HGTV's primetime ratings were the highest May ever in its history, with an average 0.8 Nielsen Media Research HH rating, representing about 614,000 average households. HGTV said these numbers
represent a 33% increase in ratings over May 2002 and follow four previous months of record ratings for Home & Garden Television. HGTV's May 2003 total-day ratings were also the highest May ever for
the Scripps network, with an average 0.5 HH rating (373,000 average HHs), which represents a 25% increase over May 2002.