Many more disclaimers can be seen on the individual pages, but the Fox posts (unlike the others) include both fall and winter lineups, since their schedules change often enough to make it worthwhile. Please also note that the 2003-04 thru 2005-06 numbers still contain the "old" A18-49+ scores from before I filled in the missing data from those seasons. So those numbers will change (slightly) when the 2014-15 numbers are entered this summer.
More 2001-03 Schedules Plus updates: ABC | CBS | NBC | Fox | CW
Monday
Fall
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | Boston Public | Ally McBeal | 109 | ||||
| 111 | 107 | ||||||
| Rank | 3/13 | 3/13 | 3/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Boston Public | Girls Club | 69 (-36%) | ||||
| 87 (-22%) | 52 (-51%) | ||||||
| Rank | 9/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Joe Millionaire | Skin | 63 (-9%) | ||||
| 71 (-18%) | 55 (+5%) | ||||||
| Rank | 11/13 | 10/13 | 13/13 | ||||
| Avg | 99 | 81 | 90 | ||||
Winter
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | Boston Public | Ally McBeal | 109 | ||||
| 111 | 107 | ||||||
| Rank | 4/13 | 8/13 | 7/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Boston Public | Joe Millionaire | 182 (+67%) | ||||
| 87 (-22%) | 277 (+160%) | ||||||
| Rank | 10/13 | 1/13 | 1/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | (various) | My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance | 137 (-25%) | ||||
| 75 (-14%) | 198 (-28%) | ||||||
| Rank | 13/13 | 2/13 | 4/13 | ||||
| Avg | 110 | 130 | 120 | ||||
Ally McBeal ended in 2001-02 and Boston Public collapsed the next year, kicking off a seven-year run of pretty bad fall Monday ratings for Fox. Though Prison Break eventually showed up and had a few good years, the network always struggled badly in the non-Prison Break hour, and the network's fall fortunes weren't truly reversed until House came to the night.
They fared much better on Monday in the second half of the season, initially relying on a couple huge (but quick burnout) reality concepts and then bringing in 24 for the 2004-05 season.
Tuesday
Fall
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | That '70s Show | Undeclared | 24 | 101 | |||
| 115 | 93 | 98 | |||||
| 104 | |||||||
| Rank | 5/13 | 8/13 | 8/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | That '70s Show | (repeats) | 24 | 113 (+11%) | |||
| 111 (-4%) | 108 (+16%) | 116 (+18%) | |||||
| 110 (+5%) | |||||||
| Rank | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | (repeats) | 24 | 91 (-20%) | ||||
| 81 (-26%) | 100 (-14%) | ||||||
| Rank | 9/13 | 7/13 | 9/13 | ||||
| Avg | 100 | 112 | 106 | ||||
Winter
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | That '70s Show | Undeclared | 24 | 101 | |||
| 115 | 93 | 98 | |||||
| 104 | |||||||
| Rank | 11/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | American Idol | 24 | 183 (+81%) | ||||
| 226 (+117%) | 140 (+43%) | ||||||
| Rank | 8/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | American Idol | 24 | 192 (+5%) | ||||
| 268 (+18%) | 117 (-16%) | ||||||
| Rank | 7/13 | 8/13 | 7/13 | ||||
| Avg | 221 | 148 | 184 | ||||
That '70s Show and the first three seasons of 24 helped make this one of Fox's more respectable fall nights in the early part of the era, while American Idol obviously provided a big boost in the winter and spring. Still, their ranks aren't that great because far better days were ahead over the next half-decade; Idol got even stronger and House proved to be a much better Idol companion than 24 (and ultimately a far stronger player in the fall as well).
Wednesday
Fall
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | (various originals) | Grounded for Life | The Bernie Mac Show | Titus | 91 | ||
| 87 | 83 | 107 | 86 | ||||
| 85 | 96 | ||||||
| Rank | 8/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | The Bernie Mac Show | Cedric the Entertainer | Fastlane | 76 (-16%) | |||
| 79 (-9%) | 79 (-5%) | 73 (-24%) | |||||
| 79 (-7%) | |||||||
| Rank | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | That '70s Show | Stan Hooper | The OC | 94 (+23%) | |||
| 121 (+53%) | 70 (-11%) | 92 (+26%) | |||||
| 96 (+21%) | |||||||
| Rank | 4/13 | 7/13 | 5/13 | ||||
| Avg | 94 | 97 | 95 | ||||
Winter
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | That '80s Show | Grounded for Life | The Bernie Mac Show | Titus | 89 | ||
| 81 | 83 | 107 | 86 | ||||
| 82 | 96 | ||||||
| Rank | 13/13 | 13/13 | 13/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | That '70s Show | American Idol | The Bernie Mac Show | Wanda at Large | 157 (+76%) | ||
| 123 (+52%) | 235 (+184%) | 134 (+25%) | 134 (+57%) | ||||
| 179 (+119%) | 134 (+39%) | ||||||
| Rank | 7/13 | 10/13 | 10/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | That '70s Show | American Idol | The OC | 148 (-5%) | |||
| 132 (+7%) | 255 (+8%) | 109 (-19%) | |||||
| 188 (+5%) | |||||||
| Rank | 5/13 | 12/13 | 11/13 | ||||
| Avg | 175 | 202 | 189 | ||||
As of Idol's arrival in 2003, Fox was airing a modest comedy lineup, and the Idol results show was initially incorporated into that and lifted all boats to a nice degree. But the Idol+comedy combo became far less frequent once Bones and House had success in the mid-aughts.
The OC did all right in the fall of 2003 but (like 24) it didn't see that much benefit from Idol's arrival at midseason. It was shoved off to Thursday for season two, and ultimately it did a lot less for the network there than 24 in its move to Monday.
Thursday
Fall
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | Family Guy | The Tick | Temptation Island | 64 | |||
| 51 | 53 | 75 | |||||
| 52 | |||||||
| Rank | 9/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 30 Seconds to Fame | (various) | 45 (-30%) | ||||
| 39 (-25%) | 50 (-34%) | ||||||
| Rank | 13/13 | 9/13 | 13/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Tru Calling | (repeats) | 46 (+3%) | ||||
| 45 (+15%) | 47 (-6%) | ||||||
| Rank | 12/13 | 10/13 | 12/13 | ||||
| Avg | 80 | 72 | 76 | ||||
Winter
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | Family Guy | The Tick | Temptation Island | 64 | |||
| 51 | 53 | 75 | |||||
| 52 | |||||||
| Rank | 11/13 | 7/13 | 9/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | (movies) | 47 (-26%) | |||||
| 47 (-10%) | 47 (-38%) | ||||||
| Rank | 12/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Tru Calling | (repeats) | 46 (-2%) | ||||
| 45 (-4%) | 47 (+0%) | ||||||
| Rank | 13/13 | 10/13 | 13/13 | ||||
| Avg | 109 | 76 | 93 | ||||
Temptation Island dropped massively in this, its second season, just like Joe Millionaire. But its low-3's in the 9/8c hour still provided the best Plus Fox got there in the first five years of the era. This lineup ended in February and mostly gave way to comedy repeats and movies in the last three months of the season.
The full body of 2001-02 ratings also provided a look at pre-cancellation Family Guy, which mostly pulled low 2's in its 11 regular season episodes this season.
Friday
Fall
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | Dark Angel | Pasadena | 53 | ||||
| 65 | 41 | ||||||
| Rank | 2/13 | 9/13 | 4/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Firefly | John Doe | 53 (+0%) | ||||
| 47 (-27%) | 59 (+43%) | ||||||
| Rank | 6/13 | 1/13 | 3/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Wanda at Large | Luis | Boston Public | 41 (-24%) | |||
| 42 | 36 | 42 (-29%) | |||||
| 39 (-18%) | |||||||
| Rank | 9/13 | 8/13 | 10/13 | ||||
| Avg | 47 | 44 | 46 | ||||
Winter
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | (repeats) | Dark Angel | 60 | ||||
| 56 | 65 | ||||||
| Rank | 4/13 | 2/13 | 2/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Fastlane | John Doe | 57 (-5%) | ||||
| 56 (+0%) | 59 (-9%) | ||||||
| Rank | 4/13 | 3/13 | 5/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Most Outrageous Moments | World's Craziest Videos | Boston Public | 48 (-16%) | |||
| 56 | 53 | 42 (-29%) | |||||
| 55 (-3%) | |||||||
| Rank | 6/13 | 10/13 | 8/13 | ||||
| Avg | 53 | 50 | 52 | ||||
The shows in Fox's early-aughts drama lineups were short-lived, but Dark Angel, Fastlane and John Doe posted some of Fox's best Friday Plus ratings until Kitchen Nightmares rolled around over a half-decade later. 2003-04 kicked off a seven-year run with of almost entirely sub-50 averages on the night.
Sunday
| 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | Avg | |||
| 2001-02 | The Simpsons | Malcolm in the Middle | The X-Files | 124 | |||
| 143 | 141 | 107 | |||||
| 142 | |||||||
| Rank | 1/13 | 8/13 | 1/13 | ||||
| 2002-03 | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Malcolm in the Middle | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | 113 (-9%) | ||
| 148 (+3%) | 125 (-11%) | 107 | 73 | ||||
| 136 (-4%) | 90 (-15%) | ||||||
| Rank | 2/13 | 11/13 | 6/13 | ||||
| 2003-04 | The Simpsons | The Bernie Mac Show | Malcolm in the Middle | Arrested Development | 94 (-17%) | ||
| 125 (-15%) | 93 (-26%) | 89 (-17%) | 68 (-7%) | ||||
| 109 (-20%) | 79 (-13%) | ||||||
| Rank | 7/13 | 12/13 | 12/13 | ||||
| Avg | 112 | 103 | 108 | ||||
The Simpsons Plus has been in the 110's or 120's for the last 11 years, but these two additional years provide a look at a somewhat stronger version. And The X-Files had the best Plus average for the 9/8c hour until a few years into the resurrection of Family Guy. This three-year snapshot also shows Fox Sunday at its worst, as the 9/8c hour had some struggles in the years between The X-Files and Family Guy. Malcolm in the Middle was also a bonafide hit as of 2001-02, but its ratings declined to a huge degree over the next four years as its timeslots got worse and worse.
