THE NIELSENS

Three out of five sure ain't bad for `Millionaire'

27-Jan-2000 Thursday

The ratings are becoming a rerun: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" was the
most-watched TV show last week. And the second most popular. And the third.

The game show helped give ABC another weekly Nielsen Media Research
victory, and made a tight season race even tighter.

"Millionaire" drew 29.5 million viewers Sunday -- competing against NBC's
Golden Globe awards -- and had 30.1 million viewers last Tuesday. Its
biggest audience ever, though, was Thursday, when 32.4 million people
watched, giving ABC a win on a night NBC usually dominates.

The "Millionaire" success hasn't necessarily translated to its imitators.
NBC is doing well with its "Twenty One" revival, but CBS' "Winning Lines"
and Fox's "Greed" had mediocre showings.

ABC averaged 15.8 million viewers in prime time last week (10.1 household
rating, 16 share). CBS had 12.9 million viewers (8.9 rating, 14 share), NBC
had 12.8 million viewers (9.0 rating, 14 share) and Fox had 11.3 million
viewers (7.3 rating, 11 share).

The competition for top-rated network this season is remarkably close. NBC
leads CBS by one-tenth of a household rating point, with ABC four-tenths of
a point behind.

"Malcolm in the Middle" continues as a success story for Fox. With 19.2
million viewers, it was second only to a "Friends" rerun for most popular
comedy or drama series last week.

That showing softened the blow of some bad news for Fox: "Beverly Hills
90210" announced this week it is calling it quits after this season. "Party
of Five," which sank to No. 84 in the ratings last week, is likely a goner,
too.

UPN led the mini-networks with 3.9 million viewers last week (2.5 rating, 4
share), while the WB had 3.6 million (2.5 rating, 4 share) and Pax TV had 1
million viewers (0.8 rating, 1 share).

NBC's "Nightly News" led the evening news competition with an average of
12.8 million viewers (9.3 rating, 17 share), ABC's "World News Tonight" had
12.4 million viewers (9.0 rating, 17 share) and the "CBS Evening News" had
10.5 million (7.8 rating, 14 share).

A rating point represents 1,008,000 households, or 1 percent of the
nation's estimated 100.8 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of
in-use televisions tuned to a given show.

Here are the prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for
Jan. 17-23:

1. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," ABC.

2. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," ABC.

3. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," ABC.

4. "The Golden Globe Awards," NBC.

5. "Fox NFC Championship Postgame Show: Tampa Bay at St. Louis."

6. "Friends," NBC.

7. "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS.

7. "Frasier," NBC.

9. "Jesse," NBC.

10. "NYPD Blue," ABC.

11. "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox.

12. "ER," NBC.

12. "Providence," NBC.

14. "Becker," CBS.

14. "The Simpsons," Fox.

16. "20/20 Downtown," ABC.

17. "CBS Wednesday Movie: Murder in the Mirror."

17. "Touched by an Angel," CBS.

19. "60 Minutes," CBS.

19. "Dharma & Greg," ABC.

21. "Twenty One," NBC.

22. "American Music Awards," ABC.

22. "Judging Amy," CBS.

24. "Dateline NBC" (Friday).

25. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC.

26. "CBS Sunday Movie: Fire Down Below."

27. "The King of Queens," CBS.

28. "20/20" (Wednesday), ABC.

29. "Ally McBeal," Fox.

29. "JAG," CBS.

31. "60 Minutes II," CBS.

32. "Diagnosis Murder," CBS.

33. "The Drew Carey Show," ABC.

34. "Law & Order," NBC.

34. "The Practice," ABC.

36. "20/20" (Friday), ABC.

36. "Ladies Man," CBS.

36. "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," ABC.

39. "Family Law," CBS.

39. "Stark Raving Mad," NBC.

41. "Spin City," ABC.

42. "Sports Night," ABC.

42. "Walker, Texas Ranger," CBS.

42. "The X-Files," Fox.

45. "Third Watch," NBC.

46. "48 Hours," CBS.

47. "ABC Saturday Night Movie: The Birdcage."

47. "Two Guys and a Girl," ABC.

49. "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," ABC.

49. "Will & Grace," NBC.

49. "Winning Lines" special, CBS.

52. "Golden Globe Arrival," NBC.

53. "West Wing," NBC.

54. "Norm," ABC.

54. "Wonderful World of Disney: First Kid," ABC.

56. "Martial Law," CBS.

57. "Chicago Hope," CBS.

57. "Greed," Fox.

57. "Winning Lines," CBS.

60. "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch," ABC.

61. "City of Angels," CBS.

61. "Dateline NBC" (Monday).

61. "Dateline NBC" (Tuesday).

64. "AMW: America Fights Back," Fox.

64. "Veronica's Closet," NBC.

66. "COPS 2: Indianapolis," Fox.

66. "Nash Bridges," CBS.

66. "Now and Again," CBS.

69. "Boy Meets World," ABC.

69. "The Hughleys," ABC.

69. "That '70s Show," Fox.

72. "Boy Meets World," ABC.

73. "Just Shoot Me," NBC.

74. "Cosby," CBS.

74. "Life & Trials: Ally McBeal," Fox.

74. "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox.

77. "COPS: Fort Worth," Fox.

78. "Beverly Hills, 90210," Fox.

78. "Freaks and Geeks," NBC.

80. "WWF Smackdown," UPN.

81. "3rd Rock From the Sun," NBC.

82. "Beyond Belief: Fast-Fictions," Fox.

83. "Fox Thursday Night Movie: Maximum Risk."

84. "Party of Five," Fox.

85. "NBA Basketball: Portland at Lakers or Indiana at Philadelphia," NBC.

86. "Get Real," Fox.

87. "Star Trek: Voyager," UPN.

88. "Charmed," WB.

88. "NBA Basketball: New York at San Antonio or Utah at Sacramento," NBC.

90. "7th Heaven," WB.

90. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," WB.

92. "Angel," WB.

92. "Dawson's Creek," WB.

94. "Roswell," WB.

95. "Popular," WB.

96. "The Jamie Foxx Show," WB.

96. "The Parkers," UPN.

98. "The Steve Harvey Show," WB.

99. "I Dare You!," UPN.

99. "Moesha," UPN.

99. "The Steve Harvey Show," WB.

102. "7 Days," UPN.

102. "For Your Love," WB.

104. "Grown-Ups," UPN.

104. "Safe Harbor," WB.

106. "Felicity," WB.

107. "Grown-Ups," UPN.

107. "I Dare You," UPN.

109. "7th Heaven Beginnings," WB.

110. "Jack & Jill," WB.

111. "Dilbert," UPN.

111. "Shasta," UPN.

111. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

114. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

114. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

114. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

117. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

117. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

119. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

119. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

119. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

122. "Dilbert," UPN.

122. "It's a Miracle," Pax.

122. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

125. "Shasta," UPN.

126. "Its a Miracle," Pax.

126. "The PaxTV Three-Hanky Movie: The Young Pioneers."

126. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

126. "Twice in a Lifetime," Pax.

126. "Twice in a Lifetime," Pax.

126. "Uncommon Heroes," Pax.

132. "Chicken Soup for the Soul," Pax.

132. "Destination Stardom," Pax.

132. "Hope Island," Pax.

132. "Hope Island," Pax.

132. "Little Men," Pax.

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