2000–01 United States network television schedule
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This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 2000. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New fall series are highlighted in bold.
Note: The Sydney Olympics hindered the ability to start airing shows in a timely manner. Most television series began their seasons during the month of October.
Each of the 50 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
- Lime indicates the #1 most watched program of the season.
- Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
- Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
- Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
- Orange indicates the programs in the top 40 for the season.
- Silver indicates the programs in the top 50 for the season.
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
Contents
Sunday
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Wonderful World of Disney | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (4/19.4 million) | The Practice (9/18.3 million) | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes (17/15.8 million) | Touched by an Angel (25/14.0 million) | CBS Sunday Movie | |||||
| Fox | Futurama | King of the Hill | The Simpsons | Malcolm in the Middle | The X-Files | Local | ||
| NBC | Dateline Sunday | Ed | NBC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
| The WB | The Jamie Foxx Show | For Your Love | The Steve Harvey Show | The PJs | Hype (13 eps.) | Nikki / The Oblongs (8 eps.) | Local | |
Note: On The WB, The Oblongs premiered at 9:30 p.m. on April 1, 2001.
Monday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | 20/20 Downtown | Monday Night Football (8/18.5 million) | ||||
| Winter | The ABC Monday Night Movie | Gideon's Crossing | |||||
| Spring | Various programming | ||||||
| CBS | The King of Queens (27/13.4 million) | Yes, Dear (30/13.1 million) | Everybody Loves Raymond (6/19.0 million) | Becker (16/16.1 million) | Family Law | ||
| Fox | Boston Public | Ally McBeal | Local | ||||
| NBC | Daddio | Tucker (12 eps.) | Deadline (13 eps.) | Third Watch | |||
| UPN | Moesha | The Parkers | The Hughleys | Girlfriends | Local | ||
| The WB | 7th Heaven | Roswell | Local | ||||
Tuesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (7/18.9 million) | Dharma & Greg | The Geena Davis Show (21 eps.) | Once and Again | ||
| Winter | The Mole | NYPD Blue (24/14.1 million) | |||||
| Spring | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (7/18.9 million) | ||||||
| Follow-up | What About Joan? | ||||||
| CBS | JAG | 60 Minutes II | Judging Amy (28/13.3 million) | ||||
| Fox | That '70s Show | Titus | Dark Angel | Local | |||
| NBC | Fall | The Michael Richards Show (8 eps.) | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Frasier (18/15.8 million) | DAG (17 eps.) | Dateline Tuesday | |
| Winter | 3rd Rock from the Sun | DAG | Three Sisters | ||||
| Spring | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | ||||||
| UPN | UPN Movie Tuesday | Local | |||||
| The WB | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Angel | Local | ||||
Wednesday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Who Wants to be a Millionaire (3/20.3 million) | The Drew Carey Show | Spin City | Gideon's Crossing | ||
| Winter | Once and Again | ||||||
| Spring | My Wife and Kids | Two Guys and a Girl | The Job | ||||
| Follow-up | Spin City | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Bette | Welcome to New York | CBS Wednesday Movie | |||
| Spring | Some of My Best Friends | Various programming | |||||
| Fox | Fall | Malcolm in the Middle | Normal, Ohio (7 eps.) | The $treet (6 eps.) | Local | ||
| Winter | That '70s Show | Grounded for Life | Temptation Island (17/10.7) | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Titans (11 eps.) | The West Wing (15/17.0 million) | Law & Order (12/17.7 million) | |||
| Winter | Ed | ||||||
| UPN | Seven Days | Star Trek: Voyager | Local | ||||
| The WB | Dawson's Creek | Felicity | Local | ||||
Note: On The WB, new episodes of Jack & Jill aired at 9:00pm on January 10, 2001.
Thursday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Whose Line Is It, Anyway? | Whose Line Is It, Anyway? | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (13/17.6 million) | Primetime Thursday | |||
| CBS | Fall | 48 Hours | City of Angels | Diagnosis: Murder | |||
| Follow-up | Diagnosis: Murder repeats | Diagnosis: Murder | 48 Hours | ||||
| Winter | Survivor: The Australian Outback (1/29.8 million) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (11/17.7 million) | |||||
| Spring | Big Apple | ||||||
| Fox | Fox Thursday Night Movie | Local | |||||
| NBC | Friends (4/20.2 million) | Cursed (renamed The Weber Show) (17 eps.) | Will & Grace (14/17.3 million) | Just Shoot Me! (19/15.6 million) | ER (2/22.4 million) | ||
| UPN | WWF SmackDown! | Local | |||||
| The WB | Gilmore Girls | Charmed | Local | ||||
Friday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Two Guys and a Girl | The Trouble With Normal (10 eps.) | Norm | Madigan Men (9 eps.) | 20/20 | |
| Follow-up | Various programming | ||||||
| Winter | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (19/15.4 million) | Two Guys and a Girl | Norm | ||||
| Spring | Two Guys and a Girl | Norm | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (19/15.4 million) | ||||
| Follow-up | Making the Band | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | The Fugitive (22 eps.) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (11/17.7 million) | Nash Bridges | |||
| Winter | Diagnosis: Murder | The Fugitive | |||||
| Fox | World's Wildest Police Videos | FreakyLinks (13 eps.) | Local | ||||
| NBC | Providence | Dateline Friday | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (29/13.3 million) | ||||
| UPN | Freedom (7 eps.) | Level 9 (9 eps.) | Local | ||||
| The WB | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Grosse Pointe (17 eps.) | Popular | Local | |||
Note: On The WB, Popstars USA premieres in January 12, 2001 at 8:30pm.
Saturday
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC Big Picture Show | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | That's Life | Walker, Texas Ranger | The District | |||
| Winter | Kate Brasher | ||||||
| Spring | Walker, Texas Ranger | Walker, Texas Ranger | |||||
| Fox | Cops 1 | Cops 2 | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Local | |||
| NBC | Fall | NBC Saturday Night Movie | |||||
| Winter | |||||||
By network
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NBC
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Renewals and cancellations
Renewals
ABC
- The Practice - renewed for a fifth season.
- The Wonderful World of Disney - renewed for a fortieth season.
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - renewed for a third season.
- Monday Night Football - renewed for a thirty-first season.
- My Wife And Kids - renewed for a second season.
- America's Funniest Videos - renewed for a thirteenth season.
- Once And Again - renewed for a third season.
- Dharma & Greg - renewed for a fifth and final season.
- What About Joan - renewed for a second season.
- Spin City - renewed for a sixth and final season.
- Whose Line Is It, Anyway? - renewed for a fourth season.
- The Wayne Brady Show - renewed for a second season.
- The Drew Carrey Show - renewed for a seventh season.
- The Job - renewed for a second season.
- 20/20 - renewed for a twenty-fourth season.
- Primetime Thursday - renewed for a thirteenth season.
- The Mole - renewed for a second season.
- NYPD Blue - renewed for a ninth season.
CBS
- 60 Minutes - renewed for a thirty-fourth season.
- CBS Sunday Movie - renewed for a sixteenth season.
- The King of Queens - renewed for a fourth season.
- Yes, Dear - renewed for a second season.
- Everybody Loves Raymond - renewed for a sixth season.
- Becker - renewed for a fourth season.
- Family Law - renewed for a third season.
- JAG - renewed for a seventh season.
- Judging Amy - renewed for a third season.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - renewed for a second season.
- Survivor - renewed for a second and a third season.
- That's Life - renewed for a second season.
- 48 Hours - renewed for a twenty-fifth season.
- The District - renewed for a second season.
- Touched by an Angel - renewed for a eighth season.
Fox
- Futurama - renewed for a third season.
- The Simpsons - renewed for a thirteenth season.
- King of the Hill - renewed for a fifth season.
- The X-Files - renewed for a tenth and final season.
- Family Guy - renewed for a third season.
- Boston Public - renewed for a second season.
- Ally McBeal - renewed for a fifth and final season.
- That '70s Show - renewed for a fourth season.
- Malcolm in the Middle - renewed for a third season.
- Titus - renewed for a third season.
- Grounded for Life - renewed for a second season.
- Temptation Island - renewed for a second season.
- Cops - renewed for a thirteenth season.
- America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back - renewed for a fourteenth season.
NBC
- Dateline NBC - renewed for a tenth season.
- Weakest Link - renewed for a second season.
- Fear Factor - renewed for a second season.
- Third Watch - renewed for a third season.
- Three Sisters - renewed for a second season.
- Frasier - renewed for a eighth season.
- Ed - renewed for a second season.
- The West Wing - renewed for a third season.
- Law & Order - renewed for a twelfth season.
- Friends - renewed for a eighth season.
- Will & Grace - renewed for a fourth season.
- Just Shoot Me! - renewed for a fifth season.
- ER - renewed for a eighth season.
- Providence - renewed for a third season.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - renewed for a third season.
UPN
- The Hughleys - renewed for a third season.
- The Parkers - renewed for a third season.
- Girlfriends - renewed for a second season.
- Special Unit 2 - renewed for a second season.
- WWF SmackDown! - renewed for a third season.
The WB
- The Steve Harvey Show - renewed for a sixth and final season.
- Nikki - renewed for a second season.
- 7th Heaven - renewed for a seventh season.
- Angel - renewed for a third season.
- Gilmore Girls - renewed for a second season.
- Dawson's Creek - renewed for a fourth season.
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - renewed for a sixth season.
- Felicity - renewed for a fourth season.
- Popstars USA - renewed for a second season.
- Charmed - renewed for a fourth season.
Cancellations and Series endings
ABC
- Two Guys and a Girl
- The Norm Show
- Making the Band
- Dot Comedy
- Gideon's Crossing
- The Trouble With Normal
- The Geena Davis Show
- Madigan Men
CBS
- Candid Camera (moved to PAX)
- Nash Bridges
- Diagnosis: Murder
- City of Angels
- 60 Minutes II
- The District
- Kate Brasher
- Walker, Texas Ranger
- Bette
- Welcome to New York
- Some of My Best Friends
Fox
NBC
- Daddio
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Cursed
- Deadline
- DAG
- Titans
- Wind on Water
- Tucker
- The Michael Richards Show
UPN
The WB
- The Jamie Foxx Show
- For Your Love
- The PJs
- Jack & Jill
- Roswell (moved to UPN)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (moved to UPN)
- Hype
- The Oblongs
- Grosse Pointe
- Popular
References
- ↑ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
