Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 29, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the fourth week of the 2000-01 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)
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	18.9/28	13.2/31	28.635
ER	NBC	Thu	17.6/28	13.4/33	26.086
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	14.7/24	11.7/32	22.658
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	13.1/20	6.1/14	20.230
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	13.0/19	7.0/16	19.641
WORLD SERIES GAME 5	FOX	Thu	13.1/21	7.2/19	18.927
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	12.5/21	6.9/18	18.498
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	13.1/20	4.8/12	17.889
CURSED	NBC	Thu	11.8/18	9.5/25	17.854
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	12.7/19	4.8/13	17.774
WORLD SERIES GAME 4	FOX	Wed	12.5/21	7.4/21	17.611
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	11.8/17	9.9/24	17.538
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	12.0/9	4.6/13	17.458
WORLD SERIES GAME 3	FOX	Tue	12.4/21	6.9/20	17.453
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	12.1/21	7.4/20	17.386
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	11.9/18	6.4/15	17.119
BECKER	CBS	Mon	11.7/17	5.8/13	17.001
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	11.8/19	6.6/17	16.668
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	11.1/16	4.0/10	16.301
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sun	11.3/17	4.4/10	16.230
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	10.6/16	9.0/22	15.808
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	10.9/17	6.8/17	15.598
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	11.0/18	4.6/13	14.925
CSI	CBS	Fri	9.8/17	4.6/14	14.89
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	9.5/14	6.2/16	13.92
MOVIE: THE LAST DANCE	CBS	Sun	9.9/17	3.7/10	13.72
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.3/14	5.1/14	13.71
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	9.5/17	3.3/10	13.49
FAMILY LAW	CBS	Mon	10.0/16	4.5/12	13.305
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	8.9/13	5.3/13	13.23
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	9.3/13	6.9/16	13.23
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	9.4/17	4.9/15	13.21
THE MICHAEL RICHARDS SHOW	NBC	Tue	9.3/15	5.9/17	13.19
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	8.7/13	6.2/15	13.10
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN	NBC	Tue	8.8/13	5.8/15	12.58
JAG	CBS	Tue	8.8/13	3.7/10	12.37
ED	NBC	Sun	8.3/12	4.8/11	12.25
BETTE	CBS	Wed	8.4/14	4.2/13	12.07
NASH BRIDGES	CBS	Fri	8.1/15	3.8/12	11.84
PROVIDENCE	NBC	Fri	8.5/16	3.4/12	11.82
MOVIE: ONE TRUE LOVE	CBS	Wed	8.8/14	3.6/9	11.54
SPIN CITY	ABC	Wed	7.4/11	5.8/14	11.27
WORLD SERIES PREGAME 3	FOX	Tue	8.2/14	4.0/13	11.22
20/20	ABC	Mon	8.3/14	3.7/11	11.19
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	8.1/14	3.1/10	10.80
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	7.4/12	4.6/12	10.48
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	7.3/11	4.3/10	10.28
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.1/13	3.3/10	9.55
WALKER, TEXAS RANGER	CBS	Sat	6.2/11	2.2/7	9.36
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:30P	ABC	Thu	6.2/9	4.0/10	9.29
WELCOME TO NEW YORK	CBS	Wed	6.4/10	3.9/10	9.25
WORLD SERIES PREGAME 4	FOX	Wed	6.6/12	3.7/13	9.21
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	7.0/11	2.2/6	9.09
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Tue	6.6/11	4.4/11	9.00
WORLD SERIES PREGAME 5	FOX	Thu	6.0/11	2.7/9	8.93
THE FUGITIVE	CBS	Fri	6.1/12	2.5/9	8.83
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	6.2/10	2.6/6	8.65
GIDEON'S CROSSING	ABC	Wed	6.3/10	3.9/10	8.61
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	6.1/10	2.4/6	8.49
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	6.3/9	2.2/5	8.48
DIAGNOSIS MURDER	CBS	Thu	6.4/10	1.8/5	8.40
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	5.2/8	3.1/8	8.10
THE GEENA DAVIS SHOW	ABC	Tue	5.7/8	3.5/8	7.85
TITANS	NBC	Wed	5.6/9	3.5/10	7.57
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-THU 8:00P	ABC	Thu	5.3/9	2.9/8	7.34
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.7/7	3.0/8	7.22
CITY OF ANGELS	CBS	Thu	5.5/8	2.3/6	7.09
DEADLINE	NBC	Mon	4.8/7	2.7/6	6.98
TWO GUYS, A GIRL, AND A PIZZA PLACE	ABC	Fri	4.7/9	3.0/11	6.72
WORLD'S SCARIEST GHOSTS	ABC	Sat	4.9/9	3.9/12	6.70
THAT'S LIFE	CBS	Sat	4.9/9	2.0/7	6.67
CHARMED	WB	Thu	4.3/6	3.0/7	6.53
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	WB	Tue	4.1/6	2.9/8	6.41
MADIGAN MEN	ABC	Fri	4.4/8	2.7/8	6.14
THE NORM SHOW	ABC	Fri	4.2/8	2.8/9	6.12
THE TROUBLE WITH NORMAL	ABC	Fri	4.0/8	2.5/9	5.80
ANGEL	WB	Tue	3.6/5	2.6/6	5.40
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.5/6	2.5/7	5.04
DADDIO	NBC	Mon	3.7/6	2.0/5	5.03
ROSWELL	WB	Mon	3.4/5	2.1/5	5.01
STAR TREK: VOYAGER	UPN	Wed	3.2/5	2.7/7	4.97
SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.4/5	1.5/6	4.15
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Thu	2.6/4	1.4/4	3.93
TUCKER	NBC	Mon	2.9/4	1.5/4	3.87
FREAKYLINKS	FOX	Fri	2.2/4	1.9/6	3.84
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.7/4	1.9/5	3.83
FREEDOM	UPN	Fri	2.4/5	1.6/6	3.58
7 DAYS	UPN	Wed	2.3/4	1.6/5	3.49
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW	WB	Sun	2.3/3	1.5/3	3.26
THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW	WB	Sun	2.2/4	1.3/4	3.14
HYPE	WB	Sun	2.3/3	1.5/3	3.13
LEVEL 9	UPN	Fri	2.0/4	1.44	3.11
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	2.3/4	1.3/3	3.06
THE PJS	WB	Sun	2.0/3	1.4/3	3.04
GROSSE POINT	WB	Fri	1.7/3	1.0/3	2.86
NIKKI	WB	Sun	2.2/3	1.3/3	2.81

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	8.24
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNN	7.11
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNN	6.10
NFL Primetime	ESPN	4.87
Spawn	TBS	4.30
As Told by Ginger	NICK	3.32
Sex and the City (9:30pm)	HBO	3.30
Sex and the City	HBO	3.09
House on Haunted Hill	HBO	3.08
Rocket Power	NICK	3.04

Cable ratings (households):

Premium cable ratings:

CLICK TO SEE FULL WEEKLY 18-49 CHART

CLICK TO SEE FULL WEEKLY VIEWERSHIP CHART

Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, Media Life Magazine, and Broadcasting & Cable Magazine