1999–2000 United States network television schedule

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The following is the 1999–2000 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule 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. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

New series highlighted in bold.

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.

Other Legend

  •   Light grey 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.

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 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 Felicity Jack & Jill Local Programming
December Safe Harbor
Winter 7th Heaven Beginnings
Spring D.C. Movie Stars Zoe...
Follow Up Charmed (Repeats)
Summer The Steve Harvey Show For Your Love The Jamie Foxx Show Mission Hill
Follow Up For Your Love

Monday[]

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall 20/20 NFL Monday Showcase Monday Night Football (#7/13.5)
November Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Follow Up 20/20
Winter The ABC Monday Night Movie (#24/9.1)
(Tied with The West Wing and Spin City) 		Once and Again
CBS Fall The King of Queens Ladies Man Everybody Loves Raymond (#12/11.4) Becker (#18/10.4) Family Law (#27/9.0)
Spring Grapevine
Follow Up Ladies Man
Summer The King of Queens
Mid-Summer Big Brother
Fox Fall Time of Your Life Ally McBeal Local Programming
February That '70s Show That '70s Show(Repeats)
Spring Titus
Mid-Summer Opposite Sex
NBC Fall Suddenly Susan Veronica's Closet Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (#30/8.8)
(Tied with the CBS Wednesday Movie) 		Dateline NBC
Winter Freaks and Geeks Dateline NBC Third Watch
Follow Up Twenty-One
Spring Freaks and Geeks
Follow Up Dateline NBC Law & Order
Mid-Summer Mysterious Ways
UPN Moesha The Parkers Grown Ups Malcolm & Eddie Local Programming
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Safe Harbor
Follow Up 7th Heaven(Repeats)
January Jack & Jill(Repeats)
Winter Zoe Brutally Normal
Follow Up Popular(Repeats)
Spring Buffy the Vampire Slayer(Repeats)
April Roswell

Tuesday[]

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Spin City (#24/9.1)
(Tied with The West Wing and The ABC Monday Night Movie) 		It's Like, You Know... Dharma & Greg (#17/10.5) Sports Night Once and Again
November Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
December Oh, Grow Up
Winter Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#1/18.6) NYPD Blue (#15/10.7)
(Tied with Stark Raving Mad)
Spring Talk to Me
Follow Up Sports Night
Summer Two Guys and a Girl
August Norm
CBS Fall JAG (#20/9.7) 60 Minutes II (#23/9.3) Judging Amy (#19/10.2)
Mid-Summer Big Brother Love & Money
Follow Up Ladies Man
Fox Fall Ally That '70s Show Party of Five Local Programming
Follow Up That '70s Show King of the Hill(Repeats)
January Futurama(Repeats)
Spring That '70s Show(Repeats) Family Guy
Summer Family Guy The PJs Family Guy The PJs
Follow Up That '70s Show Titus
NBC Fall Just Shoot Me! 3rd Rock from the Sun Will & Grace The Mike O'Malley Show Dateline Tuesday
Follow Up Just Shoot Me!(Repeats)
Winter Veronica's Closet
Spring 3rd Rock from the Sun God, the Devil and Bob Just Shoot Me!
Follow Up Frasier(Repeats)
Summer Suddenly Susan Veronica's Closet M.Y.O.B.
August 3rd Rock from the Sun Sammy Frasier Just Shoot Me!
UPN Fall Shasta McNasty Dilbert The Strip Local Programming
Winter I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge
Spring Secret Agent Man The Beat
Follow Up The Parkers (Reruns) Moesha (Reruns)
May I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge
Summer Shasta McNasty Dilbert
The WB Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel

Note: 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[]

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 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 (#24/9.1)
(Tied with The West Wing and The ABC Monday Night Movie)
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
Winter City of Angels
Mid-April Various Specials
Summer Survivor: Borneo
Mid-Summer Big Brother Various CBS News Programs
Fox Fall Beverly Hills, 90210 Get Real Local Programming
February Various Specials
March Get Real
Mid-April Party of Five
Summer Various Specials Time of Your Life
Mid-Summer Various Animation Show Repeats Various Animation Show Repeats Guinness World Records Primetime
August American High American High
Follow Up Various Animation Show Repeats 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
Mid-Summer Young Americans

Note: On ABC, Clerks premiered at 9:30 on May 31, 2000.

Thursday[]

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? Wasteland 20/20 Downtown
Follow Up Various Specials
November Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Whose Line Is It Anyway?
December Whose Line Is It Anyway? Various Specials
Winter Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#2/17.5)
Spring Wonderland
Follow Up 20/20 Downtown
CBS Fall Diagnosis: Murder Chicago Hope 48 Hours
Summer Diagnosis: Murder
Mid-Summer Big Brother City of Angels
Fox Fall World's Wildest Police Videos Family Guy Action Local Programming
Follow Up Various Specials Greed
December Guinness World Records Primetime
Winter Fox Thursday Night Movie
NBC Fall Friends (#5/14.0) Jesse (#13/11.3) Frasier (#6/13.6) Stark Raving Mad (#15/10.7)
(Tied with NYPD Blue) 		ER (#4/16.9)
Spring Daddio Battery Park
Follow Up Friends(Repeats) Frasier(Repeats)
Summer 3rd Rock from the Sun Just Shoot Me!
Mid-Summer Will & Grace
Follow Up Will & Grace
UPN WWF SmackDown Local Programming
The WB Popular Charmed

Note: 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[]

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Fall The Hughleys Boy Meets World Sabrina the Teenage Witch Odd Man Out 20/20
Follow Up Boy Meets World Odd Man Out The Hughleys
November Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
December Odd Man Out
Winter Various Comedy Repeats
Spring The Hughleys Making the Band
Summer Sabrina the Teenage Witch Boy Meets World Making the Band
CBS Fall Kids Say the Darndest Things Love & Money Now and Again Nash Bridges
Follow Up Candid Camera
Winter Cosby
Summer Candid Camera Various Specials
Mid-Summer Big Brother JAG
Fox Fall Ryan Caulfield: Year One Harsh Realm Local Programming
Follow Up Fox Movie Presentation
Winter World's Wildest Police Videos Greed
Summer Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Mid-Summer Guinness World Records Primetime
NBC Fall Providence (#22/9.4) Dateline Friday (#28/8.9)
(Tied with Malcolm in the Middle) 		Cold Feet
November Law & Order(Repeats)
Winter Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (#30/8.8)
(Tied with the CBS Wednesday Movie)
UPN Fall Blockbuster Video Shockwave Cinema Local Programming
Summer The Strip Secret Agent Man
The WB Fall Mission Hill The Jamie Foxx Show The Steve Harvey Show For Your Love
Follow Up The Jamie Foxx Show (Repeats)
November The Jamie Foxx Show The Jamie Foxx Show (Repeats)
December Various Comedy Repeats
February The Jamie Foxx Show (Repeats)
Mid-April The Steve Harvey Show (Repeats)
Mid-Summer For Your Love Young Americans (Repeats)
August Baby Blues Baby Blues

Saturday[]

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
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 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

By network[]

ABC[]

CBS[]

Fox[]

NBC[]

UPN[]

The WB[]

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

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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