Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 24, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 12th 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)
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	15.2/26	9.9/26	22.319
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	14.5/23	5.7/15	21.852
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	13.4/22	5.1/14	19.651
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	12.3/19	4.8/12	18.770
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	12.1/19	6.5/16	18.276
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	12.6/21	6.8/18	18.221
BECKER	CBS	Mon	11.7/17	6.2/14	17.576
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	12.2/20	5.0/13	16.953
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	9.9/15	6.2/16	15.122
CSI	CBS	Fri	9.9/17	4.7/14	14.884
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	9.3/14	6.3/16	14.611
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	9.1/14	5.3/13	13.702
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	9.8/15	3.4/9	13.580
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	9.1/15	4.2/12	13.342
THE GEENA DAVIS SHOW	ABC	Tue	8.3/13	5.8/15	12.91
SPIN CITY	ABC	Wed	7.6/12	5.4/14	11.99
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	Tue	7.3/12	6.5/18	11.92
ED	NBC	Wed	8.0/13	5.0/14	11.87
20/20	ABC	Mon	8.0/13	3.6/10	11.45
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	8.1/13	4.1/10	11.39
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:30P	ABC	Thu	6.3/10	4.6/12	10.82
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	6.7/15	3.0/11	10.71
TITUS	FOX	Tue	6.3/10	5.6/15	10.33
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	6.3/12	4.1/14	9.86
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.7/11	3.8/10	9.42
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Tue	6.6/11	4.5/12	9.25
JOHN STOSSEL: HYPE	ABC	Fri	6.2/11	3.6/11	9.21
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	5.9/15	2.0/9	8.74
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	5.7/11	3.7/13	8.64
DAG	NBC	Tue	6.0/9	3.8/9	8.63
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	6.3/9	2.8/6	8.56
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:00P	ABC	Thu	5.2/9	3.4/10	8.31
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	5.9/10	2.7/7	8.08
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	5.1/8	2.9/7	8.02
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	6.0/11	2.4/7	7.96
GIDEON'S CROSSING	ABC	Wed	5.5/9	3.4/9	7.92
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.5/7	3.1/8	7.36
A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS	CBS	Thu	5.3/9	2.1/6	7.26
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN	NBC	Tue	4.6/7	3.0/8	6.83
BETTE	CBS	Wed	4.9/8	2.5/7	6.83
MOVIE: HOW TO MARRY A BILLIONAIRE	FOX	Wed	4.5/7	2.8/7	6.77
THE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS	CBS	Sat	3.8/7	2.3/7	6.74
CITY OF ANGELS	CBS	Thu	4.5/7	2.3/6	6.19
NUTTIEST NUTCRACKER	CBS	Sat	3.6/7	1.8/6	6.16
THE MICHAEL RICHARDS SHOW	NBC	Tue	4.0/6	2.6/7	5.63
TITANS	NBC	Mon	4.2/6	2.3/6	5.48
MOVIE: 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS	ABC	Sun	2.8/7	1.7/7	5.31
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	WB	Tue	3.2/5	2.2/6	4.85
ANGEL	WB	Tue	3.0/5	2.3/6	4.66
HOLIDAY MUSIC SPECTACULAR	FOX	Sat	2.9/6	1.6/5	4.50
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.0/5	2.2/6	4.24
ROSWELL	WB	Mon	2.9/4	1.7/4	4.23
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Wed	2.6/4	1.6/4	3.62
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Thu	2.4/4	1.4/4	3.60
STAR TREK: VOYAGER	UPN	Wed	2.2/3	1.7/4	3.38
MOVIE: ALICE IN WONDERLAND	NBC	Sun	1.8/5	0.9/4	2.80
7 DAYS	UPN	Wed	1.6/3	1.3/4	2.68
FREEDOM	UPN	Fri	1.2/2	0.7/2	1.48

Cable ratings (viewership):

not available this week

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