Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending July 29, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 43rd 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)
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	8.2/15	6.8/21	14.124
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	9.3/16	3.9/12	13.193
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	8.3/13	5.7/16	13.150
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	9.2/17	3.5/11	13.068
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Fri	8.1/16	3.0/12	11.631
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	8.4/17	2.0/7	11.338
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	7.9/13	3.5/9	11.229
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.8/15	3.2/12	10.855
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	7.1/12	4.9/14	10.840
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	7.9/14	3.3/10	10.695
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	7.4/13	3.5/10	10.144
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.3/13	2.5/8	9.661
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	6.4/12	3.5/11	8.917
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Thu	6.2/12	3.7/12	8.875
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.3/11	3.3/10	8.375
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	6.0/10	3.8/10	8.358
SPY TV	NBC	Thu	5.3/10	4.0/13	8.31
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Tue	5.5/10	3.5/11	7.82
SPY TV	NBC	Tue	5.1/10	3.4/11	7.67
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.3/11	2.6/11	7.66
20/20	ABC	Mon	5.8/10	1.9/6	7.31
MURDER IN SMALL TOWN X	FOX	Tue	4.7/8	3.5/10	7.23
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	5.2/10	2.1/8	7.11
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	4.7/9	2.3/8	6.83
VANISHED	ABC	Wed	5.1/9	2.7/8	6.80
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.3/8	2.8/9	6.79
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.6/10	2.8/11	6.78
DOWNER CHANNEL	NBC	Tue	4.5/8	2.9/9	6.58
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Wed	3.8/6	2.9/8	6.17
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Sat	4.1/9	2.5/11	5.93
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	4.0/8	2.9/9	5.86
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS	FOX	Thu	3.5/7	2.0/7	5.62
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	4.3/8	1.8/7	5.60
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	3.9/9	2.5/10	5.58
PLANET OF THE APES SPECIAL	FOX	Wed	3.7/7	2.8/10	5.41
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.6/8	2.4/11	5.41
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	3.6/8	2.4/10	4.88
NIGHT VISIONS	FOX	Thu	2.8/5	1.9/6	4.28
MYSTERIOUS WAYS	NBC	Fri	3.3/7	1.3/6	4.28
DATELINE	NBC	Sat	2.6/6	1.3/6	3.44

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	4.3	4.436
JOHN DEERE CLASSIC	CBS	Sun	2.1	2.134
PIKES PEAK 250	NBC	Sat	1.8	1.817
JOHN DEERE CLASSIC	CBS	Sat	1.6	1.590
CHICAGO GRAND PRIX	ABC	Sun	1.1	1.171
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sat	1.0	1.008
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	1.0	1.031
MLS ALL-STAR GAME	ABC	Sat	0.6	0.660

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	7.750
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.857
PENNSYLVANIA 500	TNT	6.791
RUGRATS-MON 12P	NICK	4.144
HEY ARNOLD-SUN 11A	NICK	4.049
RUGRATS-FRI 8P	NICK	4.017
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.992
RUGRATS-MON 1P	NICK	3.957
MOVIE: IN A CHILD'S NAME PART II	LIF	3.664
RUGRATS-MON 4:30P	NICK	3.633
MOVIE: SIEGE AT RUBY RIDGE, 2	LIF	3.571
SPONGEBOB-SUN 10A	NICK	3.467
ANY DAY NOW	LIF	3.406
MOVIE: SIEGE AT RUBY RIDGE, 1	LIF	3.295
RUGRATS-SUN 9:30A	NICK	3.112
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	5.978
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	5.817
ARLISS	HBO	3.297
THE ART OF WAR	HBO	3.208
REAL SEX XTRA: BEST OF	HBO	3.047

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.636	4.5
PENNSYLVANIA 500	TNT	Sun	4.213	4.1
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	4.008	3.9
MOVIE: IN A CHILD'S NAME PART II	LIF	Sun	2.772	2.7
MOVIE: SIEGE AT RUBY RIDGE, 2	LIF	Sun	2.685	2.6
HEY ARNOLD-11:00A	NICK	Sun	2.544	2.5
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.541	2.5
RUGRATS-12:00P	NICK	Mon	2.502	2.4
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sun	2.467	2.4
RUGRATS-1:00P	NICK	Mon	2.436	2.4
MOVIE: SIEGE AT RUBY RIDGE, 1	LIF	Sun	2.433	2.4
RUGRATS-4:30P	NICK	Mon	2.386	2.3
ANY DAY NOW	LIF	Sun	2.383	2.3
RUGRATS-8:00P	NICK	Fri	2.343	2.3
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sun	2.306	2.3
HEY ARNOLD-11:30A	NICK	Sun	2.28	2.2
THE DIVISION	LIF	Sun	2.24	2.2
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.21	2.2
RUGRATS-4:00P	NICK	Mon	2.19	2.1
SPONGEBOB-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.18	2.1
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	3.983	3.9
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	3.845	3.8
ARLISS	HBO	Sun	2.321	2.3
THE ART OF WAR	HBO	-	2.196	2.1
REAL SEX XTRA: BEST OF	HBO	-	2.505	2.5

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	4089
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3704
NASCAR/Pennsylvania 500	TNT	Sun	3402
South Park	CMDY	Wed	2210
Real World X	MTV	Tue	1918
The Shawshank Redemption	TNT	Sun	1726
Seige at Ruby Ridge, Pt. 2	LIF	Sun	1678
In a Child's Name, Pt. 2	LIF	Sun	1641
Jackass	MTV	Sun	1620
Seige at Ruby Ridge, Pt. 1	LIF	Sun	1446

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, Media Life Magazine, Zap2it, Cable World, and Variety