The 1999–2000 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1999 through August 2000. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1998–99 season.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV; although Pax carried a limited schedule of first-run programs, its schedule otherwise was composed mainly of syndicated reruns.
New series highlighted in bold.
All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract for one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Legend
edit- Light blue indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Light purple indicates movies.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials.
- Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
- Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
- Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.
Sunday
edit| Network | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Fall | The Wonderful World of Disney | Snoops | The Practice (9/11.8) | |||||
| November | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | ||||||||
| December | Snoops | ||||||||
| Winter | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#3/17.1) | ||||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes (8/12.0) | Touched by an Angel (10/11.6) | CBS Sunday Movie (14/10.9) | ||||||
| Fox | Fall | The World's Funniest! |
King of the Hill | The Simpsons | Futurama | The X-Files | Local programming | ||
| Winter | Futurama | Malcolm in the Middle (28/8.9) (Tied with Dateline NBC) | |||||||
| NBC | Fall | Dateline NBC | Third Watch | NBC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
| Winter | Twenty-One | ||||||||
| Spring | World's Most Amazing Videos | Dateline NBC | |||||||
| The WB | Fall | 7th Heaven Beginnings (R) | Felicity | Jack & Jill | Local programming | ||||
| November | Safe Harbor | ||||||||
| December | 7th Heaven Beginnings (R) | ||||||||
| Spring | D.C. | Movie Stars | Zoe... | ||||||
| Follow-up | Charmed (R) | ||||||||
| Summer | The Steve Harvey Show |
For Your Love | The Jamie Foxx Show |
Mission Hill | |||||
| Follow-up | For Your Love | ||||||||
Monday
editTuesday
editNote: On Fox, Ally aired as re-edited half-hour repeats of the original hour-long Ally McBeal series. On CBS, Falcone premieres at 9:00 p.m. on April 4, 2000. On UPN, Secret Agent Man was supposed to premiere at 9:00pm, but however due to the show not getting the "buzz" before the fall premiere, The Strip was premiered instead, and the show aired later on in a different night.
Wednesday
edit| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Fall | Two Guys and a Girl | Norm | The Drew Carey Show (21/9.5) | Oh, Grow Up | 20/20 Wednesday | |
| November | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Norm | |||||
| December | It's Like, You Know... | ||||||
| Winter | Norm | Spin City (24/9.1) (Tied with The West Wing and The ABC Monday Night Movie) | |||||
| Spring | Then Came You | ||||||
| May | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | ||||||
| Summer | Clerks | ||||||
| Follow-up | Two Guys and a Girl | Norm | Spin City (R) | ||||
| CBS | Fall | Cosby | Work with Me | CBS Wednesday Movie (30/8.8) (Tied with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) | |||
| Follow-up | The King of Queens (R) | ||||||
| Winter | City of Angels | ||||||
| April | Various specials | ||||||
| Summer | Survivor: Borneo | ||||||
| Mid-summer | Big Brother | Various CBS News programming | |||||
| Fox | Fall | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Get Real | Local programming | |||
| February | Various specials | ||||||
| March | Get Real | ||||||
| April | Party of Five | ||||||
| Summer | Various specials | Time of Your Life | |||||
| Mid-summer | Various Animation Show Repeats | Guinness World Records Primetime | |||||
| August | American High | American High | |||||
| Follow-up | Various Animation Show Repeats | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Dateline NBC | The West Wing (24/9.1) (Tied with The ABC Monday Night Movie and Spin City) |
Law & Order (11/11.5) | |||
| Winter | Twenty-One | ||||||
| Spring | Dateline NBC | ||||||
| UPN | Seven Days | Star Trek: Voyager | Local programming | ||||
| The WB | Fall | Dawson's Creek | Roswell | ||||
| Spring | Felicity | ||||||
| Summer | Young Americans | ||||||
Note: On ABC, Clerks premiered at 9:30 p.m. on May 31, 2000.
Thursday
editNote: 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. On The WB, Popular premiered Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at 9:00 pm. On Fox, Manchester Prep was supposed to air at 8–9, but it was cancelled at the last minute. On ABC, Then Came You was scheduled to air at 8:30 PM EST, but due to the show not getting the "buzz" before the fall premiere, Whose Line Is It Anyway? was aired at the last minute, and the show aired later on in a different night.
Friday
editSaturday
edit| Network | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | |
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| ABC | Fall | ABC Saturday Night at the Movies | |||||
| November | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | ABC Saturday Night at the Movies | |||||
| December | ABC Saturday Night at the Movies | ||||||
| Summer | ABC Saturday Night at the Movies | NYPD Blue | |||||
| Mid-summer | Various specials | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Early Edition | Martial Law | Walker, Texas Ranger | |||
| Winter | Winning Lines | Candid Camera | |||||
| Follow-up | Early Edition | ||||||
| Summer | 48 Hours | Walker, Texas Ranger | Falcone | ||||
| Follow-up | Big Brother | Walker, Texas Ranger | |||||
| Fox | COPS | COPS (R) | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back |
Local programming | |||
| NBC | Fall | Freaks and Geeks | The Pretender | Profiler | |||
| Winter | The Pretender | Profiler | World's Most Amazing Videos | ||||
| Spring | The Others | Profiler | |||||
| June | NBC Saturday Night Movie | The Others | |||||
| July | Profiler | ||||||
| August | The Pretender (R) | ||||||
By network
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.
Renewals and cancellations
editRenewals
editABC
edit- Dharma & Greg—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- NYPD Blue—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Once and Again—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Spin City—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The Drew Carey Show—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The Norm Show—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The Practice—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Two Guys and a Girl—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
CBS
edit- Becker—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- City of Angels—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Diagnosis: Murder—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Everybody Loves Raymond—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Family Law—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- JAG—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Judging Amy—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The King of Queens—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Ladies Man—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Nash Bridges—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Touched by an Angel—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Walker, Texas Ranger—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
Fox
edit- Ally McBeal—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Family Guy—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Futurama—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- King of the Hill—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Malcolm in the Middle—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- That '70s Show—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The Simpsons—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Titus—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The X-Files—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
NBC
edit- 3rd Rock from the Sun—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Daddio—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- ER—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Frasier—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Friends—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Just Shoot Me!—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Law & Order—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Providence—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Third Watch—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The West Wing—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Will & Grace—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
UPN
edit- Moesha—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The Parkers—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Seven Days—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Star Trek: Voyager—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
The WB
edit- 7th Heaven—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Angel—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Charmed—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Dawson's Creek—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Felicity—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- For Your Love—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Jack & Jill—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Popular—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- Roswell—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The Jamie Foxx Show—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
- The Steve Harvey Show—Renewed for the 2000–2001 season.
Cancellations/series endings
editABC
edit- Boy Meets World—Ended after seven seasons.
- It's Like, You Know...—Canceled after two seasons.
- Odd Man Out—Canceled after one season.
- Oh, Grow Up—Canceled after one season.
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch—Moved to The WB for a fifth season.
- Snoops—Canceled after one season.
- Sports Night—Canceled after two seasons.
- Talk to Me—Canceled after one season.
- The Hughleys—Moved to UPN for a third season.
- Then Came You—Canceled after one season.
- Wasteland—Canceled after one season.
- Wonderland—Canceled after one season.
CBS
edit- Chicago Hope—Ended after six seasons.
- Cosby—Ended after four seasons.
- Early Edition—Ended after four seasons.
- Falcone—Canceled after 9 episodes.
- Grapevine—Canceled after one season.
- Kids Say the Darndest Things—Moved to ABC for the 2019-2020 season.
- Love & Money—Canceled after one season.
- Martial Law—Canceled after two seasons.
- Now and Again—Canceled after one season.
- Work with Me—Canceled after one season.
Fox
edit- Action—Canceled after one season.
- Beverly Hills, 90210—Ended after ten seasons.
- Get Real—Canceled after one season.
- Harsh Realm—Canceled after one season.
- Party of Five—Ended after six seasons.
- The PJs—Moved to The WB for a third season.
- Ryan Caulfield: Year One—Canceled after one season.
- Time of Your Life—Canceled after one season.
NBC
edit- Battery Park—Canceled after one season.
- Cold Feet—Canceled after one season.
- Freaks and Geeks—Canceled after one season.
- Jesse—Canceled after two seasons.
- The Mike O'Malley Show—Canceled after one season.
- M.Y.O.B.—Canceled after one season.
- The Others—Canceled after one season.
- The Pretender—Ended after four seasons.
- Profiler—Ended after four seasons.
- Stark Raving Mad—Canceled after one season.
- Suddenly Susan—Ended after four seasons.
- Veronica's Closet—Ended after three seasons.
UPN
edit- The Beat—Canceled after one season.
- Dilbert—Canceled after two seasons.
- Grown Ups—Canceled after one season.
- Malcolm & Eddie—Ended after four seasons.
- Secret Agent Man—Canceled after one season.
- Shasta McNasty—Canceled after one season.
- The Strip—Canceled after one season.
The WB
edit- Brutally Normal—Canceled after one season.
- D.C.—Canceled after one season.
- Movie Stars—Canceled after two seasons.
- Safe Harbor—Canceled after one season.
- Young Americans—Canceled after one season.
- Zoe—Canceled after two seasons.
References
edit- ^ 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.