Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending March 12, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 25th 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)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	3/7/00	19.5/31	9.8/27	29.83
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	3/12/00	17.5/26	9.8/21	28.22
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	3/9/00	17.2/27	9.1/23	26.71
The Practice	ABC	3/12/00	13.4/22	9.1/23	21.15
60 Minutes	CBS	3/12/00	14.7/25	5.4/16	20.95
Friends	NBC	3/9/00	13.9/22	10.1/29	20.52
Touched by an Angel	CBS	3/12/00	12.9/19	5.3/13	19.30
NYPD Blue	ABC	3/7/00	10.8/19	6.6/18	15.50
The King of Queens	CBS	3/6/00	10.0/16	5.0/14	15.05
20/20	ABC	3/9/00	10.1/18	5.7/16	14.76
Becker	CBS	3/6/00	10.0/15	5.0/12	14.57
Movie: Going Home	CBS	3/12/00	10.4/16	3.6/9	14.47
God, The Devil, and Bob	NBC	3/9/00	10.1/16	7.2/19	14.42
Malcolm in the Middle	FOX	3/12/00	8.7/13	6.8/16	14.19
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	3/9/00	8.0/13	5.9/16	13.15
Dharma & Greg	ABC	3/7/00	8.7/14	5.6/15	13.05
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	3/8/00	8.6/14	6.3/17	12.97
Dateline	NBC	3/8/00	9.4/16	4.1/12	12.94
60 Minutes II	CBS	3/7/00	9.3/14	3.1/8	12.81
Once and Again	ABC	3/6/00	8.7/15	6.1/17	12.46
Movie: Model Behavior	ABC	3/12/00	8.1/13	3.9/10	12.29
Sports Night	ABC	3/7/00	8.3/13	5.3/14	12.28
Movie: First Wives Club	CBS	3/8/00	9.1/15	4.3/12	12.17
The X-Files	FOX	3/12/00	7.4/11	6.5/14	11.92
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	3/9/00	8.1/13	6.0/15	11.66
Family Law	CBS	3/6/00	8.4/14	3.7/10	11.51
Spin City	ABC	3/8/00	8.0/13	5.8/15	11.43
20/20	ABC	3/10/00	8.4/15	4.1/12	11.34
Movie: The 10th Kingdom, Pt. V	NBC	3/6/00	7.1/11	4.6/12	11.27
Nash Bridges	CBS	3/10/00	7.3/13	3.8/11	11.05
Grapevine	CBS	3/6/00	7.4/11	3.9/10	10.81
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	3/9/00	6.9/11	4.5/13	10.67
Soap Opera Digest Awards	NBC	3/10/00	7.9/14	3.8/11	10.46
20/20	ABC	3/8/00	7.5/13	4.2/12	10.27
Greed	FOX	3/7/00	6.8/11	3.9/10	10.24
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	3/8/00	6.8/12	4.6/15	10.10
48 Hours	CBS	3/9/00	7.1/12	2.9/8	9.81
Martial Law	CBS	3/11/00	6.4/11	2.6/8	9.54
Norm	ABC	3/8/00	6.6/11	4.4/13	9.50
Greed	FOX	3/10/00	6.0/10	3.6/11	9.44
King of the Hill	FOX	3/12/00	5.5/9	4.4/12	9.35
Now and Again	CBS	3/10/00	5.9/10	3.3/10	9.19
America's Most Wanted	FOX	3/11/00	5.8/10	3.8/11	9.17
That '70s Show	FOX	3/7/00	6.0/10	4.8/14	9.03
Greed	FOX	3/6/00	6.0/9	3.8/10	8.99
The Pretender	NBC	3/11/00	5.7/10	3.2/10	8.37
Profiler	NBC	3/11/00	5.5/10	3.5/10	7.92
Dateline	NBC	3/7/00	6.1/10	3.4/9	7.9
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	3/10/00	5.1/9	2.0/7	7.75
Early Edition	CBS	3/11/00	5.2/10	2.2/7	7.72
City of Angels	CBS	3/8/00	5.6/10	2.3/7	7.41
Family Guy	FOX	3/7/00	4.9/8	3.5/9	7.33
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	3/8/00	5.0/9	3.9/12	7.10
The Others	NBC	3/11/00	4.8/8	3.4/10	7.08
WWE Smackdown	UPN	3/9/00	4.5/7	2.6/7	6.92
Cosby	CBS	3/10/00	4.5/8	1.8/6	6.86
Get Real	FOX	3/8/00	3.8/6	2.6/7	5.12
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	3/8/00	3.4/5	2.6/7	4.68
NBA Basketball	NBC	3/12/00	3.4/6	1.7/5	4.6
Secret Agent Man	UPN	3/7/00	1.9/3	1.1/3	2.68
Jack & Jill	WB	3/12/00	2.0/3	1.2/3	2.65
I Dare You!	UPN	3/7/00	1.7/3	1.1/3	2.51
Movie: Death by Magic	UPN	3/10/00	1.7/3	1.0/3	2.24

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Raising the Mammoth	DISC	10.10
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	USA	8.15
The Sopranos	HBO	7.18
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.94
Snick House (9:30pm)	NICK	4.04
Snick House (9:00pm)	NICK	3.98
Another Woman's Husband	LIF	3.86
Wild Thornberrys	NICK	3.60
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	3.56
Caitlin's Way	NICK	3.47

Cable household ratings:

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