Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 3, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the second 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)
ER	NBC	9/30/99	21.5/35	15.7/41	31.53
Frasier	NBC	9/30/99	16.3/25	11.3/30	23.74
Friends	NBC	9/30/99	15.8/27	11.9/37	22.95
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	9/30/99	13.4/21	10.2/26	19.52
Law & Order	NBC	9/29/99	12.9/22	7.8/21	18.66
Jesse	NBC	9/30/99	12.9/21	9.6/27	18.60
Monday Night Football	ABC	9/27/99	13.3/22	8.2/23	18.32
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	9/27/99	12.2/18	6.6/16	18.17
60 Minutes	CBS	10/3/99	12.5/20	4.3/12	17.41
JAG	CBS	9/28/99	11.1/19	4.5/13	17.00
Touched by an Angel	CBS	10/3/99	10.6/16	4.4/10	16.73
Becker	CBS	9/27/99	11.2/17	5.7/14	16.22
The Practice	ABC	10/3/99	10.7/18	6.8/17	16.21
Judging Amy	CBS	9/28/99	11.2/19	5.3/15	15.70
Third Watch	NBC	10/3/99	9.8/15	6.0/15	15.08
Family Law	CBS	9/27/99	10.9/18	5.4/14	15.03
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	9/29/99	9.7/15	7.6/20	14.73
Dateline	NBC	9/27/99	10.6/17	5.8/15	14.56
60 Minutes II	CBS	9/28/99	10.3/16	3.9/10	14.33
Providence	NBC	10/1/99	10.2/19	4.8/18	13.83
Nash Bridges	CBS	10/1/99	9.0/16	4.5/14	13.73
The West Wing	NBC	9/29/99	9.9/15	4.9/13	13.71
The King of Queens	CBS	9/27/99	9.0/14	4.7/14	13.61
Dharma & Greg-9:30p	ABC	9/28/99	9.4/15	7.0/18	13.54
Once and Again	ABC	9/28/99	9.8/17	6.9/19	13.45
Dharma & Greg-9:00p	ABC	9/28/99	9.0/14	6.5/17	13.31
Movie: Breakdown	CBS	9/29/99	9.2/15	4.1/11	13.30
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9/27/99	9.6/14	4.9/12	13.06
Will & Grace	NBC	9/28/99	9.3/14	6.1/16	12.99
Ladies Man	CBS	9/27/99	8.6/13	4.5/12	12.67
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/2/99	8.3/16	3.3/10	12.33
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	9/30/99	9.0/15	2.4/7	12.19
20/20	ABC	9/29/99	9.0/15	5.4/15	12.15
20/20	ABC	10/1/99	8.5/15	4.2/13	12.13
Movie: Forget Me Never	CBS	10/3/99	8.4/14	3.3/8	11.81
Now and Again	CBS	10/1/99	7.5/13	4.0/13	11.50
The Simpsons	FOX	10/3/99	7.1/11	5.8/15	11.45
Just Shoot Me	NBC	9/28/99	8.0/13	5.3/16	11.41
Spin City	ABC	9/28/99	8.3/14	4.9/15	11.25
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	9/28/99	8.1/13	4.8/13	11.25
That '70s Show	FOX	9/28/99	6.8/11	6.0/17	11.25
Snoops	ABC	10/3/99	7.3/11	4.7/11	11.23
Dateline	NBC	10/3/99	7.7/13	3.3/9	11.10
Chicago Hope	CBS	9/30/99	8.4/13	3.0/8	10.96
Norm	ABC	9/29/99	7.6/12	5.2/15	10.81
Futurama	FOX	10/3/99	6.7/10	5.2/12	10.79
Oh Grow Up	ABC	9/29/99	7.6/12	5.6/14	10.66
Dateline	NBC	9/28/99	7.7/13	4.0/11	10.57
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/1/99	6.6/12	3.6/12	10.41
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	9/29/99	7.3/12	5.1/15	10.32
Martial Law	CBS	10/2/99	6.6/12	2.9/9	10.23
Dateline	NBC	10/1/99	7.5/13	3.2/10	10.16
20/20	ABC	9/27/99	7.4/12	3.3/10	9.86
Cosby	CBS	9/29/99	6.9/12	2.4/7	9.86
TV Guide Sitcom Scandals	FOX	9/28/99	6.4/10	5.0/13	9.57
Early Edition	CBS	10/2/99	6.2/12	2.7/9	9.55
Work With Me	CBS	9/29/99	6.5/11	2.6/7	9.24
Candid Camera	CBS	10/1/99	6.0/11	2.3/8	9.21
The Pretender	NBC	10/2/99	5.7/10	3.7/11	9.12
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	9/29/99	6.0/10	4.8/14	8.82
Odd Man Out	ABC	10/1/99	5.7/10	3.0/12	8.73
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	10/1/99	6.1/12	2.0/8	8.61
Profiler	NBC	10/2/99	5.6/11	3.8/11	8.58
America's Most Wanted	FOX	10/2/99	5.7/11	3.5/11	8.46
Mike O'Malley Show	NBC	9/28/99	5.9/9	4.0/10	8.40
It's Like, You Know	ABC	9/28/99	6.3/10	4.0/11	8.33
7th Heaven	WB	9/27/99	5.8/9	2.7/8	8.32
48 Hours	CBS	9/30/99	6.3/10	2.3/6	8.27
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	9/30/99	5.2/8	4.2/12	8.26
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/1/99	5.4/10	3.0/11	7.99
Veronica's Closet	NBC	9/27/99	6.2/9	3.6/10	7.91
Garth Brooks: Chris Gaines	NBC	9/29/99	5.5/9	3.0/9	7.71
The X-Files	FOX	10/3/99	5.1/8	4.0/9	7.70
Cold Feet	NBC	10/1/99	5.6/10	3.5/11	7.56
King of the Hill	FOX	10/3/99	4.8/8	3.8/10	7.54
Ally	FOX	9/28/99	5.1/8	3.7/11	7.27
Cops	FOX	10/2/99	5.0/10	3.0/11	7.20
The Hughleys	ABC	10/1/99	5.0/10	2.8/11	7.17
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	9/30/99	4.5/8	3.1/9	6.96
Suddenly Susan	NBC	9/27/99	5.4/9	2.8/8	6.87
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	9/30/99	4.8/8	3.0/9	6.79
H-e-double Hockey Sticks	ABC	10/3/99	3.9/6	2.1/6	6.29
Dawson's Creek	WB	9/29/99	4.6/8	2.5/7	6.05
WWE Smackdown	UPN	9/30/99	4.1/7	2.2/6	6.00
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	9/29/99	3.9/6	3.0/8	5.82
Get Real	FOX	9/29/99	3.9/6	2.9/7	5.74
Freaks and Geeks	NBC	10/2/99	3.8/7	2.3/8	5.58
Family Guy	FOX	9/30/99	3.5/5	2.6/7	5.40
Action	FOX	9/30/99	3.5/5	2.6/7	5.20
Charmed	WB	9/30/99	3.7/6	2.3/6	5.12
Popular	WB	9/29/99	3.8/6	2.0/5	4.96
Felicity	WB	10/3/99	3.6/6	2.2/5	4.83
Safe Harbor	WB	9/27/99	3.5/5	1.7/4	4.72
Shasta McNasty-9:30p	UPN	9/30/99	3.1/5	1.8/5	4.52
Terror on the Job	FOX	10/1/99	3.3/6	2.1/8	4.43
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/1/99	2.9/5	1.3/4	4.26
For Your Love	WB	10/1/99	2.8/5	1.4/4	4.09
World's Funniest!	FOX	10/3/99	2.8/5	1.6/5	3.99
7 Days	UPN	9/29/99	2.6/4	1.5/5	3.85
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:30p	WB	10/1/99	2.3/4	1.1/4	3.45
The Parkers	UPN	9/27/99	2.3/3	1.3/4	3.44
Grown Ups	UPN	9/27/99	2.4/4	1.3/3	3.38
Jack & Jill	WB	10/3/99	2.5/4	1.4/3	3.31
Popular	WB	9/30/99	2.5/4	1.4/4	3.29
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	9/27/99	2.2/3	1.1/3	3.06
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:00p	WB	10/1/99	1.9/4	0.9/3	2.74

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Football: Oakland/Seattle	ESPN	9.98
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.60
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	7.27
NFL Primetime	ESPN	5.44
Animal Farm	TNT	5.21
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.80
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.12
Autopsy: Secrets of Dead	HBO	3.99
Practical Magic	HBO	3.74
Rugrats (Sat, 9pm)	NICK	3.66

Cable household ratings:

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