Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 23, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 18th 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)
NFC Championship	FOX	1/23/00	30.2/48	18.5/51	42.65
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/20/00	19.6/29	11.5/27	32.46
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/18/00	19.2/29	10.3/26	30.13
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	1/23/00	17.4/24	10.1/21	29.54
NFC Championship Postgame	FOX	1/23/00	14.1/22	10.5/27	22.5
Golden Globe Awards	NBC	1/23/00	15.0/22	9.1/20	22.11
Malcolm in the Middle	FOX	1/23/00	11.4/16	9.6/21	19.29
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	1/17/00	12.3/18	6.1/14	19.01
The Simpsons	FOX	1/23/00	11.2/16	9.1/21	18.37
NYPD Blue	ABC	1/18/00	11.5/19	7.4/20	16.87
Jesse	NBC	1/20/00	11.8/18	8.8/22	16.91
American Music Awards	ABC	1/17/00	5.9/9	7.2/17	16.68
20/20	ABC	1/20/00	11.0/18	5.9/16	16.72
Becker	CBS	1/17/00	11.2/16	5.0/11	16.34
Touched by an Angel	CBS	1/23/00	10.9/16	4.3/9	16.11
Providence	NBC	1/21/00	11.3/19	5.4/16	15.98
The King of Queens	CBS	1/17/00	10.0/15	5.0/13	15.38
Twenty One	NBC	1/19/00	10.5/16	4.8/13	15.39
Movie: Fire Down Below	CBS	1/23/00	10.1/15	5.3/15	15.39
60 Minutes	CBS	1/23/00	10.6/16	3.1/7	14.68
Movie: Murder in the Mirror	CBS	1/19/00	10.9/17	3.4/9	14.63
Judging Amy	CBS	1/18/00	10.4/17	4.3/12	14.45
Dateline	NBC	1/21/00	10.3/17	4.8/13	14.54
Ally McBeal	FOX	1/17/00	9.8/14	7.9/18	14.41
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	1/20/00	9.0/13	6.4/16	14.45
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	1/21/00	10.2/18	5.2/15	14.33
JAG	CBS	1/18/00	9.8/15	4.0/10	14.19
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	1/20/00	9.6/15	2.7/7	13.80
The X-Files	FOX	1/23/00	8.5/12	7.3/15	13.85
Ladies Man	CBS	1/17/00	9.0/13	4.4/10	13.60
60 Minutes II	CBS	1/18/00	9.7/15	3.1/7	13.57
20/20	ABC	1/19/00	9.9/16	6.3/17	13.47
20/20	ABC	1/21/00	9.0/16	4.3/18	12.91
Sports Night	ABC	1/18/00	8.5/13	5.8/14	12.64
Family Law	CBS	1/17/00	8.9/15	3.8/10	12.36
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	1/20/00	7.7/12	5.1/13	12.17
Third Watch	NBC	1/17/00	8.4/14	5.0/13	12.14
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	1/21/00	6.9/12	4.4/12	12.03
Greed	FOX	1/21/00	7.0/12	4.7/15	11.60
Martial Law	CBS	1/22/00	7.1/12	3.5/10	11.67
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	1/19/00	7.8/13	5.3/15	11.51
Winning Lines	CBS	1/21/00	7.7/13	3.1/10	11.38
Winning Lines	CBS	1/22/00	7.0/12	3.1/10	11.25
48 Hours	CBS	1/20/00	8.0/13	3.7/10	11.11
Golden Globe Arrivals	NBC	1/23/00	7.6/12	4.2/10	10.78
America's Most Wanted	FOX	1/22/00	6.6/11	4.5/12	10.61
Norm	ABC	1/19/00	7.3/11	5.1/13	10.47
The Hughleys	ABC	1/21/00	6.1/10	3.9/11	10.02
Chicago Hope	CBS	1/20/00	7.0/10	2.7/6	9.59
Dateline	NBC	1/17/00	6.8/10	3.2/7	9.41
That '70s Show	FOX	1/18/00	6.1/9	4.8/12	9.37
Veronica's Closet	NBC	1/18/00	6.6/10	4.7/11	9.16
Dateline	NBC	1/18/00	6.8/11	3.7/10	9.21
City of Angels	CBS	1/19/00	6.8/11	2.8/8	9.24
Now and Again	CBS	1/21/00	6.2/10	2.9/8	9.05
Cops	FOX	1/22/00	5.3/9	4.0/12	8.26
Cosby	CBS	1/21/00	5.4/9	2.1/6	8.25
WWE Smackdown	UPN	1/20/00	5.0/7	2.9/7	7.79
Freaks & Geeks	NBC	1/17/00	5.1/8	3.3/8	7.55
Beyond Belief	FOX	1/21/00	4.6/8	3.1/9	7.60
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	1/19/00	5.1/8	4.1/11	7.27
NBA Basketball: Lakers/Sixers	NBC	1/22/00	4.0/7	2.1/7	6.3
Party of Five	FOX	1/18/00	4.2/6	3.2/8	6.17
Get Real	FOX	1/19/00	3.8/6	3.1/8	5.73
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	1/19/00	3.7/6	3.2/8	5.70
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	1/18/00	3.5/5	2.1/5	5.35
Charmed	WB	1/20/00	3.6/5	2.3/5	5.04
NBA Basketball-6pm	NBC	1/22/00	3.6/7	2.3/7	5.0
Angel	WB	1/18/00	3.1/5	1.9/5	4.77
Dawson's Creek	WB	1/19/00	3.1/5	1.7/5	4.10
Roswell	WB	1/19/00	2.6/4	1.4/4	3.62
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	1/21/00	2.2/4	1.4/4	3.36
Popular	WB	1/20/00	2.4/4	1.1/3	3.24
I Dare You!	UPN	1/18/00	2.1/3	1.4/3	3.10
For Your Love	WB	1/21/00	2.0/3	1.2/3	3.04
Felicity	WB	1/23/00	1.8/3	0.8/2	2.34
Jack & Jill	WB	1/23/00	1.5/2	0.9/2	2.07
Shasta McNasty	UPN	1/18/00	1.2/2	0.7/2	1.73
Dilbert	UPN	1/18/00	1.2/2	0.7/2	1.53

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.04
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.79
Mary Kay Letourneau Story	USA	6.10
Letourneau Live	USA	5.46
The Sopranos	HBO	5.33
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.01
Conspiracy Theory	TNT	4.00
Jack Frost	HBO	3.84
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	3.62
Walker, Texas Ranger	USA	3.55

Cable household ratings:

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