Highest Rated Movie:17.5, "The Santa Clause", ABC (Nov 18)

Total Viewership this season: 53.2mil

Total Viewership Last Season: 56.0mil

Change -5.0%

High Rated Telecasts:
Friends                Sept 26    34.1mil
CSI                    Oct  17    30.8
World Series Game 7    Oct  28    30.8
CSI                    Oct  10    30.7
CSI                    Sept 26    30.5
CSI                    Nov  14    30.0
CSI                    Dec   5    29.7
Friends                Oct   3    28.9
CSI                    Oct  31    28.9
CSI                    Oct   3    28.5

Lowest Rated Telecasts:
Family Affair          Oct  30     1.9mil
UPN Friday Movie       Oct   5     1.9
Off Centre             Oct  17     1.8
Do Over                Oct  17     1.8
Off Centre             Sept 26     1.8
UPN Friday Movie       Nov  29     1.7
WB Thursday Movie      Nov  21     1.7
Haunted                Oct  28     1.7
Haunted                Nov   5     1.6
Off Centre             Oct  30     1.4

Biggest Increases (Returning Series, same slot)
Saturday Night Movie       NBC     +29.6%
CSI                        CBS      25.6 
Third Watch                NBC      21.6
24                         Fox      16.1
Law & Order: CI            NBC      14.0 
Smallville                 WB       12.9
Will & Grace               NBC      11.7
My Wife & Kids             ABC      11.2
Dawsons Creek              WB        7.0
Ed                         NBC       6.8

Biggest Timeslot Increases (All Returning Series)
20/20                      ABC     +71.1%
Charmed                    WB       60.7
According To Jim           ABC      57.0
48 Hours Investigates      CBS      46.8
Angel                      WB       38.4
The District               CBS      33.7
Americas Funniest Videos   ABC      30.1
Saturday Night Movie       NBC      29.6
CSI                        CBS      25.6
Third Watch                NBC      21.6

Biggest Increases (Returning Series, Compared to last season's average)
Scrubs                     NBC     +47.2%
Saturday Night Movie       NBC      29.6 
CSI                        CBS      25.6
According To Jim           ABC      21.9 
Third Watch                NBC      21.6
48 Hours Investigates      CBS      18.1
24                         Fox      16.1
Law & Order: CI            NBC      14.0 
Smallville                 WB       12.9
Will & Grace               NBC      11.7

Biggest Declines  (Returning Series, same slot)
PrimeTime Thursday         ABC     -39.3%
Enterprise                 UPN     -38.3
The West Wing              NBC     -26.6
Buffy The Vampire Slayer   UPN     -23.3
Disney Sunday Movie        ABC     -20.6
Boston Public              Fox     -17.8
Touched By an Angel        CBS     -17.6
Futurama                   Fox     -16.9
Crossing Jordan            NBC     -16.8
Providence                 NBC     -14.6

Biggest Timeslot Declines (Returning Series)
Off Centre                 WB      -64.4%
Whose Line Is It Anyway?   ABC     -45.8
The Drew Carey Show        ABC     -41.7
PrimeTime Thursday         ABC     -39.3
Enterprise                 UPN     -38.3
The West Wing              NBC     -26.6
The Agency                 CBS     -25.2
Buffy The Vampire Slayer   UPN     -23.3
Disney Sunday Movie        ABC     -20.6
Boston Public              Fox     -17.8

Biggest Declines (Returning Series, compared to last season's average)
Just Shoot Me              NBC     -57.1%
The Drew Carey Show        ABC     -46.2
PrimeTime Thursday         ABC     -39.3
Enterprise                 UPN     -38.3
Angel                      WB      -28.0
Whose Line Is It Anyway?   ABC     -27.4
The Bernie Mack Show       Fox     -26.7
The West Wing              NBC     -26.6
Off Centre                 WB      -24.0
Buffy The Vampire Slayer   UPN     -23.3

Biggest Timeslot Increases (New Series)
The Bachelor II            ABC     +67.0%
CSI Miami                  CBS      57.0
John Doe                   Fox      41.3
8 Simple Rules...          ABC      37.5
Hack                       CBS      36.8
Without A Trace            CBS      31.5
Birds of Prey              WB       19.4
Everwood                   WB       18.0
Fear Factor                NBC      11.2
The George Lopez Show      ABC      10.5

Biggest Timeslot Decreases (New Series)
Push, Nevada               ABC     -64.0%
The Jamie Kennedy Exp.     WB      -48.1
That Was Then              ABC     -47.6
girls club                 Fox     -47.1
MDs                        ABC     -35.3
Firefly                    Fox     -30.4
Fastlane                   Fox     -28.6
Less Than Perfect          ABC     -26.1
Haunted                    UPN     -24.4
Dinotopia                  ABC     -23.3