Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending July 30, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 45th 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)
Survivor	CBS	7/26/00	16.3/29	11.9/36	27.178
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	7/30/00	15.2/24	7.2/19	23.869
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	7/27/00	14.8/24	6.2/18	21.926
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	7/25/00	13.5/25	5.2/18	19.761
Big Brother	CBS	7/26/00	10.4/18	8.0/22	16.917
Mysterious Ways	NBC	7/24/00	8.4/15	4.4/14	12.012
Dateline-10:00p	NBC	7/25/00	8.1/14	4.4/13	11.401
John Stossel Special	ABC	7/27/00	8.0/14	4.1/12	11.252
Big Brother	CBS	7/24/00	7.0/13	4.0/14	10.585
20/20	ABC	7/26/00	6.9/12	4.2/12	9.957
48 Hours	CBS	7/27/00	6.9/12	3.2/10	9.879
Dateline	NBC	7/28/00	6.8/13	2.7/10	9.224
Big Brother	CBS	7/27/00	6.2/12	3.5/12	8.95
Geraldo Rivera Reports	NBC	7/30/00	5.8/10	2.7/8	8.02
Big Brother	CBS	7/25/00	5.6/11	3.4/12	7.96
20/20	ABC	7/28/00	5.8/12	2.6/9	7.88
U.S. Gymnastics Championships	NBC	7/29/00	5.0/11	2.6/11	7.71
WWE Smackdown	UPN	7/27/00	4.8/8	3.2/10	7.69
Dateline	NBC	7/26/00	5.9/11	2.1/7	7.68
Big Brother	CBS	7/28/00	5.5/12	2.8/12	7.47
Beyond Belief	FOX	7/28/00	4.5/10	3.1/12	7.00
Family Guy	FOX	7/25/00	4.5/8	3.1/9	6.82
Dateline-8:00p	NBC	7/25/00	4.8/9	2.5/9	6.68
U.S. Gymnastics Championships	NBC	7/30/00	4.4/9	2.3/8	6.68
America's Most Wanted	FOX	7/29/00	4.8/9	2.6/9	6.58
Guiness World Records	FOX	7/26/00	4.3/7	2.5/7	6.51
Making the Band	ABC	7/28/00	4.2/8	2.7/9	6.36
Cops	FOX	7/29/00	4.1/9	2.6/11	5.82
David Blaine: Magic Man	ABC	7/29/00	4.2/8	2.4/8	5.78
The PJs	FOX	7/25/00	3.7/6	2.4/7	5.76
Big Brother	CBS	7/29/00	4.1/9	2.8/12	5.75
Now or Never	FOX	7/28/00	3.4/7	2.2/8	5.28
Opposite Sex	FOX	7/24/00	3.3/6	2.3/8	4.79
Baby Blues-8:30p	WB	7/28/00	1.7/4	1.0/4	2.60
Baby Blues-8:00p	WB	7/28/00	1.7/4	1.1/4	2.53
Young Americans	WB	7/26/00	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.49
Secret Agent Man	UPN	7/28/00	1.2/2	0.7/2	1.65
Shasta	UPN	7/25/00	1.1/2	0.7/2	1.57
Dilbert	UPN	7/25/00	1.0/2	0.7/2	1.50

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	9.22
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	7.37
The Nest	USA	4.79
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.43
N Sync Live at MSG	HBO	4.31
Sex and the City	HBO	3.93
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	3.74
Real World	MTV	3.56
Universal Soldier: Return	HBO	3.54
The Firm	USA	3.42

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