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The following is the2003–04 network television schedule for the six major English language commercialbroadcast networks in the United States. The schedule coversprimetime hours from September 2003 through August 2004. The schedule is followed by alist per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the2002–03 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such asMonday Night Football.
New series are highlighted inbold.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined byNielsen Media Research.[1]
Other Legend
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 withPax 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 the2004 Summer Olympics.
NOTE: On Fox,The Ortegas was supposed to air at 8:30-9, but it was cancelled.
NOTE: OnThe 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.
NOTE: On Fox,The O.C. was supposed to air at 9-10 afterTru Calling, but at the last minute stick with repeats.
| 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 | The Wonderful World of Disney | L.A. Dragnet | ||||
| Winter | America's Funniest Home Videos(R) | ||||||
| Spring | |||||||
| Summer | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Whose Line Is It Anyway?(R) | |||||
| CBS | Fall | 48 Hours Investigates | Hack | The District | |||
| Winter | Star Search | ||||||
| Spring | CBS Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
| Summer | The Amazing Race(R) | Big Brother | Various programming | ||||
| Fox | COPS | COPS(R) | America's Most Wanted | Local programming | |||
| NBC | Fall | NBC Saturday Night Movie | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(R) | ||||
| Winter | The Tracy Morgan Show | Whoopi(R) | Law & Order(R) | ||||
| Spring | NBC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
| Summer | Law & Order: Crime & Punishment | ||||||
Returning series
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| Not returning from2002-03
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Returning series | New series | Not returning from2002-03
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Returning series: | New series:
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Returning series | New series
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.