Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending February 20, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 22nd 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	2/17/00	25.0/39	20.2/48	39.38
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	2/20/00	18.1/27	10.2/23	30.49
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	2/15/00	17.9/29	8.9/23	28.66
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	2/17/00	18.0/26	9.3/22	28.02
Friends	NBC	2/17/00	16.7/26	13.7/35	25.89
Frasier-9:00p	NBC	2/17/00	14.2/21	10.7/26	21.70
The Practice	ABC	2/20/00	13.6/22	8.6/22	21.68
Frasier-9:30p	NBC	2/17/00	12.9/19	9.8/23	19.35
Law & Order	NBC	2/18/00	13.2/23	6.6/19	18.92
Touched by an Angel	CBS	2/20/00	12.3/19	4.6/11	18.16
Law & Order	NBC	2/16/00	12.8/21	6.8/19	17.92
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	2/14/00	11.5/18	6.4/16	17.74
60 Minutes	CBS	2/20/00	12.3/21	3.6/10	17.25
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	2/18/00	11.9/20	5.6/16	17.13
Providence	NBC	2/18/00	11.5/20	5.6/16	16.63
JAG	CBS	2/15/00	10.7/16	5.0/13	16.59
The X-Files	FOX	2/20/00	9.7/14	8.6/19	16.56
The Simpsons	FOX	2/20/00	9.8/16	7.9/20	16.39
Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?	FOX	2/15/00	10.7/16	7.4/18	16.02
Malcolm in the Middle	FOX	2/20/00	9.3/14	7.8/19	15.90
Jungle 2 Jungle	ABC	2/20/00	8.9/15	4.9/13	15.73
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	2/19/00	9.9/18	4.3/13	15.47
Becker	CBS	2/14/00	10.1/15	5.2/12	15.31
Dharma & Greg	ABC	2/15/00	9.8/15	6.7/16	15.28
Judging Amy	CBS	2/15/00	11.1/18	4.3/12	15.23
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Pt. 2	CBS	2/16/00	10.7/17	4.3/12	14.93
NYPD Blue	ABC	2/15/00	10.0/16	6.8/18	14.35
Twenty One	NBC	2/16/00	9.8/16	4.2/12	14.26
Ally McBeal	FOX	2/14/00	9.2/14	8.0/19	13.98
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	2/17/00	9.7/15	2.4/6	13.64
The King of Queens	CBS	2/14/00	9.0/15	5.2/15	13.60
The West Wing	NBC	2/16/00	9.3/14	4.7/12	13.48
60 Minutes II	CBS	2/15/00	9.3/14	2.8/7	13.28
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	2/16/00	9.0/14	6.8/18	13.01
Third Watch	NBC	2/14/00	8.5/14	5.0/13	12.86
Movie: Flowers for Algernon	CBS	2/20/00	8.5/13	4.0/10	12.44
Will & Grace	NBC	2/15/00	8.3/12	6.3/15	11.96
Ladies Man	CBS	2/14/00	7.9/13	4.3/11	11.94
Spin City	ABC	2/16/00	8.3/13	6.1/16	11.80
Movie: Little Richard	NBC	2/20/00	7.9/12	4.2/10	11.61
20/20	ABC	2/17/00	8.3/13	3.7/9	11.49
Martial Law	CBS	2/19/00	7.5/13	3.1/9	11.38
48 Hours	CBS	2/14/00	8.3/14	3.9/10	11.30
Getting Away with Murder	FOX	2/16/00	8.0/12	4.7/12	11.18
Nash Bridges	CBS	2/18/00	7.2/13	4.2/12	10.88
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	2/17/00	7.0/11	4.5/11	10.87
20/20	ABC	2/16/00	7.9/13	4.9/14	10.72
Dateline	NBC	2/15/00	7.8/13	4.5/12	10.58
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	2/16/00	7.1/12	4.9/15	10.56
20/20	ABC	2/18/00	7.5/13	3.6/11	10.39
Norm	ABC	2/16/00	6.9/11	5.0/14	10.27
King of the Hill	FOX	2/20/00	6.0/10	4.9/14	10.24
Once and Again	ABC	2/14/00	7.5/13	5.1/14	10.06
Greed	FOX	2/18/00	6.5/11	3.4/10	9.85
The Pretender	NBC	2/19/00	6.6/12	3.8/12	9.85
City of Angels	CBS	2/16/00	6.7/11	3.1/9	9.55
Twenty One	NBC	2/14/00	6.6/11	2.7/7	9.38
That '70s Show	FOX	2/14/00	6.0/10	4.8/14	9.30
Cops-9:00p	FOX	2/19/00	5.9/10	4.2/12	9.28
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	2/17/00	6.2/10	3.8/10	9.27
Now and Again	CBS	2/18/00	6.1/10	3.0/9	9.09
Dateline	NBC	2/20/00	6.4/10	3.2/8	9.05
Cops-8:00p	FOX	2/19/00	5.4/10	3.9/13	8.65
Dateline	NBC	2/14/00	6.2/10	2.8/7	8.61
Winning Lines-8:00p	CBS	2/18/00	5.8/10	2.1/7	8.44
Winning Lines-8:30p	CBS	2/18/00	5.6/10	2.1/7	8.43
Chicago Hope	CBS	2/17/00	6.3/9	2.3/5	8.41
48 Hours	CBS	2/17/00	5.9/9	2.0/5	8.27
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	2/16/00	6.0/10	4.4/13	8.22
Just Shoot Me	NBC	2/15/00	5.8/9	3.9/10	8.19
WWE Smackdown	UPN	2/17/00	4.9/7	2.8/7	7.93
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	2/18/00	5.2/9	3.5/11	7.81
Profiler	NBC	2/19/00	5.2/9	3.2/9	7.49
Early Edition	CBS	2/19/00	4.8/9	2.2/7	7.45
The Others	NBC	2/19/00	4.8/9	3.5/10	7.15
Futurama	FOX	2/20/00	4.4/8	3.4/10	7.07
7th Heaven	WB	2/14/00	4.9/8	2.7/7	6.95
NBA overrun	NBC	2/20/00	4.8/9	2.8/9	6.7
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	2/16/00	3.5/5	2.7/7	5.32
Charmed	WB	2/17/00	3.6/5	2.0/5	4.96
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	2/15/00	3.1/5	2.0/5	4.85
Angel	WB	2/15/00	2.9/4	1.8/4	4.66
The Parkers	UPN	2/14/00	2.8/4	1.8/5	4.31
Moesha	UPN	2/14/00	2.6/4	1.6/5	4.06
Dawson's Creek	WB	2/16/00	3.1/5	1.5/4	4.00
7 Days	UPN	2/16/00	2.5/4	1.4/4	3.73
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	2/14/00	2.3/4	1.5/4	3.71
Grown Ups	UPN	2/14/00	2.4/4	1.4/4	3.70
Roswell	WB	2/16/00	2.8/4	1.4/4	3.66
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	2/18/00	2.5/4	1.7/5	3.51
The Jamie Foxx Show	WB	2/18/00	2.3/4	1.5/5	3.22
Felicity	WB	2/20/00	2.3/4	1.5/4	3.15
Popular	WB	2/17/00	2.5/4	1.0/2	2.98
For Your Love	WB	2/18/00	2.1/3	1.6/5	2.91
Jack & Jill	WB	2/20/00	2.1/3	1.4/3	2.74
Zoe	WB	2/14/00	1.9/3	0.9/2	2.36
I Dare You!	UPN	2/15/00	1.4/2	0.8/2	2.14
Brutally Normal	WB	2/14/00	1.3/2	0.6/1	1.71
Dilbert	UPN	2/15/00	0.9/1	0.5/1	1.29
Shasta McNasty	UPN	2/15/00	0.8/1	0.5/1	1.21

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
The Sopranos	HBO	5.83
Analyze This	HBO	5.19
Westminster Dog Show (Mon)	USA	4.44
Westminster Dog Show (Tue)	USA	4.37
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	4.27
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.01
Rugrats	NICK	4.00
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	3.55
Ghost	TBS	3.33
Ripley's Believe It or Not	TBS	3.26

Cable household ratings:

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