Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending April 8, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 27th 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)
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	16.5/27	11.7/32	27.715
NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP	CBS	Mon	15.6/24	10.0/25	23.870
LAW & ORDER	NBC	Wed	12.6/20	6.7/17	17.962
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	12.2/20	4.3/13	17.207
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	11.5/21	3.9/13	16.796
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	11.6/19	6.4/10	16.637
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	11.7/18	5.7/14	16.563
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	11.3/17	4.1/10	16.353
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Fri	10.4/18	3.9/12	15.447
MY WIFE AND KIDS-8:30P	ABC	Wed	8.9/15	6.1/17	14.291
WHAT ABOUT JOAN	ABC	Tue	9.2/14	5.8/15	13.062
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	8.9/14	5.4/14	13.006
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sun	9.1/14	3.4/9	12.894
THE MAGIC OF DAVID COPPERFIELD	CBS	Tue	8.0/13	4.2/12	12.56
BOOT CAMP	FOX	Wed	7.4/11	6.1/15	12.37
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	7.6/12	6.1/14	12.21
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	8.8/14	3.5/9	12.139
MOVIE: AND NEVER LET HER GO PT. 2	CBS	Wed	8.8/14	3.4/9	11.850
MY WIFE AND KIDS-8:00P	ABC	Wed	7.6/13	4.7/15	11.84
20/20	ABC	Fri	8.5/15	3.6/11	11.826
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	8.2/15	3.1/9	11.486
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	8.4/13	4.0/12	11.469
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	8.3/14	4.6/13	11.211
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	8.1/14	3.2/9	11.195
ED	NBC	Wed	7.8/13	3.9/12	10.91
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	7.7/14	3.3/11	10.66
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	6.3/11	4.0/13	9.71
NASH BRIDGES	CBS	Fri	6.7/12	3.1/10	9.46
THREE SISTERS	NBC	Tue	6.5/10	4.4/11	9.44
CURSED	NBC	Thu	6.6/10	4.6/12	9.40
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.8/11	3.8/11	9.28
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	6.2/12	3.6/13	9.20
48 HOURS	CBS	Tue	6.8/11	3.3/9	9.14
THE JOB	ABC	Wed	6.2/9	4.2/10	9.01
THE FIGHTING FITZGERALDS	NBC	Tue	6.2/10	3.2/10	8.56
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	5.1/8	3.3/9	8.07
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	5.1/8	4.2/12	7.94
GIDEON'S CROSSING	ABC	Mon	5.8/9	3.1/8	7.77
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	5.1/10	3.1/12	7.67
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	4.7/9	3.8/12	7.66
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Wed	5.7/9	3.6/9	7.51
DAG	NBC	Tue	5.4/9	3.0/8	7.49
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	4.5/9	3.4/13	7.40
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.3/7	2.8/7	7.18
KATE BRASHER	CBS	Sat	5.4/10	1.5/5	7.12
THAT'S LIFE	CBS	Sat	4.9/10	1.5/6	6.66
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	4.4/7	2.6/8	6.54
THE FUGITIVE	CBS	Fri	4.8/8	1.7/5	6.43
FIRST YEARS	NBC	Mon	4.7/7	2.3/6	6.04
FUTURAMA	FOX	Sun	3.6/7	3.0/10	5.80
THE NORM SHOW	ABC	Fri	4.3/8	2.3/8	5.76
THE LONE GUNMAN	FOX	Fri	3.5/6	2.8/9	5.59
THE OBLONGS	WB	Sun	1.9/3	1.1/3	3.34
SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	2.4/5	1.2/5	3.19
NIKKI	WB	Sun	2.0/3	1.3/3	3.15
POPSTARS	WB	Fri	2.1/4	1.3/5	2.88
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	1.7/3	1.0/2	2.57
JACK & JILL	WB	Wed	1.9/3	1.1/3	2.35
XFL FOOTBALL	NBC	Sat	1.5/3	0.8/3	2.13
7 DAYS	UPN	Wed	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.04
GARY & MIKE	UPN	Fri	1.2/2	0.8/3	1.71
XFL FOOTBALL	UPN	Sun	0.6/1	0.4/1	0.93

Cable ratings (viewership & households):

Show	NET	HH (millions)	HH Rating	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	4.726	4.6	7.515
WWF ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	4.421	4.3	7.292
MOVIE: MIDWIVES	LIF	3.865	3.8	5.032
WILD THORNBERRYS	NICK	2.274	2.2	3.629
RUGRATS	NICK	2.311	2.3	3.523
JACKASS	MTV	2.288	2.2	3.368
RUGRATS	NICK	2.315	2.3	3.354
PROFESSIONAL GOLF	USA	2.622	2.6	3.286
RUGRATS	NICK	2.229	2.2	3.270
MOVIE: MIDWIVES	LIF	2.417	2.4	3.212
RUGRATS	NICK	2.224	2.2	3.146
HEY ARNOLD	NICK	2.289	2.2	3.131
MOVIE: STAND AGAINST FEAR	LIF	2.446	2.4	3.092
JACKASS	MTV	2.178	2.1	3.091
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.185	2.1	2.978
ECO CHALLENGE: BORNEO	USA	-	-	2.62
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	5.750	5.6	9.214
NAKED STATES	HBO	2.887	2.8	4.377
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	HBO	2.358	2.3	3.693
REAL SEX 26	HBO	2.733	2.7	3.480
SHOCK VIDEO 2001	HBO	2.041	2.0	2.508

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