2002 Ratings

Date Excess Heat Raw Smackdown
Jan. 3-10 1.0 1.5 *4.9 (7.0) **3.8 / 4.0
Jan. 12-17 0.7 1.3 4.45 4.0 (6.0)
Jan. 19-24 1.1 1.2 4.6 4.2 (6.0)
Jan. 26-31 0.7 1.1 4.55 3.9 (6.0)
Feb. 2-7 1.0 ***0.7 4.49 4.1
Feb. 9-14 1.0 1.4 4.42 3.9 (6.0)
Feb. 16-21 0.9 1.4 @4.65 4.5
Feb. 23-28 0.8 1.6 4.7 3.8 (6.0)
March 2-7 0.7 1.5 (2.4) 4.5 3.4 (5.0)
March 9-14 0.85 1.7 4.5 4.0
March 16-21 0.7 1.6 @@5.3 (8.0) 4.3 (7.0)
March 23-28 0.85 1.4 @@@ 5.4 3.7
3/30 – 4/4 0.8 (1.6) 1.2 (2.3) # 4.8 (7.4) 4.1
April 6-11 0.8 (1.5) 1.4 (2.4) 4.75 3.5 (6.0)
April 13-18 0.9 1.2 4.75 3.8
April 20-25 0.8 1.3 4.75 3.4
4/27 – 5/2 0.87 1.1 4.4 (6.6) 2.9 (5.0)
May 4-9 0.55 1.1 (2.1) 4.5 3.6
May 11-16 0.75 1.1 3.91 3.6 (6.0)
May 18-23 0.7 (1.5) 0.9 (1.7) 3.7 (5.7) 3.6 (6.0)
May 25-30 ##1.1 / 1.3 1.0 3.7 3.3 (6.0)
June 1-6 0.9 / 1.3 1.0 (1.8) 4.1 3.3
June 8-13 0.9 / 0.8 1.1 (2.1) 4.2 3.6
June 15-20 1.0 / 1.2 0.7 (1.4) 3.9 3.1
June 22-25 0.9 / 1.2 0.9 (1.9) 3.7 (6.0) 3.3
6/29 – 7/4 1.2 / 1.3 1.0 (2.0) 3.6 ###2.0 (5)
July 6-11 0.9 / +0.8 1.3 (2.6) 3.65 (6.1) 3.3
July 13-18 0.8 / 0.9 0.9 (1.9) ++3.8 3.4
July 20-25 0.8 / 0.9 1.0 (2.0) 4.25 (7.0) 3.3
7/27 – 8/1 0.8 / 0.8 1.0 3.7 (6.1) 3.1
August 3-8 1.0 / 1.0 1.2 3.65 +++2.7
August 10-15 0.8 / 0.9 1.2 (2.4) 3.9 3.5
August 17-22 0.8 / 0.9 1.0 3.97 3.6 (6.0)
August 24-29 0.7 / 0.8 0.9 (1.8) 3.9 3.1
8/31 – 9/5 0.9 / 0.8 0.8 (1.6) 3.65 (5.8) 3.2
September 7-12 0.7 / 0.7 0.8 (1.3) 3.4 (5.3) ^3.7
September 14-19 0.9 / 1.0 1.0 3.45 3.5 (6.0)
September 21-26 0.7 / 0.7 0.8 (1.4) 3.6 (5.4) 3.6
9/28 – 10/3 0.7 / 0.6 1.0 (1.7) 3.6 (5.5) 3.6
October 5-10 0.7 / 0.8 0.8 (1.3) 3.8 (5.6) 3.6 (5.0)
October 12-17 0.8 / 0.8 0.8 (1.3) 3.8 3.4
October 19-24 0.7 / 0.6 1.0 (1.5) 3.7 3.7 (6.0)
October 26-31 0.58 / 0.54 3.45 3.3
November 2-7 0.6 / 0.5 1.1 (1.7) 3.5 (5.3) 3.6
November 9-14 0.6 / 0.6 0.8 (1.3) 3.15 3.6 (5.0)
November 16-21 0.8 / 0.6 0.9 (1.4) 3.7 3.5
November 23-28 0.9 / 0.8 1.4 3.4 ^^2.7
11/30 – 12/5 0.7 / 0.6 3.3 3.4
December 7-12 0.7 / 0.7 1.1 (1.8) 3.3 (4.9) 3.2 (5.0)
December 14-19 0.8 / 0.9 1.1 3.45 3.3
December 21-26 0.8 / 0.6 1.0 (1.0) ^^^ 3.25 (5.3) 3.4
December 28-31 0.9 / 0.8 1.1 (1.9) $ 2.8
2002 Average 0.82 / 0.84 1.11 4.01 3.52

(#) Share
* The Return of Triple H
** January 3rd edition of Smackdown! Live
*** Head to Head with the Superbowl
@ The Return of the nWo
@@ Night after Wrestlemania X-8
@@@ WWF Brand Extension Draft
# Head to head with the Maryland-Indiana NCAA Basketball Championship game on CBS
## Excess changes to the Velocity/Confidential format. First number is the Velocity rating, followed by Confidential. The show’s final 2002 rating was
0.82
### July 4th edition – lowest rated episode in the history of the show
+ Rerun
++ Eric Bischoff arrives
+++ Pre-empted in New York and Los Angeles
^ Billy and Chuck ‘wedding’ angle
^^ Thanksgiving Evening edition
^^^ Taped December 21st
$ Best of the Year edition