2004–05 United States network television schedule

The 2004–05 network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2004 to August 2005. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2003–04 television season.

Beginning this season, largely resulting from continuing declines in prime time television viewership on that night of the week, the major networks ceased producing original scripted programs for broadcast on Saturday evenings (an exception being ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney, although it often featured rebroadcast material, mainly in the form of Disney theatrical films). From this point on, Saturday prime time network schedules would instead consist of nonfiction reality-based programs, rebroadcasts of scripted prime time series (most commonly featuring dramatic series), unaired episodes of de facto cancelled series that were being "burned off" after having been pulled from their previous timeslot on a different night, theatrical or made-for-television movies, and/or sporting events (which became increasingly common in the time period beginning with the 2012–13 season).

PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Pax TV (now Ion Television) is also not included; although the network aired a few original first-run series, Pax's schedule at the time consisted primarily of syndicated reruns and movies.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2005 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

New series are highlighted in bold.

Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time, except for certain live events (such as Monday Night Football) that are broadcast simultaneously in all time zones. Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii–Aleutian times.

All sporting events air live in all time zones, with local and/or late-night programming (including those normally aired by Fox affiliates during the 10:00 p.m. ET/PT hour) being shown after the game's completion.

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  •   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 regularly scheduled programs, including specials.
  •   Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Cyan indicates the top 20 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Magenta indicates the top 30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall America's Funniest Home Videos Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (18/9.1)
(Tied with Medium)
Desperate Housewives (4/14.5) Boston Legal (24/8.1)
Spring Grey's Anatomy (8/11.6)
Summer My Kind of Town Desperate Housewives (R)
CBS 60 Minutes (16/9.2)
(Tied with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Cold Case (14/9.7)
(Tied with The Apprentice)
CBS Sunday Movie (27/7.6)
(Tied with The Amazing Race)
Fox Fall King of the Hill Malcolm in the Middle The Simpsons Arrested Development My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss Local programming
Winter Family Guy (R) The Simpsons (R)
Late winter The Simpsons (R) Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
Spring The Simpsons Family Guy American Dad!
Summer Malcolm in the Middle (R) King of the Hill (R) The Simpsons (R)
Mid-summer The Princes of Malibu
Late summer The Simpsons (R)
NBC Fall Dateline NBC American Dreams Law & Order: Criminal Intent (25/7.9) Crossing Jordan (26/7.7)
Winter The Contender
Summer Dateline NBC
The WB Fall Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge Charmed Jack & Bobby Local programming
Mid-fall The Mountain
Winter Summerland Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge
Spring Charmed
Summer WB Sunday Movie

Monday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall The Benefactor NFL Monday Showcase Monday Night Football (10/10.8)
November Life of Luxury
Winter Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: How'd They Do That? The Bachelorette Supernanny
Spring The Bachelor
Summer The Scholar The ABC Monday Night Movie
Mid-Summer The ABC Monday Night Movie
CBS Fall Still Standing Listen Up Everybody Loves Raymond (9/11.2) Two and a Half Men (11/10.6) CSI: Miami (5/12.4)
May Everybody Loves Raymond (R)
Summer Still Standing
Mid-Summer The King of Queens (R) Everybody Loves Raymond (9/11.2) Two and a Half Men (11/10.6) Rock Star
Fox Fall North Shore Renovate My Family Local programming
Follow-up Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy The Swan
Winter 24
Late Winter American Idol
Spring Nanny 911
Summer Hell's Kitchen
NBC Fall Fear Factor Las Vegas LAX
November $25 Million Dollar Hoax
December Various Programming
Winter Medium
(18/9.1; tied with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)
UPN Fall One on One Half & Half Girlfriends Second Time Around Local programming
Winter Cuts Half & Half
Summer All of Us
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Everwood
Spring Summerland
Follow-up Everwood
Summer Summerland

Note: Fox originally scheduled Athens (a drama series that was to center on the lives of a group of young adults in a fictional New England college town) as a midseason replacement in the 8:00 p.m. ET slot; however, the network cancelled the series last-minute.

Tuesday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall My Wife & Kids George Lopez According to Jim Rodney NYPD Blue
Spring Blind Justice
Mid-Summer Empire
Late Summer According to Jim Rodney Boston Legal
CBS Fall NCIS (22/8.8) Clubhouse Judging Amy
(29/7.4; tied with The West Wing)
November The Amazing Race
(27/7.6; tied with the CBS Sunday Movie)
Summer Fire Me...Please 48 Hours
Mid-Summer Big Brother Rock Star
Fox Fall Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy The Next Great Champ Local programming
Late Fall The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best House (23/8.3)
Winter American Idol (2/15.7)
Summer Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
NBC Fall Last Comic Standing Father of the Pride Scrubs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(16/9.2; tied with 60 Minutes)
Late Fall The Biggest Loser
Winter The Biggest Loser Scrubs Committed
Mid-Winter Most Outrageous Moments / Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
Spring Will & Grace (R) Scrubs (R) The Office
Late Spring Most Outrageous Moments Most Outrageous Moments
Summer Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back I Want To Be a Hilton
Mid-Summer Meet Mister Mom
Late Summer Various Programming Tommy Lee Goes to College The Office
UPN Fall All of Us Eve Veronica Mars Local programming
Late Spring Britney and Kevin: Chaotic The Bad Girl's Guide
Summer Half & Half Girlfriends
Mid-Summer One on One All of Us Half & Half
Late Summer Eve R U the Girl with T-Boz and Chilli
The WB Fall Gilmore Girls One Tree Hill
Winter High School Reunion
Mid-Winter One Tree Hill
Spring The Starlet
Follow-up One Tree Hill

Notes:

  • NBC originally intended for Average Joe to air on its Fall schedule in the 8:00 p.m. ET slot; it chose to delay the reality dating series to Summer. The network originally scheduled The Contender to premiere on March 1, 2005 in the 8:00 p.m. ET slot, but opted to delay its premiere to March 9, before switching timeslots with American Dreams, which had been airing on Sundays during that hour.
  • Fox originally intended to air a Fall run of legal drama The Jury (which premiered on June 8) in its existing Tuesday slot prior to November; however on July 27, it cancelled the series due to low ratings. (The two remaining episodes of its 10-episode order aired as scheduled on July 30 and August 6.)

Wednesday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Lost (13/9.8) The Bachelor Wife Swap
Winter Alias
Spring Eyes
Summer Supernanny Dancing with the Stars Lost (13/9.8)
Mid-Summer Brat Camp Brat Camp
CBS Fall 60 Minutes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: NY
(20/8.9; tied with Law & Order)
Follow-up 60 Minutes Wednesday The King of Queens Center of the Universe
Winter Yes, Dear
Mid-Summer The Cut Rock Star The King of Queens
Follow-up Still Standing Yes, Dear
Fox Fall That '70s Show Quintuplets The Bernie Mac Show The Bernie Mac Show Local programming
Follow-up Nanny 911
Winter The Simple Life American Idol (3/15.3)
Spring American Idol (3/15.3) Life on a Stick
Mid-Spring The Simple Life Stacked
Late Spring That '70s Show That '70s Show Stacked
Summer Stacked The Inside
Mid-Summer So You Think You Can Dance The Bernie Mac Show
NBC Fall Hawaii The West Wing
(29/7.4; tied with Judging Amy)
Law & Order
(20/8.9; tied with CSI: NY)
Follow-up LAX
Winter Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search
Spring American Dreams
Follow-up Dateline NBC Revelations
Summer Psychic Detectives Law & Order
Mid-Summer Most Outrageous Moments Most Outrageous Moments
Late Summer Meet Mister Mom
UPN Fall America's Next Top Model Kevin Hill Local programming
Winter The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott
Spring America's Next Top Model
Summer Eve Eve Veronica Mars
Mid-Summer R U the Girl with T-Boz and Chilli
The WB Fall Smallville The Mountain
Follow-up Jack & Bobby
Late Fall Big Man on Campus
Winter Jack & Bobby
Summer Beauty and the Geek Smallville
Mid-Summer One Tree Hill

Note: Fox originally intended for Method & Red to remain in the 9:30 p.m. ET slot, but cancelled it due to low ratings. The network also intended to air Life on a Stick at 8:30 p.m. ET and The Bernie Mac Show at 9:30 p.m. ET in midseason, but ultimately chose instead to air That '70s Show and Life on a Stick in those respective timeslots.

Thursday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Extreme Makeover Life as We Know It Primetime Live
January Life as We Know It Extreme Makeover
Follow-up Extreme Makeover
Spring Jake in Progress Jake in Progress
Follow-up ABC Thursday Night Movie
Mid-Summer Extreme Makeover Hooking Up
CBS Fall Survivor: Vanuatu (7/12.0) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1/16.5) Without a Trace (6/12.3)
January Wickedly Perfect
February Survivor: Palau (7/12.0)
Summer The Cut
Mid-Summer Big Brother
Fox Fall The O.C. North Shore Local programming
Winter Point Pleasant
Spring Tru Calling
Summer The O.C.
Mid-Summer That '70s Show That '70s Show
NBC Fall Joey Will & Grace The Apprentice
(14/9.7; tied with Cold Case)
ER (12/10.4)
June Hit Me Baby, One More Time
July Joey Will & Grace Will & Grace
Follow-up Will & Grace The Law Firm
August Scrubs Will & Grace
UPN WWE Thursday Night SmackDown! Local programming
The WB Fall Blue Collar TV Drew Carey's Green Screen Show Various drama encores (R)
Follow-up The WB Thursday Night Movie
Spring Blue Collar TV Blue Collar TV Blue Collar TV Blue Collar TV
Summer Beauty and the Geek
Mid-Summer Smallville Everwood

Note: Fox originally intended to place Tru Calling in the 9:00 p.m. ET slot, but elected to push up its second season to Spring and run North Shore in the Fall instead.

Friday

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Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall 8 Simple Rules Complete Savages Hope & Faith Less than Perfect 20/20
Winter 8 Simple Rules (R)
Spring America's Funniest Home Videos
Summer 8 Simple Rules Hope & Faith
CBS Fall Joan of Arcadia JAG Dr. Vegas
Follow-up CSI: Miami (R)
Winter Numb3rs
Summer JAG
Mid-Summer 60 Minutes II The Cut
Fox Fall The Complex: Malibu The Next Great Champ (R) Local programming
Follow-up The Simpsons (R) That '70s Show (R) The Complex: Malibu
Late Fall Totally Outrageous Behavior World's Craziest Videos Renovate My Family
December Fox Friday Night Movie
Winter The Bernie Mac Show The Bernie Mac Show Jonny Zero
Spring Malcolm in the Middle Nanny 911
Follow-up Fox Friday Night Movie
Late Summer The Bernie Mac Show Arrested Development Malcolm in the Middle Arrested Development
NBC Fall Dateline NBC Third Watch Medical Investigation
Spring Medical Investigation Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Mid-Spring Third Watch
Summer Dateline NBC
Late Summer Crossing Jordan
UPN Fall Star Trek: Enterprise America's Next Top Model (R) Local programming
Winter The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott (R)
Spring America's Next Top Model (R)
Summer UPN's Night at the Movies
The WB Fall What I Like About You Grounded for Life Reba Blue Collar TV
Follow-up Reba (R)
Late Fall Blue Collar TV
Winter Blue Collar TV
Spring Reba (R) Living With Fran
Summer What I Like About You
Mid-Summer Blue Collar TV

Notes:

  • Fox originally planned to keep The Jury on Fridays, while also slotting The Next Great Champ as its lead-in in the 8:00 p.m. ET hour; because of The Jury's cancellation, The Complex: Malibu was picked up last-minute to occupy the slot. The network also originally scheduled The Inside in the 8:00 p.m. ET hour (leading into Jonny Zero) for midseason.
  • The WB originally scheduled the sitcom Commando Nanny in the 9:30 p.m. ET slot; however, it was cancelled prior to the start of the Fall schedule due to production difficulties, resulting in its substitution by Blue Collar TV.

Saturday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall The Wonderful World of Disney Desperate Housewives (R)
Spring Little House on the Prairie ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
Late spring The Wonderful World of Disney Desperate Housewives (R)
Summer America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
CBS Fall Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours Mystery
Winter The Will Crimetime Saturday
Mid-winter Crimetime Saturday
Late winter Wickedly Perfect Crimetime Saturday
Spring Crimetime Saturday
Summer Big Brother Crimetime Saturday
Fox COPS COPS (R) America's Most Wanted Local programming
NBC Fall Various programming Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
Mid-fall NBC Saturday Night Movie
Winter Law & Order (R) Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
Late winter LAX Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
Spring Crossing Jordan (R) Law & Order (R)
Summer NBC Saturday Night Movie Dateline NBC

By network

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

Renewals and cancellations

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Renewals

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The WB

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Cancellations/series endings

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The WB

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References

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  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.