Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 10, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the third 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	10/7/99	19.5/32	14.0/37	28.20
Friends	NBC	10/7/99	14.9/25	11.5/34	21.60
Frasier	NBC	10/7/99	14.7/23	9.9/26	21.32
Monday Night Football	ABC	10/4/99	14.0/24	8.7/24	19.85
60 Minutes	CBS	10/10/99	12.9/21	5.3/14	18.61
Law & Order	NBC	10/6/99	12.5/21	7.2/20	17.90
Stark Raving Mad	NBC	10/7/99	12.2/19	8.9/22	17.58
Jesse	NBC	10/7/99	12.2/19	8.9/25	17.19
The Practice	ABC	10/10/99	11.3/18	7.4/18	17.11
Touched by an Angel	CBS	10/10/99	11.5/17	5.1/12	17.03
Dharma & Greg	ABC	10/5/99	11.0/17	8.1/20	16.34
Judging Amy	CBS	10/5/99	11.4/19	4.6/12	16.16
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10/4/99	10.8/16	5.4/13	15.76
JAG	CBS	10/5/99	10.7/17	4.1/11	15.57
Movie: Final Run	CBS	10/10/99	10.1/16	4.7/11	15.00
The West Wing	NBC	10/6/99	10.4/16	5.2/14	14.41
Dateline	NBC	10/4/99	10.7/17	5.7/15	14.29
Family Law	CBS	10/4/99	10.2/16	4.6/12	14.15
Becker	CBS	10/4/99	10.0/15	4.6/11	14.12
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	10/6/99	9.2/14	7.0/19	13.77
Nash Bridges	CBS	10/8/99	9.2/17	4.8/15	13.77
The King of Queens	CBS	10/4/99	9.1/15	4.8/14	13.69
Dateline	NBC	10/6/99	9.8/16	4.5/14	13.50
60 Minutes II	CBS	10/5/99	9.6/15	3.3/8	13.43
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/9/99	8.5/16	3.7/11	12.88
Once and Again	ABC	10/5/99	9.4/16	6.3/17	12.61
Spin City	ABC	10/5/99	8.6/14	5.6/17	12.46
Sports Night	ABC	10/5/99	8.6/13	6.2/15	12.38
20/20	ABC	10/4/99	8.8/15	4.1/12	12.31
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	10/4/99	9.5/14	4.5/11	12.20
20/20	ABC	10/6/99	9.0/15	5.0/14	12.08
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	10/7/99	8.8/14	2.3/7	11.99
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit	ABC	10/10/99	7.6/12	4.3/11	11.95
Third Watch	NBC	10/10/99	7.9/12	4.7/11	11.92
20/20	ABC	10/8/99	8.3/15	4.2/13	11.52
Chicago Hope	CBS	10/7/99	8.4/13	3.3/8	11.37
Ladies Man	CBS	10/4/99	7.7/12	3.8/10	11.34
Martial Law	CBS	10/9/99	7.1/13	3.0/9	11.31
Now and Again	CBS	10/8/99	7.2/13	4.0/12	11.20
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	ABC	10/6/99	7.3/13	5.5/18	11.05
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/8/99	7.0/12	4.2/13	10.99
Shocking Behavior 2	FOX	10/8/99	7.4/14	5.2/18	10.97
Snoops	ABC	10/10/99	7.3/11	4.6/10	10.94
It's Like, You Know	ABC	10/5/99	7.8/12	5.2/14	10.92
48 Hours	CBS	10/7/99	8.2/13	3.8/10	10.87
MLB ALDS Game 1: TEX/NYY	NBC	10/5/99	8.0/14	4.0/12	10.87
MLB ALDS Game 2: TEX/NYY	FOX	10/7/99	7.5/13	3.7/11	10.26
MLB ALDS Game 1: BOS/CLE	FOX	10/6/99	7.5/13	3.7/11	10.25
Norm	ABC	10/6/99	6.8/11	5.1/15	10.19
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	10/8/99	6.7/13	2.7/10	10.02
Odd Man Out	ABC	10/8/99	6.6/11	3.7/11	9.99
Cosby	CBS	10/6/99	7.2/12	2.7/9	9.96
Oh Grow Up	ABC	10/6/99	7.1/11	5.3/14	9.93
Love or Money	CBS	10/8/99	6.9/11	3.0/10	9.92
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/8/99	6.3/11	3.8/13	9.86
Early Edition	CBS	10/9/99	6.4/12	2.9/10	9.85
Dateline	NBC	10/10/99	6.8/12	2.8/8	9.61
Movie: As Time Runs Out	CBS	10/6/99	7.0/11	2.9/8	9.55
MLB NLDS Game 3: AZ/NYM	NBC	10/8/99	6.6/12	3.3/11	9.18
The Hughleys	ABC	10/8/99	6.1/12	3.4/12	8.99
That '70s Show	FOX	10/5/99	5.9/9	4.9/13	8.82
MLB ALDS Game 3: TEX/NYY	NBC	10/9/99	6.2/12	3.1/10	8.70
Party of Five	FOX	10/5/99	6.0/9	5.0/12	8.52
MLB ALDS Game 4: CLE/BOS	FOX	10/10/99	5.9/10	3.4/8	8.41
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:30p	ABC	10/7/99	5.3/8	4.1/11	8.28
Work With Me	CBS	10/6/99	5.8/9	2.4/7	7.87
America's Most Wanted	FOX	10/9/99	5.2/9	3.1/9	7.74
7th Heaven	WB	10/4/99	5.0/8	2.6/7	7.60
Harsh Realm	FOX	10/8/99	4.9/9	3.8/12	7.50
Angel	WB	10/5/99	4.8/7	3.1/8	7.47
Whose Line is it Anyway?-8:00p	ABC	10/7/99	4.4/8	3.3/10	7.37
Cops	FOX	10/9/99	4.6/9	2.9/10	6.90
WWE Smackdown	UPN	10/7/99	4.4/7	2.5/7	6.89
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	10/5/99	4.4/7	3.0/9	6.79
Roswell	WB	10/6/99	4.9/8	3.0/8	6.71
Ally	FOX	10/5/99	4.9/8	3.6/11	6.67
Wasteland	ABC	10/7/99	4.7/7	3.2/8	6.50
20/20	ABC	10/7/99	4.7/8	2.5/6	6.39
Charmed	WB	10/7/99	4.3/7	2.7/7	6.08
Veronica's Closet	NBC	10/4/99	4.7/7	2.7/7	6.04
Dawson's Creek	WB	10/6/99	4.3/7	2.4/7	5.39
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	10/6/99	3.8/6	2.7/7	5.25
Suddenly Susan	NBC	10/4/99	3.8/6	1.9/5	4.77
Safe Harbor	WB	10/4/99	2.9/4	1.5/4	4.29
Felicity	WB	10/10/99	2.9/4	2.0/5	4.09
Popular	WB	10/7/99	3.0/5	1.5/4	3.93
The Parkers	UPN	10/4/99	2.5/4	1.4/4	3.90
7 Days	UPN	10/6/99	2.6/4	1.4/4	3.67
Moesha	UPN	10/4/99	2.4/4	1.3/4	3.54
King of the Hill	FOX	10/10/99	2.2/4	1.6/5	3.37
Grown Ups	UPN	10/4/99	2.3/3	1.2/3	3.18
Jack & Jill	WB	10/10/99	2.2/3	1.4/3	3.00
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	10/4/99	2.1/3	1.1/3	2.95
The Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/8/99	2.1/4	1.3/4	2.75
For Your Love	WB	10/8/99	2.2/4	1.4/4	2.72
Shasta McNasty-8:00p	UPN	10/5/99	1.8/3	1.1/3	2.61
Shasta McNasty-8:30p	UPN	10/5/99	1.8/3	0.9/2	2.43
The Jamie Foxx Show	WB	10/8/99	1.5/3	0.9/3	1.84
Mission Hill	WB	10/8/99	1.1/2	0.6/2	1.50

Cable viewership ratings:

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