Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 22, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the third 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	18.0/29	13.0/35	25.923
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	15.2/25	11.7/35	22.725
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	14.1/21	7.9/19	21.258
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	13.1/19	6.0/13	20.369
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	14.0/23	4.4/12	19.829
WILL & GRACE-8:30P	NBC	Thu	13.8/22	10.4/29	19.815
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	12.5/20	7.0/17	19.301
WORLD SERIES GAME 2	FOX	Sun	12.6/20	4.4/13	19.045
WILL & GRACE-9:00P	NBC	Thu	12.7/19	10.3/27	18.595
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	12.0/20	7.4/21	17.771
BECKER	CBS	Mon	12.3/18	6.1/15	17.582
WORLD SERIES GAME 1	FOX	Sat	11.5/22	6.9/21	17.556
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	11.9/19	4.4/12	17.045
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	12.1/18	4.7/14	16.890
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	11.3/17	6.3/16	16.802
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	11.2/17	9.3/23	16.491
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	10.6/18	7.2/19	16.133
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	10.6/16	6.9/18	15.483
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.9/16	5.5/15	14.840
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	9.9/15	5.9/15	14.742
CSI	CBS	Fri	9.5/17	4.5/14	14.229
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	10.1/17	3.5/10	14.073
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sun	9.7/15	4.0/9	13.953
JAG	CBS	Tue	9.5/15	3.7/10	13.635
SPIN CITY	ABC	Wed	9.6/15	6.6/17	13.453
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	9.5/17	5.1/16	13.393
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	10.0/16	4.7/12	13.310
ED	NBC	Sun	8.3/13	5.4/12	13.07
THE GEENA DAVIS SHOW	ABC	Tue	9.2/14	5.0/13	13.06
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Tue	8.7/13	6.3/15	13.05
BETTE	CBS	Wed	9.0/15	4.5/14	12.86
PROVIDENCE	NBC	Fri	9.3/17	4.1/14	12.71
MLB ALCS	NBC	Tue	8.8/15	5.2/14	12.63
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	ABC	Tue	8.5/14	4.4/11	12.42
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	8.1/14	3.5/10	12.15
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	8.9/16	4.2/13	12.01
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	8.3/14	4.6/12	11.45
NASH BRIDGES	CBS	Fri	7.5/14	3.6/11	11.12
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.9/14	3.4/11	10.81
WELCOME TO NEW YORK	CBS	Wed	7.2/12	4.1/12	10.70
GIDEON'S CROSSING	ABC	Wed	7.7/13	4.7/13	10.60
20/20	ABC	Mon	7.9/13	3.4/10	10.41
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	6.6/10	5.5/16	10.41
WALKER, TEXAS RANGER	CBS	Sat	6.6/11	2.9/8	10.16
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	7.8/13	2.3/7	10.14
DEADLINE	NBC	Mon	7.0/10	3.9/9	10.00
TITUS	FOX	Tue	6.1/9	5.1/13	9.89
MOVIE: FOR ALL TIME	CBS	Wed	7.1/11	2.7/7	9.61
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	7.3/12	2.5/7	9.37
MOVIE: SONGS IN ORDINARY TIME	CBS	Sun	6.9/11	2.4/6	9.29
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	CBS	Tue	6.4/10	2.7/7	9.26
THE FUGITIVE	CBS	Fri	6.3/12	2.5/9	9.21
MLB NLCS	FOX	Mon	6.3/10	2.7/9	8.80
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:30P	ABC	Thu	5.9/9	3.7/10	8.73
THAT'S LIFE	CBS	Sat	5.7/10	2.7/8	8.47
DIAGNOSIS MURDER	CBS	Thu	6.4/10	1.7/5	8.43
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.8/10	2.5/7	7.92
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	4.9/9	3.7/13	7.59
DADDIO	NBC	Mon	5.1/8	3.0/8	7.36
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.6/7	2.7/7	7.21
CITY OF ANGELS	CBS	Thu	5.5/8	2.1/5	7.12
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:00P	ABC	Thu	5.0/8	2.8/9	7.03
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	4.7/7	2.8/8	6.95
WHEN CAMERAS CROSS THE LINE	FOX	Wed	4.7/8	3.5/11	6.86
TUCKER	NBC	Mon	4.6/7	2.8/7	6.74
TITANS	NBC	Wed	5.2/9	2.7/8	6.73
TV GUIDE: SITCOMS SCANDALS	FOX	Wed	4.5/7	2.9/7	6.16
TWO GUYS, A GIRL, AND A PIZZA PLACE	ABC	Fri	4.5/9	2.6/9	6.06
STAR TREK: VOYAGER	UPN	Wed	3.7/6	3.1/8	5.82
THE NORM SHOW	ABC	Fri	4.1/7	2.5/8	5.82
MADIGAN MEN	ABC	Fri	4.0/7	2.4/7	5.82
CHARMED	WB	Thu	3.5/5	2.7/7	5.37
FREAKYLINKS	FOX	Fri	3.3/6	2.8/8	5.31
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ANALYSIS	NBC	Tue	3.7/7	2.2/6	5.30
THE TROUBLE WITH NORMAL	ABC	Fri	3.8/7	2.2/7	5.26
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	WB	Tue	3.4/5	2.5/7	5.10
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.5/6	2.4/7	5.02
ANGEL	WB	Tue	3.4/5	2.4/6	4.92
ROSWELL	WB	Mon	3.2/5	2.2/5	4.78
CHEATING SPOUSES CAUGHT ON TAPE	UPN	Fri	3.1/6	1.9/6	4.25
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW	WB	Sun	2.4/4	1.6/4	3.87
WORLD'S NASTIEST NEIGHBORS	UPN	Fri	2.7/5	1.7/6	3.79
SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.1/4	1.1/4	3.70
7 DAYS	UPN	Wed	2.5/4	1.5/5	3.60
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.6/4	1.9/5	3.58
THE PJS	WB	Sun	2.2/3	1.4/3	3.53
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	2.0/3	1.4/4	3.20
HYPE	WB	Sun	2.2/3	1.4/3	3.08
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Thu	2.0/3	1.1/3	2.89
NIKKI	WB	Sun	2.1/3	1.1/2	2.74
THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW	WB	Sun	1.8/3	1.1/3	2.70
GROSSE POINT	WB	Fri	1.7/3	0.9/3	2.59
POPULAR	WB	Fri	1.6/3	0.7/2	2.25

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	6.65
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNN	5.94
Pretty Woman	TBS	5.63
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNN	5.60
Spongebob	NICK	3.43
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	3.24
Jackass	MTV	3.07
Rugrats	NICK	3.06
Wild Thornberrys	NICK	3.01
Shriek/Last Friday the 13th	USA	2.97

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