Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 26, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the first week of the 1999-00 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)
Friends	NBC	9/23/99	17.8/30	15.0/44	27.74
Frasier	NBC	9/23/99	16.6/26	11.9/32	25.24
SNL 25th Anniversary	NBC	9/26/99	14.0/23	12.2/30	22.15
Monday Night Football	ABC	9/20/99	15.2/25	9.5/26	21.53
Jesse	NBC	9/23/99	13.9/22	11.3/32	21.25
Third Watch	NBC	9/23/99	14.1/24	9.6/27	20.56
Country Music Awards	CBS	9/22/99	12.3/20	6.7/18	18.81
Law & Order	NBC	9/22/99	13.2/22	7.6/20	18.63
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	9/23/99	12.3/19	9.2/24	18.62
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	9/20/99	12.2/18	6.9/17	18.39
Touched by an Angel	CBS	9/26/99	12.0/19	4.7/11	18.36
The Practice	ABC	9/26/99	11.6/18	6.8/16	17.74
The West Wing	NBC	9/22/99	12.1/19	6.1/16	16.91
Once and Again	ABC	9/21/99	12.3/20	7.8/21	16.77
Dharma & Greg-9:30pm	ABC	9/21/99	11.1/17	8.0/20	16.54
Will & Grace	NBC	9/21/99	11.2/17	8.7/22	16.09
JAG	CBS	9/21/99	10.6/17	4.2/12	15.81
Family Law	CBS	9/20/99	11.5/19	5.2/14	15.55
Movie: A Song from the Heart	CBS	9/26/99	10.7/16	4.3/10	15.41
Becker	CBS	9/20/99	10.4/15	5.2/12	15.16
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	9/21/99	10.3/16	7.2/20	14.95
Dharma & Greg-9:00pm	ABC	9/21/99	9.8/15	6.8/18	14.64
60 Minutes	CBS	9/26/99	10.2/18	3.0/9	14.56
Providence	NBC	9/24/99	10.6/20	5.0/18	14.54
Third Watch	NBC	9/26/99	9.8/15	5.8/14	14.43
20/20	ABC	9/24/99	9.9/18	4.1/12	14.17
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9/20/99	10.0/15	5.4/13	14.13
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	9/25/99	9.2/17	3.9/12	13.88
Ladies Man	CBS	9/20/99	9.0/14	5.2/14	13.55
Judging Amy	CBS	9/21/99	6.3/11	4.1/11	13.50
King of Queens	CBS	9/20/99	9.0/15	5.0/15	13.48
60 Minutes II	CBS	9/21/99	9.2/14	3.1/8	13.30
Snoops	ABC	9/26/99	8.5/13	4.7/10	13.21
The Simpsons	FOX	9/26/99	8.0/13	6.7/17	12.93
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	9/22/99	8.6/13	6.6/17	12.91
Just Shoot Me	NBC	9/21/99	9.0/15	5.9/18	12.60
Nash Bridges	CBS	9/24/99	8.7/15	4.3/13	12.56
Dateline	NBC	9/24/99	9.3/16	3.9/12	12.44
Now and Again	CBS	9/24/99	8.1/14	4.4/14	11.94
Spin City	ABC	9/21/99	8.5/14	5.3/16	11.89
20/20	ABC	9/20/99	8.5/15	4.4/10	11.71
Dateline	NBC	9/22/99	8.4/14	3.5/11	11.71
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	9/23/99	8.7/14	2.1/6	11.70
Futurama	FOX	9/26/99	7.3/11	5.6/13	11.54
Norm	ABC	9/22/99	7.5/12	5.8/16	11.43
Chicago Hope	CBS	9/23/99	8.6/13	3.4/9	11.43
48 Hours	CBS	9/23/99	8.5/14	3.2/9	11.34
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	9/24/99	7.1/13	4.2/13	11.30
20/20	ABC	9/22/99	8.4/14	4.8/13	11.29
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	9/22/99	7.7/13	5.5/18	11.19
Martial Law	CBS	9/25/99	7.2/13	3.2/10	11.11
Dateline	NBC	9/21/99	8.1/13	4.5/12	11.01
Oh Grow Up	ABC	9/22/99	7.4/11	5.6/14	10.70
It's Like, You Know	ABC	9/21/99	7.4/12	5.0/14	10.41
Mike O'Malley	NBC	9/21/99	7.3/11	5.5/14	10.38
Movie: Sabrina Down Under	ABC	9/26/99	6.2/10	3.3/9	10.28
Dateline	NBC	9/20/99	7.6/12	4.1/11	10.19
King of the Hill	FOX	9/26/99	6.0/11	5.1/15	9.74
The Pretender	NBC	9/25/99	6.2/11	4.2/13	9.71
Profiler	NBC	9/25/99	6.5/12	4.2/13	9.65
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	9/24/99	6.3/12	2.6/10	9.58
Early Edition	CBS	9/25/99	6.6/13	2.7/9	9.38
Odd Man Out	ABC	9/24/99	6.2/11	3.1/10	9.18
Freaks and Geeks	NBC	9/25/99	5.8/11	4.1/14	9.17
Boy Meets World	ABC	9/24/99	5.9/11	3.7/13	9.00
Candid Camera	CBS	9/24/99	5.8/11	2.4/8	8.99
Cold Feet	NBC	9/24/99	6.5/12	3.8/12	8.79
7th Heaven	WB	9/20/99	4.8/7	2.9/8	8.67
Veronica's Closet	NBC	9/20/99	6.0/9	4.1/11	8.32
The Hughleys	ABC	9/24/99	5.6/11	3.2/12	8.28
Suddenly Susan	NBC	9/20/99	5.9/10	3.9/11	8.07
Dateline	NBC	9/26/99	6.0/11	2.6/8	7.99
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	9/22/99	5.8/10	4.5/13	7.95
America's Most Wanted	FOX	9/25/99	5.2/10	3.4/11	7.67
Movie: Selena	ABC	9/25/99	5.2/10	2.7/9	7.58
Cops	FOX	9/25/99	4.6/9	3.3/12	7.16
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	9/23/99	4.7/8	3.1/9	6.83
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	9/23/99	4.5/8	2.8/8	6.82
World's Scariest Explosions	FOX	9/21/99	4.1/7	2.9/8	6.35
WWE Smackdown	UPN	9/23/99	4.3/7	2.2/6	6.30
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	9/22/99	3.8/6	2.9/8	6.16
When Good Times Go Bad	FOX	9/21/99	5.9/9	4.3/11	6.10
Safe Harbor	WB	9/20/99	3.8/6	1.8/4	5.45
Get Real	FOX	9/22/99	4.0/6	2.6/7	5.27
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	9/21/99	3.6/6	2.1/6	5.08
Action	FOX	9/23/99	3.4/5	2.5/7	5.01
Family Guy	FOX	9/23/99	3.4/5	2.3/6	4.99
Felicity	WB	9/26/99	3.5/5	2.0/5	4.70
Grown-Ups	UPN	9/20/99	2.8/4	1.6/4	3.92
The Parkers	UPN	9/20/99	2.8/4	1.4/4	3.81
Jack and Jill	WB	9/26/99	2.9/4	1.3/3	3.73
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	9/24/99	2.4/5	1.6/6	3.49
Moesha	UPN	9/20/99	2.5/4	1.2/4	3.44
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	9/20/99	2.5/4	1.5/3	3.44
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:30pm	WB	9/24/99	2.3/5	1.3/5	3.35
For Your Love	WB	9/24/99	2.3/5	1.7/6	3.34
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:00pm	WB	9/24/99	1.8/4	1.1/4	2.65
Mission Hill	WB	9/21/99	1.8/3	0.8/2	2.28

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Football: Giants/Patriots	ESPN	8.08
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	6.91
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.63
NFL Primetime	ESPN	5.30
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.97
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	3.91
Boxing	HBO	3.59
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	3.43
There's Something About Mary	HBO	3.40
Wild Thornberrys (Thurs)	NICK	3.11

Cable household ratings: note that the chart is incorrectly labeled as 9/13-9/19. It is 9/20-9/26/99.

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Source: USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter, Broadcasting Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times