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The2004–05 network television schedule for the six major English-language commercialbroadcast networks in the United States covers theprime time hours from September 2004 to August 2005. The schedule is followed by alist per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the2003–04 television season.
Beginning this season, largely resulting from continuing declines in prime time television viewership on that night of the week, the major networks ceased producing original scripted programs for broadcast on Saturday evenings (an exception being ABC'sThe Wonderful World of Disney, although it often featured rebroadcast material, mainly in the form ofDisney theatrical films). From this point on, Saturday prime time network schedules would instead consist of nonfictionreality-based programs, rebroadcasts of scripted prime time series (most commonly featuring dramatic series), unaired episodes ofde facto cancelled series that were being "burned off" after having been pulled from their previous timeslot on a different night, theatrical ormade-for-television movies, and/or sporting events (which became increasingly common in the time period beginning with the2012–13 season).
PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Pax TV (nowIon Television) is also not included; although the network aired a few original first-run series, Pax's schedule at the time consisted primarily of syndicated reruns and movies.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2005 is listed with its rank and rating as determined byNielsen Media Research.[1]
New series are highlighted inbold.
Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by(R).
All times areU.S. Eastern andPacific Time, except for certain live events (such asMonday Night Football) that are broadcast simultaneously in all time zones. Subtract one hour forCentral,Mountain,Alaska, andHawaii–Aleutian times.
All sporting events air live in all time zones, with local and/or late-night programming (including those normally aired by Fox affiliates during the 10:00 p.m. ET/PT hour) being shown after the game's completion.
Note: Fox originally scheduledAthens (a drama series that was to center on the lives of a group of young adults in a fictionalNew England college town) as a midseason replacement in the 8:00 p.m. ET slot; however, the network cancelled the series last-minute.
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Note: Fox originally intended forMethod & Red to remain in the 9:30 p.m. ET slot, but cancelled it due to low ratings. The network also intended to airLife on a Stick at 8:30 p.m. ET andThe Bernie Mac Show at 9:30 p.m. ET in midseason, but ultimately chose instead to airThat '70s Show andLife on a Stick in those respective timeslots.
Note: Fox originally intended to placeTru Calling in the 9:00 p.m. ET slot, but elected to push up its second season to Spring and runNorth Shore in the Fall instead.
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| 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 | Desperate Housewives(R) | ||||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | Little House on the Prairie | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | |||||
| Late spring | The Wonderful World of Disney | Desperate Housewives(R) | |||||
| Summer | America's Funniest Home Videos(R) | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Crimetime Saturday | 48 Hours Mystery | ||||
| Winter | The Will | Crimetime Saturday | |||||
| Mid-winter | Crimetime Saturday | ||||||
| Late winter | Wickedly Perfect | Crimetime Saturday | |||||
| Spring | Crimetime Saturday | ||||||
| Summer | Big Brother | Crimetime Saturday | |||||
| Fox | COPS | COPS(R) | America's Most Wanted | Local programming | |||
| NBC | Fall | Various programming | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(R) | ||||
| Mid-fall | NBC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
| Winter | Law & Order(R) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent(R) | |||||
| Late winter | LAX | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(R) | Law & Order: Criminal Intent(R) | ||||
| Spring | Crossing Jordan(R) | Law & Order(R) | |||||
| Summer | NBC Saturday Night Movie | Dateline NBC | |||||
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.