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2001–02 United States network television schedule

{{Short description|Television schedule for the fall of 2001}}

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{{USTV|2001}}

The 2001–02 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 2001 to August 2002. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2000–01 season.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried a limited schedule of first-run programs.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2002 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported on [http://www.timbrooks.net/ratings/ TimBrooks.net/Ratings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621210328/http://www.timbrooks.net/ratings/ |date=2012-06-21 |df=mdy-all}}

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.

Impact of the September 11 attacks

{{main|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 four 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), the 2020–21 season (due to a suspension of television productions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic), and the 2023–24 season (due to a series of strikes that affected both the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA). 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.

Legend

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  • {{Color box|#abbfff|border=darkgray}} Light blue indicates local programming.
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  • {{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} Light green indicates sporting events.
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  • {{Color box|light white|border=darkgray|highlight|yellow}} Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  • {{Color box|light white|border=darkgray|highlight|cyan}} Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
  • {{Color box|light white|border=darkgray|highlight|magenta}} Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
  • {{Color box|light white|border=darkgray|highlight|black}} Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

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Schedule

  • New series to broadcast television are highlighted in bold.
  • Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by {{small|(R)}}.
  • All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
  • All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming scheduled by affiliates after game completion.

Sunday

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"|Network

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|7:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:12.8%;"|7:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 p.m.

colspan="2"|ABC

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|The Wonderful World of Disney

| colspan="2"|Alias

| colspan="2" style="background:magenta;"| The Practice {{small|(23/8.3)
(Tied with NYPD Blue)}}

rowspan="3"|CBS

! Fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background:cyan;"|60 Minutes {{small|(13/10.1)}}

| colspan="2"|The Education of Max Bickford

| colspan="4" rowspan="3" style="background:#FA8072;"|CBS Sunday Movie

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Touched by an Angel {{small|(R)}}

Summer

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Everybody Loves Raymond {{small|(R)}}

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Becker {{small|(R)}}

rowspan="5"|Fox

! Fall

| rowspan="5"|Futurama

| rowspan="5"|King of the Hill

| rowspan="5"|The Simpsons

| rowspan="4"|Malcolm in the Middle

| colspan="2"|The X-Files

| rowspan="5" colspan="5" style="background:#abbfff;"|Local programming

Winter

| colspan="2"|The Chamber

Spring

| colspan="2"|Looking for Love:
Bachelorettes in Alaska

Mid-spring

| colspan="2"|The X-Files

Summer

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|King of the Hill {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Malcolm in the Middle {{small|(R)}}

rowspan="4"|NBC

! Fall

| colspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"| Dateline NBC

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |The Weakest Link

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:magenta;"| Law & Order: Criminal Intent {{small|(27/7.9)
(Tied with Fear Factor and Providence)}}

| colspan="2"|UC: Undercover

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:lightgreen;"|NBA on NBC

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Late spring

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|Dateline NBC

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Law & Order: Crime & Punishment

Summer

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

rowspan="9"|The WB

! Fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Ripley's Believe It or Not! {{efn|Originally aired on TBS Superstation}}

| rowspan="3"|The Steve Harvey Show

| rowspan="2"|Men, Women & Dogs

| Nikki

| Off Centre

| style="background:#abbfff;" colspan="2" rowspan="9"|Local programming

Mid-fall

| rowspan="4"|Off Centre

| Nikki

Late fall

| rowspan="2"|Nikki

| Men, Women & Dogs

Winter

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Steve Harvey Show {{small|(R)}}

| The Steve Harvey Show

| rowspan="2"|The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

| rowspan="2"|For Your Love

Late winter

| colspan="2"|No Boundaries

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Jamie Kennedy Experiment {{small|(R)}}

Spring

| colspan="4" rowspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"| Flix from the Frog

| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

| Off Centre

Late spring

| rowspan="3" colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Angel {{small|(R)}}

Summer

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|For Your Love {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Charmed {{small|(R)}}

Mid-summer

| colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Charmed {{small|(R)}}

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

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colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"|Network

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 p.m.

rowspan="5"|ABC

! Fall

| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

| style="background:lightgreen;"|NFL Monday Showcase

| colspan="3" style="background:yellow;"|Monday Night Football {{small|(7/11.5)}}

Winter

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|The ABC Monday Night Movie

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|America's Funniest Home Videos {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2"|The Bachelor

| colspan="2"|Once and Again

Mid-spring

| colspan="6" style="background:#FA8072;"|The ABC Monday Night Movie

Summer

| colspan="6" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

rowspan="3"|CBS

! Fall

| style="background:cyan;"|The King of Queens {{small|(19/8.9)}}

| style="background:cyan;"|Yes, Dear {{small|(20/8.8)
(Tied with Crossing Jordan)}}

| rowspan="3" style="background:yellow;"|Everybody Loves Raymond {{small|(4/12.8)}}

| rowspan="3" style="background:cyan;"|Becker {{small|(11/10.7)}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:magenta;"| Family Law {{small|(30/7.7)
(Tied with 60 Minutes II)}}

Winter

| style="background:cyan;"|Yes, Dear {{small|(20/8.8)
(Tied with Crossing Jordan)}}

| style="background:magenta;"|Baby Bob {{small|(25/8.1)
(Tied with Dateline NBC)}}

Spring

| style="background:cyan;"|The King of Queens {{small|(19/8.9)}}

| style="background:cyan;"|Yes, Dear {{small|(20/8.8)
(Tied with Crossing Jordan)}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|48 Hours

rowspan="5"|Fox

! Fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="4"|Boston Public

| colspan="2"|Ally McBeal

| style="background:#abbfff;" colspan="2" rowspan="5"|Local programming

Winter

| colspan="2"|The American Embassy

Spring

| colspan="2"|Ally McBeal

Summer

| colspan="2"|Titus

Mid-summer

| colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Boston Public {{small|(R)}}

rowspan="5"|NBC

! Fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|The Weakest Link

| colspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|Dateline NBC

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:cyan;"|Crossing Jordan {{small|(20/8.8)
(Tied with Yes, Dear)}}

Mid-fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Third Watch

Winter

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background:magenta;"|Fear Factor {{small|(27/7.9)
(Tied with Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Providence)}}

Spring

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Dog Eat Dog

Summer

| colspan="2"|Meet My Folks

colspan="2"|UPN

| The Hughleys

| One on One

| The Parkers

| Girlfriends

| style="background:#abbfff;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Local programming

colspan="2"|The WB

| colspan="2"|7th Heaven

| colspan="2"|Angel

Note: On ABC, The Runner was supposed to start when ESPN Monday Night Football concludes, but it was cancelled due to production problems.

Tuesday

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:15%;"|Network

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|8:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|8:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|9:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|9:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|10:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|10:30 p.m.

rowspan="8"|ABC

! Fall

| rowspan="2"|Dharma & Greg

| What About Joan?

| Bob Patterson

| Spin City

| rowspan="4" colspan="2"|Philly

Mid-fall

| Spin City

| rowspan="4" colspan="2" style="background:magenta;"|NYPD Blue {{small|(23/8.3)
(Tied with The Practice)}}

Winter

| colspan="2"|The Chair

Late winter

| rowspan="2"|Dharma & Greg

| rowspan="2"|Spin City

Spring

| colspan="2"|The Court

Mid-spring

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

| colspan="2" style="background:magenta;"| NYPD Blue {{small|(23/8.3)
(Tied with The Practice)}}

Summer

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|According to Jim {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2"|The Mole

| colspan="2"|Houston Medical

Mid-summer

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0"|Monk {{small|(R)}}{{efn|Originally aired on USA Network}}

| colspan="2"|Widows

colspan="2"|CBS

| colspan="2" style="background:cyan;"|JAG {{small|(14/9.9)
(Tied with Frasier)}}

| colspan="2" style="background:magenta;"|The Guardian {{small|(22/8.4)}}

| colspan="2" style="background:cyan;"|Judging Amy {{small|(16/9.8)
(Tied with Inside Schwartz)}}

rowspan="6"|Fox

! Fall

| rowspan="4"|That '70s Show

| rowspan="2"|Undeclared

| colspan="2"|Love Cruise

| style="background:#abbfff;" colspan="2" rowspan="6"|Local programming

Mid-fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="3"|24

Winter

| Andy Richter Controls the Universe

Spring

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|That '70s Show {{small|(R)}}

Late spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|That '70s Show {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|American Idol:
The Search for a Superstar

Summer

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|That '70s Show {{small|(R)}}

| Grounded for Life

rowspan="6"|NBC

! Fall

| Emeril

| rowspan="2"|Three Sisters

| rowspan="6" style="background:cyan;"|Frasier {{small|(14/9.9)
(Tied with JAG)}}

| rowspan="6"|Scrubs

| colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background:#6699CC;"|Dateline Tuesday

Winter

| rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Frasier {{small|(R)}}

Late winter

| Watching Ellie

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

Summer

| Spy TV

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Spy TV {{small|(R)}}

Mid-summer

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Just Shoot Me! {{small|(R)}}

| The Rerun Show

rowspan="6"|UPN

! Fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="6"|Buffy the Vampire Slayer

| colspan="2"|Roswell

| style="background:#abbfff;" colspan="2" rowspan="7"|Local programming

Winter

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Spring

| As If

| The Random Years

Mid-spring

| colspan="2"|Roswell

Summer

| colspan="2"|Under One Roof

Mid-summer

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

colspan="2"|The WB

| colspan="2"|Gilmore Girls

| colspan="2"|Smallville

Note: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Roswell moved to UPN from The WB this season.

Wednesday

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colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"|Network

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 p.m.

rowspan="7"|ABC

! Fall

| rowspan="7"|My Wife & Kids

| rowspan="2"|According to Jim

| rowspan="7"|The Drew Carey Show

| Whose Line is it Anyway?

| rowspan="7" colspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|20/20 Downtown

Winter

| rowspan="3"|The Job

Spring

| George Lopez

Mid-spring

| rowspan="3"|According to Jim

Late spring

| My Adventures in Television

Early summer

| rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Drew Carey Show {{small|(R)}}

Summer

| My Wife & Kids

rowspan="6"|CBS

! Fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background:magenta;"|60 Minutes II {{small|(30/7.7)
(Tied with Family Law)}}

| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|The Amazing Race

| colspan="2"|Wolf Lake

Mid-fall

| colspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

Winter

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|CBS Wednesday Movie

Late winter

| colspan="2"|The Amazing Race

| colspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|48 Hours

Spring

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|CBS Wednesday Movie

Summer

| colspan="2"|Big Brother

| colspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|48 Hours

rowspan="8"|Fox

! Fall

| style="background:#C0C0C0;" rowspan="2"|Malcolm in the Middle {{small|(R)}}

| rowspan="6"|Grounded for Life

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

| style="background:#abbfff;" rowspan="8" colspan="2"|Local programming

Mid-fall

| rowspan="7"|The Bernie Mac Show

| rowspan="2"|Titus

Winter

| rowspan="2"|That '80s Show

Spring

| rowspan="2"|Greg the Bunny

Mid-spring

| rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Late spring

| rowspan="3"|American Idol:
The Search for a Superstar

Summer

| 30 Seconds to Fame

| style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

Mid-summer

| colspan="2"|30 Seconds to Fame

rowspan="2"|NBC

! Fall

| colspan="2"|Ed

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|The West Wing {{small|(8/11.4)}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|Law & Order {{small|(5/12.6)}}

Summer

| colspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

rowspan="6"|UPN

! Fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="6"|Star Trek: Enterprise

| colspan="2"|Special Unit 2

| style="background:#abbfff;" rowspan="11" colspan="2"|Local programming

Winter

| colspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

Spring

| colspan="2"|Wolf Lake

Mid-spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Late spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Wolf Lake {{small|(R)}}

Summer

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Buffy the Vampire Slayer {{small|(R)}}

rowspan="5"|The WB

! Fall

| rowspan="3" colspan="2"|Dawson's Creek

| colspan="2"|Felicity

Winter

| colspan="2"|Glory Days

Spring

| colspan="2"|Felicity

Late spring

| colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Dawson's Creek {{small|(R)}}

Summer

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|WB Wednesday Movie

NOTE: 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/arts/tv-notes-20-20-bouncing-and-vanishing.html|title = TV NOTES; '20/20' Bouncing and Vanishing|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 16 May 2001|last1 = Carter|first1 = Bill}} However, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, ABC decided to not air The Job until 2002 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.

Thursday

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|Network

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|8:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|9:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 p.m.

rowspan="2"|ABC

! Fall

| Whose Line Is It Anyway?

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Whose Line Is It Anyway? {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2"|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|Primetime

Summer

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|ABC Big Picture Show

rowspan="5"|CBS

! Fall

| colspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|Survivor {{small|(6/11.8)}}

| rowspan="5" colspan="2" style="background:yellow;"| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation {{small|(2/14.5)}}

| rowspan="5" colspan="2"|The Agency

Winter

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Late winter

| colspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|Survivor {{small|(6/11.8)}}

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|The Price is Right Salutes

Summer

| colspan="2"|Big Brother

rowspan="6"|Fox

! Fall

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

| style="background:#abbfff;" colspan="2" rowspan="6"|Local programming

Mid-fall

| rowspan="3"|Family Guy

| The Tick

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Temptation Island

Winter

| rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Family Guy {{small|(R)}}

Late winter

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|King of the Hill {{small|(R)}}

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Futurama {{small|(R)}}

Spring

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|Fox Thursday Night Movie

Summer

| colspan="2" |Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

| colspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|The Pulse

rowspan="10"|NBC

! Fall

| rowspan="10" style="background:yellow;"|Friends {{small|(1/15.0)}}

| style="background:cyan;"|Inside Schwartz {{small|(16/9.8)
(Tied with Judging Amy)}}

| rowspan="10" style="background:yellow;"|Will & Grace {{small|(9/11.0)
(Tied with Leap of Faith)}}

| rowspan="8" style="background:cyan;"|Just Shoot Me! {{small|(18/9.3)}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="10" style="background:yellow;"|ER {{small|(3/14.2)}}

Mid-fall

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Late fall

| style="background:cyan;"|Inside Schwartz {{small|(16/9.8)
(Tied with Judging Amy)}}

Winter

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Will & Grace {{small|(R)}}

Late winter

| style="background:yellow;"|Leap of Faith {{small|(9/11.0)
(Tied with Will & Grace)}}

Spring

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Friends {{small|(R)}}

Late spring

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Summer

| rowspan="3" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Scrubs {{small|(R)}}

Mid-summer

| The Rerun Show

Late summer

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

colspan="2"|UPN

| colspan="4" style="background:lightgreen;"| WWE SmackDown!

| style="background:#abbfff;" rowspan="7" colspan="2"|Local programming

rowspan="6"|The WB

! Fall

| colspan="2"|Popstars

| colspan="2" rowspan="5"|Charmed

Late fall

| Popstars

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Maybe It's Me {{small|(R)}}

Winter

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Gilmore Girls {{small|(R)}}

Late spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Jamie Kennedy Experiment {{small|(R)}}

Summer

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Reba {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Jamie Kennedy Experiment {{small|(R)}}

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Off Centre {{small|(R)}}

Friday

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:15%;"|Network

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|8:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|8:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|9:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|9:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 p.m.

rowspan="6"|ABC

! Fall

| colspan="2"|The Mole: The Next Betrayal

| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Thieves

| rowspan="3" colspan="2"|Once and Again

Mid-fall

| rowspan="5" colspan="2"|America's Funniest Home Videos

Late fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

Winter

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background:#6699CC;"|20/20

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Summer

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Whose Line Is It Anyway? {{small|(R)}}

rowspan="7"|CBS

! Fall

| The Ellen Show

| Danny

| colspan="2" rowspan="3"|That's Life

| colspan="2" rowspan="5" style="background:#6699CC;"|48 Hours

Mid-fall

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

| The Ellen Show

Late fall

| colspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

Winter

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|JAG {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|First Monday

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Late spring

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#6699CC;"|48 Hours

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|CBS Friday Night Movie

Summer

| colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

rowspan="5"|Fox

! Fall

| rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Dark Angel

| colspan="2"|Pasadena

| style="background:#abbfff;" rowspan="5" colspan="5"|Local programming

Mid-fall

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|24 {{small|(R)}}

Winter

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|That '70s Show {{small|(R)}}

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

| colspan="2"|Dark Angel

Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Dark Angel {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The X-Files {{small|(R)}}

Summer

| colspan="2"|Invasion of the Hidden Cameras

rowspan="3"|NBC

! Fall

| colspan="2" style="background:magenta;"|Providence {{small|(27/7.9)
(Tied with Fear Factor and Law & Order: Criminal Intent)}}

| colspan="2" style="background:magenta;"|Dateline NBC {{small|(25/8.1)
(Tied with Baby Bob)}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:cyan;"|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit {{small|(12/10.4)}}

Spring

| colspan="4" style="background:magenta;"|Dateline Friday {{small|(25/8.1)
(Tied with Baby Bob)}}

Summer

| colspan="2" style="background:magenta;"|Dateline NBC {{small|(25/8.1)
(Tied with Baby Bob)}}

| colspan="4" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit {{small|(R)}}

rowspan="5"|UPN

! Fall

| colspan="4" rowspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|UPN's Night at the Movies

| colspan="2" rowspan="8" style="background:#abbfff;"|Local programming

Winter
Spring

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

| colspan="2"|Under One Roof

Mid-spring

| colspan="4" rowspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|UPN's Night at the Movies

Summer
rowspan="3"|The WB

! Fall

| rowspan="2"|Sabrina the Teenage Witch

| Maybe It's Me

| rowspan="3"|Reba

| Raising Dad

Winter

| Raising Dad

| Maybe It's Me

Summer

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Sabrina the Teenage Witch {{small|(R)}}

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Raising Dad {{small|(R)}}

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.

Saturday

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center"
colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:15%;"|Network

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|8:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|8:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|9:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center;width:14%;"|9:30 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:00 p.m.

! style="background-color:#C0C0C0;text-align:center"|10:30 p.m.

colspan="2"|ABC

| colspan="6" style="background:#FA8072;"|ABC Saturday Night Movie

rowspan="3"|CBS

! Fall

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Touched by an Angel

| colspan="2"|Citizen Baines

| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|The District

Mid-fall

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Various programming

Summer

| colspan="2"|Big Brother

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The District {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Agency {{small|(R)}}

colspan="2"| Fox

| COPS

| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|COPS {{small|(R)}}

| colspan="2" | America's Most Wanted:
America Fights Back

| style="background:#abbfff;" colspan="2" | Local programming

colspan="2"| NBC

| colspan="2" style="background:#FA8072;"|Special programming

| colspan="4" style="background:#FA8072;"|NBC Saturday Night Movie

By network

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

Renewals and cancellations

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==The WB==

=Cancellations/series endings=

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References

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Notes

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