Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 5, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 11th 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)
Movie: Tuesday With Morrie	ABC	12/5/99	15.2/22	7.6/17	22.48
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	CBS	12/1/99	10.2/16	7.2/19	19.21
JAG	CBS	11/30/99	12.4/19	4.7/13	18.32
Monday Night Football	ABC	11/29/99	13.1/21	7.5/20	18.21
60 Minutes	CBS	12/5/99	12.6/20	4.9/13	18.04
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	11/29/99	12.0/17	6.0/14	17.72
Movie: The Test of Love	CBS	12/1/99	12.3/19	5.5/14	17.63
A Rosie Christmas	ABC	12/5/99	9.8/14	5.1/11	16.47
Christmas in Rockefeller Center	NBC	12/1/99	10.8/17	3.9/11	16.23
Becker	CBS	11/29/99	10.8/16	5.2/11	15.90
Garth Brooks/Magic Christmas	NBC	12/1/99	10.3/15	4.5/11	15.75
Judging Amy	CBS	11/30/99	11.1/18	4.6/13	15.56
Touched by an Angel	CBS	12/5/99	10.3/15	4.2/9	15.38
Law & Order	NBC	12/1/99	10.3/16	5.7/15	15.24
Jesse	NBC	12/2/99	10.2/16	6.7/18	14.73
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	12/2/99	10.5/16	7.1/18	14.71
Ally McBeal	FOX	11/29/99	9.9/14	8.5/19	14.65
The King of Queens	CBS	11/29/99	9.5/15	5.1/14	14.60
The 10 Most Fascinating People	ABC	11/30/99	10.3/17	5.7/16	14.32
60 Minutes II	CBS	11/30/99	10.1/16	3.6/9	14.26
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	12/1/99	9.0/13	7.0/17	14.02
Dharma & Greg	ABC	11/30/99	8.9/14	5.8/15	13.42
Family Law	CBS	11/29/99	9.4/15	4.3/11	13.16
A Charlie Brown Christmas	CBS	12/3/99	7.6/14	4.5/15	13.01
Ladies Man	CBS	11/29/99	8.7/13	4.4/11	12.87
The X-Files	FOX	12/5/99	7.9/11	6.9/15	12.72
Winnie the Pooh/Christmas Too	ABC	12/5/99	6.7/11	4.2/11	12.23
Snowden's Christmas	CBS	12/3/99	6.5/11	4.0/13	12.03
Dateline	NBC	11/29/99	9.0/15	4.5/12	11.99
Will & Grace	NBC	11/30/99	8.4/13	5.8/15	11.61
Movie: Santa and Pete	CBS	12/5/99	7.6/11	3.4/8	11.61
20/20	ABC	12/1/99	8.4/13	4.5/12	11.55
Dateline	NBC	12/3/99	8.5/15	3.1/9	11.43
Greed-8:30p	FOX	12/2/99	7.4/12	4.0/11	11.32
Norm	ABC	12/1/99	7.5/11	5.3/13	11.16
20/20	ABC	12/3/99	8.2/15	3.6/11	11.09
20/20	ABC	12/2/99	8.0/13	4.2/11	11.01
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	11/29/99	8.1/12	3.8/9	10.90
Spin City	ABC	11/30/99	7.5/12	4.2/12	10.76
Dateline	NBC	11/30/99	7.7/13	4.9/13	10.69
Nash Bridges	CBS	12/3/99	6.7/12	3.3/10	10.37
The Year Without Santa Claus	CBS	12/2/99	6.2/10	3.4/9	10.31
College Football: Florida/Alabama	ABC	12/4/99	7.0/13	3.7/12	10.31
20/20	ABC	11/29/99	7.3/12	3.3/9	10.28
Dateline	NBC	12/5/99	7.5/12	3.0/8	10.19
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	12/1/99	7.0/11	4.7/13	10.15
The Pretender	NBC	12/4/99	6.3/11	4.0/13	10.05
Greed-8:00p	FOX	12/2/99	6.6/10	3.4/10	9.99
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	11/30/99	7.2/11	4.5/12	9.92
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	12/3/99	6.2/11	3.6/11	9.67
Movie: Daylight	NBC	12/5/99	6.3/9	4.0/9	9.46
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	12/1/99	6.1/9	4.5/12	9.22
Just Shoot Me	NBC	11/30/99	6.8/11	4.0/11	9.13
Most Amazing Videos	NBC	12/4/99	6.0/11	3.9/11	9.13
The Nuttiest Nutcracker	CBS	12/3/99	5.1/9	3.0/9	9.07
7th Heaven	WB	11/29/99	5.8/9	2.8/7	9.04
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	12/2/99	5.3/8	3.7/10	8.89
Sports Illustrated 20th Century Awards	CBS	12/2/99	6.1/10	3.2/9	8.79
Totally Out of Control: Vehicles	ABC	12/2/99	5.5/9	3.9/10	8.73
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	12/2/99	5.4/9	3.4/9	8.69
Profiler	NBC	12/4/99	5.7/10	3.2/9	8.52
Cops	FOX	12/4/99	5.5/10	3.5/12	8.50
Amy Grant Christmas Special	CBS	12/4/99	5.6/10	2.0/6	8.47
That '70s Show	FOX	11/30/99	5.4/9	4.5/13	8.43
Boy Meets World	ABC	12/3/99	5.7/10	2.9/10	8.41
America's Most Wanted	FOX	12/4/99	5.5/10	3.3/10	8.32
The Hughleys	ABC	12/3/99	5.3/9	3.3/10	8.26
Veronica's Closet	NBC	11/29/99	6.1/9	3.8/10	8.22
Odd Man Out	ABC	12/3/99	5.2/9	2.7/8	7.77
WWE Smackdown	UPN	12/2/99	4.6/7	2.4/6	6.73
Party of Five	FOX	11/30/99	4.7/7	3.7/10	6.44
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	12/1/99	4.0/6	3.3/8	6.15
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	11/30/99	3.7/6	2.0/6	5.42
Angel	WB	11/30/99	3.5/5	1.9/5	5.42
Time of Your Life	FOX	11/29/99	4.0/6	2.8/7	5.34
World's Funniest!	FOX	12/5/99	3.5/6	2.2/6	5.30
Action-9:00p	FOX	12/2/99	3.1/5	2.0/5	4.55
WWF's Greatest Hits	UPN	11/30/99	3.0/5	1.6/4	4.42
Dawson's Creek	WB	12/1/99	3.3/5	1.8/5	4.37
Action-9:30p	FOX	12/2/99	2.8/4	2.0/5	4.01
Star Trek's Greatest Moments	UPN	12/1/99	2.6/4	1.9/5	3.84
Roswell	WB	12/1/99	2.8/4	1.5/4	3.61
Popular	WB	12/2/99	2.8/4	1.1/3	3.52
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:00p	WB	12/3/99	2.1/4	1.3/4	3.00
For Your Love	WB	12/3/99	2.0/4	1.3/4	2.80
The Strip	UPN	11/30/99	1.8/3	1.0/2	2.44

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	12.10
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.94
A Christmas Carol	TNT	7.52
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	7.38
Thursday Night Football	ESPN	7.17
Absolute Power	TBS	6.14
NFL Primetime	ESPN	5.52
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.90
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.50
You've Got Mail	HBO	4.40

Cable household ratings:

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