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05/28/2002 - Updated 12:08 PM ET

How did your favorite show rate?

The 2001-02 TV season yielded no new unqualified hit series. But it will be remembered for a bachelor, a talking baby, Rachel's baby and a lot of failures, from Emeril to Ellen. On this page, a sampling of how the Nielsen ratings stack up for the end of the year. The list names only regular programs that aired at least four times.

Rank	Show	Network	Viewers (millions)
1	Friends	NBC	24.5
2	CSI	CBS	23.7
3	ER	NBC	22.1
4	Survivor: Marquesas	CBS	20.8
5	Survivor: Africa	CBS	20.7
6	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	20.0
7	Law & Order	NBC	18.7
8	Friends — 8:30 p.m.	NBC	18.6
9	Will & Grace	NBC	17.3
10	The West Wing	NBC	17.2
11	Monday Night Football	ABC	17.0
12	Leap of Faith*	NBC	16.5
13	Becker	CBS	16.3
14	Law & Order: SVU	NBC	15.2
15	Inside Schwartz*	NBC	15.1
16	Frasier	NBC	15.0
17	60 Minutes	CBS	14.9
18	JAG	CBS	14.8
19	NFL Monday Showcase	ABC	14.5
20	Just Shoot Me	NBC	14.4
21	The King Of Queens	CBS	13.9
21	Yes, Dear	CBS	13.9
21	Judging Amy	CBS	13.9
24	Fear Factor	NBC	13.7
25	Malcolm in the Middle	FOX	13.0
26	The Practice	ABC	12.9
26	Baby Bob	CBS	12.9
28	Crossing Jordan	NBC	12.8
29	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS	12.5
30	The Simpsons	FOX	12.4
31	NYPD Blue	ABC	12.3
31	Fox NFL Sunday-Post Game	FOX	12.3
33	The Guardian	CBS	12.2
34	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	NBC	11.9
35	Dateline NBC — Friday	NBC	11.6
36	Providence	NBC	11.4
37	Dateline NBC - Monday	NBC	11.3
38	Wonderful World Of Disney	ABC	11.2
38	Third Watch	NBC	11.2
38	Scrubs	NBC	11.2
41	My Wife and Kids	ABC	11.0
42	Boston Public	FOX	10.8
42	60 Minutes II	CBS	10.8
44	The Bachelor	ABC	10.7
44	Family Law*	CBS	10.7
44	Dateline NBC — Tuesday	NBC	10.7
47	20/20 - Wednesday	ABC	10.5
47	Millionaire — Monday	ABC	10.5
49	Weakest Link*	NBC	10.3
49	PrimeTime Thursday	ABC	10.3
49	Amazing Race 2	CBS	10.3
49	The Education Of Max Bickford*	CBS	10.3
49	The District	CBS	10.3
Rank	Show	Network	Viewers (millions)
49	The Agency	CBS	10.3
55	Watching Ellie	NBC	10.0
55	According to Jim	ABC	10.0
57	Philly*	ABC	9.9
58	Ed	NBC	9.8
58	Frasier — 8 p.m.	NBC	9.8
60	Alias	ABC	9.7
60	Millionaire — Thursday	ABC	9.7
60	20/20 — Friday	ABC	9.7
63	Dateline Sunday — 7 p.m.	NBC	9.5
63	Bernie Mac Show	FOX	9.5
65	Ally McBeal*	FOX	9.4
65	Weakest Link — Sunday	NBC	9.4
67	Drew Carey Show	ABC	9.1
67	The X-Files*	FOX	9.1
67	That '70s Show	FOX	9.1
70	George Lopez	ABC	9.0
70	ABC Monday Night Movie	ABC	9.0
70	America's Funniest Home Videos — 8 p.m.	ABC	9.0
73	Amazing Race	CBS	8.8
74	Funniest Home Videos — Monday	ABC	8.7
74	The Chair*	ABC	8.7
76	24	FOX	8.6
77	UC: Undercover*	NBC	8.5
78	Spin City	ABC	8.4
79	Touched by an Angel	CBS	8.3
80	20/20 Downtown	ABC	8.2
80	AMW: America Fights Back	FOX	8.2
82	Bob Patterson*	ABC	8.1
82	Dharma & Greg*	ABC	8.1
82	Citizen Baines*	CBS	8.1
85	Whose Line Is It Anyway? — Wednesday	ABC	8.0
85	Cops 2	FOX	8.0
85	First Monday*	CBS	8.0
85	48 Hours — Wednesday	CBS	8.0
89	Titus*	FOX	7.9
90	King of the Hill	FOX	7.7
91	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	FOX	7.4
91	Greg the Bunny*	FOX	7.4
93	Undeclared*	FOX	7.3
93	Thieves*	ABC	7.3
93	The Job*	ABC	7.3
96	Grounded for Life	FOX	7.2
96	Downtown	ABC	7.2
96	Three Sisters*	NBC	7.2
99	ABC Saturday Night Movie	ABC	7.1
99	Cops	FOX	7.1
101	48 Hours	CBS	7.0
101	7th Heaven	WB	7.0
103	That's Life*	CBS	6.9
104	American Embassy*	FOX	6.8
104	Emeril*	NBC	6.8
Rank	Show	Network	Viewers (millions)
104	That '80s Show	FOX	6.8
107	Once and Again*	ABC	6.7
107	Whose Line Is It Anyway? — 8:30 p.m.	ABC	6.7
109	Love Cruise*	FOX	6.6
109	Wolf Lake*	CBS	6.6
111	WWF Smackdown!	UPN	6.5
111	NBC Saturday Night Movies	NBC	6.5
111	That '70s Show 2	FOX	6.5
114	Dark Angel*	FOX	6.0
115	Futurama	FOX	5.9
115	The Ellen Show*	CBS	5.9
115	Enterprise	UPN	5.9
115	Smallville	WB	5.9
119	Temptation Island 2*	FOX	5.7
120	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	ABC	5.4
121	Gilmore Girls	WB	5.2
122	King Of The Hill 2	FOX	4.9
123	24 encore — Friday	FOX	4.8
124	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	UPN	4.6
125	Tick*	FOX	4.5
125	Family Guy*	FOX	4.5
127	The Parkers	UPN	4.4
127	Angel	WB	4.4
129	Reba	WB	4.2
129	Charmed	WB	4.2
129	Girlfriends	UPN	4.2
132	One on One	UPN	4.1
133	Pasadena*	FOX	4.0
134	Dawson's Creek	WB	3.9
135	Special Unit 2*	UPN	3.6
135	WB Sunday Movie	WB	3.6
135	The Hughleys*	UPN	3.6
138	Ripley's*	WB	3.3
139	Felicity*	WB	3.2
140	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	WB	3.1
141	Raising Dad *	WB	3.0
141	Roswell*	UPN	3.0
141	UPN Movie — Friday	UPN	3.0
141	The Steve Harvey Show*	WB	3.0
141	Maybe It's Me*	WB	3.0
146	Jamie Kennedy — Sunday	WB	2.8
147	Jamie Kennedy	WB	2.7
147	Wolf Lake	UPN	2.7
149	Glory Days*	WB	2.6
149	Popstars 2*	WB	2.6
151	Men, Women & Dogs*	WB	2.5
151	Steve Harvey — Sunday	WB	2.5
153	Nikki*	WB	2.4
153	Gilmore Girls — Thursday	WB	2.4
155	Nikki — Sunday	WB	2.3
155	Off Centre	WB	2.3
157	For Your Love*	WB	2.2
158	Maybe It's Me — Thursday	WB	1.9
* indicates canceled show