title: List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 2001
text: # List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 2001
  
  The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 2001.
  
  ## Most watched by week
  
  Broadcast (primetime only) :
  
  | Week of | Title | Network | Viewers (in millions) | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | January 1 | ER | NBC | 30.41 | |
  | January 8 | ER | NBC | 28.35 | |
  | January 15 | 58th Golden Globe Awards | NBC | 22.49 | |
  | January 22 | Super Bowl XXXV | CBS | 84.34 | |
  | January 29 | Survivor | CBS | 29.04 | |
  | February 5 | Survivor | CBS | 29.04 | |
  | February 12 | Survivor | CBS | 28.23 | |
  | February 19 | Survivor | CBS | 28.78 | |
  | February 26 | Survivor | CBS | 31.32 | |
  | March 5 | Survivor | CBS | 28.72 | |
  | March 12 | Survivor | CBS | 28.46 | |
  | March 19 | 73rd Academy Awards | ABC | 42.94 | |
  | March 26 | Survivor | CBS | 28.12 | |
  | April 2 | Survivor | CBS | 27.72 | |
  | April 9 | Survivor | CBS | 27.55 | |
  | April 16 | Survivor | CBS | 28.42 | |
  | April 23 | Survivor | CBS | 26.89 | |
  | April 29 | Survivor | CBS | 36.35 | |
  | May 7 | ER | NBC | 23.17 | |
  | May 14 | ER | NBC | 30.72 | |
  | May 21 | Everybody Loves Raymond | CBS | 20.13 | |
  | May 28 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 14.86 | |
  | June 4 | NBA Finals (Game 3) | NBC | 20.28 | |
  | June 11 | NBA Finals (Game 4) | NBC | 19.98 | |
  | June 18 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Thurs) | ABC | 14.06 | |
  | June 25 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Thurs) | ABC | 13.71 | |
  | July 2 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Sun) | ABC | 13.37 | |
  | July 9 | 2001 MLB All-Star Game | Fox | 16.03 | |
  | July 16 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Tues) | ABC | 13.94 | |
  | July 23 | Fear Factor | NBC | 14.12 | |
  | July 30 | Fear Factor | NBC | 15.41 | |
  | August 6 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Sun) | ABC | 13.45 | |
  | August 13 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Sun) | ABC | 13.28 | |
  | August 20 | Primetime Thursday | ABC | 23.70 | |
  | August 27 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Tues) | ABC | 13.63 | |
  | September 3 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Fri) | ABC | 13.61 | |
  | September 10 | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased | Unreleased |
  | September 17 | Presidential Address analysis (Thurs) | NBC | 23.87 | |
  | September 24 | Friends | NBC | 31.70 | |
  | October 1 | Friends | NBC | 30.04 | |
  | October 8 | Friends | NBC | 29.20 | |
  | October 15 | ER | NBC | 26.71 | |
  | October 22 | ER | NBC | 27.38 | |
  | October 29 | World Series (Game 7) | Fox | 39.08 | |
  | November 5 | ER | NBC | 26.85 | |
  | November 12 | ER | NBC | 27.37 | |
  | November 19 | Friends | NBC | 24.24 | |
  | November 26 | The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers | CBS | 29.80 | |
  | December 3 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS | 23.96 | |
  | December 10 | ER | NBC | 28.87 | |
  | December 17 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS | 23.67 | |
  | December 24 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS | 19.18 | |
  | December 31 | Patriots vs. Panthers (NFL) post-game show | CBS | 22.56 | |
  