Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 15, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the second 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)
ER	NBC	Thu	19.2/30	15.4/38	29.331
FRIENDS-8:30P	NBC	Thu	18.0/28	15.4/39	27.929
FRIENDS-8:00P	NBC	Thu	16.6/27	13.7/38	25.541
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	15.8/23	13.4/32	24.318
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	14.9/25	9.7/25	21.987
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	14.5/23	5.4/15	20.567
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	13.3/20	11.3/27	20.369
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	13.5/20	5.9/13	20.332
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	13.7/20	7.6/17	19.916
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	13.9/22	5.0/14	19.295
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	12.4/20	6.8/17	18.468
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	12.2/19	7.7/19	18.456
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	12.4/19	4.8/11	18.021
THE GEENA DAVIS SHOW	ABC	Tue	11.7/18	7.7/19	17.299
BECKER	CBS	Mon	12.1/18	6.1/14	16.726
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	12.0/20	5.1/14	16.424
CSI	CBS	Fri	10.9/19	5.0/16	15.804
BETTE	CBS	Wed	11.4/18	5.5/16	15.723
GIDEON'S CROSSING	ABC	Tue	11.0/18	6.6/18	15.429
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	10.9/18	4.0/11	15.264
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sun	10.2/15	4.0/10	15.094
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	9.9/15	5.8/14	14.724
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.6/15	5.4/14	14.393
JAG	CBS	Tue	9.7/15	4.0/11	14.074
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	9.1/16	3.8/11	13.69
NASH BRIDGES	CBS	Fri	9.2/17	4.6/14	13.59
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Tue	9.0/14	6.5/16	13.40
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	9.1/15	5.6/14	13.29
WELCOME TO NEW YORK	CBS	Wed	9.3/14	5.0/13	12.71
MISS AMERICA PAGEANT	ABC	Sat	8.6/16	3.9/12	12.62
MOVIE: YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN	CBS	Sun	8.9/14	4.0/9	12.40
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	8.9/14	3.0/7	12.32
MLB ALCS	NBC	Tue	8.8/15	4.5/12	11.94
THE FUGITIVE	CBS	Fri	8.3/16	3.2/11	11.91
20/20	ABC	Fri	8.7/16	4.2/13	11.85
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	7.5/12	6.1/17	11.80
MLB ALCS	NBC	Fri	8.5/16	4.0/14	11.67
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	8.6/13	3.0/8	11.53
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	9.1/15	3.9/10	11.43
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	8.1/13	3.4/8	11.07
DEADLINE	NBC	Mon	7.5/11	3.9/9	10.94
TITUS	FOX	Tue	6.9/10	5.4/14	10.63
ED	NBC	Sun	6.9/10	5.0/11	10.63
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	ABC	Wed	7.4/12	3.4/9	10.40
NFL OVERRUN	FOX	Sun	7.0/13	6.7/21	10.4
WALKER, TEXAS RANGER	CBS	Sat	6.9/12	2.8/8	10.05
MLB NLCS	FOX	Thu	7.0/12	3.5/10	9.71
MLB ALCS	NBC	Sun	6.8/13	3.5/12	9.7
MLB ALCS	NBC	Sat	6.8/13	3.3/11	9.6
MLB NLCS	FOX	Wed	6.8/11	3.6/10	9.31
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:30P	ABC	Thu	5.9/9	3.6/9	8.95
MLB NLCS	FOX	Sun	6.1/10	3.3/8	8.89
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	NBC	Wed	6.3/10	3.5/9	8.80
PETER JENNINGS REPORTING	ABC	Mon	6.6/11	2.5/7	8.79
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:00P	ABC	Thu	5.7/9	3.2/9	8.27
TITANS	NBC	Wed	6.2/10	3.7/10	8.20
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.4/10	3.6/11	8.12
COPS	FOX	Sat	5.5/10	3.7/12	8.02
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	5.2/10	3.8/14	7.95
DIAGNOSIS MURDER	CBS	Thu	6.2/10	1.6/4	7.93
CITY OF ANGELS	CBS	Thu	5.8/9	2.5/6	7.93
THAT'S LIFE	CBS	Sat	5.4/10	2.8/10	7.80
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.9/7	2.9/7	7.74
MADIGAN MEN	ABC	Fri	5.1/9	3.1/10	7.43
TWO GUYS, A GIRL, AND A PIZZA PLACE	ABC	Fri	5.3/10	2.9/11	7.29
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	CBS	Wed	5.1/8	2.4/6	7.16
THE NORM SHOW	ABC	Fri	4.9/9	3.1/10	7.15
DADDIO	NBC	Mon	4.8/7	2.8/8	6.95
TUCKER	NBC	Mon	4.6/7	2.9/7	6.95
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	4.5/7	2.8/7	6.92
THE TROUBLE WITH NORMAL	ABC	Fri	4.5/8	2.8/10	6.52
STAR TREK: VOYAGER	UPN	Wed	3.6/6	3.1/7	5.68
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.6/6	2.5/7	5.37
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	WB	Tue	3.5/5	2.6/7	5.34
CHARMED	WB	Thu	3.7/5	2.4/6	5.10
ANGEL	WB	Tue	3.2/5	2.4/6	5.09
FELICITY	WB	Wed	3.4/5	2.7/6	4.98
FREAKYLINKS	FOX	Fri	3.0/5	2.5/8	4.74
THE PARKERS	UPN	Mon	2.7/4	1.8/5	4.58
ROSWELL	WB	Mon	3.0/4	1.9/4	4.32
THE HUGHLEYS	UPN	Mon	2.4/3	1.7/4	4.10
MOESHA	UPN	Mon	2.5/4	1.5/4	3.93
7 DAYS	UPN	Wed	2.2/4	1.5/4	3.51
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Thu	2.5/4	1.2/3	3.40
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW	WB	Sun	2.5/4	1.6/4	3.25
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	2.0/3	1.3/3	3.13
SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.1/4	1.1/4	3.02
THE PJS	WB	Sun	2.2/3	1.4/3	2.98
HYPE	WB	Sun	2.0/3	1.4/3	2.85
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	2.0/3	1.3/4	2.75
NIKKI	WB	Sun	1.9/3	1.2/3	2.49
POPULAR	WB	Fri	1.7/3	0.8/3	2.33
THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW	WB	Sun	1.7/3	1.1/3	2.31
GROSSE POINT	WB	Fri	1.6/3	0.8/3	2.24

-Presidential Debate (ABC): 13.3 million viewers

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	8.30
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNN	7.20
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNN	6.67
Sex and the City	HBO	4.71
Eyes Wide Shut	HBO	4.29
NFL Primetime	ESPN	3.90
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	3.69
First Target	TBS	3.69
Rugrats	NICK	3.56
Jackass	MTV	3.30
Presidential Debate	CNN	2.68

Cable ratings (households):

Premium cable ratings:

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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