0 million) | According to Jim | The Drew Carey Show | Whose Line is it Anyway? | 20/20 Downtown (#47/10.5 million) | |
| Winter | The Job | ||||||
| Spring | George Lopez | Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) | |||||
| Follow-up | According to Jim | Various Programming | |||||
| CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes Wednesday (#43/10.8 million) | The Amazing Race | Wolf Lake (9 eps.) | |||
| Winter | CBS Wednesday Movie | ||||||
| Spring | The Amazing Race | 48 Hours | |||||
| Fox[2] | Malcolm in the Middle | Grounded for Life | The Bernie Mac Show | Titus | Local | ||
| NBC | Ed | The West Wing (#10/17.2 millions) | Law & Order (#7/18.7 millions) | ||||
| UPN | Star Trek: Enterprise | Special Unit 2 | Local | ||||
| The WB | Dawson's Creek | Felicity | Local | ||||
NOTE: That '80s Show premiered midseason on January 23 on FOX in the 8:00pm timeslot.
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Primetime Thursday (#50/10.3 million) | |||
| CBS | Survivor: Africa (#5/20.7 million) / Survivor: Marquesas (#4/20.8 million) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (#2/23.7 million) | The Agency | ||||
| Fox | Family Guy | The Tick (9 eps.) | Temptation Island | Local | |||
| NBC | Fall | Friends (#1/24.5 million) | Inside Schwartz (#15/15.1 million) | Will & Grace (#9/17.3 million) | Just Shoot Me (#20/14.4 million) | ER (#3/22.1 million) | |
| Winter | Leap of Faith (#12/16.5 million) | ||||||
| Follow-up | Friends (repeats) (#8/18.6 million) | ||||||
| UPN | WWF SmackDown! | Local | |||||
| The WB | Popstars | Elimidate Deluxe (3 eps.) | Charmed | Local | |||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | The Mole: The Next Betrayal | Thieves (8 eps.) | Once and Again | |||
| Follow-up | Various programming | ||||||
| Follow-up | America's Funniest Home Videos | Various programming | |||||
| Winter | Once and Again | Various programming | |||||
| Follow-up | Various programming | 20/20 | |||||
| CBS | Fall | The Ellen Show | Danny (2 eps.) | That's Life | 48 Hours | ||
| Follow-up | Various programming | ||||||
| Follow-up | Various programming | The Ellen Show | |||||
| Winter | Various programming | First Monday | |||||
| Spring | AFP: American Fighter Pilot | ||||||
| Fox | Dark Angel | Pasadena | Local | ||||
| NBC | Providence | Dateline Friday | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (#14/15.2 million) | ||||
| UPN | UPN Movie Friday | Local | |||||
| The WB | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Maybe It's Me (22 eps.) | Reba | Raising Dad (22 eps.) | Local | ||
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Touched by an Angel | Citizen Baines (6 eps.) | The District | |||
| Follow-up | Various programming | ||||||
| Fox | COPS | COPS 2 | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Local | |||
| NBC | NBC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
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.
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.fox.com/schedule/schedule_2001.htm Archived December 18, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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