Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 24, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the fifth week of the 1999-00 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)
ER	NBC	10/21/99	20.1/34	14.4/38	29.56
World Series Game 2	NBC	10/24/99	15.0/23	8.2/20	22.83
Friends	NBC	10/21/99	15.0/25	11.5/34	22.39
Frasier	NBC	10/21/99	15.0/24	10.1/27	22.04
World Series Game 1	NBC	10/23/99	14.2/26	7.8/24	22.04
MLB NLDS: NYM/ATL Game 6	NBC	10/19/99	15.4/27	8.2/20	21.82
NFL Overrun	CBS	10/24/99	13.6/25	7.0/23	19.1
Touched by an Angel	CBS	10/24/99	13.1/19	5.5/13	19.06
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	10/21/99	12.3/19	8.8/23	18.38
Movie: The Soul Collector	CBS	10/24/99	12.4/20	5.7/14	17.85
Monday Night Football	ABC	10/18/99	12.1/20	7.9/12	17.67
60 Minutes	CBS	10/24/99	12.1/19	4.2/11	16.85
Jesse	NBC	10/21/99	11.5/18	8.4/23	16.78
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10/18/99	11.5/17	6.4/15	16.73
The Practice	ABC	10/24/99	11.3/18	6.9/17	16.51
JAG	CBS	10/19/99	11.0/17	4.5/13	16.19
Judging Amy	CBS	10/19/99	11.5/19	4.8/12	15.63
Dharma & Greg	ABC	10/19/99	10.2/15	7.1/18	14.95
Providence	NBC	10/22/99	10.2/19	5.0/18	14.93
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	10/20/99	9.8/16	7.2/20	14.70
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	10/18/99	10.3/15	5.4/13	14.30
Becker	CBS	10/18/99	10.1/15	5.4/12	14.05
Family Law	CBS	10/18/99	10.1/16	5.3/12	13.63
Nash Bridges	CBS	10/22/99	9.0/17	4.6/15	13.43
The King of Queens	CBS	10/18/99	9.0/15	5.1/13	13.28
MLB ALDS: NYY/BOS Game 5	FOX	10/18/99	9.6/16	5.1/14	13.10
Law & Order	NBC	10/20/99	9.3/16	5.0/14	12.97
20/20	ABC	10/22/99	8.8/16	4.0/13	12.84
60 Minutes II	CBS	10/19/99	9.3/14	3.5/9	12.71
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	10/21/99	9.3/15	2.4/7	12.71
20/20	ABC	10/20/99	8.8/16	5.5/16	12.48
The West Wing	NBC	10/20/99	8.7/14	4.2/11	12.41
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/23/99	8.0/14	4.2/12	12.22
Dateline	NBC	10/20/99	9.0/15	3.8/11	12.20
Chicago Hope	CBS	10/21/99	8.8/14	3.7/10	12.20
Dateline	NBC	10/18/99	9.0/15	4.6/12	11.88
Oh Grow Up	ABC	10/20/99	8.1/13	6.1/16	11.79
Ladies Man	CBS	10/18/99	8.1/12	4.5/11	11.76
Dateline	NBC	10/22/99	8.7/16	3.5/11	11.52
Sports Night	ABC	10/19/99	7.8/12	5.5/14	11.47
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	10/20/99	7.8/13	5.5/17	11.20
Movie: Eye For an Eye	CBS	10/20/99	8.2/14	3.4/10	11.17
Spin City	ABC	10/19/99	7.8/13	4.8/14	11.11
Now and Again	CBS	10/22/99	7.0/12	3.8/12	10.93
The Simpsons	FOX	10/24/99	6.7/10	5.3/13	10.73
Father of the Bride Pt. 2	ABC	10/24/99	6.9/11	4.0/11	10.64
Norm	ABC	10/20/99	7.1/12	5.2/15	10.54
Once and Again	ABC	10/19/99	7.6/12	5.4/14	10.29
Snoops	ABC	10/24/99	6.7/10	4.0/9	10.23
Martial Law	CBS	10/23/99	6.5/11	3.0/9	10.11
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	10/22/99	6.5/13	2.4/9	9.65
Futurama	FOX	10/24/99	6.2/9	4.7/11	9.56
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/22/99	6.1/11	3.4/11	9.46
Dateline	NBC	10/24/99	6.7/12	2.7/8	9.35
Cosby	CBS	10/20/99	6.3/11	2.2/7	9.10
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	10/21/99	5.8/9	4.3/12	9.04
That '70s Show	FOX	10/19/99	5.7/9	4.9/13	8.77
America's Most Wanted	FOX	10/23/99	5.6/10	3.4/10	8.76
It's Like, You Know	ABC	10/19/99	6.2/10	4.0/10	8.54
Early Edition	CBS	10/23/99	5.8/10	2.5/8	8.50
Cops-8:30p	FOX	10/23/99	5.3/9	3.1/10	8.27
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	10/20/99	5.7/10	4.8/14	8.25
The X-Files	FOX	10/24/99	5.3/8	4.4/10	8.05
Veronica's Closet	NBC	10/18/99	5.8/9	3.1/10	8.00
Odd Man Out	ABC	10/22/99	4.9/9	2.8/10	7.98
48 Hours	CBS	10/21/99	5.9/10	2.5/7	7.90
7th Heaven	WB	10/18/99	5.2/8	3.0/7	7.81
The Hughleys	ABC	10/22/99	4.9/9	3.0/10	7.81
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/22/99	5.2/10	2.8/11	7.75
Work With Me	CBS	10/20/99	5.3/9	2.2/7	7.65
20/20	ABC	10/21/99	5.7/9	2.8/8	7.54
20/20	ABC	10/18/99	5.8/10	2.6/8	7.45
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	10/21/99	4.9/8	3.3/10	7.35
Cops-8:00p	FOX	10/23/99	4.6/9	2.7/9	7.08
WWE Smackdown	UPN	10/21/99	4.8/8	2.4/7	7.07
King of the Hill	FOX	10/24/99	4.4/7	3.3/9	6.68
Love & Money	CBS	10/22/99	4.5/8	1.9/7	6.62
Suddenly Susan	NBC	10/18/99	5.0/8	2.5/9	6.59
Party of Five	FOX	10/19/99	4.8/7	3.9/10	6.53
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	10/21/99	4.1/7	2.8/8	6.01
Ally	FOX	10/19/99	4.3/7	2.7/8	5.86
Angel	WB	10/19/99	3.7/6	2.4/6	5.58
Charmed	WB	10/21/99	3.8/6	2.4/6	5.32
World's Funniest!	FOX	10/24/99	3.4/6	2.1/6	5.2
Cold Feet	NBC	10/22/99	4.0/7	2.3/7	5.12
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	10/19/99	3.4/5	2.2/6	5.09
Get Real	FOX	10/20/99	3.6/6	2.6/7	5.01
Dawson's Creek	WB	10/20/99	3.7/6	2.0/6	4.92
Roswell	WB	10/20/99	3.5/5	2.1/6	4.90
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	10/20/99	3.5/6	2.4/7	4.53
The Parkers	UPN	10/18/99	2.9/4	1.7/5	4.48
Safe Harbor	WB	10/18/99	2.9/4	1.7/3	4.23
Wasteland	ABC	10/21/99	3.2/5	1.9/5	4.09
Grown Ups	UPN	10/18/99	2.4/4	1.5/4	3.92
7 Days	UPN	10/20/99	2.8/5	1.5/4	3.78
Moesha	UPN	10/18/99	2.5/4	1.4/4	3.73
Harsh Realm	FOX	10/22/99	2.5/4	1.8/6	3.71
Felicity	WB	10/24/99	2.5/4	1.4/3	3.46
Popular	WB	10/21/99	2.7/4	1.4/4	3.42
Action-9:00p	FOX	10/21/99	2.4/4	1.7/5	3.41
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	10/18/99	2.1/3	1.3/3	3.37
Action-9:30p	FOX	10/21/99	2.3/4	1.6/4	3.23
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/22/99	2.3/4	1.3/4	3.19
Ryan Caulfield: Year One	FOX	10/22/99	2.1/4	1.2/4	2.97
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:30p	WB	10/22/99	2.2/4	1.2/4	2.97
For Your Love	WB	10/22/99	2.1/4	1.3/4	2.86
Jack & Jill	WB	10/24/99	2.1/3	1.3/3	2.80
The Strip	UPN	10/19/99	1.9/3	1.0/2	2.59
The Jamie Foxx Show-8:00p	WB	10/22/99	1.8/3	1.1/4	2.54
Shasta McNasty	UPN	10/19/99	1.7/3	1.0/3	2.39
Grown Ups	UPN	10/19/99	1.5/2	0.9/2	2.08

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Pretty Woman	TBS	6.41
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.24
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	5.99
Thursday Night Football	ESPN	5.79
Boxing (Fri, 9:30pm)	HBO	4.53
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.28
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.17
Boxing (Fri, 10pm)	HBO	3.92
Boxing (Fri, 9pm)	HBO	3.81
Casper Meets Wendy	FOXF	3.80

Cable household ratings:

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Source: USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter, Broadcasting Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times