Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 30, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 19th 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)
Super Bowl XXXIV	ABC	1/30/00	43.3/63	37.9/70	88.46
Super Bowl Postgame	ABC	1/30/00	25.6/39	23.5/47	49.64
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/25/00	22.0/32	11.6/29	35.37
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/27/00	18.7/29	9.3/24	29.55
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/29/00	15.4/26	7.7/21	25.05
The Practice	CBS	1/30/00	15.3/27	10.6/26	23.85
Dharma & Greg	ABC	1/25/00	13.0/19	8.3/19	20.56
Law & Order	NBC	1/26/00	12.6/21	7.3/20	18.13
NYPD Blue	ABC	1/25/00	12.2/20	7.2/19	17.90
Twenty One	NBC	1/26/00	11.5/18	4.9/13	17.40
The King of Queens	CBS	1/24/00	10.5/16	5.9/16	15.72
The West Wing	NBC	1/26/00	10.5/16	5.4/14	14.92
60 Minutes II	CBS	1/25/00	9.5/14	3.4/8	14.13
Sports Night	ABC	1/25/00	9.0/14	5.6/13	13.27
Greed	FOX	1/28/00	7.9/13	4.7/13	12.77
Nash Bridges	CBS	1/28/00	8.4/14	4.3/12	12.64
Will & Grace	NBC	1/25/00	8.5/12	6.9/16	12.56
Family Law	CBS	1/24/00	8.8/14	3.6/10	12.14
Stolen from the Heart	CBS	1/26/00	8.7/14	3.6/9	11.90
Movie: Runaway Virus	ABC	1/29/00	7.6/13	4.5/12	11.76
20/20	ABC	1/28/00	8.2/14	4.2/12	11.67
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	1/28/00	7.1/12	5.3/16	11.52
Third Watch	NBC	1/24/00	7.9/13	4.4/12	11.34
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	1/28/00	6.9/12	2.7/8	10.80
Once and Again	ABC	1/24/00	7.6/13	5.1/13	10.77
Dateline	NBC	1/25/00	7.5/12	4.3/11	10.77
Now and Again	CBS	1/28/00	6.8/11	4.0/11	10.72
Twenty One	NBC	1/24/00	7.4/11	3.5/8	10.70
20/20	ABC	1/26/00	7.7/13	4.4/12	10.69
America's Most Wanted	FOX	1/29/00	6.5/11	4.5/12	10.61
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	1/26/00	7.3/12	5.0/14	10.53
World Professional Figure Skating	NBC	1/29/00	7.4/12	3.0/8	10.43
Veronica's Closet	NBC	1/25/00	7.1/11	5.4/13	10.14
City of Angels	CBS	1/26/00	7.1/11	3.3/9	10.05
Norm	ABC	1/26/00	6.8/10	4.6/12	9.67
World Professional Figure Skating	NBC	1/28/00	6.9/12	2.8/8	9.66
Boy Meets World	ABC	1/28/00	6.0/10	3.5/11	9.60
The Hughleys	ABC	1/28/00	6.2/10	3.5/10	9.55
Just Shoot Me	NBC	1/25/00	6.4/9	4.1/10	9.05
Cops	FOX	1/29/00	5.1/9	3.8/11	8.59
Cosby	CBS	1/28/00	5.5/9	1.9/6	8.50
That '70s Show	FOX	1/25/00	5.7/8	4.3/11	8.47
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	1/25/00	5.8/8	3.8/9	8.28
WWE Smackdown	UPN	1/27/00	5.4/8	3.1/8	8.06
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	1/26/00	5.5/9	4.0/11	7.54
Charmed	WB	1/27/00	5.3/8	3.4/9	7.48
Freaks & Geeks	NBC	1/24/00	5.2/8	3.2/8	7.23
7th Heaven	WB	1/24/00	4.8/7	2.4/6	6.91
Angel	WB	1/25/00	4.3/6	2.9/7	6.62
Party of Five	FOX	1/25/00	4.7/7	3.5/8	6.54
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	1/25/00	3.9/6	2.4/6	6.02
Get Real	FOX	1/26/00	4.2/6	3.1/8	5.93
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	1/26/00	3.7/6	3.1/8	5.81
Time of Your Life	FOX	1/24/00	3.9/6	2.6/7	5.02
The Parkers	UPN	1/24/00	2.8/4	1.7/4	4.43
NBA Basketball	NBC	1/29/00	3.1/6	1.7/5	4.35
Popular	WB	1/27/00	3.4/5	1.7/4	4.31
Dawson's Creek	WB	1/26/00	3.3/5	1.6/4	4.18
Moesha	UPN	1/24/00	2.5/4	1.6/4	4.00
Roswell	WB	1/26/00	2.7/4	1.4/3	3.61
Grown Ups	UPN	1/24/00	2.1/3	1.3/3	3.43
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	1/24/00	1.9/3	1.2/3	3.13
The Jamie Foxx Show	WB	1/28/00	2.1/4	1.4/4	2.97
7 Days	UPN	1/26/00	2.1/3	1.2/3	2.96
I Dare You!	UPN	1/25/00	1.8/3	1.2/3	2.58
Dilbert	UPN	1/25/00	1.7/3	1.0/2	2.39
Shasta McNasty	UPN	1/25/00	1.5/2	0.8/2	2.22
Brutally Normal	WB	1/24/00	1.7/2	0.8/2	2.19

Super Bowl Half-hours:

Show	Time	18-49	Viewers (millions)
Super Bowl XXXIV	7:00-7:30pm	37.0/73	86.6
Super Bowl XXXIV	7:30-8:00pm	38.0.71	89.8
Super Bowl XXXIV	8:00-8:30pm	36.0/65	84.9
Super Bowl XXXIV	8:30-9:00pm	39.1/69	90.8
Super Bowl XXXIV	9:00-9:30pm	39.4/69	91.4
Super Bowl XXXIV	9:30-10:00pm	35.0/64	94.9

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	8.52
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	8.02
Wrestling (Sun, 8pm)	USA	6.60
The Sopranos	HBO	5.60
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.20
The Substitute	USA	3.67
Snick House	NICK	3.64
Ripley's Believe It or Not	TBS	3.43
Boxing	SHO	3.41
The Courage to Love	LIF	3.38

Cable household ratings: date on the chart below is incorrect, but the data is still from w/e Jan. 30, 2000

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