Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 24, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 53rd 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)
2000 Summer Olympics	NBC	9/24/00	14.6/24	10.5/26	25.911
2000 Summer Olympics	NBC	9/19/00	15.5/26	9.7/28	24.060
2000 Summer Olympics	NBC	9/22/00	15.0/27	8.7/28	23.289
2000 Summer Olympics	NBC	9/21/00	14.9/26	9.3/28	22.969
2000 Summer Olympics	NBC	9/20/00	14.6/25	8.8/27	22.315
2000 Summer Olympics	NBC	9/23/00	13.5/25	8.6/26	21.869
2000 Summer Olympics	NBC	9/18/00	13.8/23	8.2/23	21.051
Monday Night Football	ABC	9/18/00	13.5/23	8.7/24	19.434
NFL overrun	CBS	9/24/00	14.2/26	8.0/26	18.8
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	9/19/00	12.4/20	4.2/12	17.909
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	9/21/00	10.6/16	3.8/10	15.143
Big Brother	CBS	9/20/00	6.5/11	4.2/13	9.657
Hopkins 24/7	ABC	9/21/00	5.7/9	2.8/8	8.11
Big Brother	CBS	9/19/00	5.6/9	3.3/10	8.04
Big Brother	CBS	9/18/00	5.7/9	3.0/9	7.94
20/20	ABC	9/18/00	5.9/10	2.6/8	7.88
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ABC	9/20/00	5.9/10	2.2/6	7.88
20/20	ABC	9/22/00	5.5/10	2.7/8	7.74
Big Brother	CBS	9/21/00	5.5/10	3.2/10	7.57
WWE Smackdown	UPN	9/21/00	4.7/7	3.1/8	7.48
48 Hours	CBS	9/21/00	5.5/9	2.6/7	7.34
America's Most Wanted	FOX	9/23/00	4.7/8	3.0/8	6.98
Big Brother	CBS	9/23/00	4.7/9	2.8/9	6.78
Big Brother	CBS	9/22/00	4.7/9	2.2/8	6.17
The Hughleys	UPN	9/18/00	3.0/4	1.9/4	4.58
The Parkers	UPN	9/18/00	3.0/5	1.8/5	4.49
Moesha	UPN	9/18/00	2.8/4	1.7/5	4.07
Girlfriends	UPN	9/18/00	2.7/4	1.9/4	4.00
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	WB	9/22/00	2.4/4	1.3/4	3.36
Grosse Point	WB	9/22/00	1.9/3	1.0/3	2.66
Popular	WB	9/22/00	1.5/3	0.7/2	1.91
Teen Files: Surviving High School	UPN	9/19/00	1.1/2	0.7/2	1.54

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	8.32
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.00
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.88
NFL Primetime	ESPN	4.97
Sex and the City	HBO	4.94
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.16
Arliss	HBO	3.26
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	3.15
Ghost	TBS	2.96
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	2.89

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Premium cable ratings:

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