2002–03 United States network television schedule
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The following is the 2002–03 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2002 through June 2003. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2001–02 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.[1]
- 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.
Sunday
NOTE: Fox was to have aired Oliver Beene and The Grubbs on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., respectively, but instead made last-minute changes by postponing Oliver Beene to the following spring and canceling The Grubbs. In their places, King of the Hill and reruns of Malcolm in the Middle were slotted.
Monday
- ^ Originally aired on USA Network
Tuesday
NOTE: Grounded for Life was also originally scheduled to run on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. on Fox, but it was pulled after two new episodes in September, and one in early December. The show moved to The WB in the spring in 2003.
Wednesday
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Fall | Monk (R)[a] | Push, Nevada | Primetime Thursday | |||
| Late fall | Dinotopia | Special programming | |||||
| Winter | Special programming | ||||||
| Mid-winter | Profiles from the Front Line | Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People | |||||
| Spring | Special programming | ||||||
| Mid-spring | NBA on ABC | ||||||
| Late spring | ABC Thursday Night Movie | Primetime Thursday | |||||
| Summer | Various programming | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Survivor (7/11.9) (Tied with Everybody Loves Raymond) |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1/16.3) | Without a Trace (15/10.0) | |||
| Winter | Star Search | ||||||
| Mid-winter | Survivor (7/11.9) (Tied with Everybody Loves Raymond) | ||||||
| Spring | The Amazing Race | ||||||
| Fox | Fall | MLB on Fox | |||||
| Mid-fall | 30 Seconds to Fame | Special programming | Local programming | ||||
| Late fall | Fox Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
| Winter | Joe Millionaire (R) | The Pulse | |||||
| Spring | Various programming | ||||||
| Late spring | Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape | 30 Seconds to Fame | |||||
| Summer | Various programming | Temptation Island | |||||
| NBC | Fall | Friends (2/13.9) | Scrubs (13/10.3) | Will & Grace (11/11.0) (Tied with CSI: Miami) |
Good Morning, Miami (23/8.7) | ER (4/13.1) | |
| Spring | Frasier (R) | ||||||
| UPN | WWE Thursday Night SmackDown! | Local programming | |||||
| The WB | Fall | Family Affair | Do Over | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Off Centre | ||
| Late fall | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (R) | ||||||
| Winter | High School Reunion (Repeats) | The Surreal Life | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | ||||
| Late winter | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Family Affair | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (R) | ||||
| Spring | Various programming | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | On the Spot | ||||
| Mid-spring | The WB Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
| Late spring | Various programming | The O'Keefes | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (R) | ||||
| Summer | The WB Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
- ^ Originally aired on USA Network
NOTE: Movies, baseball games, reruns, and specials comprised most of the programming Thursday nights on Fox. Septuplets was supposed to air at 9-10, but it was cancelled at the last minute.
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 | America's Funniest Home Videos | Various programming | 20/20 | |||
| Mid-fall | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | The Drew Carey Show | |||||
| Spring | 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter (R) | Regular Joe | |||||
| Mid-spring | America's Funniest Home Videos (R) | ||||||
| Summer | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | 48 Hours | Hack | Robbery Homicide Division | |||
| Late fall | Special programming | ||||||
| Winter | Star Search | 48 Hours | |||||
| Spring | Baby Bob | Yes, Dear (R) | |||||
| Summer | Big Brother | JAG (R) | |||||
| Fox | Fall | Firefly | John Doe | Local programming | |||
| Winter | Fastlane | ||||||
| Summer | The Bernie Mac Show (R) | Wanda at Large (R) | Boston Public (R) | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Providence | Dateline Friday | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (14/10.1) | |||
| Winter | Mister Sterling | ||||||
| Spring | America's Most Talented Kid | Ed | |||||
| Mid-spring | Dateline Friday | ||||||
| UPN | UPN's Night at the Movies | Local programming | |||||
| The WB | Fall | What I Like About You | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Reba | Greetings from Tucson | ||
| Winter | Grounded for Life | ||||||
| Spring | Greetings from Tucson | ||||||
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | ||||||
| CBS | Touched by an Angel | The District | The Agency | ||||
| Fox | COPS | COPS (R) | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back |
Local programming | |||
| NBC | Fall | NBC Saturday Night Movie | |||||
| Winter | Law & Order (R) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R) | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) | ||||
| Spring | Hunter | Law & Order (R) | |||||
| Late spring | NBC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
| Summer | Just Shoot Me! | NBC Saturday Night Movie | |||||
By network
ABC
CBS
Fox
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Returning series
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New series
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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NBC
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Returning series |
New series
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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UPN
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Returning series
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New series |
Not returning from 2001–02:
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The WB
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Returning series
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New series
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Not returning from 2001–02:
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
Renewals and cancellations
Renewals
ABC
- 8 Simple Rules—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- According to Jim—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Alias—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Dragnet—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The Drew Carey Show—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- George Lopez—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Less than Perfect—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Life with Bonnie—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- My Wife and Kids—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- NYPD Blue—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The Practice—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
CBS
- Becker—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- CSI: Miami—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The District—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Everybody Loves Raymond—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The Guardian—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Hack—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- JAG—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Judging Amy—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The King of Queens—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Still Standing—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Without a Trace—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Yes, Dear—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
Fox
- 24—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The Bernie Mac Show—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Boston Public—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Futurama
- King of the Hill—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Malcolm in the Middle—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Oliver Beene—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The Simpsons—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- That '70s Show—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Wanda at Large—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
NBC
- American Dreams—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Boomtown—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Crossing Jordan—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Ed—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- ER—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Frasier—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Friends—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Good Morning, Miami—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Law & Order—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Scrubs—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Third Watch—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The West Wing—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Will & Grace—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
UPN
- Girlfriends—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Half & Half—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- One on One—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- The Parkers—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Star Trek: Enterprise—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
The WB
- 7th Heaven—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Angel—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Charmed—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Everwood—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Gilmore Girls—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Grounded for Life—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Reba—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- Smallville—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
- What I Like About You—Renewed for the 2003–2004 season.
Cancellations/series endings
ABC
- Lost at Home—Canceled after one season. Gregory Hines died on August 9, 2003, at the age of 57.
- MDs—Canceled after one season.
- Miracles—Canceled after one season.
- Regular Joe—Canceled after one season.
- That Was Then—Canceled after one season.
CBS
- The Agency—Canceled after two seasons.
- Baby Bob—Canceled after two seasons.
- Bram & Alice—Canceled after one season.
- Charlie Lawrence—Canceled after one season.
- My Big Fat Greek Life—Canceled after one season.
- Presidio Med—Canceled after one season.
- Queens Supreme—Canceled after one season.
- Robbery Homicide Division—Canceled after one season.
- Touched by an Angel—Ended after nine seasons.
Fox
- Andy Richter Controls the Universe—Canceled after two seasons.
- Fastlane—Canceled after one season.
- Firefly—Canceled after one season.
- Girls Club—Canceled after one season.
- John Doe—Canceled after one season.
- Keen Eddie—Canceled after one season.
- Paradise Hotel—Revived for the 2018–2019 season.
- The Pitts—Canceled after one season.
- Temptation Island—Moved to USA in 2019.
NBC
- A.U.S.A.—Canceled after one season.
- Hidden Hills—Canceled after one season.
- Hunter—Canceled after one season.
- In-Laws—Canceled after one season.
- Just Shoot Me!—Ended after seven seasons. The final 3 episodes of Just Shoot Me! aired in syndication from November 24, 2003, until November 26, 2003.
- Kingpin—Canceled after one season.
- Mister Sterling—Canceled after one season.
- Providence—Ended after five seasons.
- Watching Ellie—Canceled after two seasons.
UPN
- Abby—Canceled after one season.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Ended after seven seasons.
- Haunted—Canceled after one season.
- Platinum—Canceled after one season.
- The Twilight Zone—Canceled after one season.
The WB
- Birds of Prey—Canceled after one season.
- Black Sash—Canceled after one season.
- Dawson's Creek—Ended after six seasons.
- Do Over—Canceled after one season.
- Family Affair—Canceled after one season.
- Greetings from Tucson—Canceled after one season.
- The O'Keefes—Canceled after one season.
- On the Spot—Canceled after one season.
- Off Centre—Canceled after two seasons.
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch—Ended after seven seasons.
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.