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2000–01 United States network television schedule

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The 2000–01 network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2000 to August 2001. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 1999-2000 season.

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 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

     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.

PBS is not included; 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 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC The Wonderful World of Disney Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#8/12.4) The Practice (#10/11.7)
CBS 60 Minutes (#15/11.1) Touched by an Angel (#22/9.7)
(Tied with Cursed / The Weber Show and NYPD Blue) 		CBS Sunday Movie (#29/8.6)
(Tied with Family Law and The District)
Fox Fall Futurama King of the Hill The Simpsons Malcolm in the Middle The X-Files Local Programming
Spring The Lone Gunmen
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 Nikki Local Programming
Follow-up The PJs Hype Nikki Grosse Pointe
February For Your Love For Your Love
Spring The Oblongs

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 (#5/12.6)
(Tied with Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond)
Winter The ABC Monday Night Movie Gideon's Crossing
Spring Encore programming
CBS The King of Queens (#27/8.9) Yes, Dear (#28/8.7) Everybody Loves Raymond (#5/12.6)
(Tied with Friends and Monday Night Football) 		Becker (#16/10.9) Family Law (#29/8.6)
(Tied with The District and The CBS Sunday Movie)
Fox Boston Public Ally McBeal Local Programming
NBC Fall Daddio Tucker Deadline Third Watch
Follow-up Dateline Monday Various NBC repeats
December Titans Dateline Monday
Winter Mysterious Ways
March The Crocodile Hunter First Years
Spring Weakest Link Dateline Monday
Summer Fear Factor Weakest Link
UPN Moesha The Parkers The Hughleys Girlfriends Local Programming
The WB 7th Heaven Roswell

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 (#4/13.0) Dharma & Greg The Geena Davis Show Once and Again
Winter The Mole NYPD Blue (#22/9.7)
(Tied with Cursed / The Weber Show and Touched by an Angel)
Spring Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#4/13.0)
Follow-up What About Joan?
CBS Fall JAG (#26/9.2) 60 Minutes II Judging Amy (#21/9.9)
July Big Brother
Follow Up JAG (#26/9.2) Big Brother
Fox That '70s Show Titus Dark Angel Local Programming
NBC Fall The Michael Richards Show 3rd Rock from the Sun Frasier (#17/10.7)
(Tied with Temptation Island) 		DAG Dateline Tuesday
Winter 3rd Rock from the Sun DAG Three Sisters
Spring Frasier repeats The Fighting Fitzgeralds
Follow Up The Fighting Fitzgeralds DAG / 3rd Rock from the Sun
Summer Spy TV Go Fish Kristin
Follow Up The Downer Channel Three Sisters
UPN Fall UPN's Night At The Movies Local Programming
Spring Chains of Love All Souls
Follow-up Seven Days Chains of Love
Summer Seven Days
The WB Fall Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel
Summer Flix from the Frog
August Gilmore Girls Dead Last

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 (#3/13.7) The Drew Carey Show Spin City Gideon's Crossing
Winter Once and Again
Spring My Wife and Kids My Wife and Kids The Job
Follow-up Two Guys and a Girl Spin City
Summer The Drew Carey Show You Don't Know Jack The Beast
Follow Up My Wife and Kids The Wayne Brady Show 20/20 Downtown
CBS Fall Bette Welcome to New York CBS Wednesday Movie
Spring Some of My Best Friends Bette
Follow Up Various Programming
Summer 60 Minutes II CBS Wednesday Movie
Fox Fall Malcolm in the Middle Normal, Ohio The $treet Local Programming
Winter That '70s Show Grounded for Life Temptation Island (#17/10.7)
(Tied with Frasier)
Spring Boot Camp
Summer Various FOX Comedies Million Dollar Mysteries
Follow Up Titus Family Guy
NBC Fall Titans The West Wing (#11/11.6)
(Tied with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Thursday and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) 		Law & Order (#9/12.3)
Winter Ed
UPN Fall Seven Days Star Trek: Voyager Local Programming
Spring Special Unit 2
The WB Fall Dawson's Creek Felicity
Winter Jack & Jill
Spring Felicity

Note: On Fox, Schimmel supposed to air 8-8:30, but it was cancelled due to production problems.

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 (#11/11.6)
(Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The West Wing) 		Primetime Thursday
CBS Fall 48 Hours City of Angels Diagnosis: Murder
Follow-up Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder 48 Hours
Winter Survivor (#1/17.4) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (#11/11.6)
(Tied with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Thursday and The West Wing)
Spring Big Apple
Summer Big Brother 48 Hours
Fox Fox Thursday Night Movie Local Programming
NBC Fall Friends (#5/12.6)
(Tied with Monday Night Football and Everybody Loves Raymond) 		Cursed / The Weber Show (#22/9.7)
(Tied with NYPD Blue and Touched by an Angel) 		Will & Grace (#14/11.3) Just Shoot Me! (#20/10.4) ER (#2/15.0)
February Various Specials and Repeats
Spring Cursed / The Weber Show (#22/9.7)
(Tied with NYPD Blue and Touched by an Angel)
Summer Spy TV
UPN WWE SmackDown Local Programming
The WB Gilmore Girls Charmed

Note: On Fox, an untitled Michael Crichton project was supposed to air at midseason at 9-10, along with The Lone Gunmen at 8-9 but that Crichton project for Fox was scrapped.

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 Norm Madigan Men 20/20
Follow-up Encore programming
Winter Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#19/10.5) Two Guys and a Girl Norm
Spring Two Guys and a Girl Norm Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#19/10.5)
Follow-up Making the Band
CBS Fall The Fugitive CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (#11/11.6)
(Tied with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Thursday and The West Wing) 		Nash Bridges
Winter Diagnosis: Murder The Fugitive
Summer Diagnosis: Murder
Follow Up That's Life 48 Hours
Fox Fall World's Wildest Police Videos FreakyLinks Local Programming
Follow-up Million Dollar Mysteries
Winter FreakyLinks
Spring The Lone Gunmen
NBC Providence Dateline Friday Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (#25/9.6)
UPN Fall Freedom Level 9 Local Programming
Winter Gary & Mike Celebrity Deathmatch
Follow-up UPN Specials
Spring The Parkers repeats The Hughleys repeats Gary & Mike Gary & Mike
Follow-up UPN's Night at the Movies
The WB Fall Sabrina the Teenage Witch Grosse Pointe Popular
Follow-up Encore programming
Winter Popstars USA
Spring Encore programming

NOTE: ABC aired the TV Show Dot Comedy on December 8, 2000 8:30pm ET. The show was cancelled after one episode aired. On Fox, Night Visions was supposed to air 8-9, but it was delayed to summer in a different timeslot.

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 (#29/8.6)
(Tied with Family Law and the CBS Sunday Movie)
Winter Kate Brasher
Spring Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger
Summer Big Brother
Fox COPS COPS America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back Local Programming
NBC Fall NBC Saturday Night Movie
Late Winter XFL on NBC
Mid-Spring NBC Saturday Night Movie

By network[]

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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.
  • The Drew Carey Show - renewed for a seventh season.
  • The Job - renewed for a second season.
  • The Mole - renewed for a second 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.
  • The Practice - renewed for a fifth season.
  • Primetime Thursday - renewed for a thirteenth season.
  • Spin City - renewed for a sixth and final season.
  • What About Joan - renewed for a second season.
  • The Wayne Brady Show - 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.
  • The Wonderful World of Disney - renewed for a fortieth 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.
  • The District - 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.
  • The King of Queens - renewed for a fourth season.
  • Survivor - renewed for a second and a third season.
  • That's Life - renewed for a second season.
  • Touched by an Angel - renewed for an eighth season.
  • Yes, Dear - renewed for a second season.

Fox[]

  • Ally McBeal - renewed for a fifth and final season.
  • America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back - renewed for a fourteenth season.
  • Boston Public - renewed for a second season.
  • COPS - renewed for a thirteenth season.
  • Family Guy - renewed for a third season.
  • Futurama - renewed for a third season.
  • Grounded for Life - renewed for a second season.
  • King of the Hill - renewed for a fifth season.
  • Malcolm in the Middle - renewed for a third season.
  • The Simpsons - renewed for a thirteenth season.
  • Temptation Island - renewed for a second season.
  • That '70s Show - renewed for a fourth season.
  • Titus - renewed for a third season.
  • The X-Files - renewed for a tenth and final season.

NBC[]

  • Dateline NBC- renewed for a tenth season.
  • Ed - renewed for a second season.
  • ER - renewed for an eighth season.
  • Fear Factor - renewed for a second season.
  • Frasier - renewed for a ninth season.
  • Friends - renewed for an eighth season.
  • Just Shoot Me! - renewed for a fifth season.
  • Law & Order - renewed for a twelfth season.
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - renewed for a third season.
  • Providence - renewed for a third season.
  • Third Watch - renewed for a third season.
  • Three Sisters - renewed for a second season.
  • Weakest Link - renewed for a second season.
  • The West Wing - renewed for a third season.
  • Will & Grace - renewed for a fourth season.

UPN[]

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

The WB[]

Cancellations and Series endings[]

ABC[]

  • Dot Comedy - cancelled after airing one episode on December 8, 2000.
  • The Geena Davis Show - cancelled after one season.
  • Gideon's Crossing - cancelled after one season.
  • Madigan Men - placed on hiatus and later cancelled after one season.
  • The Norm Show - cancelled after three seasons. The series finale aired April 6, 2001.
  • The Trouble With Normal - cancelled after one season.
  • Two Guys and a Girl - cancelled after four seasons. The series finale aired May 16, 2001.

CBS[]

  • Bette - cancelled after one season.
  • Candid Camera - moved to PAX.
  • City of Angels - cancelled after two seasons.
  • Diagnosis: Murder - ended its run after eight seasons. The series finale aired May 11, 2001
  • Kate Brasher - cancelled after six episodes.
  • Nash Bridges - ended its run after six seasons. The series finale aired on May 4, 2001.
  • Some of My Best Friends - cancelled after airing five out of the seven episodes produced.
  • Walker, Texas Ranger - ended its run after eight seasons. The series finale aired May 19, 2001.
  • Welcome to New York - cancelled after one season.

Fox[]

  • Dark Angel - cancelled after two seasons.
  • FreakyLinks - cancelled after one season.
  • Normal, Ohio - cancelled after one season.
  • The $treet - pulled from the schedule after seven episodes.

NBC[]

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun - ended its run after six seasons. The series finale aired May 22, 2001.
  • Cursed - cancelled after one season.
  • Daddio - pulled from the schedule after four episodes into its second season.
  • DAG - cancelled after one season.
  • Deadline - cancelled after one season.
  • The Michael Richards Show - cancelled after one season.
  • Titans - pulled from the schedule after 11 episodes.
  • Tucker - cancelled after one season.
  • World's Most Amazing Videos - later revived by Spike in 2008.

UPN[]

  • Freedom - pulled from the schedule after 7 episodes.
  • Level 9 - pulled from the schedule after 10 episodes.
  • Moesha - cancelled after six seasons. The final episode aired on May 14, 2001.
  • Seven Days - cancelled after six seasons. The final episode aired on May 29, 2001.
  • Star Trek: Voyager - ended its run after seven seasons with a two-hour series finale on May 23, 2001. The next franchise entry, Star Trek: Enterprise premiered the following season.

The WB[]

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Moved to UPN for two more seasons.
  • Grosse Pointe - cancelled after one season.
  • Hype - cancelled after one season.
  • Jack & Jill - cancelled after two seasons.
  • The Jamie Foxx Show
  • The Oblongs
  • The PJs
  • Popular - cancelled after two seasons.
  • Roswell - cancelled after two seasons. Moved to UPN for a third and final season.

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.

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