Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 19, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 13th 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	12/16/99	20.0/33	13.3/36	29.15
Frasier	NBC	12/16/99	19.0/30	12.7/33	28.54
NFL Overrun	CBS	12/19/99	17.3/31	9.0/31	23.5
Friends	NBC	12/16/99	15.0/25	10.8/33	22.43
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	12/16/99	14.1/22	9.7/26	20.85
Jesse	NBC	12/16/99	13.2/21	9.4/27	19.42
60 Minutes	CBS	12/19/99	13.4/22	5.1/14	19.38
Law & Order	NBC	12/15/99	13.4/23	7.4/21	19.29
Monday Night Football	ABC	12/13/99	13.3/22	7.6/21	18.76
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	12/13/99	12.2/18	6.3/16	18.52
Becker	CBS	12/13/99	11.2/17	5.3/13	16.81
Movie: Miracle on the 17th Green	CBS	12/19/99	11.4/19	4.4/12	16.72
JAG	CBS	12/14/99	11.0/18	4.3/12	16.01
Judging Amy	CBS	12/14/99	11.3/19	5.1/15	15.70
Providence	NBC	12/17/99	10.6/20	4.9/17	14.96
The King of Queens	CBS	12/13/99	9.5/15	5.0/15	14.62
Ally McBeal	FOX	12/13/99	9.9/15	8.1/20	14.40
The West Wing	NBC	12/15/99	9.9/16	4.8/13	14.23
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	12/15/99	9.7/16	6.9/19	13.94
Ladies Man	CBS	12/13/99	8.7/14	4.4/12	13.21
Dharma & Greg	ABC	12/14/99	8.8/14	6.2/17	12.84
Dateline	NBC	12/13/99	8.5/14	4.8/13	12.77
Dateline	NBC	12/14/99	9.0/16	5.1/15	12.62
Dateline	NBC	12/17/99	9.1/16	3.7/12	12.57
The Simpsons	FOX	12/19/99	7.7/12	6.3/16	12.48
Futurama	FOX	12/19/99	7.6/12	6.0/15	12.45
Dateline	NBC	12/15/99	9.2/15	3.7/11	12.42
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	12/18/99	8.1/16	3.8/12	12.34
Family Law	CBS	12/13/99	9.3/15	3.9/10	12.26
Will & Grace	NBC	12/14/99	8.5/14	6.1/16	12.02
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	12/16/99	8.3/14	2.4/7	12.01
Norm	ABC	12/15/99	8.6/14	6.1/17	11.98
60 Minutes II	CBS	12/14/99	8.6/14	2.8/7	11.95
Nash Bridges	CBS	12/17/99	7.8/14	3.7/12	11.86
20/20	ABC	12/17/99	8.3/15	3.9/13	11.70
Movie: A Crime of Passion	CBS	12/15/99	8.5/14	3.3/9	11.33
Sports Night	ABC	12/14/99	7.5/12	5.8/15	11.19
20/20	ABC	12/13/99	7.9/13	3.5/11	10.68
Greed-9:30p	FOX	12/16/99	7.1/11	3.9/10	10.55
Movie: It's a Wonderful Life	NBC	12/19/99	6.9/11	4.9/12	10.52
3rd Rock From the Sun	NBC	12/14/99	7.4/12	4.8/13	10.46
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	12/15/99	7.2/12	4.9/16	10.29
Now and Again	CBS	12/17/99	6.7/12	3.2/10	10.02
Martial Law	CBS	12/18/99	6.6/12	2.9/9	10.00
20/20	ABC	12/15/99	7.7/13	4.1/12	9.89
Dateline	NBC	12/19/99	6.9/12	2.8/8	9.73
Just Shoot Me	NBC	12/14/99	7.0/11	4.3/13	9.61
America's Most Wanted	FOX	12/18/99	6.2/12	4.1/13	9.50
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	12/17/99	6.3/11	3.3/11	9.43
Early Edition	CBS	12/18/99	6.1/12	2.8/10	9.32
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	12/17/99	6.0/11	2.1/8	9.21
Candid Camera	CBS	12/17/99	5.8/11	2.2/8	9.04
Cosby	CBS	12/15/99	6.4/11	2.1/7	8.92
It's Like, You Know …	ABC	12/15/99	6.2/10	4.3/13	8.82
The Hughleys	ABC	12/17/99	5.4/10	3.0/9	8.69
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	12/16/99	5.4/9	3.9/11	8.48
Snoops	ABC	12/19/99	5.7/9	2.8/7	8.48
Cops	FOX	12/18/99	5.5/11	3.5/12	8.44
That '70s Show	FOX	12/14/99	5.6/9	4.3/13	8.43
Oh Grow Up	ABC	12/14/99	5.8/9	3.7/11	8.24
Greed-9:00p	FOX	12/16/99	5.5/9	3.0/8	8.18
Guiness World Records	FOX	12/16/99	5.7/9	3.0/9	8.17
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	12/15/99	8.1/13	4.5/14	8.08
King of the Hill	FOX	12/19/99	5.2/9	4.2/12	8.07
20/20	ABC	12/16/99	5.6/9	3.1/8	7.48
48 Hours	CBS	12/16/99	5.5/9	2.0/5	7.39
Boy Meets World	ABC	12/17/99	5.3/10	2.4/9	7.28
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	12/16/99	4.8/8	3.1/9	7.26
Veronica's Closet	NBC	12/13/99	5.0/8	3.4/9	7.17
Odd Man Out	ABC	12/17/99	5.0/9	2.4/8	7.17
Radio City Music Hall Reopening	NBC	12/18/99	4.6/9	2.2/7	6.93
Behind Closed Doors IX	ABC	12/16/99	4.9/8	2.9/8	6.82
Suddenly Susan	NBC	12/13/99	5.0/8	2.9/9	6.66
WWE Smackdown	UPN	12/16/99	4.4/7	2.5/7	6.66
7th Heaven	WB	12/13/99	4.2/7	2.0/6	6.43
Olive the Other Reindeer	FOX	12/17/99	3.4/6	2.2/8	6.06
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	12/14/99	4.1/7	2.4/7	5.97
Mariah Carey's Homecoming	FOX	12/14/99	4.4/7	2.7/7	5.90
Time of Your Life	FOX	12/13/99	4.2/7	3.1/9	5.84
Angel	WB	12/14/99	3.6/6	2.2/6	5.64
The PJs	FOX	12/17/99	3.2/6	2.1/7	5.53
Get Real	FOX	12/15/99	3.8/6	3.0/8	5.38
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	12/15/99	2.9/5	2.1/6	4.21
Dawson's Creek	WB	12/15/99	2.9/5	1.5/5	3.96
Charmed	WB	12/16/99	2.9/5	1.6/4	3.87
World's Funniest!	FOX	12/19/99	4.0/7	2.3/7	3.8
Roswell	WB	12/15/99	2.8/4	1.3/4	3.48
7 Days	UPN	12/15/99	2.4/4	1.4/4	3.43
Felicity	WB	12/19/99	2.5/4	1.5/4	3.43
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	12/17/99	2.2/4	1.2/4	3.10
Jack & Jill	WB	12/19/99	2.1/3	1.2/3	2.77
Popular	WB	12/16/99	1.8/3	0.8/2	2.34
The Strip	UPN	12/14/99	1.5/2	0.6/2	1.95

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	8.77
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.01
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.93
NFL Primetime	ESPN	4.50
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	3.98
Rugrats: Santa Experience	NICK	3.81
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	3.72
Beverly Hills Cop 2	USA	3.10
Rocket Power	NICK	3.06
Die Hard 2: Die Harder	TBS	3.00

Cable household ratings:

Rank	Show	Net	Day	Rating	HH (000s)
1	NFL REGULAR SEASON L	ESPN	Sun	6.0	6,000
2	WWF ENTERTAINMENT	USA	Mon	4.7	4,739
3	WWF ENTERTAINMENT	USA	Mon	4.6	4,680
4	NFL PRIME TIME L	ESPN	Sun	3.0	3,005
5	WCW MONDAY NITRO LIVE!	TNT	Mon	2.7	2,759
6	WWF SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT	USA	Sun	2.6	2,602
7	RUGRATS: SANTA EXPERIENCE	NICK	Mon	2.6	2,591
8	RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	2.5	2,491
9	NFL SPORTSCENTER L	ESPN	Sun	2.4	2,424
10	RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	2.4	2,392
11	RUGRATS	NICK	Thu	2.3	2,331
12	RUGRATS	NICK	Thu	2.3	2,314
13	RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	2.3	2,288
14	RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	2.3	2,283
15	RUGRATS	NICK	Mon	2.3	2,273

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Source: USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter, Broadcasting Magazine, Zap2it, and The Los Angeles Times