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2004-2005 Television Season

The 2004-2005 television season is the 59th network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, September 20, 2004 and ended on Sunday, May 29, 2005. The effective start date of the 2004-05 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Monday, September 20, 2004 through Friday, September 23, 2005.

Media Market Estimates

Top 10 ranking of designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2004-2005 TV season. See the complete 2004-2005 Nielsen DMA ranking.

RankMarketTV HomesShare
1New York7,355,7106.712%
2Los Angeles5,431,1404.956%
3Chicago3,417,3303.118%
4Philadelphia2,919,4102.664%
5Boston-Manchester2,391,8402.183%
6San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose2,359,8702.153%
7Dallas-Fort Worth2,292,7602.092%
8Washington-Hagerstown2,241,6102.045%
9Atlanta2,059,4501.879%
10Detroit1,943,9301.774%

Demographic Estimates

Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2004-05 TV season. See the extended 2004-2005 universe estimates.

DemographicPopulationShare
Households109,590,170
Persons 2+277,930,000
Persons 2-1139,640,00014.3%
Persons 12-1724,560,0008.84%
Persons 18+213,730,00076.9%
Persons 18-3465,410,00023.5%
Persons 18-49129,870,00046.7%
Persons 25-54121,690,00043.8%
Persons 35+148,320,00053.4%
Persons 50+83,860,00030.2%

Events

2004

October

  1. Up TV is launched.

December

  1. Project Runway premieres on Bravo.

2005

  1. The OT premieres on FOX.
    Música de los Latin GRAMMY premieres on Univision.

February

  1. Prime Video is launched.
  2. Puppy Bowl premieres on Animal Planet.
  3. Deadly Women premieres on ID.

March

  1. ESPNU is launched.
  2. Intervention premieres on A&E.
  3. Grey's Anatomy premieres on ABC.

April

  1. Deadliest Catch premieres on Discovery.

May

  1. Hell's Kitchen premieres on FOX.

June

  1. Dancing with the Stars premieres on ABC.
  2. Logo TV is launched.

July

  1. So You Think You Can Dance premieres on FOX.

August

  1. UFC Fight Night premieres on ESPN.
  2. Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer premieres on CNN.

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