Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 17, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the fourth 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	10/14/99	20.4/32	14.8/38	30.45
Friends	NBC	10/14/99	13.8/23	11.2/34	21.07
Frasier	NBC	10/14/99	13.8/21	10.0/26	20.93
Touched by an Angel	CBS	10/17/99	12.2/18	4.8/11	18.11
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10/11/99	12.3/18	6.6/16	17.72
MLB NLCS: NYM/ATL Game 5	NBC	10/17/99	12.0/21	6.1/18	17.30
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	10/14/99	11.3/17	8.5/21	17.03
Law & Order	NBC	10/13/99	11.7/19	7.2/19	16.84
Jesse	NBC	10/14/99	11.0/17	8.7/24	16.75
Judging Amy	CBS	10/12/99	11.7/20	5.2/14	16.46
JAG	CBS	10/12/99	10.8/17	4.4/10	16.33
The Practice	ABC	10/17/99	10.5/17	6.8/17	16.30
Movie: Silk Hope	CBS	10/17/99	11.4/17	4.4/10	16.27
60 Minutes	CBS	10/17/99	11.7/19	3.4/10	16.20
Becker	CBS	10/11/99	10.9/16	5.7/13	15.39
Dharma & Greg	ABC	10/12/99	10.0/16	7.4/19	15.17
MLB NLCS: NYM/ATL Game 3	NBC	10/15/99	10.8/20	5.2/18	15.10
Monday Night Football	ABC	10/11/99	10.4/17	6.5/17	14.69
MLB ALCS: BOS/NYY Game 1	FOX	10/13/99	10.8/19	5.5/16	14.68
MLB NLCS: NYM/ATL Game 1	NBC	10/12/99	10.8/18	5.2/15	14.50
MLB ALCS: BOS/NYY Game 2	FOX	10/14/99	10.4/18	5.5/16	14.35
Family Law	CBS	10/11/99	10.4/17	5.1/13	14.27
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	10/13/99	9.1/14	7.1/19	13.97
60 Minutes II	CBS	10/12/99	9.9/15	3.6/9	13.80
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	10/11/99	10.2/15	5.0/12	13.72
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/16/99	8.4/16	3.8/12	13.24
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	ABC	10/17/99	7.1/11	4.4/11	13.22
Dateline	NBC	10/13/99	9.8/16	4.4/13	13.15
20/20	ABC	10/15/99	9.4/17	4.7/15	13.08
MLB ALDS: BOS/CLE Game 5	FOX	10/11/99	9.0/14	4.9/13	12.99
Dateline	NBC	10/11/99	9.4/15	4.9/13	12.67
Nash Bridges	CBS	10/15/99	8.5/15	3.8/12	12.60
The King of Queens	CBS	10/11/99	8.8/14	4.5/13	12.52
Spin City	ABC	10/12/99	8.3/14	5.6/17	12.40
MLB NLCS: NYM/ATL Game 4	NBC	10/16/99	8.4/16	3.9/14	12.40
The West Wing	NBC	10/13/99	9.1/14	4.5/12	12.32
Movie: Lethal Vows	CBS	10/13/99	9.5/15	4.2/11	12.27
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	10/14/99	9.1/15	2.4/7	12.24
Sports Night	ABC	10/12/99	8.1/12	5.9/15	12.16
Chicago Hope	CBS	10/14/99	8.9/14	3.7/9	11.92
Ladies Man	CBS	10/11/99	8.2/13	4.1/11	11.80
Once and Again	ABC	10/12/99	8.5/14	5.8/16	11.51
20/20	ABC	10/13/99	8.5/14	5.0/13	11.48
Martial Law	CBS	10/16/99	7.0/13	3.1/10	11.03
MLB ALCS: BOS/NYY Game 4	FOX	10/17/99	7.4/12	4.3/11	10.81
Early Edition	CBS	10/16/99	6.7/13	3.2/11	10.76
Snoops	ABC	10/17/99	6.6/10	4.3/10	10.54
That '70s Show	FOX	10/12/99	6.5/10	5.7/16	10.46
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/15/99	6.4/12	3.6/11	10.04
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	10/15/99	6.9/14	2.4/9	9.95
48 Hours	CBS	10/14/99	7.5/12	2.7/7	9.91
Now and Again	CBS	10/15/99	6.6/12	3.1/10	9.87
It's Like, You Know	ABC	10/12/99	6.8/11	4.5/12	9.84
Oh Grow Up	ABC	10/13/99	6.8/10	4.8/12	9.84
20/20	ABC	10/11/99	7.0/12	3.4/10	9.62
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	10/13/99	6.5/11	4.6/15	9.45
The Hughleys	ABC	10/15/99	6.2/11	3.4/10	9.27
Norm	ABC	10/13/99	6.0/10	4.2/12	8.94
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	10/14/99	5.6/9	4.3/12	8.77
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/15/99	5.9/12	3.5/14	8.71
Odd Man Out	ABC	10/15/99	5.6/10	3.2/11	8.65
America's Most Wanted	FOX	10/16/99	5.9/11	3.2/10	8.57
Cosby	CBS	10/13/99	6.1/10	2.6/8	8.53
Party of Five	FOX	10/12/99	5.8/9	4.6/12	8.37
Love Or Money	CBS	10/15/99	5.8/11	2.3/8	8.00
Dateline	NBC	10/17/99	5.8/9	3.4/8	7.86
Ally	FOX	10/12/99	5.1/8	4.0/12	7.58
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	10/14/99	4.9/8	3.2/9	7.51
7th Heaven	WB	10/11/99	4.9/8	2.5/7	7.44
Work With Me	CBS	10/13/99	5.3/9	2.5/7	7.33
Veronica's Closet	NBC	10/11/99	5.6/9	3.5/9	7.19
WWE Smackdown	UPN	10/14/99	4.6/7	2.4/7	6.68
20/20	ABC	10/14/99	5.1/8	2.5/6	6.59
Charmed	WB	10/14/99	4.3/7	2.9/7	6.39
Suddenly Susan	NBC	10/11/99	5.2/8	3.0/9	6.27
Dawson's Creek	WB	10/13/99	3.9/6	2.5/7	5.83
Angel	UPN	10/12/99	3.9/6	2.7/7	5.82
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	UPN	10/12/99	3.8/6	2.7/8	5.64
Roswell	WB	10/13/99	3.5/5	2.3/6	5.44
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	10/13/99	3.5/5	2.6/7	5.09
Harsh Realm	FOX	10/15/99	3.4/6	2.3/7	4.92
Wasteland	ABC	10/14/99	3.5/5	2.2/5	4.52
Ryan Caulfield: Year One	FOX	10/15/99	3.0/6	1.7/6	4.43
Felicity	WB	10/17/99	2.8/4	1.8/4	3.83
Safe Harbor	WB	10/11/99	2.6/4	1.2/3	3.71
7 Days	UPN	10/13/99	2.6/4	1.5/4	3.71
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/15/99	2.5/5	1.5/5	3.71
The Strip	UPN	10/12/99	2.3/4	1.2/3	3.46
For Your Love	WB	10/15/99	2.2/4	1.4/4	3.44
Popular	WB	10/14/99	2.6/4	1.2/3	3.39
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:30p	WB	10/15/99	2.0/4	1.1/4	2.98
Jack & Jill	WB	10/17/99	2.1/3	1.3/3	2.82
Grown Ups	UPN	10/12/99	1.8/3	1.0/3	2.69
Shasty McNasty	UPN	10/12/99	1.9/3	1.0/3	2.68
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:00p	WB	10/15/99	1.9/4	0.9/3	2.65

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	7.12
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	6.85
NFL: Redskins/Cardinals	ESPN	5.69
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.33
The Timeshifters	TBS	4.06
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	3.91
Mighty Joe Young	DSNY	3.34
Grease	TBS	3.07
NFL Primetime	ESPN	3.06
Wild Thornberrys	NICK	2.94

Cable household ratings: date listed is incorrect, but the data is from the week of October 11-17, 1999

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