Sure it had critical raves, but what has that ever meant on Fox? Apparently alot in this case, as "The Bernie Mack Show" is tv's top new series. Premiering with 12.7mil, it has since slipped below the 10mil mark, but not my much. It's also running second in its slot, ahead of one time hit "The Drew Carey Show." It also comes very close to "The West Wing" in adults. If Fox indeed does have a future (and with ratings losses high so far this season), this show will be leading the way.

Reba:The star driven vehicle is dead, said everybody. "Reba" is a horrible show, critics panned. But viewers didn't bite- the reviews that is. Now sitting at 4.5mil viewers, it's the WB's biggest sitcom hit ever, frequently breaking the 5 million viewer mark. It also proved that sitcoms can survive on Fridays (something that CBS and ABC have both tried valiently to disprove in recent years), that is if they click with the avaliable audience. Rock on, "Reba."

Enterprise: Everybody knew this show was going to do well, but the UPN has to be pleasantly surprised as to how well. After debuted to 12.5mil, the show did slip, but usually not below the 7mil mark. It's also up 52% over what "Voyager" was doing last season, single handedly reviving the "Trek" franchise. What will the next "Trek" be? We're betting that the UPN is hoping to rush it to the air, to air it on one of the nights that isn't work. And on the UPN there's only one- Friday.

Smallville: Another show everybody thought would do well, "Smallville" could have easily slipped far below the 8.8mil it drew for it's premiere. But ti hasn't. The last new episode was only 12% behind the premiere, a very good sign. And the show is also helping to drive the last nail into the coffin of "Roswell." Maybe even "24" on Fox.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent:This show was a no-brainer. With "Law & Order" frequently slipping into the top 8 and "SVU" reaching record numbers, of course a fourth "Order" would do well. But NBC's vision to air it on Sundays where the net has had so many problems was pure genious. Though there are problems from 7-9pm and again at 10pm, the 9pm hour is safe, finally.

One On One: The critics hated it, often calling it one of the worst new shows of the year. But on the UPN's Monday night line-up, it clicked. 4.5mil viewers a week are tuning into the series, and on two occasions the show approached the 6 million mark. UPN's Monday night comedies are truly one of tv's strongest sitcoms blocks.