2004–05 United States network television schedule
The following is the 2004–05 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2004 through May 2005. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2003–04 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
Beginning this season, the major networks were no longer producing original dramatic content for Saturday broadcast (an exception being ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney, although it often featured rebroadcast material). Saturday schedules consisted instead of nonfiction reality-based programming and rebroadcasts of dramatic series episodes from earlier in the week.
New series are highlighted in bold.
- Lime indicates the #1 most watched program of the season.[1]
- Yellow indicates the top ten most watched programs of the season.[1]
- Cyan indicates the top 20 most watched programs of the season.[1]
- Magenta indicates the top 30 most watched programs of the season.[1]
- Orange indicates the top 40 most watched programs of the season.[1]
- Silver indicates the top 50 most watched programs of the season.[1]
Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
Schedule
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 | |
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ABC | Fall | America's Funniest Home Videos #62 8.5 million | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition #15 15.8 million | Desperate Housewives #4 23.7 million | Boston Legal #27 12.5 million | ||||
Midseason | Grey's Anatomy #9 18.5 million | ||||||||
CBS | 60 Minutes #19 13.9 million | Cold Case #17 15.1 million | CBS Sunday Movie | ||||||
Fox | Fall | King of the Hill #110 4.8 million | Malcolm in the Middle #99 5.6 million | The Simpsons #50 9.6 million | Arrested Development #97 5.9 million | My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss #126 4.0 million | Local | ||
Midseason | Family Guy #74 7.6 million | The Sketch Show #114 4.5 million | |||||||
American Dad! #65 8.5 million | |||||||||
NBC | Fall | Dateline NBC #71 8.0 million | American Dreams #80 7.2 million | Law & Order: Criminal Intent #28 12.1 million | Crossing Jordan #30 11.7 million | ||||
Midseason | The Contender #94 6.2 million | ||||||||
The WB | Fall | Steve Harvey's Big Time #149 2.5 million | Charmed #132 3.5 million | Jack & Bobby #153 2.2 million | Local | ||||
Midseason | Charmed (Reruns) | Steve Harvey's Big Time #149 2.5 million |
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 Benefactor #115 4.4 million | NFL Monday Showcase | Monday Night Football #12 16.2 million | |||
Follow-up | Life of Luxury #105 5.2 million | ||||||
Winter | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: How'd They Do That? #72 7.8 million | The Bachelorette #63 8.5 million | Supernanny #58 9.0 million | ||||
Spring | Extreme Makeover | ||||||
CBS | Still Standing #46 10.0 million | Listen Up! #51 9.6 million | Everybody Loves Raymond #10 17.4 million | Two and a Half Men #11 16.5 million | CSI: Miami #7 19.0 million | ||
Fox | Fall | North Shore #125 4.1 million | Renovate My Family | Local | |||
Follow-up | Trading Spouses #73 7.8 million | The Swan 2 #81 7.2 million | |||||
Winter | American Idol | 24 #29 11.9 million | |||||
Spring | Nanny 911 #66 8.4 million | ||||||
NBC | Fall | Fear Factor #40 10.2 million | Las Vegas #32 11.4 million | LAX #93 6.5 million | |||
Follow-up | $25 Million Dollar Hoax | ||||||
Mid-season | Dateline NBC | ||||||
Winter | Medium #20 13.9 million | ||||||
UPN | Fall | One on One #138 3.1 million | Half & Half #135 3.3 million | Girlfriends #131 3.6 million | Second Time Around #140 3.0 million | Local | |
Winter | Cuts #139 3.1 million | Half & Half #135 3.3 million | |||||
The WB | Fall | 7th Heaven #103 5.3 million | Everwood #118 4.3 million | Local Programming | |||
Midseason | Summerland #137 3.1 million | ||||||
Spring | Everwood |
Tuesday
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 | My Wife and Kids #83 7.2 million | George Lopez #79 7.2 million | According to Jim #45 10.0 million | Rodney #57 9.0 million | NYPD Blue #42 10.1 million | |
Spring | Blind Justice #68 8.2 million | ||||||
CBS | Fall | NCIS #22 13.6 million | Clubhouse #75 7.5 million | Judging Amy #36 10.6 million | |||
Follow-up | The Amazing Race 6 #31 11.5 million | ||||||
Midseason | The Amazing Race 7 #25 13.0 million | ||||||
Summer | Fire Me...Please | 48 Hours repeats | |||||
Follow-up | Big Brother | Rock Star | |||||
Fox | Fall | Trading Spouses | The Next Great Champ #113 4.5 million | Local | |||
Follow-up | The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best #123 4.1 million | House, M.D. #24 13.3 million | |||||
Winter | American Idol #1 27.3 million | ||||||
NBC | Fall | Last Comic Standing | Father of the Pride #77 7.3 million | Scrubs #89 6.9 million | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit #23 13.5 million | ||
Follow-up | The Biggest Loser #38 10.3 million | ||||||
Winter | Scrubs #89 6.9 million | Committed #92 6.7 million | |||||
Spring | Will & Grace repeats | Scrubs repeats | The Office #102 5.4 million | ||||
Summer | Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back | I Want To Be a Hilton | |||||
UPN | All of Us #147 2.6 million | Eve #143 2.8 million | Veronica Mars #151 2.5 million | Local | |||
The WB | Fall | Gilmore Girls #111 4.8 million | One Tree Hill #120 4.3 million | Local | |||
Follow-up | High School Reunion #148 2.5 million | ||||||
Winter | One Tree Hill | ||||||
Spring | The Starlet #154 2.1 million |
Wednesday
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 | Lost #14 16.0 million | The Bachelor #63 8.5 million | Wife Swap #52 9.3 million | |||
Midseason | Alias #39 10.3 million | Eyes #84 7.1 million | |||||
CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes Wednesday #67 8.4 million | The King of Queens #48 9.8 million | Center of the Universe #56 9.0 million | CSI: NY #21 13.9 million | ||
Midseason | Yes, Dear #54 9.2 million | ||||||
Fox | Fall | That '70s Show #85 7.0 million | Quintuplets #104 5.2 million | The Bernie Mac Show #112 4.8 million | Method & Red | Local | |
Nanny 911 #66 8.4 million | |||||||
Midseason | The Simple Life 3 #49 9.6 million | Stacked #43 10.1 million | American Idol #3 26.1 million | Life on a Stick #53 9.2 million | |||
NBC | Fall | Hawaii #82 7.2 million | The West Wing #33 11.1 million | Law & Order #26 13.0 million | |||
Follow-up | LAX #93 6.5 million | ||||||
Winter | Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search #108 5.0 million | ||||||
Spring | American Dreams | ||||||
Follow-up | Dateline NBC | Revelations #37 10.3 million | |||||
UPN | Fall | America's Next Top Model #109 5.0 million | Kevin Hill #142 2.8 million | Local | |||
Midseason | The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott #141 3.0 million | ||||||
America's Next Top Model #106 5.1 million | |||||||
The WB | Fall | Smallville #116 4.4 million | The Mountain #155 1.9 million | Local | |||
Follow-up | Jack & Bobby #153 2.2 million | ||||||
Winter | Big Man on Campus #156 1.7 million | ||||||
Follow-up | Jack & Bobby |
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 | 2004 | Extreme Makeover #98 5.9 million | Life as We Know It #128 3.8 million | Primetime Live #87 7.0 million | |||
2005 | Jake in Progress #101 5.5 million | Jake in Progress #101 5.5 million | Extreme Makeover #98 5.9 million | ||||
CBS | 2004 | Survivor: Vanuatu #6 19.6 million | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation #2 26.6 million | Without a Trace #8 18.9 million | |||
2005 | Wickedly Perfect #100 5.6 million | ||||||
Survivor: Palau #5 20.9 million | |||||||
Fox | 2004 | The O.C. #71 7.9 million | North Shore #125 4.1 million | Local | |||
2005 | Point Pleasant #124 4.1 million | ||||||
Tru Calling #122 4.2 million | |||||||
NBC | 2004 | Joey #41 10.2 million | Will & Grace #53 9.4 million | The Apprentice 2 #13 16.1 million | ER #16 15.5 million | ||
2005 | The Apprentice 3 #18 14.0 million | ||||||
UPN | WWE SmackDown! #107 5.1 million | Local | |||||
The WB | 2004 | Blue Collar TV #134 3.4 million | Drew Carey's Green Screen Show #145 2.7 million | Charmed (Reruns) | Local | ||
2005 | The WB Thursday Night Movie |
Friday
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 | 8 Simple Rules #91 6.8 million | Complete Savages #96 6.1 million | Hope & Faith #88 6.9 million | Less than Perfect #95 6.2 million | 20/20 #64 8.5 million | |
Winter | Various programming | ||||||
CBS | Fall | Joan of Arcadia #70 8.0 million | JAG #47 9.9 million | Dr. Vegas #69 8.2 million | |||
Follow-up | Various programming | ||||||
Winter | Numb3rs #34 11.1 million | ||||||
Fox | Fall | Totally Outrageous Behavior #129 3.7 million | World's Craziest Videos #127 3.9 million | Renovate My Family #117 4.3 million | Local | ||
Winter | The Bernie Mac Show #112 4.8 million | The Bernie Mac Show repeats #112 4.8 million | Jonny Zero #130 3.6 million | ||||
NBC | Fall | Dateline NBC #59 8.8 million | Third Watch #55 9.2 million | Medical Investigation #60 8.7 million | |||
Spring | Law & Order: Trial by Jury #33 9.8 Million | ||||||
UPN | Star Trek: Enterprise #144 2.8 million | America's Next Top Model (Reruns) | Local | ||||
The WB | What I Like About You #152 2.5 million | Grounded for Life #146 2.7 million | Reba #119 4.3 million | Blue Collar TV #134 3.4 million | Local |
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 | The Wonderful World of Disney/ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | Desperate Housewives (Reruns) | ||||||
CBS | Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) | 48 Hours Mystery #78 7.3 million | ||||||
Fox | Cops #90 6.8 million | America's Most Wanted #76 7.3 million | Local | |||||
NBC | Law & Order (Reruns) #73 7.8 million | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Reruns) #80 7.0 million | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns) #78 7.3 million |
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