Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 26, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 14th 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)
Monday Night Football	ABC	12/20/99	15.1/26	9.6/27	22.49
60 Minutes	CBS	12/26/99	11.8/22	4.4/13	17.39
National Geographic Millennium Special	NBC	12/22/99	9.2/15	5.0/15	13.85
Dateline	NBC	12/21/99	9.3/16	5.4/15	13.33
NFL Post Game	FOX	12/26/99	7.6/15	6.1/20	13.1
Jesse	NBC	12/23/99	8.9/16	6.2/19	13.01
Ally McBeal	FOX	12/20/99	9.3/14	7.0/17	12.86
America's Funniest Home Videos	ABC	12/23/99	7.2/12	4.7/14	12.55
60 Minutes II	CBS	12/21/99	8.7/14	2.7/7	12.20
20/20	ABC	12/23/99	7.8/14	4.1/12	11.97
Movie: Wild America	ABC	12/26/99	6.4/11	3.8/11	11.66
20/20	ABC	12/22/99	7.9/14	4.4/13	11.46
Dateline	NBC	12/20/99	8.3/14	4.0/10	11.24
Spin City	ABC	12/21/99	7.3/12	4.7/14	10.75
Once and Again	ABC	12/21/99	7.5/13	5.1/14	10.74
Sports Night	ABC	12/21/99	6.6/11	4.7/13	10.03
20/20	ABC	12/20/99	6.9/12	3.1/9	9.75
Family Guy	FOX	12/26/99	5.6/9	4.6/12	9.37
A Home for the Holidays	CBS	12/23/99	6.0/11	2.3/7	8.89
Cosby	CBS	12/22/99	6.2/11	2.1/7	8.56
Disney World's Christmas Parade	ABC	12/25/99	4.5/10	2.6/8	8.50
Oh Grow Up	ABC	12/21/99	5.8/10	3.9/11	8.38
It's Like, You Know …	ABC	12/22/99	5.4/9	3.9/12	8.37
20/20	ABC	12/24/99	5.1/12	2.7/10	7.98
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	12/22/99	5.3/9	4.1/13	7.44
WWE Smackdown	UPN	12/23/99	4.4/8	2.9/9	7.18
48 Hours	CBS	12/23/99	5.2/9	2.3/7	7.11
It's a Wonderful Life	NBC	12/24/99	4.1/10	3.0/12	7.03
NBA: Spurs/Lakers	NBC	12/25/99	4.5/10	3.3/11	7.03
Movie: Flirting with Disaster	ABC	12/26/99	4.4/8	2.7/7	6.59
Movie: Multiplicity	FOX	12/23/99	3.9/7	2.3/7	6.06
Suddenly Susan	NBC	12/20/99	4.4/7	2.4/7	5.94
NBA: Knicks/Pacers	NBC	12/25/99	3.6/9	2.4/9	5.7
Geraldo Rivera Reports	NBC	12/26/99	3.8/7	1.7/5	5.48
World's Funniest Christmas	FOX	12/24/99	3.4/8	2.0/8	5.31
Get Real	FOX	12/22/99	3.8/6	2.6/7	5.04
Odd Man Out	ABC	12/24/99	3.2/8	1.5/6	4.83
Time of Your Life	FOX	12/20/99	3.4/6	2.5/7	4.65
American Red Cross Music Spectacular	FOX	12/24/99	2.8/7	1.2/5	4.46

Cable viewership ratings:

not available this week

Cable household ratings:

Rank	Show	Net	Day	Rating	HH (000s)
1	NFL REGULAR SEASON S	ESPN	Fri	6.8	6,835
2	WWF ENTERTAINMENT	USA	Fri	4.7	4,703
3	WWF ENTERTAINMENT	USA	Fri	4.3	4,285
4	WCW MONDAY NITRO LIVE!	TNT	Fri	3.0	3,004
5	NFL PRIME TIME L	ESPN	Fri	2.8	2,865
6	NFL SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	Fri	2.7	2,705
7	RUGRATS	NICK	Fri	2.5	2,495
8	WWF SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT	USA	Fri	2.2	2,264
9	FRANKLIN	NICK	Fri	2.2	2,247
10	RUGRATS:  SANTA EXPERIENCE	NICK	Fri	2.2	2,236
11	HEY ARNOLD	NICK	Fri	2.2	2,234
12	WCW MONDAY NITRO LIVE!	TNT	Fri	2.2	2,230
13	WCW MONDAY NITRO LIVE!	TNT	Fri	2.2	2,204
14	FRANKLIN-(12/23/1999)	NICK	Fri	2.2	2,179
15	MOVIES FOR GUYS MOVIES	TBS	Fri	2.2	2,175

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