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2003-2004 Television Season

The 2003-2004 television season is the 58th network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, September 22, 2003 and ended on Sunday, May 30, 2004. The effective start date of the 2003-04 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Monday, September 22, 2003 through Sunday, September 19, 2004.

Media Market Estimates

Top 10 ranking of designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2003-2004 TV season. See the complete 2003-2004 Nielsen DMA ranking.

RankMarketTV HomesShare
1New York7,376,3306.804%
2Los Angeles5,402,2604.983%
3Chicago3,399,4603.136%
4Philadelphia2,874,3302.651%
5San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose2,440,9202.252%
6Boston-Manchester2,391,8302.206%
7Dallas-Fort Worth2,255,9702.081%
8Washington-Hagerstown2,224,0702.052%
9Atlanta2,035,0601.877%
10Detroit1,923,2301.774%

Demographic Estimates

Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2003-04 TV season. See the extended 2003-2004 universe estimates.

DemographicPopulationShare
Households108,410,160
Persons 2+275,580,000
Persons 2-1139,480,00014.3%
Persons 12-1724,700,0008.96%
Persons 18+211,400,00076.7%
Persons 18-3464,400,00023.4%
Persons 18-49128,780,00046.7%
Persons 25-54120,660,00043.8%
Persons 35+147,000,00053.3%
Persons 50+82,620,00030.0%

Events

2003

September

  1. NCIS premieres on CBS.

November

  1. NFL Network is launched.
  2. Dirty Jobs premieres on Discovery.
  3. Noticias Univisión Presenta premieres on Univision.

2004

January

  1. ESPN Deportes is launched.
  2. TV One is launched.
  3. Hallmark M&M is launched.

February

  1. SportsCenter Special premieres on ESPN.

June

  1. First 48 premieres on A&E.

August

  1. Snapped premieres on Oxygen.

September

  1. Good Morning America Saturday premieres on ABC.
  2. Good Morning America Sunday premieres on ABC for the second time.

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