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2001–02 United States network television schedule
Television schedule for the fall of 2001 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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.
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Impact of the September 11 attacks
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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.
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Legend
- Light blue indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
- highlight Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight 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 (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
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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.
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Monday
- Note: ABC's The Runner was planned to launch after the end of the NFL season, but production was shut down post-9/11 because of new security, transportation, and budget complications for the coast-to-coast reality series.
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Tuesday
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Note: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Roswell moved to UPN from The WB this season.
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Wednesday
- Note: When their original fall schedule was announced, ABC planned for the second season of The Job to air after The Drew Carey Show in mid-September, leading into NYPD Blue in the 10pm ET timeslot after 20/20 Downtown returned to Friday nights in late December.[2] The series was delayed after 9/11 and premiered on January 16 to allow the show's cast and crew to adjust the scripts and tone for the New York-set police dramedy to the city's new post-9/11 reality. In the meantime, Bob Patterson moved to that same timeslot in an attempt to save the show, with NYPD Blue returning to its traditional Tuesday night berth, albeit one hour earlier at 9 p.m. ET.
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Thursday
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Friday
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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
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By network
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ABC
Returning series
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New series |
Not returning from 2000–01:
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CBS
Returning series
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New series |
Not returning from 2000–01:
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Fox
Returning series
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New series
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Not returning from 2000–01:
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NBC
Returning series |
New series |
Not returning from 2000–01:
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UPN
Returning series
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New series |
Not returning from 2000–01:
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The WB
Returning series
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New series |
Not returning from 2000–01:
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
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Renewals and cancellations
Renewals
ABC
- According to Jim—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Alias—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The Drew Carey Show—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- George Lopez—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- My Wife and Kids—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- NYPD Blue—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The Practice—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
CBS
- The Agency—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Baby Bob—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Becker—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The District—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Everybody Loves Raymond—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The Guardian—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- JAG—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Judging Amy—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The King of Queens—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Touched by an Angel—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Yes, Dear—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
Fox
- 24—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Andy Richter Controls the Universe—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The Bernie Mac Show—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Boston Public—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Futurama—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- King of the Hill—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Malcolm in the Middle—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The Simpsons—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- That '70s Show—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
NBC
- Crossing Jordan—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Ed—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- ER—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Frasier—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Friends—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Just Shoot Me!—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Law & Order—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Providence—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Scrubs—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Third Watch—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Watching Ellie—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The West Wing—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Will & Grace—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
UPN
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Girlfriends—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- One on One—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- The Parkers—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Star Trek: Enterprise—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
The WB
- 7th Heaven—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Angel—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Charmed—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Dawson’s Creek—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Gilmore Girls—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Off Centre—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Reba—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
- Smallville—Renewed for the 2002–2003 season.
Cancellations/series endings
ABC
- Bob Patterson—Canceled after one season, due to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- The Court—Canceled after one season.
- Dharma & Greg—Ended after five seasons.
- The Job—Canceled after two seasons.
- Once and Again—Ended after three seasons.
- Philly—Canceled after one season.
- Spin City—Ended after six seasons.
- Thieves—Canceled after one season.
- Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)—Canceled after one season.
- What About Joan?—Canceled after two seasons, due to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
CBS
- Citizen Baines—Canceled after one season.
- Danny—Canceled after one season.
- The Education of Max Bickford—Canceled after one season.
- The Ellen Show—Canceled after one season.
- Family Law—Ended after three seasons.
- First Monday—Canceled after one season.
- That's Life—Canceled after two seasons.
- Wolf Lake—Canceled by CBS after 5 episodes. The final 4 episodes aired from April 10, 2002 until May 1, 2002 on UPN.
Fox
- Ally McBeal—Ended after five seasons.
- The American Embassy—Canceled after one season.
- Dark Angel—Canceled after two seasons.
- Family Guy—Returned for the 2004–2005 season.
- Grounded for Life—Moved to The WB on February 28, 2003.
- Pasadena—Canceled after one season.
- That '80s Show—Canceled after one season.
- The Tick—Canceled after one season.
- Titus—Canceled after three seasons.
- Undeclared—Canceled after one season.
- The X-Files—Returned for the 2015–2016 season.
NBC
- Emeril—Canceled after one season.
- Imagine That—Canceled after one season.
- Inside Schwartz—Canceled after one season.
- Leap of Faith—Canceled after one season.
- Three Sisters—Canceled after two seasons.
- UC: Undercover—Canceled after one season.
- The Weakest Link—Returned for the 2020–2021 season.
UPN
- As If—Canceled after one season.
- The Hughleys—Ended after four seasons.
- The Random Years—Canceled after one season.
- Roswell—Ended after three seasons.
The WB
- Felicity—Ended after four seasons.
- For Your Love—Ended after five seasons.
- Glory Days—Canceled after one season.
- Maybe It's Me—Canceled after one season.
- Men, Women & Dogs—Canceled after one season.
- My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star—Canceled after one season.
- Nikki—Canceled after two seasons.
- Raising Dad—Canceled after one season.
- The Steve Harvey Show—Ended after six seasons.
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