The following is the 2001–02 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2001 through August 2002. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2000–01 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New fall series are highlighted in bold.
From February 8 to 24, 2002, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
Other Legend
Light blue indicates local programming.
Gray indicates encore programming.
Blue-gray indicates news programming.
Light green indicates sporting events.
Light Purple indicates movies.
Red indicates series being burned off and other scheduled programs, including specials.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.
During the week of September 11, 2001, the major television networks aired continuous news coverage of the September 11 attacks. The news coverage preempted the networks' primetime schedules between September 11 and September 15, with regular programming resuming on September 16. As a result of the preemptions, the programs that were set to begin airing new seasons in mid-September had their premieres delayed until late September and early October. The Amazing Race was the first program to premiere in the 2001–02 season; the show's first season premiered on September 5, but had its second episode postponed from September 12 to September 19 due to the aforementioned news coverage. As a result of the scheduling oddities that were necessitated by the news coverage, the 2001–02 season was the second of three instances where the start of the season was delayed due to issues outside of the control of the major television networks; the other instances were the 1988–89 season (due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike) and the 2020–21 season (due to a suspension of television productions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic). The next major disruption to the primetime television schedules of the major television networks would not occur until the 2007–08 season, which was affected by the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.
The 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards, which were planned for September 16, were initially postponed to October 7, but news coverage of the United States invasion of Afghanistan prompted the awards to be postponed for a second time; the awards would be eventually held on November 4.
NOTE: FOX aired 2 episodes of The Chamber in mid-January 2002. During the fall, Futurama and King of the Hill were preempted by overruns of NFL games. On The WB, Lost in the USA was supposed to air at 7–8, but it was cancelled due to 9/11 problems.
NOTES: 1. When ABC announced their 2001 Fall Schedule, originally the plan was for The Job to air after The Drew Carey Show starting in mid-September and NYPD Blue would air in the 10pm ET timeslot after 20/20 Downtown returned to Friday nights in late December.[2] However, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, ABC decided to not air The Job until mid-season because the show was set in New York City. In October, when the sitcom Bob Patterson was not doing well in the ratings on Tuesday nights, they moved the show to the Wednesday 9:30pm ET timeslot and put NYPD Blue in the Tuesday 9pm ET timeslot.
2. That '80s Show premiered midseason on January 23 on Fox in the 8:00pm ET timeslot.
NOTE: Fox aired The Chamber on January 25, 2002, after two preview airings on past Sunday nights. The show was cancelled after its Friday night airing.
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
References
^Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN978-0-345-49773-4.
^Carter, Bill (16 May 2001). "TV NOTES; '20/20' Bouncing and Vanishing". The New York Times.
January 07, 2023
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The following is the 2001 02 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2001 through August 2002 The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series new series and series cancelled after the 2000 01 season All times are Eastern and Pacific with certain exceptions such as Monday Night Football New fall series are highlighted in bold From February 8 to 24 2002 all of NBC s primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Each of the 30 highest rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research 1 Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season Other Legend Light blue indicates local programming Gray indicates encore programming Blue gray indicates news programming Light green indicates sporting events Light Purple indicates movies Red indicates series being burned off and other scheduled programs including specials PBS is not included member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary Contents 1 Impact of the September 11 attacks 2 Sunday 3 Monday 4 Tuesday 5 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8 Saturday 9 By network 9 1 ABC 9 2 CBS 9 3 Fox 9 4 NBC 9 5 UPN 9 6 The WB 10 ReferencesImpact of the September 11 attacks EditMain article List of entertainment affected by the September 11 attacks During the week of September 11 2001 the major television networks aired continuous news coverage of the September 11 attacks The news coverage preempted the networks primetime schedules between September 11 and September 15 with regular programming resuming on September 16 As a result of the preemptions the programs that were set to begin airing new seasons in mid September had their premieres delayed until late September and early October The Amazing Race was the first program to premiere in the 2001 02 season the show s first season premiered on September 5 but had its second episode postponed from September 12 to September 19 due to the aforementioned news coverage As a result of the scheduling oddities that were necessitated by the news coverage the 2001 02 season was the second of three instances where the start of the season was delayed due to issues outside of the control of the major television networks the other instances were the 1988 89 season due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2020 21 season due to a suspension of television productions as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic The next major disruption to the primetime television schedules of the major television networks would not occur until the 2007 08 season which was affected by the 2007 08 Writers Guild of America strike The 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards which were planned for September 16 were initially postponed to October 7 but news coverage of the United States invasion of Afghanistan prompted the awards to be postponed for a second time the awards would be eventually held on November 4 Sunday EditNetwork 7 00 PM 7 30 PM 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC The Wonderful World of Disney Alias The Practice 23 8 3 tied with NYPD Blue CBS Fall 60 Minutes 13 10 1 The Education of Max Bickford CBS Sunday MovieSummer Touched by an AngelMid Summer Everybody Loves Raymond BeckerFox Fall Futurama King of the Hill The Simpsons Malcolm in the Middle The X Files Local programmingSummer Looking for Love Bachelorettes in AlaskaMid Summer Greg the Bunny King of the Hill Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the MiddleNBC Fall Dateline NBC The Weakest Link Law amp Order Criminal Intent 27 7 9 Tied with Fear Factor and Providence UC UndercoverSpring NBA on NBC Various Encore ProgrammingSummer Dateline NBC Law amp Order Crime amp PunishmentMid Summer Various Encore ProgrammingThe WB Fall Ripley s Believe It or Not The Steve Harvey Show Men Women amp Dogs Nikki Off Centre Local ProgrammingFollow Up Off Centre NikkiDecember Nikki Men Women amp DogsWinter The Steve Harvey Show The Steve Harvey Show The Jamie Kennedy Experiment For Your LoveSpring No Boundaries The Jamie Kennedy ExperimentFollow Up Flix from the Frog The Jamie Kennedy Experiment Off CentreSummer AngelFollow Up For Your Love For Your Love CharmedNOTE FOX aired 2 episodes of The Chamber in mid January 2002 During the fall Futurama and King of the Hill were preempted by overruns of NFL games On The WB Lost in the USA was supposed to air at 7 8 but it was cancelled due to 9 11 problems Monday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Who Wants to Be a Millionaire NFL Monday Showcase Monday Night Football 7 11 5 Winter The ABC Monday Night MovieSpring My Wife amp Kids Repeats The Wayne Brady Show Various Specials Once and AgainFollow Up America s Funniest Home Videos The BachelorMay ABC Monday Night MovieAugust Monday Night FootballCBS Fall The King of Queens 19 8 9 Yes Dear 20 8 8 Tied with Crossing Jordan Everybody Loves Raymond 4 12 8 Becker 11 10 7 Family Law 30 7 7 Tied with 60 Minutes II December The Ellen ShowJanuary Yes Dear 20 8 8 Tied with Crossing Jordan Spring Yes Dear 20 8 8 Tied with Crossing Jordan Baby Bob 25 8 1 Tied with Dateline NBC Follow Up The King of Queens 19 8 9 Yes Dear 20 8 8 Tied with Crossing Jordan 48 HoursFox Fall Boston Public Ally McBeal Local ProgrammingSpring The American EmbassyFollow Up Ally McBealMid July Titus TitusMid August Boston PublicNBC Fall The Weakest Link Dateline NBC Crossing Jordan 20 8 8 Tied with Yes Dear Follow Up Third WatchWinter Fear Factor 27 7 9 Tied with Law amp Order Criminal Intent and Providence Summer Dog Eat DogMid Summer Meet My FolksUPN The Hughleys One on One The Parkers Girlfriends Local ProgrammingThe WB 7th Heaven AngelNote On ABC The Runner was supposed to start when ESPN Monday Night Football concludes but it was cancelled due to production problems Tuesday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Dharma amp Greg What About Joan Bob Patterson Spin City PhillyNovember Spin City NYPD Blue 23 8 3 Tied with The Practice Winter The ChairSpring Dharma amp Greg Spin CityFollow Up The CourtMid Spring PhillyMay Various Specials NYPD Blue 23 8 3 Tied with The Practice June Spin City Spin City The Mole Houston MedicalJuly According to Jim According to JimAugust Monk a WidowsCBS JAG 14 9 9 Tied with Frasier The Guardian 22 8 4 Judging Amy 16 9 8 Tied with Inside Schwartz Fox Fall That 70s Show Undeclared Love Cruise Local ProgrammingFollow Up 24Spring Andy Richter Controls the UniverseMay That 70s Show Repeats Summer American Idol The Search for a SuperstarAugust Grounded for LifeNBC Fall Emeril Three Sisters Frasier 14 9 9 Tied with JAG Scrubs Dateline TuesdayWinter Imagine ThatFollow Up Frasier Repeats Spring Watching EllieMay Various SpecialsSummer Spy TV Spy TVAugust Just Shoot Me The Rerun ShowUPN Fall Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roswell Local ProgrammingSpring As If The Random YearsFollow Up Various Encore ProgrammingLate Spring RoswellJune Various Comedy Encores Various Comedy EncoresJuly Under One RoofAugust Various Comedy Encores Various Comedy EncoresThe WB Gilmore Girls Smallville Originally aired on USA Network Note Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Roswell moved to UPN from The WB this season Wednesday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall My Wife amp Kids According to Jim The Drew Carey Show Whose Line is it Anyway 20 20 DowntownMid October Bob PattersonFollow Up Whose Line is it Anyway Winter The JobSpring George Lopez Wednesday 9 30 8 30 Central Follow Up According to Jim The JobSummer The Drew Carey ShowMid Summer My Wife amp KidsCBS Fall 60 Minutes II 30 7 7 Tied with Family Law The Amazing Race Wolf LakeNovember Various SpecialsWinter CBS Wednesday MovieSpring The Amazing Race 48 HoursSummer CBS Wednesday MovieMid Summer Big Brother 48 HoursFox Fall Malcolm in the Middle Grounded for Life The Bernie Mac Show Titus Local ProgrammingWinter That 80s ShowSpring Greg the BunnyMay That 70s Show The Bernie Mac ShowSummer Various Comedy Repeats American Idol The Search for a SuperstarMid Summer 30 Seconds to Fame Meet the MarksFollow Up 30 Seconds to FameNBC Fall Ed The West Wing 8 11 4 Law amp Order 5 12 6 Mid Summer Various SpecialsUPN Fall Star Trek Enterprise Special Unit 2 Local ProgrammingMid February Various SpecialsSpring Wolf LakeMay Star Trek EnterpriseJune Wolf LakeMid Summer Buffy the Vampire SlayerThe WB Fall Dawson s Creek FelicityWinter Glory DaysSpring FelicitySummer Dawson s CreekMid Summer WB Wednesday MovieNOTES 1 When ABC announced their 2001 Fall Schedule originally the plan was for The Job to air after The Drew Carey Show starting in mid September and NYPD Blue would air in the 10pm ET timeslot after 20 20 Downtown returned to Friday nights in late December 2 However after the terrorist attacks on September 11 2001 ABC decided to not air The Job until mid season because the show was set in New York City In October when the sitcom Bob Patterson was not doing well in the ratings on Tuesday nights they moved the show to the Wednesday 9 30pm ET timeslot and put NYPD Blue in the Tuesday 9pm ET timeslot 2 That 80s Show premiered midseason on January 23 on Fox in the 8 00pm ET timeslot Thursday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall Whose Line Is It Anyway Whose Line Is It Anyway Who Wants to Be a Millionaire PrimetimeMid Summer ABC Big Picture ShowCBS Fall Survivor Africa 6 11 8 CSI Crime Scene Investigation 2 14 5 The AgencyWinter CSI Crime Scene Investigation Repeats CBS Special PresentationsSpring Survivor Marquesas 6 11 8 Summer The Price is Right SalutesMid Summer Big BrotherFox Fall Family Guy The Tick Temptation Island Local ProgrammingFebruary Family Guy Repeats March King of the Hill Repeats Futurama Repeats April Greg the Bunny Repeats Andy Richter Controls the Universe Repeats Follow Up Fox Thursday Night MovieMid Summer Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction The PulseNBC Fall Friends 1 15 0 Inside Schwartz 16 9 8 Tied with Judging Amy Will amp Grace 9 11 0 Tied with Leap of Faith Just Shoot Me 18 9 3 ER 3 14 2 November Friends Repeats December Inside Schwartz 16 9 8 Tied with Judging Amy January Will amp Grace Repeats March Leap of Faith 9 11 0 Tied with Will amp Grace April Friends Repeats Summer ScrubsAugust The Rerun ShowUPN WWF Thursday Night SmackDown Local ProgrammingThe WB Fall Popstars Elimidate Deluxe CharmedFollow Up PopstarsDecember Popstars Maybe It s Me Repeats Winter Various Drama EncoresMarch My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star My Guide to Becoming a Rock StarSpring Gilmore Girls Repeats Follow Up Charmed Repeats Summer The Jamie Kennedy Experiment The Jamie Kennedy ExperimentMid Summer Reba The Jamie Kennedy Experiment Off CentreFriday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC Fall The Mole The Next Betrayal Thieves Once and AgainFollow Up America s Funniest Home VideosDecember Various SpecialsWinter Once and Again VanishedFollow Up Various Specials 20 20Summer America s Funniest Home VideosMid Summer Whose Line Is It Anyway Whose Line Is It Anyway CBS Fall The Ellen Show Danny That s Life 48 HoursFollow Up The King of Queens Repeats November Yes Dear Repeats The Ellen ShowDecember Various SpecialsJanuary JAG Repeats First MondaySpring AFP American Fighter PilotMay CSI Crime Scene Investigation Repeats Summer 48 Hours CBS Friday Night MovieMid Summer Various Specials amp Encore ProgrammingFox Fall Dark Angel Pasadena Local ProgrammingFollow Up 24 Repeats Spring That 70s Show Repeats Various Comedy Encores Dark AngelSummer Dark Angel The X FilesMid Summer Invasion of the Hidden Cameras Invasion of the Hidden CamerasNBC Fall Providence 27 7 9 Tied with Fear Factor and Law amp Order Criminal Intent Dateline NBC 25 8 1 Tied with Baby Bob Law amp Order Special Victims Unit 12 10 4 Summer Dateline Friday 25 8 1 Tied with Baby Bob August Dateline NBC 25 8 1 Tied with Baby Bob Law amp Order Special Victims UnitUPN Fall UPN s Night at the Movies Local ProgrammingSpring Under One Roof As If As IfFollow Up UPN s Night at the MoviesThe WB Fall Sabrina the Teenage Witch Maybe It s Me Reba Raising DadWinter Raising Dad Maybe It s MeMid Summer Sabrina the Teenage Witch Raising DadNOTE Fox aired The Chamber on January 25 2002 after two preview airings on past Sunday nights The show was cancelled after its Friday night airing Saturday EditNetwork 8 00 PM 8 30 PM 9 00 PM 9 30 PM 10 00 PM 10 30 PMABC ABC Saturday Night MovieCBS Fall Touched by an Angel Citizen Baines The DistrictNovember Various Encore ProgrammingMid Summer Big Brother The District The AgencyFox COPS COPS America s Most Wanted Local programmingNBC Various Encore Programming Specials NBC Saturday Night MovieBy network EditABC Edit Returning series 20 20 America s Funniest Home Videos Dharma amp Greg The Drew Carey Show The Job The Mole Monday Night Football My Wife and Kids NYPD Blue Once and Again The Practice Primetime Thursday Spin City The Wayne Brady Show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Whose Line Is It Anyway The Wonderful World of Disney New series According to Jim Alias The Bachelor Bob Patterson The Chair The Court George Lopez Houston Medical Philly Thieves Wednesday 9 30 8 30 Central Widows Not returning from 2000 01 The Beast Dot Comedy The Geena Davis Show Gideon s Crossing Madigan Men Making the Band revived and moved to MTV in 2002 The Norm Show The Trouble With Normal Two Guys and a Girl You Don t Know Jack CBS Edit Returning series 48 Hours 60 Minutes 60 Minutes II Becker Big Brother CBS Sunday Movie CSI Crime Scene Investigation The District Everybody Loves Raymond Family Law JAG Judging Amy The King of Queens Survivor That s Life Touched by an Angel Yes Dear New series AFP American Fighter Pilot The Amazing Race The Agency Baby Bob Citizen Baines Danny The Education of Max Bickford The Ellen Show First Monday The Guardian Wolf Lake Not returning from 2000 01 Bette Big Apple Diagnosis Murder The Fugitive Kate Brasher Ladies Man Nash Bridges Some of My Best Friends Walker Texas Ranger Welcome to New York Fox Edit Returning series Ally McBeal America s Most Wanted America Fights Back Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction Boston Public Cops Dark Angel Family Guy FOX Night at the Movies Futurama Grounded for Life Guinness World Records Primetime King of the Hill Malcolm in the Middle That 70s Show The Simpsons Temptation Island Titus World s Wildest Police Videos The X Files New series 24 30 Seconds to Fame The American Embassy American Idol Andy Richter Controls the Universe The Bernie Mac Show The Chamber Greg the Bunny Love Cruise Meet the Marks Pasadena The Pulse That 80s Show The Tick Undeclared Not returning from 2000 01 Boot Camp FreakyLinks The Lone Gunmen Murder in Small Town X Night Visions Normal Ohio The Street NBC Edit Returning series Dateline NBC Ed ER Fear Factor Frasier Friends Just Shoot Me Law amp Order Law amp Order Special Victims Unit Providence Spy TV Third Watch Three Sisters The Weakest Link The West Wing Will amp Grace New series Crossing Jordan Dog Eat Dog Emeril Imagine That Inside Schwartz Law amp Order Criminal Intent Leap of Faith Lost Meet My Folks The Rerun Show Scrubs UC Undercover Watching Ellie Not returning from 2000 01 Cursed renamed The Weber Show DAG Daddio Deadline The Downer Channel The Fighting Fitzgeralds First Years Go Fish Kristin The Michael Richards Show 3rd Rock from the Sun Titans Tucker UPN Edit Returning series Buffy the Vampire Slayer moved from The WB Girlfriends The Hughleys The Parkers Roswell moved from The WB Special Unit 2 UPN s Night at the Movies WWE SmackDown New series As If One on One The Random Years Star Trek Enterprise Under One Roof Not returning from 2000 01 All Souls Chains of Love Freedom Gary and Mike Level 9 Manhunt Moesha Seven Days Star Trek Voyager The WB Edit Returning series 7th Heaven Angel Charmed Dawson s Creek Felicity Flix From the Frog For Your Love Gilmore Girls Nikki Popstars USA Ripley s Believe It or Not Sabrina the Teenage Witch The Steve Harvey Show New series Elimidate Deluxe Glory Days The Jamie Kennedy Experiment Maybe It s Me Men Women amp Dogs My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Off Centre Raising Dad Reba Smallville Not returning from 2000 01 Buffy the Vampire Slayer moved to UPN Grosse Pointe Hype Jack amp Jill The Jamie Foxx Show The Oblongs The PJs Popular Roswell moved to UPN Note The indicates that the program was introduced in midseason References Edit Highest rated series is based on the annual top rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in Brooks Tim amp Marsh Earle 2007 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 9th ed New York Ballantine ISBN 978 0 345 49773 4 Carter Bill 16 May 2001 TV NOTES 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