Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending April 29, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 30th 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	16.6/27	11.2/31	26.891
ER	NBC	Thu	17.5/29	12.5/32	25.414
CSI	CBS	Thu	14.4/22	8.6/21	22.330
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	12.0/18	4.9/12	18.664
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	CBS	Mon	11.4/17	6.3/15	17.188
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	11.2/18	6.4/16	16.891
THE WEST WING	NBC	Wed	11.9/19	6.3/16	16.777
FRIENDS	NBC	Thu	10.9/19	8.1/24	16.303
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	11.7/20	3.7/12	16.192
WILL & GRACE	NBC	Thu	10.5/16	8.7/22	15.900
BECKER	CBS	Mon	10.2/15	5.4/13	15.339
JUST SHOOT ME	NBC	Thu	10.2/15	8.3/20	14.921
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	8.1/13	7.0/19	14.59
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	8.4/15	7.0/20	14.41
NYPD BLUE	ABC	Tue	9.6/16	5.5/16	14.166
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	9.4/15	5.8/16	14.133
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	9.9/15	3.1/8	13.963
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Fri	9.5/17	3.5/12	13.759
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	9.7/18	4.7/15	13.413
THE DISTRICT	CBS	Sat	8.9/17	4.0/13	13.242
DHARMA & GREG	ABC	Tue	8.9/14	5.3/15	13.109
THIRD WATCH	NBC	Mon	8.8/15	5.2/14	12.580
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	9.1/18	2.2/7	12.459
JUDGING AMY	CBS	Tue	9.4/16	3.7/10	12.391
MY WIFE AND KIDS	ABC	Wed	7.9/13	5.4/16	12.28
20/20	ABC	Fri	8.8/16	3.8/12	12.21
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL	CBS	Sun	8.8/15	2.9/8	12.182
JAG	CBS	Tue	8.8/15	3.3/10	12.076
MOVIE: ON GOLDEN POND	CBS	Sun	8.7/14	2.5/6	11.82
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	7.4/11	6.4/15	11.81
ALLY MCBEAL	FOX	Mon	8.0/12	6.3/15	11.76
CURSED	NBC	Thu	7.9/13	5.8/15	11.74
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	8.3/14	3.9/10	11.33
WHAT ABOUT JOAN	ABC	Tue	7.8/12	4.9/13	11.33
BOOT CAMP	FOX	Wed	6.7/11	5.4/14	11.15
PROVIDENCE	NBC	Fri	8.2/16	3.1/12	11.04
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	8.3/13	2.6/7	10.83
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	7.6/12	4.0/10	10.80
WALKER, TEXAS RANGER-9P	CBS	Sat	7.0/13	3.0/10	10.76
BOSTON PUBLIC	FOX	Mon	7.1/12	5.0/14	10.38
NASH BRIDGES	CBS	Fri	6.5/12	3.6/11	9.61
DIAGNOSIS MURDER	CBS	Fri	7.2/14	1.8/7	9.57
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	6.8/11	3.6/9	9.36
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	7.0/12	2.9/10	8.93
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	6.9/12	3.4/10	8.86
DARK ANGEL	FOX	Tue	6.0/9	4.2/11	8.77
NBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sun	6.0	4.2/15	8.6
TITUS	FOX	Tue	5.5/9	4.5/13	8.51
WALKER, TEXAS RANGER-8P	CBS	Sat	5.8/12	2.0/8	8.49
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	6.2/10	2.6/7	8.40
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Wed	6.4/11	4.1/11	8.36
SPIN CITY	ABC	Wed	5.7/9	3.9/10	8.26
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.5/10	3.6/12	8.21
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	5.0/8	3.7/11	7.75
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.0/10	3.3/12	7.42
SURVIVING THE MOMENT OF IMPACT	FOX	Thu	4.3/7	3.2/8	6.69
WORLD'S WORST DRIVERS	FOX	Thu	4.4/7	2.5/7	6.67
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	4.2/8	3.3/13	6.58
7TH HEAVEN	WB	Mon	4.3/7	2.4/7	6.54
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	4.3/7	2.6/7	6.54
IN STYLE: CELEBRITY MOMS	NBC	Tue	4.9/8	2.7/8	6.48
VANISHED	ABC	Mon	5.1/9	2.8/7	6.47
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.2/9	2.7/11	6.10
MOVIE: KISS MY ACT	ABC	Mon	4.4/7	2.0/5	5.84
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.7/6	2.3/6	5.83
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Fri	3.6/7	2.2/8	5.34
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Fri	3.6/7	2.0/8	5.14
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	3.3/6	1.8/5	4.92
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER	WB	Tue	3.0/5	2.3/7	4.73
STAR TREK: VOYAGER	UPN	Wed	3.0/5	2.4/6	4.62
ANGEL	WB	Tue	2.8/4	2.1/6	4.40
DAWSON'S CREEK	WB	Wed	3.1/5	1.9/6	4.15
THE LONE GUNMAN	FOX	Fri	2.5/4	1.9/6	3.87
ROSWELL	WB	Mon	2.6/4	1.5/4	3.83
CHARMED	WB	Thu	2.5/4	1.7/4	3.46
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	Thu	2.5/4	1.3/4	3.37
FELICITY	WB	Wed	2.4/4	1.5/4	3.09
SPECIAL UNIT 2	UPN	Wed	1.8/3	1.2/4	2.87
SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH	WB	Fri	1.6/3	1.1/4	2.70
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW	WB	Sun	1.7/3	0.9/3	2.42
CHAINS OF LOVE	UPN	Tue	1.7/3	1.1/3	2.31
NIKKI	WB	Sun	1.8/3	1.0/2	2.28
FOR YOUR LOVE	WB	Sun	1.7/3	1.1/2	2.28
THE OBLONGS	WB	Sun	1.6/3	0.8/2	2.16
POPULAR	WB	Fri	1.2/2	0.7/2	1.97
THE PJS	WB	Sun	1.1/2	0.6/2	1.51
ALL SOULS	UPN	Tue	1.0/2	0.6/2	1.48

Cable ratings (viewership & households):

Show	NET	HH (millions)	HH Rating	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	4.246	4.2	6.661
WWF ENTERTAINMENT	TNN	3.935	3.9	6.514
RUGRATS	NICK	2.286	2.2	3.074
SPONGEBOB	NICK	1.970	1.9	3.073
MOVIE: HER FINAL FURY	LIF	2.233	2.2	2.979
SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.023	2.0	2.883
RUGRATS	NICK	1.969	1.9	2.568
RUGRATS	NICK	1.955	1.9	2.546
NBA PLAYOFFS	TBS	1.931	1.9	2.506
MOVIE: A WOMAN SCORNED	LIF	2.037	2.0	2.487
NBA PLAYOFFS	TNT	1.989	1.9	2.476
JAG	USA	2.031	2.0	2.443
MOVIE: HER HIDDEN TRUTH	LIF	2.048	2.0	2.424
JAG	USA	1.959	1.9	2.396
JAG	USA	1.931	1.9	2.278
PREMIUM CABLE
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	5.671	5.5	8.436
61	HBO	3.213	3.1	5.577
DWARFS (AU)	HBO	2.537	2.5	4.634
28 DAYS	HBO	1.904	1.9	2.707
28 DAYS	HBO	1.910	1.9	2.631

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