Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 3, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the ninth 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)
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	15.0/23	6.3/17	22.087
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	14.3/21	5.6/14	21.189
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	12.9/21	7.7/20	19.411
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	13.1/18	7.2/16	19.293
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	13.1/19	5.1/12	19.013
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	12.6/19	7.2/17	18.993
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	12.5/21	7.8/21	18.435
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	12.1/18	7.7/18	17.851
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	12.0/18	4.6/11	17.293
BECKER	CBS	Mon	11.7/17	5.8/13	16.909
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	11.2/16	4.5/9	16.847
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sun	11.2/16	4.3/10	16.270
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	11.3/18	5.7/15	15.888
DAVID BLAINE: FROZEN IN TIME	ABC	Wed	10.1/16	7.3/19	15.884
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	9.0/13	7.7/18	15.60
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	11.1/19	5.2/15	15.430
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	11.2/18	4.6/10	15.214
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	10.0/15	7.0/17	15.032
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-SUN	FOX	Sun	8.4/12	6.7/15	14.41
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	9.1/13	7.2/16	14.03
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	8.2/15	7.4/15	13.89
MOVIE: PAPA'S ANGELS	CBS	Sun	9.6/15	3.8/9	13.654
DAG	NBC	Tue	9.5/14	6.0/14	13.639
JAG	CBS	Tue	9.6/14	3.7/9	13.472
SPIN CITY	ABC	Wed	8.7/13	6.7/16	13.41
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	8.8/13	5.4/12	13.23
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	9.0/14	5.1/13	13.18
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.0/14	5.0/13	13.14
THE CROCODILE HUNTER	NBC	Mon	7.7/11	5.2/13	12.98
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	9.0/13	5.0/12	12.83
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Tue	7.7/11	6.3/14	12.58
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.8/11	5.4/14	12.57
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	9.0/15	4.9/13	12.24
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	7.4/13	4.3/14	12.21
COLL FTBL: BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP	ABC	Sat	8.2/15	4.5/14	12.13
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:30P	ABC	Thu	7.1/11	5.0/13	11.76
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	7.1/11	6.1/16	11.59
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	8.3/12	2.6/6	11.31
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	8.2/13	3.3/9	11.30
TANGERINE BEAR-SUN	ABC	Sun	5.8/9	3.5/9	11.28
THE GEENA DAVIS SHOW	ABC	Tue	7.4/11	5.1/12	11.23
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	8.4/14	3.0/9	11.19
CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER	NBC	Wed	7.5/11	3.6/10	11.12
FROSTY RETURNS-FRI	CBS	Sat	5.9/10	3.3/10	10.99
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	8.3/14	3.8/10	10.89
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN-FRI	CBS	Sat	5.9/11	3.4/11	10.84
TITUS	FOX	Tue	6.1/9	5.5/13	10.65
WORLD'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS	NBC	Sun	7.1/11	3.4/9	10.61
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	7.1/10	3.3/7	10.30
WINNIE THE POOH & CHRISTMAS TOO-SUN	ABC	Sun	5.6/9	3.3/9	10.08
SPECIAL: ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS	CBS	Fri	6.6/11	3.7/11	10.01
20/20	ABC	Mon	7.4/12	2.9/8	9.75
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:00P	ABC	Thu	5.9/9	3.9/11	9.58
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE-WED	FOX	Wed	5.8/9	4.2/11	9.53
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	5.5/9	4.5/11	9.53
ICE WARS	CBS	Sat	6.0/10	2.4/7	9.17
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	6.0/9	3.3/8	8.85
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.1/11	3.2/9	8.77
COLL FTBL: SEC CHAMPIONSHIP	ABC	Sat	5.9/11	-	8.7
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Tue	6.3/10	4.7/12	8.67
DIAGNOSIS MURDER	CBS	Thu	6.5/10	2.0/5	8.46
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS	FOX	Sat	5.2/9	3.5/10	8.44
BETTE	CBS	Wed	6.0/9	3.2/9	8.32
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.5/10	3.4/10	8.17
CHRISTINA AGUILERA: MY REFLECTION	ABC	Sun	4.7/7	2.9/6	8.09
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN	NBC	Tue	5.5/8	3.6/9	7.91
NORMAL, OHIO	FOX	Wed	4.8/7	3.4/9	7.76
THE MICHAEL RICHARDS SHOW	NBC	Tue	5.3/8	3.2/8	7.44
THE NORM SHOW	ABC	Fri	4.7/8	3.1/9	7.32
MOVIE: JOHN LENNON STORY	NBC	Sun	4.9/7	3.3/7	7.32
BRITNEY: NO PLACE LIKE HOME	FOX	Thu	4.9/7	2.6/7	7.25
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.8/9	3.1/10	7.24
CITY OF ANGELS	CBS	Thu	5.5/8	2.3/6	7.02
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.4/7	2.8/7	6.95
WELCOME TO NEW YORK	CBS	Wed	5.0/7	2.7/7	6.90
FUTURAMA	FOX	Sun	4.3/7	3.1/8	6.81
MADIGAN MEN	ABC	Fri	4.3/7	3.0/9	6.79
N'SYNC: N'TIMATE HOLIDAY SPECIAL	FOX	Thu	4.1/6	2.6/6	6.45
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	WB	Tue	3.6/5	2.6/7	5.48
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.8/6	2.6/7	4.96
STAR TREK: VOYAGER	UPN	Wed	3.4/5	2.7/7	4.95
ANGEL	WB	Tue	3.2/5	2.2/5	4.67
THE $TREET	FOX	Wed	3.1/5	1.9/5	4.61
ROSWELL	WB	Mon	2.9/4	1.7/4	4.14
FELICITY	WB	Wed	3.1/5	1.9/4	3.90
THE HUGHLEYS	UPN	Mon	2.6/4	1.5/3	3.63
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	Mon	2.3/3	1.5/3	3.27
FREEDOM	UPN	Fri	1.5/3	0.7/2	2.05
LEVEL 9	UPN	Fri	1.3/2	0.6/2	1.83

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
NFL Football (Sun)	ESPN	8.17
NFL Football (Thurs)	ESPN	7.23
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNN	6.96
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNN	5.82
Dune, Pt. 1	SCI	4.96
Stuart Little	HBO	4.44
Wedding Singer (Sun, 8pm)	TNT	4.34
NFL Primetime	ESPN	4.41
Wedding Singer (Fri, 8pm)	TNT	4.01
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town	FOXF	3.91

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