Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 16, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 17th 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)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/12/00	20.6/32	11.7/31	33.67
NFL Overrun	CBS	1/16/00	24.2/40	15.6/41	31.2
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/16/00	16.5/24	9.4/19	28.62
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/11/00	18.1/27	9.9/26	28.60
ER	NBC	1/13/00	18.8/30	13.9/35	28.42
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/13/00	17.8/26	10.2/24	28.39
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/14/00	15.8/26	8.9/25	26.86
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/10/00	16.3/24	8.1/20	25.33
Malcolm in the Middle	FOX	1/16/00	12.5/18	11.7/25	23.24
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/15/00	14.1/24	7.6/22	22.51
Friends	NBC	1/13/00	15.1/23	11.4/30	22.33
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	1/12/00	13.3/20	10.1/26	21.40
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	1/10/00	13.2/19	7.8/18	20.79
60 Minutes	CBS	1/16/00	13.7/21	6.1/15	20.21
Dharma & Greg	ABC	1/11/00	12.7/19	8.6/21	19.41
Frasier	NBC	1/13/00	13.2/19	9.5/22	19.41
The Simpsons	FOX	1/16/00	10.4/16	9.7/22	19.16
NYPD Blue	ABC	1/11/00	12.9/21	8.2/21	19.13
Jesse	NBC	1/13/00	12.6/19	9.8/24	18.68
Becker	CBS	1/10/00	11.7/17	6.3/14	17.90
20/20	ABC	1/14/00	11.9/21	5.8/17	17.68
The X-Files	FOX	1/16/00	9.4/14	8.7/18	16.18
Spin City	ABC	1/12/00	10.6/16	8.3/21	16.17
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	1/13/00	10.6/16	8.0/18	15.79
A Father's Choice	CBS	1/12/00	11.2/18	4.2/11	15.75
Ally McBeal	FOX	1/10/00	10.3/15	8.9/20	15.70
60 Minutes II	CBS	1/11/00	10.7/16	6.1/15	15.08
Judging Amy	CBS	1/11/00	10.6/17	4.6/12	14.91
Movie: Murder at 1600	CBS	1/16/00	9.8/16	5.4/14	14.82
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	1/15/00	9.3/17	4.4/13	14.37
The King of Queens	CBS	1/10/00	9.1/14	5.4/14	14.05
Sports Night	ABC	1/11/00	9.2/14	6.4/16	14.01
The West Wing	NBC	1/12/00	9.4/14	5.1/13	13.98
JAG	CBS	1/11/00	9.7/15	3.8/10	13.85
City of Angels	CBS	1/16/00	9.4/14	4.7/10	13.80
Law & Order	NBC	1/12/00	9.8/16	5.2/14	13.75
20/20	ABC	1/12/00	9.7/16	6.2/17	13.48
Will & Grace	NBC	1/11/00	9.4/14	6.9/17	13.44
Twenty One	NBC	1/16/00	8.5/13	3.8/8	13.13
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	1/14/00	8.9/16	5.0/15	13.11
Family Law	CBS	1/10/00	9.1/15	4.5/12	13.09
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	1/13/00	8.0/12	5.7/14	12.92
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	1/13/00	8.7/13	2.4/6	12.53
Ladies Man	CBS	1/10/00	8.3/12	4.9/12	12.50
Third Watch	NBC	1/10/00	8.5/14	5.2/13	12.18
The Loretta Claiborne Story	ABC	1/16/00	7.1/11	3.8/9	11.96
Dateline	NBC	1/11/00	8.6/14	4.9/13	11.72
King of the Hill	FOX	1/16/00	6.8/11	6.2/15	11.63
20/20	ABC	1/13/00	8.1/13	4.5/11	11.58
Martial Law	CBS	1/15/00	7.1/12	3.6/10	11.47
Veronica's Closet	NBC	1/11/00	7.9/12	5.8/14	11.13
Dateline	NBC	1/10/00	8.0/11	3.8/9	11.08
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	1/13/00	6.9/11	4.5/12	10.98
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	1/14/00	6.7/12	2.6/9	10.78
Movie: The Spring	NBC	1/16/00	7.0/11	4.2/9	10.51
America's Most Wanted	FOX	1/15/00	6.5/11	4.6/13	10.25
Just Shoot Me	NBC	1/11/00	7.3/11	4.5/12	9.65
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	1/14/00	6.1/11	4.5/14	9.58
Cosby	CBS	1/14/00	6.2/11	2.1/6	9.30
Dateline	NBC	1/14/00	6.5/11	3.3/9	9.27
Cops	FOX	1/15/00	5.5/10	4.2/13	9.06
That '70s Show	FOX	1/11/00	5.7/9	4.5/12	9.01
The Pretender	NBC	1/15/00	5.9/10	3.7/11	8.99
Dateline	NBC	1/16/00	6.1/10	2.4/6	8.75
Muhammed Ali: King of the World	ABC	1/10/00	5.9/9	3.8/9	8.67
48 Hours	CBS	1/13/00	6.2/10	2.4/6	8.47
Now and Again	CBS	1/14/00	5.8/10	3.0/8	8.46
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	1/11/00	6.4/10	4.1/10	8.26
Lethal Weapon 3	FOX	1/13/00	5.7/9	3.5/8	8.21
World's Most Amazing Videos	NBC	1/15/00	5.4/10	3.7/11	8.19
ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating	ABC	1/15/00	5.8/10	2.2/6	8.03
WWE Smackdown	UPN	1/13/00	5.0/7	3.2/8	7.94
Chicago Hope	CBS	1/13/00	5.8/8	2.0/5	7.67
Freaks & Geeks	NBC	1/10/00	5.2/8	3.3/8	7.59
Profiler	NBC	1/15/00	5.1/9	3.1/9	7.58
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	1/12/00	5.0/8	3.8/10	7.06
Greed	FOX	1/14/00	4.4/7	2.8/8	6.86
Winning Lines	CBS	1/15/00	4.3/8	2.2/7	6.79
Candid Camera	CBS	1/15/00	4.2/7	2.1/6	6.53
Dateline	NBC	1/12/00	4.5/7	2.3/6	6.31
Party of Five	FOX	1/11/00	4.3/7	3.1/8	5.94
Time of Your Life	FOX	1/10/00	3.8/6	3.0/8	5.41
Get Real	FOX	1/12/00	3.7/6	2.8/7	5.21
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	1/12/00	3.4/5	2.8/7	5.19
Charmed	WB	1/13/00	3.3/5	2.1/5	4.72
7 Days	UPN	1/12/00	2.4/4	1.5/4	3.46
Dawson's Creek	WB	1/12/00	2.6/4	1.3/3	3.42
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	1/14/00	2.3/4	1.3/4	3.32
Felicity	WB	1/16/00	2.3/3	1.6/4	3.15
Popular	WB	1/13/00	2.2/3	1.1/3	2.92
For Your Love	WB	1/14/00	2.1/3	1.1/3	2.90
The Jamie Foxx Show	WB	1/14/00	2.1/4	1.0/3	2.89
Jack & Jill	WB	1/16/00	1.8/3	1.2/2	2.48
The Strip	UPN	1/11/00	1.5/2	0.7/2	2.07

Cable viewership ratings:

top 10 not available this week

-The Sopranos (HBO): 7.640 million viewers

Cable household ratings:

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