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2002-2003 Television Season

The 2002-2003 television season is the 57th network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, August 26, 2002 and ended on Sunday, May 25, 2003. The effective start date of the 2002-03 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Saturday, September 21, 2002 through Sunday, September 21, 2003.

Media Market Estimates

Top 10 ranking of designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2002-2003 TV season. See the complete 2002-2003 Nielsen DMA ranking.

RankMarketTV HomesShare
1New York7,282,3206.829%
2Los Angeles5,318,0404.987%
3Chicago3,351,3303.143%
4Philadelphia2,830,4702.654%
5San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose2,436,2202.285%
6Boston-Manchester2,353,5002.207%
7Dallas-Fort Worth2,195,5402.059%
8Washington-Hagerstown2,169,2302.034%
9Atlanta1,971,1801.848%
10Detroit1,899,9101.782%

Demographic Estimates

Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2002-03 TV season.

DemographicPopulationShare
Households106,641,910
Persons 2+272,040,000
Persons 2-1139,990,00014.7%
Persons 12-1724,840,0009.13%
Persons 18+207,210,00076.2%
Males 18+99,020,00036.4%
Females 18+108,190,00039.8%

Events

2002

September

  1. This Week with George Stephanopoulos premieres on ABC.
  2. Dr. Phil premieres on Syndication.

2003

January

  1. Bachelorette premieres on ABC.
  2. Jimmy Kimmel Live premieres on ABC.

February

  1. Real Time with Bill Maher premieres on HBO.

April

  1. Sportsman Channel is launched.

May

  1. Tennis Channel is launched.

July

  1. FS2 is launched.
  2. Olympic Channel is launched.

September

  1. Family Guy premieres on Syndication.
  2. Anderson Cooper 360° premieres on CNN.
  3. Ellen premieres on Syndication.

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