Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 10, 2000

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 10th 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)
ER	NBC	Thu	19.0/30	14.7/38	28.081
NFL OVERRUN	FOX	Sun	-	9.8/31	24.4
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	13.6/22	11.0/30	21.081
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Wed	14.1/22	5.6/15	20.944
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	14.6/22	5.2/14	20.659
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	12.6/20	7.7/18	20.002
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	12.8/18	5.4/12	19.670
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	12.7/19	11.1/27	19.482
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	13.1/20	4.3/11	19.090
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	9.9/14	7.7/17	16.917
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	9.7/15	7.7/19	16.839
FRASIER	NBC	Tue	10.8/16	6.6/16	16.374
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	11.3/18	3.7/10	16.219
MOVIE: THE RUNAWAY	CBS	Sun	10.9/16	4.5/10	16.200
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sun	10.9/16	4.2/10	15.867
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER-TUE	CBS	Tue	8.3/13	6.2/16	15.697
CSI	CBS	Fri	10.2/17	4.7/14	15.654
THE DREW CAREY SHOW	ABC	Wed	10.0/15	7.0/17	14.932
CURSED	NBC	Thu	9.9/15	8.0/21	14.778
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	10.5/17	4.3/11	14.317
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	Mon	9.5/15	5.4/14	14.278
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	Mon	9.9/16	5.7/15	13.865
YES, DEAR	CBS	Mon	8.8/13	5.2/13	13.312
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	8.1/12	7.2/16	13.213
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	8.9/13	6.9/16	13.029
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	8.6/15	3.2/10	12.863
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	8.9/13	3.5/8	12.717
MOVIE: SHOOTING WAR-THU	ABC	Thu	8.6/13	3.2/8	12.448
NASH BRIDGES	CBS	Fri	8.3/15	3.7/11	12.367
SPIN CITY	ABC	Wed	8.4/13	6.2/15	12.335
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	9.1/15	4.5/12	12.322
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	8.4/14	4.9/13	12.185
ED	NBC	Wed	8.1/13	4.9/13	11.957
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	8.4/12	4.8/12	11.917
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	7.5/12	2.6/7	11.866
DAG	NBC	Tue	7.9/12	5.1/12	11.770
BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS	FOX	Tue	7.3/11	5.4/14	11.431
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.2/11	5.2/13	11.346
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	7.8/12	3.4/8	11.329
THE GEENA DAVIS SHOW	ABC	Tue	7.5/11	4.9/12	10.688
TINA TURNER: ONE LAST TIME LIVE!	CBS	Mon	7.8/13	3.6/9	10.345
THE FUGITIVE	CBS	Fri	6.3/11	2.4/8	9.488
WALKER, TEXAS RANGER	CBS	Sat	6.5/12	2.1/7	9.473
MARTHA STEWART: CHRISTMAS DREAM	CBS	Wed	6.6/10	2.9/8	9.296
20/20	ABC	Mon	6.8/11	2.7/7	9.265
GIDEON'S CROSSING	ABC	Wed	6.5/11	4.3/11	9.159
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	6.7/11	2.6/8	9.013
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	5.6/10	3.8/12	8.891
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Tue	6.3/10	4.4/11	8.578
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.2/11	3.0/9	8.471
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	6.2/9	3.0/7	8.468
MOVIE: LIVIN' FOR LOVE: NATALIE COLE	NBC	Sun	5.9/9	3.0/7	8.212
DIAGNOSIS MURDER	CBS	Thu	6.0/10	2.1/5	8.122
NORMAL, OHIO	FOX	Wed	5.2/8	3.9/10	8.078
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	6.1/9	2.2/6	8.035
WORLD'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS	NBC	Sun	5.2/8	2.9/8	7.959
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	5.0/8	3.3/9	7.771
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN	NBC	Tue	5.2/8	3.3/8	7.461
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS	FOX	Fri	4.6/8	2.9/9	7.455
MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL	ABC	Sat	4.3/8	2.5/9	7.387
THE MICHAEL RICHARDS SHOW	NBC	Tue	5.1/8	2.9/8	6.933
TITANS	NBC	Mon	4.8/7	2.8/7	6.564
CITY OF ANGELS	CBS	Thu	4.8/7	2.0/5	6.114
TWO GUYS, A GIRL, AND A PIZZA PLACE	ABC	Fri	3.7/7	2.1/7	5.205
THE $TREET	FOX	Wed	3.6/5	2.5/6	5.194
MADIGAN MEN	ABC	Fri	3.2/5	1.9/6	4.697
SPECIAL: ULTIMATE AUCTION SHOW	FOX	Thu	3.0/5	2.0/5	4.658
THE NORM SHOW	ABC	Fri	3.1/5	1.9/6	4.563
DOT COMEDY	ABC	Fri	2.8/5	1.7/5	4.054
GQ MEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS	FOX	Sat	2.5/5	1.5/5	3.569
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.6/4	1.7/4	3.306
POPULAR	WB	Fri	2.1/4	1.1/3	2.989
THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW	WB	Sun	1.9/3	1.1/3	2.558
HYPE	WB	Sun	1.6/2	0.9/2	2.256
LEVEL 9	UPN	Fri	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.150

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	8.00
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNN	6.57
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNN	5.92
NFL Primetime	ESPN	4.45
Dune, Pt. 3	SCIF	4.44
Pretty Woman	TBS	4.40
Dune, Pt. 2	SCIF	4.32
Ripley's Believe It or Not	TBS	3.70
Santa Claus in Comin' to Town	FOXF	3.64
South Park	CMDY	3.61

Cable ratings (households):

Premium cable ratings:

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