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2003–04 United States network television schedule

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The following is the 2003–04 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2003 through August 2004. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2002–03 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.

: 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. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried a limited schedule of first-run programs.

The 2003–2004 season marked the final time that the major networks scheduled substantial original scripted drama series on Saturdays. After years of declining ratings on that particular evening, beginning with the 2004–2005 season the networks ceased scheduling original dramas on Saturdays, choosing instead to fill the schedule with non-fiction programming and reruns.

From August 13 to 29, 2004, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Sunday

Network7:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABCFallWinterSpringSummerCBSFoxFallWinterSpringLate springSummerMid-summerNBCFallWinterSpringSummerThe WBFallLate fallWinterSpringLate springSummer
*America's Funniest Home Videos****[10-8: Officers on Duty](10-8-officers-on-duty)****Alias**The Practice*
***Extreme Makeover: Home Edition***
*[60 Minutes](60-minutes)* (16/9.4)***Cold Case*** (17/9.3)*CBS Sunday Movie* (#23/7.8)
(Tied with *The West Wing* and *Navy: NCIS*)
*King of the Hill* (R)*King of the Hill**The Simpsons**The Bernie Mac Show**Malcolm in the Middle****Arrested Development***Local programming
*King of the Hill**Oliver Beene*
*King of the Hill* (R)*King of the Hill**The Simpsons* (R)
*Oliver Beene****Arrested Development*** (R)
*King of the Hill* (R)*Malcolm in the Middle* (R)***The Simple Life*** (R)***Quintuplets*** (R)
***The Casino***
*Dateline NBC**American Dreams**Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (19/8.6)
(Tied with *Crossing Jordan*)***The Lyon's Den***
*Crossing Jordan* (19/8.6)
(Tied with *Law & Order: Criminal Intent*)
*Smallville* (R)*Charmed****Tarzan***Local programming
***One Tree Hill***
*The Surreal Life*
*High School Reunion*
***Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge*** (R)*Charmed* (R)

NOTE: On Fox, The Ortegas was supposed to air at 8:30-9, but it was cancelled.

Monday

Network8:00 PM8:30 PM9:00 PM9:30 PM10:00 PM10:30 PMABCFallWinterSummerCBSFoxFallDecemberWinterMarchFollow UpSpringSummerNBCFallFollow UpWinterSpringSummerUPNFallWinterSpringSummerThe WBFallWinterSpringSummerFollow Up
***[Primetime Monday](20-20-american-tv-program-20-2f20-downtown)****Monday Night Football* (#9/11.2)
(Tied with *Everybody Loves Raymond*)
*The ABC Monday Night Movie*
*My Wife & Kids**George Lopez**According to Jim****Hope & Faith******Weddings Gone Wacky, Wonderful & Wild: Anything for Love***
*Yes, Dear**Still Standing* (#26/7.7)
(Tied with *Judging Amy*)*Everybody Loves Raymond* (#9/11.2)
(Tied with *Monday Night Football*)***Two and a Half Men*** (#14/9.9)
(Tied with *My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance*)*CSI: Miami* (#8/11.9)
*The Next Joe Millionaire****Skin***Local Programming
*Fox Night at the Movies*
*American Idol****My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance*** (#14/9.9)
(Tied with *Two and a Half Men*)
*That '70s Show* (R)***Cracking Up******Forever Eden***
*The Bernie Mac Show**That '70s Show* (R)
*The Bernie Mac Show****The Swan***
***North Shore******The Casino***
*Fear Factor* (#22/7.9)***Las Vegas*** (#28/7.6)*Third Watch*
***Average Joe*** (#29/7.4)
*The Restaurant*
*For Love or Money**Who Wants to Marry My Dad?*
*The Parkers****Eve****Girlfriends**Half & Half*Local Programming
*One on One**Half & Half*
*[7th Heaven](7th-heaven-tv-series)**Everwood*
***Superstar USA***
***Summerland*** (Repeats)

Tuesday

Network8:00 PM8:30 PM9:00 PM9:30 PM10:00 PM10:30 PMABCFallWinterFollow UpSpringFollow UpSummerMid-SummerCBSFallWinterSpringFollow UpSummerMid-SummerFoxFallNovemberDecemberWinterSpringSummerMid-SummerNBCFallWinterFollow-upSpringSummerMid-SummerUPNFallFollow-upWinterSpringSummerAugustThe WBFallWinterSpringFollow UpSummer
*[8 Simple Rules](8-simple-rules)****I'm with Her****According to Jim**Less than Perfect**NYPD Blue*
***Line of Fire***
*NYPD Blue*
***It's All Relative***
*Less than Perfect*
***NYPD 24/7***
***Extreme Makeover: Home Edition******In the Jury Room***
***Navy: NCIS*** (#23/7.8)
(Tied with *The West Wing* and the CBS Sunday Movie)*The Guardian**Judging Amy* (#26/7.7)
(Tied with *Still Standing*)
***Century City***
*The Guardian*
*Big Brother**The Amazing Race*
*MLB Post-Season Games / [World Series](2003-world-series)*
Encore programming*[24](24-tv-series)*Local Programming
*That '70s Show* (R)***The Simple Life***
*American Idol* (#2/14.9)
*The Bernie Mac Show****Method & Red*** (R)***The Jury***
***Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy****That '70s Show* (R)***Quintuplets*** (R)
***Whoopi******Happy Family****Frasier* (#30/7.3)
(Tied with *The King of Queens*)*Good Morning, Miami**Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (#18/8.7)
***The Tracy Morgan Show******Whoopi******Happy Family***
***Whoopi******Happy Family****Scrubs*
*Fear Factor*
***Next Action Star****Last Comic Standing*
*Scrubs****Happy Family***
*One on One****All of Us******Rock Me Baby******The Mullets***Local Programming
*Girlfriends* (Repeats)
*America's Next Top Model 2*
***Rock Me Baby****One on One*
***All of Us******Eve****America's Next Top Model*
***The Player***
*Gilmore Girls****One Tree Hill***
*High School Reunion*
***One Tree Hill***
***Summerland***

NOTE: On The WB, Fearless was supposed to have started in the Fall at 9–10, but it was delayed to midseason, then it was cancelled both due to production difficulties.

Wednesday

Network8:00 PM8:30 PM9:00 PM9:30 PM10:00 PM10:30 PMABCFallWinterSpringFollow-upSummerCBSFallWinterSpringFollow UpSummerFoxFallDecemberWinterFebruarySpringSummerNBCFallWinterSpringSummerUPNFallWinterMarchSpringAprilSummerMid-SummerThe WBFallWinterSpringSummerMid-Summer
*My Wife & Kids****It's All Relative****The Bachelor (#21/8.3) / The Bachelorette****Karen Sisco***
*Celebrity Mole: Yucatán*
*My Wife & Kids**Extreme Makeover****Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital***
*The Bachelor* (#21/8.3)*Extreme Makeover*
*The Drew Carey Show**The Drew Carey Show****The Ultimate Love Test***
*[60 Minutes II](60-minutes-ii)**The King of Queens* (#30/7.3)
(Tied with *Frasier*)*Becker****The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire***
*[48 Hours Investigates](48-hours-tv-program)*
***The Stones***
*Yes, Dear*
*That '70s Show****A Minute with Stan Hooper******The O.C.***Local Programming
***The Simple Life***
*American Idol* (#3/14.1)
***Quintuplets******The Simple Life******Method & Red***
*Ed**The West Wing* (#23/7.8)
(Tied with the CBS Sunday Movie and *Navy: NCIS*)*Law & Order* (#12/10.8)
***The Apprentice*** (Repeats)
*Third Watch*
***Next Action Star****Law & Order*
*Star Trek: Enterprise****Jake 2.0***Local Programming
*America's Next Top Model* (Repeats)
***Game Over******The Mullets****Star Trek: Enterprise*
*Star Trek: Enterprise****I'm Still Alive***
*Star Trek: Enterprise*
***Amish in the City******The Player***
*Smallville**Angel*
*Flix from the Frog*
*Smallville**Smallville*

Thursday

Network8:00 PM8:30 PM9:00 PM9:30 PM10:00 PM10:30 PMABCFallWinterFebruarySpringSummerMid-SummerCBSFallWinterSpringSummerMid-SummerFoxFallNovemberDecemberWinterMid-JanuarySpringSummerMid-SummerNBCFallNovemberWinterSpringSummerMid-SummerUPNThe WBFallWinterFollow UpSpringFollow UpSummerMid-SummerFollow Up
***Threat Matrix****Extreme Makeover**Primetime*
*Extreme Makeover*
***Extreme Makeover: Home Edition*** (Repeats)***Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital***
*Whose Line Is It Anyway?**Whose Line Is It Anyway?*
*Extreme Makeover**Extreme Makeover*
*Survivor: Pearl Islands* (#7/12.3)*CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (#1/15.9)*Without a Trace* (#11/11.1)
*CSI: Miami* (Repeats)
*Survivor: All-Stars* (#7/12.3)
***Joan of Arcadia***
*Big Brother*
*MLB Post-Season Games / [World Series](2003-world-series)*
***Tru Calling****Various Encore Programming*Local Programming
***The Simple Life*** (Repeats)***The Simple Life*** (Repeats)
***My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance*** (Repeats)
*Various Encore Programming*
***North Shore******Tru Calling***
*Fox Night at the Movies*
*Friends* (#4/13.6)*Scrubs**Will & Grace* (#13/10.4)***Coupling****ER* (#6/12.9)
*Good Morning, Miami**Scrubs*
*Will & Grace* (#13/10.4)***The Apprentice*** (#5/13.0)
*Frasier**Will & Grace* (#13/10.4)*Scrubs*
***Come to Papa***
*Will & Grace**Scrubs**Last Comic Standing*
*WWE SmackDown*Local Programming
***Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge****The Jamie Kennedy Experiment**What I Like About You****Run of the House***
***All About the Andersons****The Jamie Kennedy Experiment*
*The Surreal Life*
***Like Family****The Jamie Kennedy Experiment**The Jamie Kennedy Experiment*
*Flix from the Frog*
*Pepsi Smash**The Jamie Kennedy Experiment**Reba*
***Blue Collar TV****Reba****Blue Collar TV***
***Studio 7***

NOTE: On Fox, The O.C. was supposed to air at 9-10 after Tru Calling, but at the last minute stick with repeats.

Friday

Network8:00 PM8:30 PM9:00 PM9:30 PM10:00 PM10:30 PMABCFallWinterSpringFollow-upSummerMid-SummerCBSFallWinterSpringSummerFoxFallFollow-upWinterSpringMid-springFollow-upMaySummerNBCFallFollow-upWinterSpringSummerUPNFallWinterSpringFollow-upMid-SummerThe WBFallWinterSpringFollow-upSummerMid-Summer
*George Lopez****Married to the Kellys******Hope & Faith****Life with Bonnie**[20/20](20-20-american-tv-program)*
***The Big House******The D.A.***
***Married to the Kellys****[20/20](20-20-american-tv-program)*
***Married to the Kellys****Life with Bonnie*
*[8 Simple Rules](8-simple-rules)**Less than Perfect*
***Joan of Arcadia****JAG****The Handler***
*CSI: Miami* (Repeats)
*[48 Hours](48-hours-tv-series)*
*Wanda at Large****Luis****Boston Public*Local Programming
***Fox Friday Night Movie ***
***Totally Outrageous Behavior******World's Craziest Videos****Boston Public*
*Boston Public****Wonderfalls***
***Playing It Straight***
***Totally Outrageous Behavior******World's Craziest Videos******Forever Eden***
***Fox Friday Night Movie***
*The Bernie Mac Show****Method & Red******The Jury***
***Miss Match****Dateline NBC**Boomtown*
*Dateline NBC****Miss Match****Third Watch*
*Ed*
*Dateline NBC*
***Las Vegas***
*UPN's Night at the Movies*Local Programming
***Game Over******All of Us****Star Trek: Enterprise*
*UPN's Night at the Movies*
*Star Trek: Enterprise****Amish in the City***
*Reba****Like Family****Grounded for Life****All About the Andersons***
*What I Like About You****Like Family***
***The Help***
***Run of the House***
*What I Like About You**Grounded for Life**Reba**Reba*
***Blue Collar TV***

Saturday

Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABCFallWinterSpringSummerCBSFallWinterSpringSummerFoxNBCFallWinterSpringSummer
*The Wonderful World of Disney**L.A. Dragnet*
*America's Funniest Home Videos* (R)
*Whose Line Is It Anyway?**Whose Line Is It Anyway?* (R)
*[48 Hours Investigates](48-hours-tv-program)**Hack**The District*
*Star Search*
*CBS Saturday Night Movie*
*The Amazing Race* (R)*Big Brother*Various programming
*COPS**COPS* (R)*America's Most Wanted*Local programming
*NBC Saturday Night Movie**Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (R)
***The Tracy Morgan Show******Whoopi*** (R)*Law & Order* (R)
*NBC Saturday Night Movie*
*Law & Order: Crime & Punishment*

By network

[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]

Returning series

  • 8 Simple Rules
  • 20/20
  • The ABC Monday Night Movie
  • According to Jim
  • Alias
  • America's Funniest Home Videos
  • The Bachelor
  • The Bachelorette
  • L.A. Dragnet
  • The Drew Carey Show
  • Extreme Makeover
  • George Lopez
  • Less than Perfect
  • Life with Bonnie
  • The Mole
  • Monday Night Football
  • My Wife and Kids
  • NYPD Blue
  • The Practice
  • Primetime
  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  • The Wonderful World of Disney New series
  • 10-8: Officers on Duty *
  • The Big House *
  • The D.A. *
  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition *
  • Hope & Faith
  • I'm with Her
  • In the Jury Room *
  • It's All Relative
  • Karen Sisco
  • Kingdom Hospital *
  • Line of Fire *
  • Married to the Kellys
  • NYPD 24/7 *
  • Primetime Monday
  • Threat Matrix
  • The Ultimate Love Test *
  • Weddings Gone Wacky, Wonderful & Wild: Anything for Love * Not returning from 2002-03
  • ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
  • ABC Thursday Night Movie
  • The Family
  • Lost at Home
  • MDs
  • Miracles
  • Push, Nevada
  • Regular Joe
  • That Was Then
  • Veritas: The Quest

[[CBS]]

Returning series

  • 48 Hours
  • 60 Minutes
  • 60 Minutes II
  • The Amazing Race
  • Becker
  • Big Brother
  • CBS Sunday Movie
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • CSI: Miami
  • The District
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • The Guardian
  • Hack
  • JAG
  • Judging Amy
  • The King of Queens
  • Still Standing
  • Star Search
  • Survivor
  • Without a Trace
  • Yes, Dear New series
  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
  • Century City *
  • Cold Case
  • The Handler
  • Joan of Arcadia
  • NCIS
  • The Stones *
  • Two and a Half Men Not returning from 2002-03
  • The Agency
  • Baby Bob
  • Bram & Alice
  • Charlie Lawrence
  • My Big Fat Greek Life
  • Presidio Med
  • Queens Supreme
  • Robbery Homicide Division
  • Touched by an Angel

[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]

Returning series:

  • 24
  • American Idol
  • America's Most Wanted
  • The Bernie Mac Show
  • Boston Public
  • Cops
  • Fox Night at the Movies
  • Joe Millionaire
  • King of the Hill
  • Malcolm in the Middle
  • Oliver Beene
  • The Simpsons
  • That '70s Show
  • Wanda at Large New series:
  • Arrested Development
  • The Casino *
  • Cracking Up *
  • Forever Eden *
  • Fox Friday Night Movie
  • The Jury *
  • Luis
  • Method & Red *
  • A Minute with Stan Hooper
  • My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance *
  • The O.C.
  • Playing It Straight *
  • Quintuplets *
  • The Simple Life *
  • Skin
  • The Swan *
  • Totally Outrageous Behavior
  • Tru Calling
  • Wonderfalls *

Not returning from 2002-03:

  • 30 Seconds to Fame
  • Andy Richter Controls the Universe
  • Anything for Love
  • American Juniors
  • Cedric the Entertainer Presents
  • Fastlane
  • Firefly
  • Futurama (revived and moved to Comedy Central in 2008)
  • Girls Club
  • The Grubbs
  • John Doe
  • Keen Eddie
  • Married by America
  • Mr. Personality
  • Paradise Hotel (revived in 2018–19)
  • The Pitts
  • Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape
  • Temptation Island (revived in 2019 on USA)

[[NBC]]

Returning series:

  • American Dreams
  • Boomtown
  • Crime & Punishment
  • Crossing Jordan
  • Dateline NBC
  • Ed
  • ER
  • Fear Factor
  • Frasier
  • For Love or Money
  • Friends
  • Good Morning, Miami
  • Last Comic Standing
  • Law & Order
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • The Restaurant
  • Scrubs
  • Third Watch
  • The West Wing
  • Who Wants to Marry My Dad?
  • Will & Grace New series:
  • The Apprentice *
  • Average Joe
  • Come to Papa *
  • Coupling
  • Happy Family
  • Las Vegas
  • The Lyon's Den
  • Miss Match
  • Next Action Star *
  • The Tracy Morgan Show *
  • Whoopi Not returning from 2002-03:
  • America's Most Talented Kid
  • A.U.S.A.
  • Dog Eat Dog
  • Fame
  • Hidden Hills
  • Hunter
  • In-Laws
  • Just Shoot Me!
  • Kingpin
  • Let's Make a Deal
  • Meet My Folks
  • Mister Sterling
  • Providence
  • Race to the Altar
  • Watching Ellie

[[UPN]]

Returning series

  • America's Next Top Model
  • Girlfriends
  • Half & Half
  • One on One
  • The Parkers
  • Star Trek: Enterprise
  • UPN's Night at the Movies
  • WWE SmackDown New series
  • All of Us
  • Amish in the City *
  • Eve
  • Game Over *
  • I'm Still Alive *
  • Jake 2.0
  • The Mullets
  • The Player *
  • Rock Me Baby Not returning from 2002-03
  • Abby
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Haunted
  • Platinum
  • The Twilight Zone

[[The WB]]

Returning series

  • 7th Heaven
  • Angel
  • Charmed
  • Everwood
  • Flix from the Frog
  • Gilmore Girls
  • Grounded for Life
  • High School Reunion
  • The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
  • Reba
  • Smallville
  • The Surreal Life
  • What I Like About You New series
  • All About the Andersons
  • Blue Collar TV
  • The Help
  • One Tree Hill
  • Run of the House
  • Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge
  • Studio 7 *
  • Summerland *
  • Superstar USA *
  • Tarzan

Not returning from 2002-03

  • Birds of Prey
  • Black Sash
  • Dawson's Creek
  • Do Over
  • Family Affair
  • Greetings from Tucson
  • The O'Keefes
  • On the Spot
  • Off Centre
  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

Renewals and cancellations

Renewals

ABC

CBS

Fox

NBC

UPN

The WB

Cancellations/series endings

ABC

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty—Canceled after one season.
  • The Big House—Canceled after one season.
  • The D.A.—Canceled after one season.
  • The Drew Carey Show—Ended after nine seasons.
  • I'm with Her—Canceled after one season.
  • It's All Relative—Canceled after one season.
  • Karen Sisco—Canceled after one season.
  • Kingdom Hospital—Canceled after one season.
  • Life with Bonnie—Canceled after two seasons.
  • Line of Fire—Canceled after one season.
  • Married to the Kellys—Canceled after one season.
  • The Practice—Ended after eight seasons.
  • Threat Matrix—Canceled after one season.

CBS

  • Becker—Ended after six seasons.
  • The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire—Canceled after one season.
  • Century City—Canceled after one season.
  • The District—Ended after four seasons.
  • The Guardian—Ended after three seasons.
  • Hack—Canceled after two seasons.
  • The Handler—Canceled after one season.
  • The Stones—Canceled after one season.

Fox

  • A Minute with Stan Hooper—Canceled after one season.
  • Boston Public—Ended after four seasons.
  • Cracking Up—Canceled after one season.
  • Futurama—Moved to Comedy Central in 2008.
  • Luis—Canceled after one season.
  • Method & Red—Canceled after one season.
  • Oliver Beene—Canceled after two seasons.
  • Skin—Canceled after one season.
  • Wonderfalls—Canceled after one season.

NBC

  • Boomtown—Canceled after two seasons.
  • Come to Papa—Canceled after one season.
  • Coupling—Canceled after one season.
  • Ed—Ended after four seasons.
  • Frasier—Ended after eleven seasons.
  • Friends—Ended after ten seasons.
  • Good Morning Miami—Canceled after two seasons.
  • Happy Family—Canceled after one season.
  • The Lyon's Den—Canceled after one season.
  • Miss Match—Canceled after one season.
  • The Tracy Morgan Show—Canceled after one season.
  • Whoopi—Canceled after one season.

UPN

  • Game Over—Canceled after one season.
  • Jake 2.0—Canceled after one season.
  • The Mullets—Canceled after one season.
  • The Parkers—Ended after five seasons.
  • Rock Me Baby—Canceled after one season.

The WB

  • All About the Andersons—Canceled after one season.
  • Angel—Ended after five seasons.
  • The Help—Canceled after one season.
  • Like Family—Canceled after one season.
  • Run of the House—Canceled after one season.
  • Tarzan—Canceled after one season.

References

References

  1. 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.
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