Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending July 22, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 42nd 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:

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	9.7/18	3.4/11	13.938
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	9.1/15	3.9/11	13.276
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	8.0/14	6.1/20	12.757
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	8.9/15	2.8/9	12.388
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	7.5/12	4.7/13	11.261
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Fri	8.1/16	2.7/10	11.043
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	7.4/14	2.6/9	10.078
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.2/13	3.6/10	9.709
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	7.0/13	3.5/11	9.627
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Tue	7.2/12	2.5/7	9.583
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	6.9/12	3.9/11	9.215
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.0/14	3.0/10	9.189
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Thu	6.3/12	3.7/13	8.795
48 HOURS	CBS	Mon	6.2/10	2.5/7	8.344
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Tue	5.8/11	3.6/12	8.309
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.7/12	2.6/11	7.78
SPY TV	NBC	Thu	5.5/10	3.8/13	7.73
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	5.5/11	2.7/10	7.72
20/20	ABC	Mon	5.5/10	2.0/6	7.21
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	5.5/10	2.5/8	7.14
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	5.4/11	2.4/8	7.01
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.5/9	2.4/9	6.88
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	4.3/8	2.6/9	6.64
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.9/7	2.4/8	6.14
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Wed	4.1/7	3.1/9	6.10
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	3.8/8	2.0/8	5.78
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Sat	3.8/8	1.9/8	5.13
YOU DON’T KNOW JACK	ABC	Wed	3.5/6	2.2/7	5.03
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.2/7	1.9/8	4.96
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	3.3/7	2.2/9	4.94
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS	FOX	Thu	3.4/6	1.9/6	4.78
MYSTERIOUS WAYS	NBC	Fri	3.5/7	1.6/7	4.68
NIGHT VISIONS	FOX	Thu	2.8/5	2.0/6	4.07
BEHIND THE MOVIES	NBC	Sat	2.9/6	1.6/7	4.02
THE BEAST	ABC	Wed	2.6/5	1.3/4	3.50

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
BRITISH OPEN	ABC	Sun	4.5	4.603
BRITISH OPEN	ABC	Sat	3.7	3.822
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.0	2.089
MICHIGAN 500	ABC	Sun	1.6	1.598
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sat	0.8	0.861

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
RUGRATS-SAT 8P	NICK	11.913
RUGRATS-SAT 9P	NICK	7.697
NEW ENGLAND 300	TNT	7.182
RUGRATS-SUN 8P	NICK	7.034
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	7.026
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-8P	TNN	5.682
MOVIE: DANGEROUS CHILD	LIF	5.488
MISTS OF AVALON, PT. 2	TNT	4.783
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 7:30P	NICK	4.511
BROTHERS GARCIA-SAT 9:30P	NICK	4.250
RUGRATS-SAT 10:00A	NICK	4.003
RUGRATS-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.943
RUGRATS-SAT 12:00P	NICK	3.771
RUGRATS-SAT 11:00A	NICK	3.764
RUGRATS-SAT 11:30A	NICK	3.498
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY-SUN	HBO	5.796
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	5.685
ARLISS	HBO	3.481
SEX AND THE CITY-WED	HBO	2.973
THE PERFECT STORM	HBO	2.954

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
RUGRATS-8P	NICK	Sat	5.885	5.8
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.499	4.4
NEW ENGLAND 300	TNT	Sun	4.248	4.2
MOVIE: DANGEROUS CHILD	LIF	Mon	4.159	4.1
RUGRATS-9P	NICK	Sat	4.146	4.1
RUGRATS-8P	NICK	Sun	3.915	3.8
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.620	3.5
MISTS OF AVALON, PT. 2	TNT	Mon	3.274	3.2
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-7:30P	NICK	Sat	2.779	2.7
RUGRATS-10:30A	NICK	Sat	2.657	2.6
RUGRATS-11:00A	NICK	Sat	2.622	2.6
RUGRATS-10:00A	NICK	Sat	2.614	2.6
RUGRATS-11:30A	NICK	Sat	2.613	2.6
RUGRATS-12:00P	NICK	Sat	2.588	2.5
BROTHERS GARCIA-9:30P	NICK	Sat	2.579	2.5
AUTOTRADER.COM POST RACE	TNT	Sun	2.575	2.5
RUGRATS-12:30P	NICK	Sat	2.542	2.5
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sun	2.441	2.4
MOVIE: DANGEROUS CHILD	LIF	Sun	2.373	2.3
MOVIE: DANGEROUS AFFECTION	LIF	Sun	2.372	2.3
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	4.079	4.0
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	3.778	3.7
ARLISS	HBO	Sun	2.381	2.3
THE PERFECT STORM	HBO	-	2.109	2.1
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Wed	2.052	2.0

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3947
NASCAR/New England 300	TNT	Sun	3897
WWF Entertainment	TNN	Mon	3175
Rugrats-8p	NICK	Sat	2827
Autotrader.com Post Race	TNT	Sun	2472
m/"Mists Of Avalon (Part 2)"	TNT	Mon	2449
m/"Dangerous Child"	LIF	Mon	2338
Real World X	MTV	Tue	1969
NASCAR Preview	TNT	Sun	1924
Rugrats-9p	NICK	Sat	1848

(18-49 chart not available this week; data in the chart comes from Variety)

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, Media Life Magazine, Zap2it, and Variety