This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1999. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
New series highlighted in bold.
The most watched show for the year is highlighted in lime. The top ten most watched programs are highlighted in yellow. The top 20 most watched programs are highlighted in cyan. The top 30 most watched programs are highlighted in magenta. The top 40 rated programs are highlighted in orange. The top 50 rated programs are highlighted in silver. Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Note: The ABC game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire aired in nightly installments from August 16, 1999 to August 28, 1999, November 7, 1999 to November 24, 1999 and from January 9, 2000 to January 15, 2000. It then became a three-nights-a-week series airing Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays on January 16, 2000.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
Ratings data for certain shows courtesy of Variety.com.
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| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | The Wonderful World of Disney #29 12.82 million (7.2/12) | Snoops #57 10.26 million (6.7/10) | The Practice #8 17.92 million (11.8/19) | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes #10 17.11 million (12.0/20) | Touched by an Angel #9 17.19 million (11.6/18) | CBS Sunday Movies #14 15.86 million (10.9/17) | |||||
| Fox | The World's Funniest! (3.1/5) | King of the Hill #77 8.69 million (5.4/9) | The Simpsons #23 13.87 million (8.2/13) | Futurama #78 8.64 million (5.4/9) | The X-Files #31 12.62 million (7.7/12) | Local | ||
| NBC | Dateline Sunday #64 9.38 million (6.3/10) | Third Watch #47 11.18 million (7.6/12) | NBC Sunday Night Movie #49 11.12 million (7.4/12) | |||||
| WB | 7th Heaven Beginnings 2.57 million (2.0/3) | Felicity 2.97 million (2.2/3) | Jack & Jill 2.53 million (1.9/3) | Local | ||||
Note: On ABC, the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire Sunday (#2 27.93 million, 17.0/25) aired at 9:00 in midseason.
On Fox, the sitcom premiere Malcolm in the Middle (#19 15.23 million, 8.9/14) aired at 8:30 in midseason.
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 20/20 Monday #52 10.78 million (7.8/13) | Monday Night Football #7 19.38 million (13.5/23) | ||||
| CBS | The King of Queens #30 12.71 million (8.5/14) | The Ladies Man #42 11.78 million (7.9/12) | Everybody Loves Raymond #11 17.08 million (11.4/17) | Becker #18 15.26 million (10.4/19) | Family Law #32 12.37 million (9.0/15) | |
| Fox | Time of Your Life 5.61 million (4.1/7) | Ally McBeal #40 11.99 million (8.3/12) | Local | |||
| NBC | Suddenly Susan #94 6.62 million (4.9/8) | Veronica's Closet #87 7.97 million (5.8/9) | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit #35 12.18 million (8.7/15) | Dateline Monday #53 10.74 million (7.9/13) | ||
| UPN | Moesha 3.60 million (2.4/4) | The Parkers 3.95 million (2.6/4) | Grown Ups 3.33 million (2.2/3) | Malcolm & Eddie 3.07 million (2.1/3) | Local | |
| WB | 7th Heaven #95 6.44 million (4.4/7) | Safe Harbor 4.15 million (2.3/4) | Local | |||
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | Spin City #24 13.43 million (8.7/14) | It's Like, You Know... #67 9.11 million (6.4/10) | Dharma & Greg #15 15.76 million (10.4/16) | Sports Night #44 11.54 million (7.8/12) | Once and Again #51 10.93 million (7.9/13) | |
| CBS | JAG #22 14.07 million (9.7/15) | 60 Minutes II #27 12.99 million (9.3/14) | Judging Amy #21 14.10 million (10.2/17) | |||
| Fox | Ally 6.19 million (4.5/7) | That '70s Show #70 9.06 million (5.8/9) | Party of Five 6.14 million (4.3/7) | Local | ||
| NBC | Just Shoot Me! #55 10.42 million (7.5/12) | 3rd Rock from the Sun #85 8.21 million (6.0/10) | Will & Grace #39 12.03 million (8.3/13) | The Mike O'Malley Show (6.6/10) | Dateline Tuesday #45 11.50 million (8.3/14) | |
| UPN | Shasta McNasty 2.30 million (1.6/2) | Dilbert 1.82 million (1.3/2) | The Strip 2.23 million (1.6/3) | Local | ||
| WB | Buffy the Vampire Slayer 4.74 million (3.2/5) | Angel 4.79 million (3.2/5) | Local | |||
Note: On ABC, the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire Tuesday (#1 28.53 million, 18.6/29) aired at 8:00 in midseason, moving Spin City to Wednesdays at 9:30. Also on ABC, NYPD Blue (#16 15.59 million, 10.7/18) aired in midseason at 10:00. On Fox, Ally aired as re-edited half-hour repeats of the original hour-long Ally McBeal series.
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | Two Guys and a Girl #56 10.28 million (7.0/12) | Norm #54 10.70 million (7.8/12) | The Drew Carey Show #20 14.50 million (9.5/15) | Oh Grow Up #60 9.90 million (6.9/11) | 20/20 Wednesday #41 11.89 million (8.5/14) | |
| CBS | Cosby #83 8.36 million (5.8/10) | Work with Me (5.7/10) | CBS Wednesday Movies #37 12.10 million (8.8/14) | |||
| Fox | Beverly Hills, 90210 #84 8.33 million (5.6/9) | Get Real (3.6/6) | Local | |||
| NBC | Dateline Wednesday #48 11.16 million (8.1/14) | The West Wing #28 12.95 million (9.1/14) | Law & Order #13 16.28 million (11.5/19) | |||
| UPN | Seven Days 3.22 million (2.2/4) | Star Trek: Voyager 5.01 million (3.3/5) | Local | |||
| WB | Dawson's Creek 4.04 million (3.0/5) | Roswell 3.56 million (2.6/4) | Local | |||
Note: On ABC, Clerks premiered at 9:30 on May 31, 2000.
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | Whose Line Is It, Anyway? #50 11.02 million (6.8/11) | Whose Line Is It, Anyway? #66 9.14 million (5.9/10) | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | 20/20 Downtown #43 11.68 million (8.3/14) | ||
| CBS | Diagnosis: Murder #38 12.05 million (8.7/14) | Chicago Hope #62 9.45 million (7.0/11) | 48 Hours #73 8.95 million (6.6/11) | |||
| Fox | World's Wildest Police Videos #90 7.44 million (4.9/9) | Family Guy 6.32 million (4.2/7) | Action (3.0/5) | Local | ||
| NBC | Friends #5 20.95 million (13.8/23) | Jesse #12 16.65 million (11.4/18) | Frasier #6 20.06 million (13.4/21) | Stark Raving Mad #17 15.51 million (10.8/17) | ER #4 24.95 million (16.9/28) | |
| UPN | WWF SmackDown! #91 7.32 million (4.7/7) | Local | ||||
| WB | Popular 2.89 million (2.2/4) | Charmed 4.76 million (3.3/5) | Local | |||
Note: On ABC, the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire Thursday (#3 27.17 million, 17.5/26) aired at 9:00 in midseason.
On NBC, the sitcom Daddio premiered on March 23, 2000 at 8:30.
On Fox, Family Guy only had two airings and one special Sunday airing, and then on March 7, 2000, the show was moved to Tuesdays.
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | The Hughleys #81 8.46 million (5.4/10) | Boy Meets World #76 8.71 million (5.6/11) | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch #58 10.24 million (6.4/11) | Odd Man Out #80 8.50 million (5.4/10) | 20/20 Friday #33 12.24 million (8.5/16) | |
| CBS | Kids Say the Darndest Things #65 9.32 million (6.3/12) | Love & Money (5.7/10) | Now and Again #63 9.42 million (6.3/11) | Nash Bridges #46 11.24 million (7.4/13) | ||
| Fox | Ryan Caulfield: Year One (2.6/5) | Harsh Realm (3.6/6) | Local | |||
| NBC | Providence #26 13.14 million (9.4/17) | Dateline Friday #36 12.15 million (8.9/16) | Cold Feet (4.9/9) | |||
| UPN | Blockbuster Video Shockwave Cinema 2.56 million (1.8/3) | Local | ||||
| WB | Mission Hill (1.1/2) | The Jamie Foxx Show 2.80 million (2.0/4) | The Steve Harvey Show 3.13 million (2.2/4) | For Your Love 2.81 million (2.0/4) | Local | |
Note: On Fox, the game show Greed (#71 9.02 million, 5/8/10) aired at 9:00 in midseason.
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
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| ABC | ABC Big Picture Show #69 9.06 million (5.9/11) | |||||
| CBS | Early Edition #74 8.76 million (5.8/11) | Martial Law #59 10.08 million (6.5/12) | Walker, Texas Ranger #34 12.22 million (7.9/15) | |||
| Fox | COPS #88 7.81 million (5.1/10) | COPS 2 #72 9.01 million (5.8/11) | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back #68 9.10 million (5.9/11) | Local | ||
| NBC | Freaks and Geeks #93 6.77 million (4.7/8) | The Pretender #75 8.73 million (5.9/11) | Profiler #86 8.10 million (5.6/10) | |||
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