Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 2, 2001

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 48th 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)
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Tue	9.6/16	5.0/10	13.629
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Thu	8.8/14	3.0/8	12.219
NFL PRE-SEASON: COWBOYS/RAIDERS	ABC	Mon	8.0/14	4.3/13	11.544
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.5/13	4.0/13	10.745
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Fri	7.3/13	2.8/10	10.741
20/20	ABC	Fri	7.6/14	3.1/11	10.346
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Thu	6.5/10	4.4/12	10.263
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Mon	6.9/12	3.7/11	10.150
BIG BROTHER	CBS	Tue	6.5/10	3.6/12	9.749
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?	ABC	Sun	6.2/11	2.4/8	9.615
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	Thu	7.0/12	2.9/8	9.600
DATELINE	NBC	Mon	7.1/12	3.6/10	9.580
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	6.4/14	1.5/6	9.210
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	6.4/11	2.4/8	9.078
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.8/11	3.5/12	9.00
THE WAYNE BRADY SHOW	ABC	Wed	5.3/9	3.6/11	8.43
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.4/11	3.4/13	8.34
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.4/11	2.5/10	8.26
20/20	ABC	Wed	5.2/9	2.9/9	7.75
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:30P	ABC	Thu	4.8/8	3.0/9	7.55
48 HOURS	CBS	Thu	5.0/9	2.07	7.15
DATELINE	NBC	Sun	5.0/11	1.9/8	7.12
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	4.6/8	2.2/8	6.71
FAMILY GUY	FOX	Wed	3.9/6	3.1/4	6.46
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	4.1/8	1.9/7	6.40
SPY TV	NBC	Tue	4.2/7	2.6/9	6.32
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.3/9	2.6/11	6.30
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.9/7	2.2/7	6.13
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?-8:00P	ABC	Thu	3.9/7	2.3/8	5.80
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	3.9/7	1.7/6	5.50
WORLD'S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS	FOX	Fri	3.4/7	2.4/9	5.39
SOURCE HIP-HOP AWARDS	UPN	Tue	3.1/7	2.3/7	5.37
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	ABC	Sat	3.6/8	1.8/7	5.24
WITNESS TO AN EXECUTION	NBC	Sat	3.0/6	1.3/5	4.09
NIGHT VISIONS	FOX	Thu	2.6/4	2.1/6	4.01
MURDER IN SMALL TOWN X	FOX	Tue	2.6/4	1.4/5	3.75
THIS IS DESTINY'S CHILD	FOX	Thu	2.6/5	1.4/5	3.72
DEAD LAST	WB	Tue	1.7/3	1.0/3	2.63
THE NIGHTMARE ROOM-9:00P	WB	Fri	1.4/3	0.8/3	2.2
THE NIGHTMARE ROOM-9:30P	WB	Fri	1.3/2	0.7/2	2.0
MANHUNT	UPN	Fri	1.0/1	0.7/3	1.40
ALL SOULS	UPN	Fri	0.8/1	0.5/2	1.19

Sports ratings outside of primetime (households):

Show	Net	Day	HH	HH (millions)
MLB BASEBALL	FOX	Sat	3.1	3.252
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LATE	ABC	Sat	3.0	3.135
U.S. OPEN TENNIS	CBS	Sun	2.4	2.509
U.S. OPEN TENNIS	CBS	Sat	2.2	2.327
COLLEGE FOOTBALL EARLY	ABC	Sat	2.0	2.142
WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2	NBC	Sat	1.0	1.099
DELPHI AUTO INDY 300	ABC	Sun	0.9	0.919

Cable ratings (viewership):

not available this week

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-10P	TNN	Mon	4.173	4.0
WWF ENTERTAINMENT-9P	TNN	Mon	3.906	3.7
MOUNTAIN DEW SOUTHERN 500	TNT	Sun	3.738	3.5
MOVIE: SLEEPING WITH THE DEVIL	LIF	Mon	2.850	2.7
LAW & ORDER-9P	TNT	Tue	2.468	2.3
MLB/YANKEES/RED SOX	ESPN	Sun	2.400	2.3
MURDER SHE WROTE-10P	AEN	Sun	2.371	2.2
ROCKET POWER	NICK	Sat	2.315	2.2
MURDER SHE WROTE-9P	AEN	Sun	2.221	2.1
RUGRATS-7:30P	NICK	Fri	2.211	2.1
MOVIE: GONE IN THE NIGHT, PT.II	LIF	Sun	2.192	2.1
MOVIE: AS GOOD AS IT GETS	TBS	Sun	2.188	2.1
COLL FTBL: UCLA/ALABAMA	ESPN	Sat	2.179	2.1
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sun	2.171	2.1
RUGRATS-9:30A	NICK	Sat	2.155	2.0
GOLDEN GIRLS-11P	LIF	Mon	2.126	2.0
NFL PRE-SEASON: CHIEFS/ RAMS	ESPN	Fri	2.130	2.0
RUGRATS-8:00P	NICK	Fri	2.094	2.0
ROCKET POWER-12:30P	NICK	Sat	2.073	2.0
MOVIE: WILLY WONKA & CHOCOLATE	FAM	Sun	2.068	2.0
MOVIE: THE TRUTH ABOUT JANE	LIF	Sun	2.063	2.0
MOVIE: CRIMES OF PASSION	LIF	Tue	2.061	2.0
GOLDEN GIRLS	LIF	Tue	2.059	2.0
MOVIE: MRS. WINTERBOURNE	LIF	Sun	2.047	1.9

Cable 18-49:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
WWF Entertainment-10p	TNN	Mon	3601
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	3357
Mountain Dew Southern 500	TNT	Sun	3129
South Park	CMDY	Wed	1936
Ripley's Believe It Or Not	TBS	Wed	1679
m/"As Good As It Gets"	TBS	Sun	1651
m/"Road House"	TNT	Sun	1649
NCAA Ftball/UCLA/Alabama	ESPN	Sat	1478
m/"Willy Wonka & Chocolate"	FAM	Sun	1450
Jackass	MTV	Sun	1376

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