2000–01 United States network television schedule

The 2000–01 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2000 to August 2001. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1999–2000 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, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried a limited schedule of first-run programs.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2001 is listed with its rank and rating in parentheses (#rank / rating), as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

From September 15 to October 1, 2000, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Legend

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  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming.
  •   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
  •   Light green indicates sporting events.
  •   Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
  •  highlight  Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Schedule

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  • New series are highlighted in bold.
  • Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).
  • All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
  • All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming scheduled by affiliates after game completion.

Sunday

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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.
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
Winter The Lone Gunmen
Spring The X-Files
NBC Fall Dateline NBC Ed NBC Sunday Night Movie
Late fall World's Most Amazing Videos Dateline NBC
Winter NBA on NBC
Summer Dateline NBC NBC Sunday Night Movie The Weakest Link
UPN (from Feb. 11th through Apr. 15th) XFL on UPN Local programming
The WB Fall The Jamie Foxx Show For Your Love The Steve Harvey Show The PJs Hype Nikki
Mid-fall The PJs Hype Nikki Grosse Pointe
Winter The Steve Harvey Show (R)
Spring The Oblongs For Your Love
Late spring The PJs (R) The Steve Harvey Show (R)
Summer Buffy the Vampire Slayer (R) The Steve Harvey Show (R) For Your Love (R)
Late summer The Jamie Foxx Show (R)

Note: UPN had acquired the Sunday evening XFL games from February 11 to April 15 (to compete with Fox's Sunday night lineup), while NBC broadcast Saturdays games till the end of the XFL season.

Monday

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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.
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 The ABC Monday Night Movie
Late spring 20/20 Downtown The ABC Monday Night Movie
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
Mid-fall Dateline NBC Law & Order (R)
Late fall Titans Dateline NBC
Winter Mysterious Ways
Spring The Weakest Link
Late spring Fear Factor The Weakest Link
Summer Dateline NBC
Mid-summer The Weakest Link Third Watch (R)
UPN Fall Moesha The Parkers The Hughleys Girlfriends Local programming
Winter The Hughleys The Parkers
Spring The Parkers (R)
Summer Moesha (R)
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Roswell
Spring Angel (R)

Tuesday

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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.
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) What About Joan?
Late spring The Geena Davis Show (R)
Summer Spin City (R)
CBS Fall JAG (26/9.2) 60 Minutes II Judging Amy (21/9.9)
Summer Big Brother
Mid-summer JAG (R) Big Brother
Fox Fall That '70s Show Titus Dark Angel Local programming
Summer Murder in Small Town X
NBC Fall The Michael Richards Show 3rd Rock from the Sun Frasier (17/10.7)
(Tied with Temptation Island)
DAG Dateline NBC
Winter 3rd Rock from the Sun DAG Three Sisters
Late winter Various programming
Summer Spy TV (R) Various programming Kristin
Mid-summer The Downer Channel Three Sisters (R)
UPN Fall UPN's Night at the Movies Local programming
Spring Chains of Love All Souls
Mid-spring Seven Days Chains of Love
Summer Seven Days (R)
The WB Fall Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel
Spring Flix from the Frog
Summer Gilmore Girls (R) Dead Last

Wednesday

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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.
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 & Kids The Job
Mid-spring Various programming Spin City
Summer The Drew Carey Show (R) You Don't Know Jack The Beast
Mid-summer My Wife & Kids (R) The Wayne Brady Show The Job (R) 20/20 Downtown
CBS Fall Bette Welcome to New York CBS Wednesday Movie
Winter Various programming
Spring Various programming
Late spring Various programming CBS Wednesday Movie
Summer 60 Minutes II
Fox Fall Malcolm in the Middle Normal, Ohio The $treet Local programming
Winter That '70s Show (R) Grounded for Life Temptation Island (17/10.7)
(Tied with Frasier)
Spring Boot Camp
Late spring Various programming Million Dollar Mysteries
Summer Titus (R) Family Guy
NBC Fall Titans The West Wing (11/11.6)
(Tied with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 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
Late spring Star Trek: Voyager (R)
Summer Star Trek: Voyager (R) Special Unit 2 (R)
The WB Fall Dawson's Creek Felicity
Winter Jack & Jill
Spring Felicity
Late spring Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Summer Flix from the Frog

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

Thursday

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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.
ABC Fall 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
Spring Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)
CBS Fall 48 Hours City of Angels Diagnosis: Murder
Winter Survivor (1/17.4) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (11/11.6)
(Tied with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and The West Wing)
48 Hours
Late winter Big Apple
Spring 48 Hours
Summer Big Brother
Fox Fall Fox Thursday Night Movie Local programming
Summer Guinness World Records Primetime Night Visions
NBC Fall Friends (5/12.6)
(Tied with Monday Night Football and Everybody Loves Raymond)
Cursed (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)
Late fall The Weber Show (22/9.7)
(Tied with NYPD Blue and
Touched by an Angel)
Winter Friends (R)
Spring The Weber Show (22/9.7)
(Tied with NYPD Blue and
Touched by an Angel)
Mid-spring Three Sisters (R)
Summer Spy TV
UPN WWF Thursday Night 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

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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.
ABC Fall Two Guys and a Girl The Trouble with Normal Norm Madigan Men 20/20
Mid-fall Dot Comedy
Winter Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (19/10.5) Two Guys and a Girl Norm
Mid-winter Two Guys and a Girl Norm Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (19/10.5)
Spring Making the Band
Summer America's Funniest Home Videos
CBS Fall The Fugitive CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (11/11.6)
(Tied with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and The West Wing)
Nash Bridges
Winter Diagnosis: Murder The Fugitive
Spring Diagnosis: Murder (R)
Summer Diagnosis: Murder (R) That's Life (R) 48 Hours
Fox Fall World's Wildest Police Videos FreakyLinks Local programming
Winter Special programming
Late winter The Lone Gunmen
Spring The Lone Gunmen (R) FreakyLinks
Summer World's Wildest Police Videos Dark Angel
NBC Providence Dateline NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (25/9.6)
UPN Fall Freedom Level 9 Local programming
Winter Gary & Mike Celebrity Deathmatch
Mid-winter Special programming
Spring The Parkers (R) The Hughleys (R) Gary & Mike Various programming
Mid-spring UPN's Night at the Movies
Summer Manhunt All Souls
The WB Fall Sabrina the Teenage Witch Grosse Pointe Popular
Mid-fall Sabrina the Teenage Witch (R)
Winter Popstars USA
Spring Sabrina the Teenage Witch (R)
Summer Charmed (R)

NOTE: ABC aired Dot Comedy on December 8, 2000, at 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 on Thursdays.

Saturday

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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.
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
Summer Big Brother Walker, Texas Ranger (R)
Fox Fall COPS COPS (R) America's Most Wanted:
America Fights Back
Local programming
Spring COPS
NBC Fall NBC Saturday Night Movie
Winter XFL on NBC
Spring NBC Saturday Night Movie

By network

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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

Renewals and cancellations

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Renewals

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CBS

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Fox

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NBC

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UPN

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The WB

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Cancellations/series endings

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References

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  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.