Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 8, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the first week of the 2000-01 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)
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	16.3/25	9.4/23	25.053
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	14.6/21	8.5/20	22.007
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	14.1/22	5.5/15	20.685
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	13.1/19	6.1/14	20.263
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	13.7/22	4.7/13	19.325
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	13.4/21	5.2/14	19.023
NFL OVERRUN	CBS	Sun	14.1/25	7.5/25	18.1
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	12.8/20	4.4/11	17.630
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Tue	11.2/17	8.5/20	17.377
CSI	CBS	Fri	11.8/21	5.6/17	17.297
CMA AWARDS	CBS	Wed	10.9/17	6.3/16	16.633
ED	NBC	Sun	10.7/16	6.8/16	16.457
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	10.9/17	6.2/15	16.359
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	ABC	Tue	10.5/17	5.2/13	15.572
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	11.4/19	6.6/18	15.433
MOVIE: PERSONALLY YOURS	CBS	Sun	10.4/16	5.0/12	14.700
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	9.6/15	6.3/16	14.631
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	10.1/18	4.3/13	14.550
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	9.6/16	5.8/15	14.346
DEADLINE	NBC	Mon	9.8/14	5.3/12	14.335
NASH BRIDGES	CBS	Fri	9.7/18	5.1/16	14.194
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	10.6/17	5.0/13	14.079
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.3/15	5.6/16	14.003
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	9.0/13	6.5/15	13.61
JAG	CBS	Tue	9.4/14	3.6/10	13.456
THE FUGITIVE	CBS	Fri	9.3/17	3.6/12	13.032
20/20	ABC	Fri	9.3/17	4.4/14	13.004
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	7.7/12	6.3/18	11.92
TITANS	NBC	Wed	8.1/13	4.8/13	11.60
WALKER, TEXAS RANGER	CBS	Sat	7.7/14	3.3/10	11.57
TITUS	FOX	Tue	6.8/10	5.5/14	10.73
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	CBS	Tue	7.2/11	3.4/8	10.21
THE NORM SHOW	ABC	Wed	6.8/10	5.3/12	10.12
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	7.2/12	3.1/9	9.63
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	ABC	Wed	6.0/10	5.2/14	9.54
MLB ALDS	FOX	Sun	6.6/11	3.8/10	9.42
20/20	ABC	Mon	6.7/11	3.0/9	8.97
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	5.5/10	4.1/14	8.97
THAT'S LIFE	CBS	Sat	6.4/12	3.2/10	8.88
MADIGAN MEN	ABC	Fri	5.9/10	3.6/11	8.60
VP DEBATE ANALYSIS	ABC	Thu	6.2/11	2.3/7	8.59
MLB ALDS	NBC	Fri	6.2/12	3.2/10	8.49
TUCKER	NBC	Mon	5.9/9	3.3/8	8.35
SEXIEST BACHELOR IN AMERICA PAGEANT	FOX	Mon	6.0/9	3.9/10	8.29
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	5.0/8	3.3/9	8.07
DADDIO	NBC	Mon	5.6/9	2.8/8	7.78
TWO GUYS, A GIRL, AND A PIZZA PLACE	ABC	Fri	5.7/11	3.5/12	7.78
CHARMED	WB	Thu	5.2/8	3.7/10	7.65
THE NORM SHOW	ABC	Fri	5.1/9	3.3/10	7.51
VP DEBATE ANALYSIS	NBC	Thu	5.5/9	2.7/8	7.31
MLB ALDS	FOX	Wed	5.3/9	2.7/7	7.12
STAR TREK: VOYAGER	UPN	Wed	4.5/7	3.9/9	7.10
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	4.6/7	2.7/7	6.93
FREAKYLINKS	FOX	Fri	4.1/7	3.4/11	6.77
THE TROUBLE WITH NORMAL	ABC	Fri	4.6/8	2.8/9	6.65
MLB NLDS	FOX	Thu	5.0/9	2.6/8	6.59
48 HOURS	ABC	Thu	4.9/8	2.1/6	6.34
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	WB	Tue	3.9/6	2.8/8	6.17
MLB NLDS	FOX	Sat	4.4/10	2.4/10	6.0
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	NBC	Tue	-	2.1/5	5.5
ANGEL	WB	Tue	3.1/4	2.4/6	5.04
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Thu	3.5/6	1.9/5	5.03
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.4/5	2.5/7	4.98
VP DEBATE ANALYSIS	CBS	Thu	3.8/6	1.3/4	4.80
MLB ALDS	NBC	Tue	3.7/6	1.9/5	4.78
MLB ALDS	NBC	Sat	3.4/6	1.5/5	4.67
ROSWELL	WB	Mon	3.0/4	1.7/4	4.12
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	2.6/4	2.8/7	4.02
THE HUGHLEYS	UPN	Mon	2.6/4	1.7/4	3.97
SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.5/5	1.5/5	3.97
THE PJS	WB	Sun	2.4/4	1.5/3	3.79
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW	WB	Sun	2.5/4	1.5/4	3.68
MOESHA	UPN	Mon	2.4/4	2.5/7	3.62
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	2.3/3	1.6/4	3.61
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.5/4	1.7/4	3.52
NIKKI	WB	Sun	2.4/4	1.7/4	3.41
HYPE	WB	Sun	2.4/4	1.6/4	3.37
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	2.3/4	1.5/4	3.20
GROSSE POINT	WB	Fri	2.0/4	1.2/4	3.08
POPULAR	WB	Fri	1.9/3	1.1/3	2.98
THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW	WB	Sun	2.0/3	1.1/3	2.62

Cable ratings (viewership):

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, Media Life Magazine, and Broadcasting & Cable Magazine