Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending March 5, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 24th 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	3/1/00	20.7/32	10.3/28	31.98
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	2/29/00	20.0/30	10.0/27	31.02
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	3/5/00	17.5/26	9.9/22	28.67
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	2/28/00	18.8/24	9.3/24	28.45
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	3/2/00	18.4/28	9.5/24	28.30
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	3/1/00	12.0/18	9.2/23	19.09
60 Minutes	CBS	3/5/00	13.9/24	4.2/13	19.06
Law & Order	NBC	3/1/00	12.5/21	7.1/19	18.32
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	2/28/00	11.6/17	6.4/15	17.53
Dharma & Greg	ABC	2/29/00	11.5/17	7.7/19	17.10
Jesse	NBC	3/2/00	10.7/17	7.7/21	15.57
NYPD Blue	ABC	2/29/00	10.6/17	6.8/18	15.38
Judging Amy	CBS	2/29/00	11.2/18	4.5/12	15.30
Ally McBeal	FOX	2/28/00	10.2/15	8.4/20	15.23
The Beach Boys Pt. 2	ABC	2/28/00	10.4/16	6.6/16	15.21
JAG	CBS	2/29/00	10.5/16	4.4/12	15.19
Frasier	NBC	3/2/00	10.5/16	7.5/19	15.02
Dateline	NBC	3/3/00	10.8/19	4.5/14	14.83
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	3/2/00	8.9/14	6.6/18	14.58
20/20	ABC	3/2/00	10.2/18	5.2/15	14.34
Movie: Catching a Falling Star	CBS	3/5/00	10.3/16	4.5/11	14.19
Norm	ABC	3/1/00	9.3/14	7.2/17	14.15
Movie: Perfect Murder, Perfect Town Pt. 2	CBS	3/1/00	10.2/16	4.6/12	13.93
Movie: Life-size	ABC	3/5/00	7.9/13	4.3/12	13.58
Just Shoot Me	NBC	2/29/00	9.4/14	7.5/18	13.55
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	3/2/00	9.3/14	6.6/17	12.91
20/20	ABC	3/3/00	8.9/16	4.2/13	12.58
Will & Grace	NBC	2/29/00	8.6/13	6.8/17	12.53
60 Minutes II	CBS	2/29/00	8.8/13	2.8/7	12.37
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	3/2/00	7.7/13	5.5/16	12.32
Third Watch	NBC	2/28/00	8.0/13	4.9/13	11.68
Early Edition	CBS	3/4/00	7.3/14	3.1/10	11.31
Movie: The 10th Kingdom, Pt. III	NBC	3/1/00	7.3/11	4.5/12	11.24
Grapevine	CBS	2/28/00	7.7/12	3.9/9	11.14
Movie: The 10th Kingdom, Pt. II	NBC	2/28/00	7.1/11	4.4/11	11.05
The King of Queens	CBS	2/28/00	7.6/12	4.1/11	10.96
20/20	ABC	3/1/00	8.1/13	4.4/12	10.92
Dateline	NBC	2/29/00	8.3/13	5.0/13	10.91
Sports Night	ABC	2/29/00	7.4/11	5.2/13	10.90
Providence	NBC	3/3/00	8.0/15	3.3/11	10.90
Greed	FOX	2/29/00	6.9/10	4.1/10	10.52
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	3/3/00	6.3/11	3.3/10	10.48
Becker	CBS	2/28/00	7.4/11	3.6/9	10.40
Movie: The 10th Kingdom, Pt. IV	NBC	3/5/00	6.2/10	4.5/11	9.98
Greed	FOX	3/1/00	6.3/10	3.4/8	9.72
Family Law	CBS	2/28/00	7.3/12	3.2/8	9.68
48 Hours	CBS	3/2/00	7.0/12	2.9/8	9.60
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	3/3/00	6.3/12	2.0/7	9.54
Greed	FOX	3/3/00	5.9/10	3.7/11	9.45
That '70s Show	FOX	2/28/00	6.0/9	5.1/14	9.44
The Hughleys	ABC	3/3/00	5.9/10	3.2/10	9.42
America's Most Wanted	FOX	3/4/00	6.1/11	3.9/12	9.34
Boy Meets World	ABC	3/3/00	5.8/11	3.1/11	9.02
Cops	FOX	3/4/00	5.5/10	3.4/12	8.55
The Others	NBC	3/4/00	5.7/10	3.7/11	8.38
TV Guide Awards	FOX	3/5/00	5.3/8	3.5/8	8.06
Cosby	CBS	3/3/00	5.1/9	1.6/5	7.54
SNL: Best Game Show Parodies	NBC	2/29/00	5.1/8	3.6/10	7.22
WWE Smackdown	UPN	3/2/00	4.7/7	2.6/7	7.17
City of Angels	CBS	3/1/00	5.4/8	2.2/6	7.14
TV Guide Sitcom Scandals	FOX	2/29/00	4.8/7	3.3/9	6.82
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	3/1/00	4.6/7	3.5/9	6.70
7th Heaven	WB	2/28/00	4.3/6	2.2/6	6.49
NBA overrun	NBC	3/5/00	4.1/8	2.2/7	5.4
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	3/1/00	3.4/5	2.9/7	5.22
Angel	WB	2/29/00	3.6/5	2.1/5	5.21
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	2/29/00	3.5/5	1.9/5	4.90
Dawson's Creek	WB	3/1/00	3.2/5	1.7/5	4.45
Roswell	WB	3/1/00	2.7/4	1.5/4	3.63
NBA overrun	NBC	3/4/00	2.5/6	1.2/5	3.2
7 Days	UPN	3/1/00	1.8/3	1.1/3	2.65
Jack & Jill	WB	3/5/00	1.9/3	1.1/3	2.55
Movie: Code Name Phoenix	UPN	3/3/00	1.7/3	1.0/3	2.52
Monster Trux 2000	UPN	2/29/00	1.5/2	1.0/3	2.42
I Dare You!	UPN	2/29/00	1.8/3	0.9/2	2.38

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.61
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	7.50
The Sopranos	HBO	6.29
If These Walls Could Talk 2	HBO	5.34
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.58
True Crime	HBO	4.58
Contact	TNT	4.53
Ice Angel	FOXF	3.70
Cover Me	USA	3.68
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	3.47

Cable household ratings:

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