Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 5, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 44th 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)
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	Mon	9.6/17	7.1/22	15.412
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	8.7/14	5.8/16	13.381
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	9.0/16	2.9/10	11.919
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	8.2/17	2.4/9	11.654
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	7.9/13	3.3/9	11.465
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	8.3/14	4.8/13	11.452
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	7.8/13	2.8/9	10.273
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.4/13	3.7/11	9.807
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Fri	6.9/14	2.7/10	9.725
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	7.1/13	3.0/10	9.660
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	6.6/12	3.4/11	9.194
20/20	ABC	Wed	6.5/11	3.6/11	8.960
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Thu	6.0/11	3.7/13	8.720
LINCOLN FINANCIAL BATTLE	ABC	Mon	6.1/11	2.8/9	8.602
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	6.3/12	2.2/8	8.429
20/20	ABC	Fri	6.4/12	2.7/9	8.362
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Tue	5.5/10	3.7/13	8.12
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	4.7/8	3.2/10	7.72
SPY TV	NBC	Thu	5.1/9	3.4/11	7.51
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.1/11	2.4/10	7.26
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	4.8/10	2.4/9	7.00
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	4.8/9	2.7/9	6.91
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	4.6/9	2.0/7	6.46
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	4.9/9	1.7/6	6.43
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	4.2/9	2.2/9	6.23
MURDER IN SMALL TOWN X	FOX	Tue	3.8/6	2.8/9	6.02
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	3.9/8	2.8/12	6.01
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	4.1/8	2.3/8	5.97
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Wed	3.8/6	2.8/8	5.82
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Sat	4.0/9	2.4/10	5.73
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS	FOX	Thu	3.8/7	2.3/8	5.48
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	3.7/8	2.1/9	5.34
MYSTERIOUS WAYS	NBC	Fri	3.9/8	1.4/6	4.90
DOWNER CHANNEL	NBC	Tue	3.1/6	2.1/7	4.76
JOHN STOSSEL SPECIAL: HYPE	ABC	Sat	3.6/7	1.6/6	4.67
NIGHT VISIONS	FOX	Thu	2.8/5	1.9/6	4.27
BEHIND THE MOVIES	NBC	Sat	2.8/6	1.6/7	3.88
MANHUNT	UPN	Fri	1.1/2	0.8/3	1.51

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
BRICKYARD 400	NBC	Sun	6.2	6.380
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	2.9	2.942
WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMP	ABC	Sun	1.9	1.918
WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMP	ABC	Sat	1.5	1.507
WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN	ABC	Sun	1.3	1.313
WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN	ABC	Sat	0.9	0.921
WNBA BASKETBALL	NBC	Sat	0.9	0.882

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	8.060
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	6.998
MOVIE: RUSH HOUR-WED	TBS	4.946
RUGRATS-MON 4:30P	NICK	4.460
RUGRATS-MON 3:30P	NICK	3.999
RUGRATS-MON 4:00P	NICK	3.868
ROCKET POWER-MON 5:00P	NICK	3.763
MOVIE: OUR LIPS ARE SEALED	FAM	3.721
MOVIE: THE WATERBOY	USA	3.431
RUGRATS-MON 3:00P	NICK	3.383
RUGRATS-MON 2:30P	NICK	3.205
DEXTERS LABORATORY-TUE 9P	TOON	3.188
JAMES DEAN: INVENTED LIFE	TNT	3.180
ANY DAY NOW	LIF	3.089
MOVIE: CIRCLE OF DECEIT	LIF	2.967
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	5.870
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	5.543
ARLISS	HBO	3.315
WCB: JONES, JR. VS. GONZA	HBO	2.786
SHOCK VIDEO 6-THU	HBO	2.468

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.980	4.9
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	4.183	4.1
MOVIE: RUSH HOUR	TBS	Wed	3.136	3.1
RUGRATS-4:30P	NICK	Mon	2.690	2.6
RUGRATS-3:30P	NICK	Mon	2.500	2.4
MOVIE: CIRCLE OF DECEIT	LIF	Mon	2.495	2.4
RUGRATS-4:00P	NICK	Mon	2.453	2.4
ROCKET POWER-5:00P	NICK	Mon	2.333	2.3
ANY DAY NOW	LIF	Sun	2.288	2.2
MOVIE: THE WATERBOY-8P	USA	Sun	2.276	2.2
JAMES DEAN: INVENTED LIFE	TNT	Sun	2.255	2.2
RUGRATS-3:00P	NICK	Mon	2.213	2.2
DEXTERS LABORATORY-9P	TOON	Tue	2.166	2.1
MOVIE: OUR LIPS ARE SEALED	FAM	Sun	2.152	2.1
RUGRATS-2:30P	NICK	Mon	2.150	2.1
THE DIVISION	LIF	Sun	2.140	2.1
HEY ARNOLD-11:30A	NICK	Sat	2.137	2.1
ROCKET POWER-12:00P	NICK	Sat	2.100	2.1
SPONGEBOB-9:30A	NICK	Fri	2.094	2.0
SPONGEBOB-10:30A	NICK	Sun	2.078	2.0
RUGRATS	NICK	Mon	2.076	2.0
JOHNNY BRAVO	TOON	Tue	1.953	1.9
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	4.056	4.0
SIX FEET UNDER	HBO	Sun	3.702	3.6
ARLISS	HBO	Sun	2.240	2.2
SHOCK VIDEO 6	HBO	Thu	1.954	1.9
WCB: JONES, JR. VS. GONZA	HBO	Sat	1.929	1.9

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	4083
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3614
m/"Rush Hour"	TBS	Wed	2677
m/"The Waterboy"	USA	Sun	2309
Jackass	MTV	Sun	1937
m/"The Wedding Singer"	TNT	Sun	1750
Real World X	MTV	Tue	1651
Ripley's Believe It Or Not	TBS	Wed	1646
South Park	CMDY	Wed	1576
Strong Medicine	LIF	Sun	1452

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