| Jan 1 | Butt-Ugly MartiansAnimated series | Nickelodeon | 1 | 26 | Action |
| Jan 6 | How It's Made | Science Channel, USA Network (Canada) | 32 | 416 | Documentary |
| Jan 7 | Beyond the Glory | Fox Sports | 5 | 53 | Documentary |
| Jan 7 | The Division | Lifetime | 4 | 88 | Drama |
| Jan 7 | Totally Hoops | Disney Channel | 1 | 16 | Reality |
| Jan 9 | The Mole | ABC | 5 | 45 | Reality |
| Jan 9 | Three Sisters | NBC | 2 | 35 | Sitcom |
| Jan 10 | Grounded for Life | Fox | 5 | 91 | Sitcom |
| Jan 10 | Temptation Island | Fox, USA Network | 12 | 26 | Reality |
| Jan 12 | Gary & MikeAnimated series | UPN | 1 | 13 | Animated sitcom |
| Jan 12 | Lizzie McGuire | Disney Channel | 2 | 64 | Teen sitcom |
| Jan 13 | Disney's House of MouseAnimated series | ABC | 3 | 52 | Children's |
| Jan 14 | Taina | Nickelodeon | 2 | 26 | Teen sitcom |
| Jan 15 | 100 Centre Street | A&E | 2 | 31 | LGBTQ |
| Jan 15 | The Hoobs | ABC Kids, Channel 4 | 5 | 250 | Music |
| Jan 22 | The Book of PoohAnimated series | Disney Channel | 2 | 51 | Fantasy |
| Jan 27 | The Zeta ProjectAnimated series | The WB | 2 | 26 | Comedy |
| Jan 28 | Big Brother | Kanal 4 | 8 | — | Reality |
| Jan 30 | On the Team | Noggin | 1 | 13 | — |
| Feb 1 | Los Luchadores | YTV | 1 | 14 | — |
| Feb 3 | Lloyd in SpaceAnimated series | ABC | 4 | 39 | Children's |
| Feb 3 | Power Rangers Time Force | Fox Kids | 1 | 40 | Tokusatsu |
| Feb 4 | Kathy's So Called Reality | MTV | 1 | 6 | Reality |
| Feb 11 | Animated Tales of the World | TVP1 | 3 | 39 | — |
| Feb 11 | NASCAR on Fox | Fox | 15 | — | — |
| Feb 24 | Kate Brasher | CBS | 1 | 6 | — |
| Feb 27 | The Andy Dick Show | MTV | 3 | 21 | Sitcom |
| Feb 28 | Some of My Best Friends | CBS | 1 | 7 | Sitcom |
| Mar 1 | Big Apple | CBS | 1 | 8 | Police procedural |
| Mar 2 | Voyage of the UnicornMiniseries | V Film | 1 | 2 | Fantasy |
| Mar 4 | The Lone Gunmen | Fox | 1 | 13 | Comedy |
| Mar 11 | Doc | Ion Television | 5 | 88 | Drama |
| Mar 12 | Name That Video | VH1 | — | 90 | Game show |
| Mar 12 | The Chris Isaak Show | Showtime | 3 | 47 | Sitcom |
| Mar 14 | The Job | ABC | 2 | 19 | Sitcom |
| Mar 19 | Amantes del Desierto | Telemundo | — | 120 | Telenovela |
| Mar 19 | First Years | NBC | 1 | 9 | — |
| Mar 26 | Texas Justice | Syndication | 4 | 587 | — |
| Mar 26 | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | NBC | 1 | 10 | Sitcom |
| Mar 27 | What About Joan? | ABC | 2 | 21 | Sitcom |
| Mar 28 | Boot Camp | Fox | 1 | 9 | Reality |
| Mar 28 | My Wife and Kids | ABC | 5 | 123 | Sitcom |
| Mar 30 | Invader ZimAnimated series | Nickelodeon | 2 | 27 | Comedy |
| Mar 30 | The Fairly OddParentsAnimated series | Nickelodeon | 10 | 172 | Children's |
| Apr 1 | The OblongsAnimated series | The WB | 1 | 13 | Comedy |
| Apr 1 | UndergradsAnimated series | Adult Swim, MTV2 | 1 | 13 | College life |
| Apr 2 | Bands on the Run | VH1 | 1 | 16 | Reality |
| Apr 2 | Caso Cerrado | Telemundo | — | 1,578 | Reality |
| Apr 4 | That's My Bush! | Comedy Central | 1 | 8 | Sitcom |
| Apr 7 | Sesame English | NHK Educational TV | — | — | — |
| Apr 9 | CNN Live Today | CNN | — | 1,410 | News |
| Apr 11 | Special Unit 2 | UPN | 2 | 19 | Fantasy |
| Apr 15 | Argai: The ProphecyAnimated series | TF1 | 1 | 26 | Science fiction |
| Apr 17 | All Souls | UPN | 1 | 6 | Drama |
| Apr 22 | Nero Wolfe | A&E | 2 | 29 | — |
| May 13 | BlondeMiniseries | CBS | — | 2 | Drama |
| May 20 | Anne Frank: The Whole StoryMiniseries | ABC | 1 | 2 | War |
| May 26 | Dark Realm | Syndication | 1 | 13 | Anthology |
| May 26 | Kong: The Animated SeriesAnimated series | Fox Kids | 2 | 40 | — |
| May 26 | Sail Away | Discovery Family | 1 | 13 | Reality |
| May 28 | CMT Most Wanted Live | CMT | — | 500 | — |
| Jun 1 | Unwrapped | Food Network | 9 | 308 | Cooking show |
| Jun 2 | So Little Time | Freeform | 1 | 26 | Teen sitcom |
| Jun 3 | Six Feet Under | HBO | 5 | 63 | Black comedy |
| Jun 5 | Kristin | NBC | 1 | 13 | Sitcom |
| Jun 8 | Time SquadAnimated series | Cartoon Network | 2 | 26 | Science fiction |
| Jun 12 | Witchblade | TNT | 2 | 23 | — |
| Jun 13 | The Beast | ABC | 1 | 6 | Drama |
| Jun 18 | Spyder Games | MTV | 1 | 65 | Soap opera |
| Jun 19 | Go Fish | NBC | 1 | 5 | Sitcom |
| Jun 20 | Primetime Glick | Comedy Central | 3 | 30 | — |
| Jun 20 | You Don't Know Jack | ABC | 1 | 6 | — |
| Jun 21 | WWE Tough Enough | UPN, USA Network | 5 | 62 | Reality |
| Jun 25 | State of Grace | Freeform | 2 | 38 | — |
| Jun 26 | Animal Precinct | Animal Planet | 7 | 115 | Documentary |
| Jun 30 | What's with Andy?Animated series | Télétoon | 3 | 78 | Comedy |
| Jul 6 | Dinner for Five | IFC | — | 48 | Reality |
| Jul 12 | Night Visions | Fox | 1 | 26 | Anthology |
| Jul 14 | The Chronicle | Syfy | 1 | 22 | Science fiction |
| Jul 15 | The Mists of AvalonMiniseries | TNT | — | 2 | Drama |
| Jul 22 | NASCAR on TNT | TNT | — | — | — |
| Jul 24 | Murder in Small Town X | Fox | 1 | 8 | Reality |
| Jul 24 | The Downer Channel | NBC | 1 | 6 | Sketch comedy |
| Jul 29 | Leap Years | Showtime | 1 | 20 | Drama |
| Aug 1 | Hard Knocks | HBO | 10 | 57 | Documentary |
| Aug 3 | Manhunt | UPN | 1 | 6 | Reality |
| Aug 4 | All About Us | NBC | 1 | 13 | Comedy-drama |
| Aug 5 | Cannonball Run 2001 | USA Network | 1 | 5 | Reality |
| Aug 5 | Insomniac with Dave Attell | Comedy Central | 4 | 45 | — |
| Aug 5 | The Infinite Worlds of H. G. WellsMiniseries | Hallmark Channel | 1 | 6 | Science fiction |
| Aug 8 | The Wayne Brady Show | ABC | 3 | 434 | Variety show |
| Aug 9 | Going to California | Showtime | 1 | 20 | — |
| Aug 14 | Dead Last | The WB | 1 | 13 | Comedy-drama |
| Aug 16 | Weird Travels | Travel Channel | — | — | Documentary |
| Aug 18 | Strange Frequency | VH1 | 1 | 12 | — |
| Aug 19 | Let's Bowl | Comedy Central | 1 | 20 | — |
| Aug 20 | OswaldAnimated series | Nick Jr. Channel, Nickelodeon | 1 | 26 | Children's |
| Aug 22 | Strong Bad EmailWeb series | | — | 209 | Comedy |
| Aug 24 | Grim & EvilAnimated series | Cartoon Network | 2 | 13 | Comedy |
| Aug 24 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & MandyAnimated series | Cartoon Network | 7 | 78 | Children's |
| Aug 26 | Kindergarten | HBO | 1 | 13 | — |
| Aug 27 | Shipmates | Syndication | 2 | — | Reality |
| Aug 30 | I, Detective | TruTV | 5 | 37 | Reality |
| Aug 31 | The Nightmare Room | Kids' WB | 1 | 13 | Horror |
| Sep 3 | One on One | UPN | 5 | 113 | Teen sitcom |
| Sep 3 | Sagwa the Chinese Siamese CatAnimated series | PBS Kids, Treehouse TV | 1 | 40 | Children's |
| Sep 3 | The Legend of TarzanAnimated series | Syndication, UPN | 1 | 39 | Children's |
| Sep 4 | Lost | NBC | — | 6 | Reality |
| Sep 5 | The Amazing Race | CBS | 32 | 373 | Game show |
| Sep 8 | Moolah Beach | Fox Kids | — | 6 | Reality |
| Sep 9 | Band of BrothersMiniseries | HBO | 1 | 10 | Historical |
| Sep 9 | Ponderosa | Ion Television | 1 | 20 | Western |
| Sep 10 | URL With Phred | Nick Jr. Channel | — | 20 | — |
| Sep 12 | American MorningNews program | CNN | — | 2,688 | — |
| Sep 12 | Ultimate Book of Spells | Toon Disney, YTV | 1 | 26 | Children's |
| Sep 13 | Sitting DucksAnimated series | Cartoon Network | 2 | 26 | Comedy |
| Sep 15 | Alienators: Evolution ContinuesAnimated series | Fox Kids | — | 26 | Science fiction comedy |
| Sep 15 | StanleyAnimated series | Playhouse Disney, Starz | 3 | 65 | — |
| Sep 15 | The Proud FamilyAnimated series | Disney Channel | 3 | 52 | Animated sitcom |
| Sep 17 | The 5th Wheel | Syndication | 3 | — | Reality |
| Sep 19 | Wolf Lake | CBS | 1 | 11 | Werewolf |
| Sep 23 | The Education of Max Bickford | CBS | 1 | 22 | LGBTQ |
| Sep 23 | The Mind of the Married Man | HBO | 2 | 21 | Comedy-drama |
| Sep 24 | Crossing Jordan | NBC | 6 | 117 | Crime |
| Sep 24 | The Ellen Show | CBS | 1 | 18 | LGBTQ |
| Sep 25 | Emeril | NBC | 1 | 11 | — |
| Sep 25 | Love Cruise | Fox | 1 | 7 | Reality |
| Sep 25 | Philly | ABC | 1 | 22 | Drama |
| Sep 25 | The Guardian | CBS | 3 | 67 | Drama |
| Sep 25 | Undeclared | Fox | 1 | 17 | College life |
| Sep 26 | According to Jim | ABC | 8 | 182 | Sitcom |
| Sep 26 | Star Trek: Enterprise | UPN | 4 | 98 | Military science fiction |
| Sep 27 | Inside Schwartz | NBC | 1 | 13 | Sitcom |
| Sep 27 | The Agency | CBS | 2 | 44 | Drama |
| Sep 28 | Danny | CBS | 1 | 11 | Sitcom |
| Sep 28 | Pasadena | Fox | 1 | 13 | Soap opera |
| Sep 29 | Citizen Baines | CBS | 1 | 9 | Drama |
| Sep 29 | The Mummy: The Animated SeriesAnimated series | Kids' WB | 2 | 26 | Action |
| Sep 30 | Alias | ABC | 5 | 105 | Science fiction |
| Sep 30 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | USA Network, NBC | 10 | 197 | Drama |
| Sep 30 | UC: Undercover | NBC | 1 | 13 | — |
| Sep 30 | War Stories with Oliver North | Fox News | — | 101 | Documentary |
| Oct 1 | Tales from the Neverending Story | Gulli | 1 | 4 | Fantasy |
| Oct 2 | Bob Patterson | ABC | 1 | 10 | — |
| Oct 2 | Scrubs | ABC, NBC | 10 | 187 | Medical drama |
| Oct 5 | Maybe It's Me | The WB | 1 | 22 | Teen sitcom |
| Oct 5 | Raising Dad | The WB | 1 | 22 | Sitcom |
| Oct 5 | Reba | The WB, The CW | 6 | 126 | Sitcom |
| Oct 6 | Mutant X | Syndication | 3 | 66 | Science fiction |
| Oct 6 | Sk8 | NBC | 1 | 13 | Teen drama |
| Oct 14 | Men, Women & Dogs | The WB | 1 | 13 | Comedy |
| Oct 14 | Off Centre | The WB | 2 | 28 | Sitcom |
| Oct 16 | Smallville | The WB | 10 | 217 | Drama |
| Oct 20 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!Animated series | ABC | 1 | 26 | — |
| Oct 21 | 7 Lives Exposed | Playboy TV | 5 | 84 | Reality |
| Oct 24 | Haunted Hotels | Travel Channel | 1 | 13 | — |
| Oct 25 | Truth or Scare | Discovery Kids | 1 | 22 | Documentary |
| Nov 3 | Da Möb | | 1 | 14 | — |
| Nov 6 | 24 | Fox | 8 | 192 | Crime |
| Nov 7 | Beat the Geeks | Comedy Central | 2 | 130 | Game show |
| Nov 8 | The Tick | Fox | 1 | 9 | Comedy |
| Nov 14 | The Bernie Mac Show | Fox | 5 | 104 | Sitcom |
| Nov 17 | Justice LeagueAnimated series | Cartoon Network | 2 | 52 | Action |
| Dec 2 | Jim Henson's Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real StoryMiniseries | CBS, Telecinco | — | 2 | Fantasy |
| Dec 2 | Project Greenlight | HBO | 4 | 42 | Reality |
| Dec 16 | Iron Chef USA | UPN | — | 2 | — |
| — | 30 Minute Meals | Food Network | — | — | — |
| — | Built for the Kill | National Geographic | 5 | 31 | Nature documentary |
| — | Captain LingerWeb series | Adult Swim | 1 | 8 | Superhero |
| — | Further Tales of the CityMiniseries | Showtime | 1 | 4 | — |
| — | Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus | TF1 | 1 | 26 | Fantasy |
| — | Largo Winch | M6 | 2 | 39 | Action |
| — | New Hampshire Chronicle | WMUR-TV | — | — | Magazine format |
| — | The Adventures of the Crimson Chin and Cleft the Boy Chin WonderMiniseries | | 1 | 6 | Comedy |
| — | The Cramp TwinsAnimated series | Cartoon Network | 2 | 52 | Comedy |
| — | Two Expert Thieves | ABC | 1 | 10 | — |