WINNER OF THE WEEK

By EW Staff
Published on October 4, 2002 04:00AM EDT

Dr. Phil His daily dose of common sense is just what the doctor ordered: Dr. Phil snared the highest-rated debut for a syndie talk show since The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986.

LOSER OF THE WEEK

‘Baby Bob’ The CBS sitcom saw its midseason order shrink from 13 episodes to 7 as the net cleared budgetary space for its spin-off of My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

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