2000–01 United States network television schedule

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.

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	Fall	Futurama	King of the Hill	The Simpsons	Malcolm in the Middle (22/14.5 million)	The X-Files		Local
	Spring					The Lone Gunmen (13 eps.)
	Follow-up					The X-Files
NBC	Fall	Dateline Sunday		Ed		NBC Sunday Night Movie
	Follow-up	World's Most Amazing Videos		Dateline Sunday
The WB	Fall	The Jamie Foxx Show	For Your Love	The Steve Harvey Show	The PJs	Hype (13 eps.)	Nikki	Local
	Follow-up		Encore programming		Hype	Nikki	Grosse Pointe
	Winter		The PJs		Encore programming		Encore programming
	Spring				The Oblongs		For Your Love

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		NFL Monday Showcase	Monday Night Football (8/18.5 million)
	Winter	The ABC Monday Night Movie				Gideon's Crossing
	Spring					Encore 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	Fall	Daddio	Tucker (12 eps.)	Deadline (13 eps.)		Third Watch
	Follow-up	Dateline Monday		Encore programming
	Mid-season	Titans		Dateline Monday
	Winter	Encore programming
	Follow-up			First Years (3 eps.)
	Spring	Weakest Link		Dateline Monday
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	Encore programming
	Summer	Kristin
UPN	Fall	UPN Movie Tuesday				Local
	Spring	Chains of Love		All Souls
	Follow-up	Seven Days		Chains of Love
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
	Summer	You Don't Know Jack (6 eps.)	The Beast (6 eps.)
CBS	Fall	Bette	Welcome to New York	CBS Wednesday Movie
	Spring	Some of My Best Friends	Encore 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)
	Spring			Boot Camp (8 eps.)
NBC	Fall	Titans (11 eps.)		The West Wing (15/17.0 million)		Law & Order (12/17.7 million)
	Winter	Ed
UPN	Fall	Seven Days		Star Trek: Voyager		Local
	Spring	Special Unit 2
The WB	Fall	Dawson's Creek		Felicity		Local
	Winter			Jack & Jill
	Spring			Felicity

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	Encore programming		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 (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		Encore 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	Fall	World's Wildest Police Videos		FreakyLinks (13 eps.)		Local
	Follow-up			Million Dollar Mysteries
	Winter			FreakyLinks
	Spring			The Lone Gunmen
NBC		Providence		Dateline Friday		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (29/13.3 million)
UPN	Fall	Freedom (7 eps.)		Level 9 (9 eps.)		Local
	Winter	Gary & Mike	Celebrity Deathmatch
The WB	Fall	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Grosse Pointe (17 eps.)	Popular		Local
	Follow-up		Encore programming
	Winter		Popstars USA (13 eps.)
	Spring		Encore programming

Note: On The WB, Popstars USA premiered on 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

ABC

Returning series: 20/20 America's Funniest Videos Dharma & Greg Making the Band Monday Night Football NYPD Blue Once And Again Primetime Thursday Spin City The ABC Monday Night Movie The Drew Carrey Show The Norm Show The Practice The Wonderful World of Disney Two Guys and a Girl Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Whose Line Is It, Anyway?

New series: The Job My Wife And Kids Dot Comedy Gideon's Crossing The Trouble With Normal What About Joan The Geena Davis Show The Wayne Brady Show Madigan Men The Mole

Not Returned from 1999–2000: Boy Meets World Clerks It's Like, You Know... Odd Man Out Oh, Grow Up Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (moved to The WB) Snoops Sports Night Talk to Me The Hughleys (moved to UPN) Then Came You Turning Point Wasteland Wonderland

CBS

Returning series: 48 Hours 60 Minutes 60 Minutes II Becker Big Brother Candid Camera CBS Wednesday Movie CBS Sunday Movie City of Angels Diagnosis: Murder Everybody Loves Raymond Family Law JAG Judging Amy Nash Bridges Survivor The King of Queens Touched by an Angel Walker, Texas Ranger

New series: Bette Big Apple CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kate Brasher Some of My Best Friends That's Life The District The Fugitive Welcome to New York Yes, Dear

Not Returned from 1999–2000: Chicago Hope Cosby Early Edition Falcone Grapevine Kids Say the Darndest Things Ladies Man Love & Money Now and Again Martial Law Winning Lines Work with Me

Fox

Returning series: Ally McBeal America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Cops Family Guy Fox Thursday Night Movie Futurama Guinness World Records Primetime King of the Hill Malcolm in the Middle That '70s Show The Simpsons The X-Files Titus World's Wildest Police Videos

New series: Boston Public Dark Angel FreakyLinks Grounded for Life Normal, Ohio Temptation Island The Lone Gunmen The $treet

Not Returned from 1999–2000: Action Beverly Hills, 90210 Get Real Greed Harsh Realm Party of Five Ryan Caulfield: Year One The World's Funniest! Time of Your Life (returned to TBS in 2006)

NBC

Returning series: 3rd Rock from the Sun Cursed (remained The Webber Show) ER Daddio Dateline NBC Frasier Friends Just Shoot Me! Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC Sunday Night Movie Providence The West Wing Third Watch Will & Grace

New series: DAG Deadline Ed Fear Factor First Years Kristin NBC Saturday Night Movie Spy TV The Downer Channel The Fighting Fitzgeralds The Michael Richards Show Three Sisters Titans Tucker World's Most Amazing Videos Weakest Link

Not Returned from 1999–2000: Battery Park Cold Feet Freaks and Geeks God, the Devil and Bob (returned to Adult Swim in 2011) Jesse The Mike O'Malley Show M.Y.O.B. Profiler Stark Raving Mad Suddenly Susan The Pretender Twenty One Veronica's Closet

UPN

Returning series: Moesha Star Trek: Voyager Seven Days The Hughleys (moved from ABC) The Parkers WWF SmackDown!

New series: All Souls Girlfriends Freedom Level 9 Special Unit 2

Not Returned from 1999–2000: Blockbuster Video Shockwave Cinema Dilbert Grown Ups I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge Malcolm & Eddie Secret Agent Man Shasta McNasty The Beat The Strip

The WB

Returning series: 7th Heaven Angel Buffy the Vampire Slayer Charmed Dawson's Creek Felicity For Your Love Jack & Jill Popular Roswell Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (moved from ABC) The Jamie Foxx Show The PJs (moved from Fox) The Steve Harvey Show

New series: Hype The Oblongs Nikki Gilmore Girls Grosse Pointe Popstars USA

Not Returned from 1999–2000: 7th Heaven Beginnings Baby Blues (returned to Adult Swim in 2002) Brutally Normal D.C. Movie Stars Mission Hill Safe Harbor Young Americans Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane

Renewals and cancellations

Renewals

ABC

• 20/20 - renewed for a twenty-fourth season.
• America's Funniest Videos - renewed for a thirteenth season.
• Dharma & Greg - renewed for a fifth and final season.
• Monday Night Football - renewed for a thirty-first season.
• My Wife And Kids - renewed for a second season.
• NYPD Blue - renewed for a ninth season.
• Once And Again - renewed for a third and final season.
• Primetime Thursday - renewed for a thirteenth season.
• Spin City - renewed for a sixth and final season.
• The Drew Carrey Show - renewed for a seventh season.
• The Job - renewed for a second season.
• The Mole - renewed for a second season.
• The Practice - renewed for a fifth season.
• The Wayne Brady Show - renewed for a second season.
• The Wonderful World of Disney - renewed for a fortieth season.
• What About Joan - renewed for a second season.
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - renewed for a third season.
• Whose Line Is It, Anyway? - renewed for a fourth season.

CBS

• 48 Hours - renewed for a twenty-fifth season.
• 60 Minutes - renewed for a thirty-fourth season.
• Becker - renewed for a fourth season.
• Big Brother - renewed for a third season.
• CBS Sunday Movie - renewed for a sixteenth season.
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - renewed for a second season.
• Everybody Loves Raymond - renewed for a sixth season.
• Family Law - renewed for a third season.
• JAG - renewed for a seventh season.
• Judging Amy - renewed for a third season.
• Survivor - renewed for a second and a third season.
• That's Life - renewed for a second season.
• The District - renewed for a second season.
• The King of Queens - renewed for a fourth season.
• Touched by an Angel - renewed for an eighth season.
• Yes, Dear - renewed for a second 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 an 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 an eighth season.
• Will & Grace - renewed for a fourth season.
• Just Shoot Me! - renewed for a fifth season.
• ER - renewed for an eighth season.
• Providence - renewed for a third season.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - renewed for a third season.

UPN

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer - renewed for a sixth season.
• Girlfriends - renewed for a second season.
• Roswell - renewed for a third and final season.
• Special Unit 2 - renewed for a second season.
• The Hughleys - renewed for a third season.
• The Parkers - renewed for a third season.
• WWF SmackDown! - renewed for a third season.

The WB

• 7th Heaven - renewed for a seventh season.
• Angel - renewed for a third season.
• Charmed - renewed for a fourth season.
• Dawson's Creek - renewed for a fourth season.
• Felicity - renewed for a fourth season.
• For Your Love - renewed for a fifth and final season.
• Gilmore Girls - renewed for a second season.
• Nikki - renewed for a second season.
• Popstars USA - renewed for a second season.
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - renewed for a sixth season.
• The Steve Harvey Show - renewed for a sixth and final season.

ABC

• Dot Comedy
• Gideon's Crossing
• Madigan Men
• The Geena Davis Show
• The Norm Show
• The Trouble With Normal
• Two Guys and a Girl

CBS

• 60 Minutes II
• Bette
• Candid Camera (moved to PAX)
• City of Angels
• Diagnosis: Murder
• Kate Brasher
• Nash Bridges
• Some of My Best Friends
• Walker, Texas Ranger
• Welcome to New York

Fox

• Dark Angel
• FreakyLinks
• Normal, Ohio
• The $treet

NBC

• Daddio
• 3rd Rock from the Sun
• Cursed
• Deadline
• DAG
• Titans
• Tucker
• The Michael Richards Show
• World's Most Amazing Videos (revived by Spike in 2008)

UPN

• Freedom
• Level 9
• Moesha
• Seven Days
• Star Trek: Voyager

The WB

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (moved to UPN)
• Grosse Pointe
• Hype
• Jack & Jill
• Popular
• Roswell (moved to UPN)
• The Jamie Foxx Show
• The Oblongs
• The PJs

References

1. 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.