Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 31, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 13th 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	Tue	12.1/20	5.5/15	18.944
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	11.8/20	5.4/15	17.879
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	11.0/22	7.2/22	17.293
NFL WILDCARD POSTGAME	FOX	Sun	10.2/19	7.5/24	16.232
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	9.4/15	4.9/13	14.563
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	8.1/16	4.7/15	13.755
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	8.4/16	2.2/7	11.604
NEW YEARS ROCKIN' EVE	ABC	Sun	6.2/13	4.7/15	11.317
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?	ABC	Tue	6.7/12	5.2/15	11.312
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	7.1/12	4.3/12	10.855
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	6.5/11	4.8/13	10.552
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	6.4/11	4.3/12	10.309
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.8/12	3.4/10	10.051
48 HOURS-10P	CBS	Thu	7.2/12	3.2/9	10.039
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	7.2/12	3.0/9	10.006
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	7.1/12	2.4/7	9.946
48 HOURS-9P	CBS	Thu	7.3/12	2.6/7	9.910
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.8/12	3.5/10	9.832
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	6.1/10	3.9/11	9.758
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS	CBS	Wed	6.4/11	2.1/5	9.107
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	5.7/10	3.6/11	9.031
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	5.8/10	3.8/11	8.991
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-10:30P	ABC	Sat	5.3/10	4.0/11	8.723
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-10:00P	ABC	Sat	5.1/9	3.7/10	8.479
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS	CBS	Mon	5.0/11	3.1/10	8.432
20/20	ABC	Mon	5.5/12	2.5/8	8.372
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-9:00P	ABC	Fri	4.6/8	3.6/11	8.097
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Sun	4.5/8	3.7/11	8.034
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.5/11	2.5/8	7.966
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-9:30P	ABC	Fri	4.9/8	3.7/11	7.813
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Sun	4.1/8	3.4/11	7.633
GIDEON'S CROSSING	ABC	Wed	4.7/8	3.3/9	6.992
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.8/6	2.6/7	6.473
NBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Mon	-	4.1/14	6.3
WORLD'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS	NBC	Sun	4.4/8	2.3/7	6.226
MOVIE: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE	NBC	Mon	3.4/7	2.4/7	5.798
WORLD'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS	NBC	Sat	3.4/6	2.2/6	5.119
NBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sat	2.7/5	1.5/4	3.753
THE PJS	WB	Sun	1.7/3	0.9/3	2.548

-New Years Rockin' Eve (NBC, 11:35pm-12:29am): 23.2 million viewers (11.7 million A18-49)

-New Years Rockin' Eve (NBC, 1:05am-2:02am): 6.2 million viewers

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
HOLIDAY BOWL: TEXAS/OREGON	ESPN	6.341
INDEPENDENCE BOWL: TEXAS A&M/MISS	ESPN	5.675
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	5.659
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	4.846
ALAMO BOWL: NEBRASKA/NORTHWESTERN	ESPN	4.772
MOVIE: BLACK DOG-TUE	USA	4.742
PEACH BOWL: LSU/GEORGIA TECH	ESPN	4.118
MOVIE: RIO LOBO-MON	TBS	3.693
MOVIE: THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER-MON	TBS	3.634
MOVIE: MCLINTOCK-MON	TBS	3.571
RUGRATS-SUN	NICK	3.344
MOVIE: TERROR IN THE FAMILY-WED	USA	3.295
RUGRATS-THU	NICK	3.252
MOVIE: SILENCE OF THE LAMBS-WED	LIF	3.067
MOVIE: D. STEELS FINE THINGS-SUN	LIF	2.700
PREMIUM CABLE
ANYWHERE BUT HERE-SAT	HBO	3.824
BEST OF TAXICAB CONFESS 2-SAT	HBO	3.666
SEX BYTES-SAT	HBO	2.969
MARKED FOR DEATH-FRI	HBO	2.708
SEX BYTES-THU	HBO	1.947

Cable ratings (households):

Premium cable HH 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