1999–2000 United States network television schedule

List of American television shows currently in production

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, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New series highlighted in bold.

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 is not included because member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

Sunday

Network		7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	10:00 PM
ABC	Fall	The Wonderful World of Disney (#32/12.82 million)				Snoops	The Practice (#8/17.92 million)
ABC	Winter	The Wonderful World of Disney (#32/12.82 million)				Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Sunday (#2/27.93 million)	The Practice (#8/17.92 million)
CBS		60 Minutes (#10/17.12 million)		Touched by an Angel (#9/17.19 million)		CBS Sunday Movie (#15/15.81 million)
Fox	Fall	The World's Funniest!	King of the Hill	The Simpsons (#25/13.87 million)	Futurama	The X-Files (#30/12.98 million)	Local Programming
Fox	Winter/Spring	Futurama	King of the Hill	The Simpsons (#25/13.87 million)	Malcolm in the Middle (#21/15.23 million)	The X-Files (#30/12.98 million)	Local Programming
NBC	Fall	Dateline Sunday		Third Watch		NBC Sunday Night Movie
NBC	Winter	Dateline Sunday		Twenty One		NBC Sunday Night Movie
The WB		7th Heaven Beginnings		Felicity		Jack & Jill	Local Programming

Monday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
ABC	Fall	20/20 Monday		Monday Night Football (#7/19.58 million)
ABC	Winter	ABC Monday Night Movie (#28/13.14 million)				Once and Again
CBS	Fall	The King of Queens (#33/12.71 million)	Ladies Man (#44/11.78 million)	Everybody Loves Raymond (#11/17.08 million)	Becker (#20/15.26 million)	Family Law (#35/12.37 million)
	Winter		Grapevine
	Spring		Ladies Man (#44/11.78 million)
Fox		Time of Your Life		Ally McBeal (#34/12.38 million)		Local Programming
NBC		Suddenly Susan	Veronica's Closet	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (#38/12.18 million)		Dateline Monday
UPN		Moesha	The Parkers	Grown Ups	Malcolm & Eddie	Local Programming
The WB		7th Heaven		Safe Harbor		Local Programming

Tuesday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
ABC	Fall	Spin City (#26/13.43 million)	It's Like, You Know...	Dharma & Greg (#16/15.76 million)	Sports Night (#47/11.54 million)	Once and Again
	Follow-up	Spin City (#26/13.43 million)	Oh, Grow Up			Once and Again
	Winter	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Tuesday (#1/28.53 million)				NYPD Blue (#17/15.59 million)
	Spring				Talk to Me
	Follow-up				Sports Night (#47/11.54 million)
CBS		JAG (#24/14.07 million)		60 Minutes II (#29/12.98 million)		Judging Amy (#23/14.09 million)
Fox		Ally	That '70s Show	Party of Five		Local Programming
NBC	Fall	Just Shoot Me!	3rd Rock from the Sun	Will & Grace (#42/12.03 million)	The Mike O'Malley Show	Dateline Tuesday (#48/11.50 million)
	Follow-up				Various programming
	Winter				Veronica's Closet
	Spring	3rd Rock from the Sun	God, the Devil and Bob		Just Shoot Me!
UPN	Fall	Dilbert repeats	Redhanded repeats	Star Trek: Voyager repeats		Local Programming
	Follow-up	Shasta McNasty	Dilbert	The Strip
	Winter	I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge		Shasta McNasty	Dilbert
	Follow-up	Shasta McNasty	Dilbert	I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge
	Spring	Secret Agent Man		I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge
	Follow-up	Secret Agent Man		The Beat
The WB		Buffy the Vampire Slayer		Angel		Local Programming

Note: On Fox, Ally aired as re-edited half-hour repeats of the original hour-long Ally McBeal series.

Wednesday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
ABC	Fall	Two Guys and a Girl	Norm	The Drew Carey Show (#22/14.50 million)	Oh, Grow Up	20/20 Wednesday (#43/11.89 million)
	Follow-up		It's Like, You Know...		Norm
	Winter		Norm		Spin City (#26/13.43 million)
	Follow-up		Clerks
	Spring		Then Came You
	Follow-up	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Wednesday
CBS	Fall	Cosby	Work with Me	CBS Wednesday Movie (#40/12.10 million)
CBS	Winter	City of Angels		CBS Wednesday Movie (#40/12.10 million)
Fox		Beverly Hills, 90210		Get Real		Local Programming
NBC	Fall	Dateline Wednesday		The West Wing (#31/12.95 million)		Law & Order (#14/16.28 million)
	Winter	Twenty One
	Spring	Dateline Wednesday
UPN		Seven Days		Star Trek: Voyager		Local Programming
The WB		Dawson's Creek		Roswell		Local Programming

Note: On ABC, Clerks premiered at 9:30 on May 31, 2000.

Thursday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
ABC	Fall	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Wasteland		20/20 Downtown (#45/11.68 million)
	Follow-up			Various programming
	Winter			Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Thursday (#3/27.17 million)
	Spring					Wonderland
	Follow-up					20/20 Downtown (#45/11.68 million)
CBS		Diagnosis: Murder (#41/12.05 million))		Chicago Hope		48 Hours
Fox		World's Wildest Police Videos		Family Guy	Action	Local Programming
NBC	Fall	Friends (#5/20.95 million)	Jesse (#13/16.64 million)	Frasier (#6/20.06 million)	Stark Raving Mad (#18/15.51 million)	ER (#4/24.95 million)
NBC	Spring	Friends (#5/20.95 million)	Daddio	Frasier (#6/20.06 million)	Battery Park	ER (#4/24.95 million)
UPN		WWF SmackDown!				Local Programming
The WB		Popular		Charmed		Local Programming

Note: 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.

Friday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM
ABC	Fall	The Hughleys	Boy Meets World (#73/9.0)	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (#57/10.2)	Odd Man Out	20/20 Friday (#36/12.24 million)
	Follow-up	Boy Meets World (#73/9.0)	Odd Man Out		The Hughleys
	Winter		Various programming		The Hughleys
	Spring		The Hughleys		Making the Band
CBS	Fall	Kids Say the Darndest Things	Love & Money	Now and Again		Nash Bridges
	Follow-up		Candid Camera
	Winter		Cosby
Fox		Ryan Caulfield: Year One		Harsh Realm		Local Programming
NBC	Fall	Providence (#27/13.14 million)		Dateline Friday (#39/12.15)		Cold Feet
NBC	Winter	Providence (#27/13.14 million)		Dateline Friday (#39/12.15)		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
UPN		Blockbuster Video Shockwave Cinema				Local Programming
The WB		Mission Hill	The Jamie Foxx Show	The Steve Harvey Show	For Your Love	Local Programming

Note: On Fox, the game show Greed aired at 9:00 in midseason.

Saturday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	10:00 PM
ABC		ABC Big Picture Show
CBS	Fall	Early Edition		Martial Law	Walker, Texas Ranger (#37/12.22 million)
	Winter	Winning Lines	Various programming
	Follow-up	Early Edition
	Spring	Various programming
	Follow-up	Early Edition		Martial Law	Walker, Texas Ranger (#37/12.22 million)
Fox		COPS		America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back	Local Programming
NBC		Freaks and Geeks		The Pretender	Profiler

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.

United States network television schedules

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