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{{USTV|2001}}The 2001–2002 United States network television schedule is for United States broadcast television on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 2001. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football. New fall series are highlighted in bold. Note: The September 11 attacks hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. Although many series began their seasons in September and October, the television season officially did not begin until the month of November. 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] {{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season. {{Color box|cyan|border=darkgray}} Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season. {{Color box|magenta|border=darkgray}} Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season. PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Sunday Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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ABC | The Wonderful World of Disney | Alias | The Practice (#23/8.3) (tied with NYPD Blue) |
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CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes (#13/10.1) | The Education of Max Bickford | CBS Sunday Movie |
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Summer | Touched by an Angel |
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Mid-Summer | Everybody Loves Raymond | Becker |
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Fox | Futurama | King of the Hill | The Simpsons | Malcolm in the Middle | The X-Files | Local programming |
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NBC | Fall | Dateline Sunday | Weakest Link | Criminal Intent (#27/7.9) (Tied with Fear Factor and Providence) | Undercover |
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Spring | NBA on NBC | Various Programming |
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Summer | Dateline Sunday | Law & Order: Crime & Punishment |
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The WB | Fall | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | The Steve Harvey Show | Men, Women & Dogs | Nikki | Off Centre | Local Programming |
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Follow Up | Off Centre | Nikki |
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December | Nikki | Men, Women & Dogs |
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Winter | The Steve Harvey Show | The Steve Harvey Show | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | For Your Love |
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Spring | No Boundaries | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment |
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Follow Up | Flix From the Frog | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Off Centre |
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Summer | Angel |
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Follow Up | For Your Love | For Your Love | Charmed |
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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. Monday Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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ABC | Fall | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | NFL Monday Showcase | Monday Night Football (#7/11.5) |
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Winter | The ABC Monday Night Movie |
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Spring | My Wife and Kids repeats | The Wayne Brady Show | Various programming | Once and Again |
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Follow-up | America's Funniest Home Videos | The Bachelor |
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CBS | 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) |
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Spring | Yes, Dear (#20/8.8) (Tied with Crossing Jordan) | Baby Bob (#25/8.1) (Tied with Dateline NBC – Friday) |
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Follow-up | The King of Queens (#19/8.9) | Yes, Dear (#20/8.8) (Tied with Crossing Jordan) | Various programming |
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Fox | Fall | Boston Public | Ally McBeal | Local Programming |
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Spring | The American Embassy |
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Follow-up | Ally McBeal |
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Mid-Summer | Titus | Titus |
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NBC | Fall | Weakest Link | Dateline NBC | Crossing Jordan (#20/8.8) (Tied with Yes, Dear) |
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Follow-up | Third Watch |
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Winter | Fear Factor (#27/7.9) (Tied with Criminal Intent and Providence) |
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Summer | Dog Eat Dog |
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Mid-Summer | Meet My Folks |
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UPN | The Hughleys | One on One | The Parkers | Girlfriends | Local Programming |
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The WB | 7th Heaven | Angel |
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Note: On ABC, The Runner was supposed to start when Monday Night Football concludes, but it was cancelled due to production problems. Tuesday Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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ABC | Fall | Dharma & Greg | What About Joan? | Bob Patterson | Spin City | Philly |
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Follow-up | Spin City | NYPD Blue (#23/8.3) (Tied with The Practice) |
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Winter | The Chair |
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Spring | Dharma & Greg | Spin City |
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Follow-up | The Court |
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Mid-Spring | Philly |
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May | Various Programming & ABC Specials | NYPD Blue (#23/8.3) (Tied with The Practice) |
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Summer | Spin City | Spin City | The Mole | Houston Medical |
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Mid-Summer | According to Jim | According to Jim | Monk | Widows |
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CBS | JAG (#14/9.9) (Tied with Frasier) | The Guardian (#22/8.4) | Judging Amy (#16/9.8) (Tied with Inside Schwartz) |
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Fox | Fall | That '70s Show | Undeclared | Love Cruise | Local Programming |
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Follow-up | 24 |
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Spring | Andy Richter Controls the Universe |
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Summer | Various FOX Comedy repeats | American Idol |
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NBC | Fall | Emeril | Three Sisters | Frasier (#14/9.9) (Tied with JAG) | Scrubs | Dateline Tuesday |
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Winter | Imagine That |
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Follow-up | Encore programming |
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Spring | Frasier repeats | Watching Ellie |
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May | Frasier repeats and NBC Specials |
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Summer | Spy TV | Spy TV |
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August | The Rerun Show |
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UPN | Fall | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Roswell | Local Programming |
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Spring | As If | The Random Years |
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Follow-up | Various Programming |
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Late Spring | Roswell |
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The WB | Gilmore Girls | Smallville |
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Note: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Roswell moved to UPN from The WB this season. Wednesday Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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ABC | Fall | My Wife and Kids | According to Jim | The Drew Carey Show | Whose Line is it Anyway? | 20/20 Downtown |
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Mid October | Bob Patterson |
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Follow-Up | Whose Line is it Anyway? |
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Winter | The Job |
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Spring | George Lopez | 30 (8:30 Central) |
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Follow-up | According to Jim | The Job |
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Mid-Summer | My Wife and Kids | The Drew Carey Show |
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CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes II (#30/7.7) (Tied with Family Law) | The Amazing Race | Wolf Lake |
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Winter | CBS Wednesday Movie |
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Spring | The Amazing Race | 48 Hours |
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Summer | CBS Wednesday Movie |
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Mid-Summer | Big Brother | 48 Hours |
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Fox | Fall | Malcolm in the Middle & That '70s Show repeats | Grounded for Life | The Bernie Mac Show | Titus | Local Programming |
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Winter | That '80s Show |
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Spring | Greg the Bunny |
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Summer | Various FOX Comedy Repeats | American Idol |
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Mid-Summer | 30 Seconds to Fame | Meet the Marks |
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Follow Up | 30 Seconds to Fame |
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NBC | Ed | The West Wing (#8/11.4) | Law & Order (#5/12.6) |
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UPN | Fall | Enterprise | Special Unit 2 | Local Programming |
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Spring | Wolf Lake |
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Mid-Summer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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The WB | Fall | Dawson's Creek | Felicity |
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Winter | Glory Days |
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Spring | Felicity |
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Summer | WB Wednesday Movie |
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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 11th, 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 Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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ABC | Fall | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Primetime Thursday |
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Mid-Summer | ABC Big Picture Show |
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CBS | Fall | Survivor (#6/11.8) | Crime Scene Investigation (#2/14.5) | The Agency |
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Winter | Crime Scene Investigation repeats and CBS Special Presentations |
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Spring | Survivor (#6/11.8) |
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Summer | The Price is Right Salutes |
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Mid-Summer | Big Brother |
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Fox | Fall | Family Guy | The Tick | Temptation Island | Local Programming |
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February | Family Guy repeats |
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Spring | Various Repeats | Various Repeats |
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Follow-Up | FOX Thursday Night Movie |
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Mid-Summer | Beyond Belief:Fact or Fiction | The Pulse |
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NBC | Fall | Friends (#1/15.0) | Inside Schwartz (#16/9.8) (Tied with Judging Amy) | Will & Grace (#9/11.0) (Tied with Leap of Faith) | Just Shoot Me! (#18/9.3) | ER (#3/14.2) |
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Winter | Leap of Faith (#9/11.0) (Tied with Will & Grace) |
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Follow-up | Friends repeats |
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Summer | Scrubs |
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August | The Rerun Show |
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UPN | WWF SmackDown! | Local Programming |
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The WB | Fall | Popstars | Elimidate Deluxe | Charmed |
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Follow-Up | Popstars |
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Winter | Various Repeats |
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March | My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star |
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Spring | Various Repeats and Specials |
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Friday Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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ABC | Fall | The Mole II: The Next Betrayal | Thieves | Once and Again |
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Follow-up | America's Funniest Home Videos |
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December | ABC Specials |
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Winter | Once and Again | Vanished |
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Follow-up | Various programming | 20/20 |
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Mid-Summer | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
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CBS | Fall | The Ellen Show | Danny | That's Life | 48 Hours |
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Follow-up | CBS Comedy Repeats |
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November | CBS Comedy Repeats and CBS Specials | The Ellen Show |
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January | JAG repeats | First Monday |
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Spring | American Fighter Pilot |
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Follow Up | Various programming |
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Summer | 48 Hours | CBS Friday Night Movie |
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Fox | Fall | Dark Angel | Pasadena | Local Programming |
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November | 24 repeats |
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Winter | Various programming | Dark Angel |
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Summer | Dark Angel | The X-Files |
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Mid-Summer | Invasion of the Hidden Cameras | Invasion of the Hidden Cameras |
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NBC | Fall | Providence (#27/7.9) (Tied with Fear Factor and Criminal Intent) | Dateline Friday (#25/8.1) (Tied with Baby Bob) | Special Victims Unit (#12/10.4) |
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Summer | Dateline Friday |
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UPN | Fall | UPN's Night at the Movies | Local Programming |
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Spring | Under One Roof | The Amazing Race repeats |
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Follow-up | UPN's Night at the Movies |
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The WB | Fall | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Maybe It's Me | Reba | Raising Dad |
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Winter | Raising Dad | Maybe It's Me |
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NOTE: FOX aired The Chamber on January 25th, 2002 after two preview airings on past Sunday nights. The show was cancelled after its Friday night airing. Saturday Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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ABC | ABC Saturday Night Movie |
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CBS | Fall | Touched by an Angel | Citizen Baines | The District |
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Follow-up | Various Drama Repeats and CBS Specials |
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Mid-summer | Big Brother | The District | The Agency |
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Fox | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Local programming |
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NBC | NBC Saturday Night Movie |
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By networkABC{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}Returning series:- 20/20
- America's Funniest Videos
- Dharma & Greg
- The Job
- The Mole
- Monday Night Football
- My Wife and Kids
- NYPD Blue
- Once And Again
- Primetime Thursday
- Spin City
- The ABC Monday Night Movie
- The Drew Carey Show
- The Practice
- The Wayne Brady Show
- The Wonderful World of Disney
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
{{col-3}}New series:- According to Jim
- Alias
- The Bachelor
- Bob Patterson
- The Chair
- The Court
- Houston Medical
- George Lopez
- Monk
- Philly
- Thieves
- Vanished
- 30 (8:30 Central)
- Widows
{{col-3}}Not returning from 2000-01:- Dot Comedy
- The Geena Davis Show
- Gideon's Crossing
- Madigan Men
- Making the Band
- The Norm Show
- The Trouble With Normal
- Two Guys and a Girl
{{col-end}}CBS{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}Returning series:- Becker
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- The King of Queens
- Yes, Dear
{{col-3}}New series:{{col-3}}Not returning from 2000-01:{{col-end}}Fox{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}Returning series:- Ally McBeal
- America Fights Back
- Boston Public
- Cops
- Dark Angel
- Futurama
- Family Guy
- FOX Thursday Night Movie
- Grounded For Life
- King Of The Hill
- Malcolm In The Middle
- That '70s Show
- The Simpsons
- Titus
- Temptation Island
- The X-Files
{{col-3}}New series:- 24
- American Idol
- Andy Richter Controls The Universe
- The Bernie Mac Show
- Undeclared
- That '80s Show
- The Tick
- Pasadena
- Greg The Bunny
- 30 Seconds To Fame
- Meet The Marks
- The Chamber
- The American Embassy
{{col-3}}Not returning from 2000-01:- Normal, Ohio
- The Street
- FreakyLinks
- The Lone Gunmen
- Murder In Small Town X
- Boot Camp
{{col-end}}NBC{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}Returning series:- Frasier
- Friends
- Law & Order
- The West Wing
{{col-3}}New series:{{col-3}}Not returning from 2000-01:{{col-end}}UPN{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}Returning series:- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (moved from The WB)
- Girlfriends
- The Hughleys
- The Parkers
- Roswell (moved from The WB)
- Special Unit 2
- WWF SmackDown!
{{col-3}}New series:- As If
- One on One
- The Random Years
- Enterprise
- Under One Roof
{{col-3}}Not returning from 2000-01:- Freedom
- Level 9
- Moesha
- Seven Days
- Voyager
{{col-end}}The WB{{col-begin}}{{col-3}}Returning series:- 7th Heaven
- Angel
- Charmed
- Dawson’s Creek
- Felicity
- For Your Love
- Gilmore Girls
- Nikki
- Popstars USA
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- The Steve Harvey Show
{{col-3}}New series:- Elimidate Deluxe
- Glory Days
- The Jamie Kennedy Experiment
- Maybe It's Me
- Men, Women & Dogs
- My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
- Off Centre
- Raising Dad
- Reba
- Smallville
{{col-3}}Not returning from 2000-01:- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (moved to UPN)
- Grosse Pointe
- Hype
- Jack & Jill
- The Jamie Foxx Show
- The Oblongs
- The PJs
- Popular
- Roswell (moved to UPN)
{{col-end}} References 1. ^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. {{ISBN|978-0-345-49773-4}}. 2. ^https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/arts/tv-notes-20-20-bouncing-and-vanishing.html
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