NIELSEN RATINGS FOR
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL,
AND FIREFLY


National ratings for the First SeasonNational ratings for Summer 1997
National and Overnight ratings for the Second SeasonNational and Overnight ratings for Summer 1998
National and Overnight ratings for the Third SeasonNational and Overnight ratings for Summer 1999
National and Overnight ratings for the Fourth SeasonNational and Overnight ratings for Angel:
First Season
National and Overnight ratings for Buffy:
Summer 2000		National and Overnight ratings for Angel:
Summer 2000
National and Overnight ratings for the Fifth SeasonNational and Overnight ratings for Angel:
Second Season
National and Overnight ratings for Buffy:
Summer 2001		National and Overnight ratings for Angel:
Summer 2001
National and Overnight ratings for the Sixth SeasonNational and Overnight ratings for Angel:
Third Season
National and Overnight ratings for Buffy:
Summer 2002		National and Overnight ratings for Angel:
Summer 2002
National and Overnight ratings for the
Seventh Season		National and Overnight ratings for Angel:
Fourth Season
National and Overnight ratings for Buffy:
Summer 2003		National and Overnight ratings for Angel:
Summer 2003
Buffy The Vampire Slayer FinishedNational and Overnight ratings for Angel:
Fifth Season
(Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 9:24 PM EST)
National and Overnight ratings for Firefly:
First Season


If you are looking for information about Nielsen ratings in general, go to Nielsen Media Research's What Ratings Mean page.


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Sources for national household ratings: Fox News, Tampa Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The News Times of Connecticut, The Bergen Record, Sci-Fi Wire, Reuters/Variety, print version of USA Today.

Source for overnight household ratings: The Futon Critic, Zap2it.com TV, Mediaweek.com.

Source for detailed national ratings: print version of Weekly Variety.

Some information has also been taken from Scott Woodard's and RayneFire's postings on the now-defunct Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mailing List on Xmission.

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