Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 12, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 12th week of the 1999-00 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household (HH) ratings, 18-49 ratings, and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart. The bottom charts include data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings: table is ordered based on total viewership

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
Frasier	NBC	12/9/99	16.0/24	10.7/27	23.72
Movie: A Season for Miracles	CBS	12/12/99	15.1/23	6.4/15	22.20
Monday Night Football	ABC	12/6/99	14.3/24	9.0/24	20.88
Touched by an Angel	CBS	12/12/99	12.4/19	4.9/12	18.06
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	12/9/99	11.5/18	7.9/20	16.99
Jesse	NBC	12/9/99	11.1/18	7.4/20	15.85
Movie: A Holiday Romance	CBS	12/8/99	11.0/18	3.5/10	14.83
Frosty Returns	CBS	12/7/99	8.4/13	4.7/13	14.49
The X-Files	FOX	12/12/99	8.8/13	8.1/18	14.49
60 Minutes	CBS	12/12/99	10.1/17	3.2/9	14.33
Frosty the Snowman	CBS	12/7/99	8.4/14	4.8/14	13.91
The Practice	ABC	12/12/99	9.1/14	5.6/13	13.32
Futurama	FOX	12/12/99	7.8/12	6.2/15	12.84
NFL overrun	FOX	12/12/99	9.9/18	6.5/20	12.8
20/20	ABC	12/6/99	9.2/15	4.2/12	12.73
60 Minutes II	CBS	12/7/99	8.7/14	3.6/9	12.28
10th Annual Billboard Music Awards	FOX	12/8/99	8.1/13	5.3/15	12.12
20/20	ABC	12/10/99	8.8/16	4.0/13	12.11
Dateline	NBC	12/8/99	8.6/14	3.5/11	11.68
Dateline	NBC	12/6/99	8.5/14	3.9/10	11.50
Dateline	NBC	12/7/99	8.4/14	4.1/12	11.22
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	12/11/99	7.6/14	3.2/9	11.18
Nash Bridges	CBS	12/10/99	7.4/13	3.6/12	10.99
King of the Hill	FOX	12/12/99	6.5/10	5.4/14	10.77
20/20	ABC	12/8/99	7.8/13	4.4/12	10.75
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	12/8/99	7.1/12	4.8/15	10.72
Dateline	NBC	12/12/99	7.6/12	3.6/10	10.67
Spin City	ABC	12/7/99	7.2/12	3.9/11	10.23
Once and Again	ABC	12/7/99	7.7/13	4.8/14	10.18
And So This is Christmas	CBS	12/6/99	7.6/12	3.4/9	10.15
Home for the Holidays	CBS	12/8/99	7.5/12	2.7/8	10.14
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	12/9/99	5.9/9	4.6/13	10.06
Greed-9:30p	FOX	12/10/99	6.5/11	4.4/13	10.03
20/20	ABC	12/9/99	7.0/12	3.8/11	9.94
Cops-8:30p	FOX	12/11/99	6.2/11	4.1/13	9.90
Greed-9:30p	FOX	12/9/99	6.5/10	4.2/11	9.88
Dateline	NBC	12/10/99	7.3/13	3.2/10	9.69
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	12/10/99	6.3/11	3.5/11	9.61
Candid Camera	CBS	12/10/99	6.3/11	2.8/9	9.59
It’s Like, You Know…	ABC	12/8/99	6.4/10	4.5/13	9.55
America's Most Wanted	FOX	12/11/99	6.1/11	3.9/12	9.48
Switching Goals	ABC	12/12/99	5.6/9	2.7/7	9.41
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	12/9/99	5.9/10	4.1/12	9.32
Sports Night	ABC	12/7/99	6.4/10	4.5/11	9.29
Stars on Ice	CBS	12/11/99	5.7/10	2.2/7	9.15
Norm	ABC	12/8/99	6.1/10	4.5/12	8.89
Chicago Hope	CBS	12/9/99	6.4/10	2.6/7	8.84
Oh Grow Up	ABC	12/7/99	6.4/10	3.9/11	8.79
Greed-9:00p	FOX	12/9/99	5.7/9	3.6/9	8.61
That '70s Show	FOX	12/7/99	5.5/9	4.2/12	8.48
Snowden, Raggedy Anne & Andy	CBS	12/10/99	5.5/10	2.0/7	8.45
Cops-8:00p	FOX	12/11/99	5.4/10	3.4/12	8.45
The Pretender	NBC	12/11/99	5.7/11	2.9/10	8.35
World's Most Amazing Videos	NBC	12/11/99	5.6/10	3.3/11	8.32
Greed-9:00p	FOX	12/10/99	5.4/10	3.6/11	8.29
The Story of Santa Claus	CBS	12/9/99	5.4/9	2.3/7	8.26
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	12/10/99	5.4/10	3.8/13	8.25
48 Hours	CBS	12/9/99	6.1/10	2.3/7	8.20
The Hughleys	ABC	12/10/99	5.4/9	2.9/9	7.75
Snoops	ABC	12/12/99	9.8/14	2.8/6	7.53
Odd Man Out	ABC	12/10/99	5.2/9	2.5/8	7.50
A Garfield Christmas	CBS	12/11/99	4.4/8	2.0/7	7.42
Profiler	NBC	12/11/99	5.2/9	2.6/8	7.35
Cinderelmo	FOX	12/6/99	4.1/6	3.0/8	6.90
Guiness World Records	FOX	12/9/99	4.6/7	2.8/8	6.86
Suddenly Susan	NBC	12/6/99	4.9/8	2.8/8	6.69
WWE Smackdown	UPN	12/9/99	4.3/7	2.4/7	6.69
Totally Out of Control	ABC	12/9/99	4.0/6	2.8/7	6.25
Party of Five	FOX	12/7/99	4.3/7	3.0/8	5.62
Charmed	WB	12/9/99	3.7/6	2.2/6	5.35
Moesha	UPN	12/6/99	2.8/4	1.5/4	3.95
Popular	WB	12/9/99	2.5/4	1.2/3	3.36
Grown Ups	UPN	12/6/99	2.4/4	1.4/3	3.32
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	12/6/99	2.2/3	1.2/3	2.98
Shasta McNasty	UPN	12/7/99	2.0/3	0.9/3	2.54
Dilbert	UPN	12/7/99	1.6/2	0.9/2	2.12

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	9.97
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.70
Thursday Night Football	ESPN	7.34
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.40
NFL Primetime	ESPN	4.70
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.30
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.26
The Shawshank Redemption	TBS	4.22
Witness Protection	HBO	4.10
Doug	NICK	3.71

Cable household ratings:

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Source: USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter, Broadcasting Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times