2000–01 United States network television schedule

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The following is the 2000–01 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2000 through August 2001. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1999–2000 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

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.

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 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 NBC Ed NBC Sunday Night Movie
December World's Most Amazing Videos Dateline NBC
February NBA on NBC
Summer Dateline NBC NBC Sunday Night Movie The Weakest Link
Mid-Summer Fear Factor
August Dateline NBC
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
Follow Up The PJs Hype Nikki Grosse Pointe
February The Steve Harvey Show(Repeats)
March For Your Love For Your Love
Spring The Oblongs
Summer The PJs The Steve Harvey Show
Mid-Summer Buffy the Vampire Slayer For Your Love
August The Jamie Foxx Show The Jamie Foxx Show

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
Mid-April The ABC Monday Night Movie
Summer 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 ESPN 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 NBC Law & Order(Repeats)
December Titans Dateline NBC
Winter Mysterious Ways
March Tucker Tucker First Years
Spring The Weakest Link Dateline NBC
Summer Fear Factor The Weakest Link
Mid-Summer Dateline NBC
August The Weakest Link Third Watch
UPN Fall Moesha The Parkers The Hughleys Girlfriends Local Programming
June The Parkers The Hughleys The Parkers
July Moesha
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Roswell
Summer Angel

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) What About Joan?
June The Geena Davis Show
July Dharma & Greg
August Spin City
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 Fall That '70s Show Titus Dark Angel Local Programming
Mid-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 Tuesday
Winter 3rd Rock from the Sun DAG Three Sisters
March Frasier (Repeats) The Fighting Fitzgeralds
Follow Up The Fighting Fitzgeralds DAG
April 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
May Seven Days Chains of Love
Summer Seven Days
The WB Fall Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel
Summer
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 & Kids My Wife & Kids The Job
Follow Up Two Guys and a Girl Spin City
Summer The Drew Carey Show You Don't Know Jack The Beast
August My Wife & Kids The Wayne Brady Show The Job 20/20 Downtown
CBS Fall Bette Welcome to New York CBS Wednesday Movie
Mid-January The King of Queens(Repeats)
Spring Some of My Best Friends Bette
Follow Up Various Programming
Summer Becker Ladies Man CBS Wednesday Movie
Mid-Summer 60 Minutes II
Fox Fall MLB on FOX
Late Fall Malcolm in the Middle Normal, Ohio The $treet Local Programming
December That '70s Show(Repeats)
Winter Grounded for Life Temptation Island (#17/10.7)
(Tied with Frasier)
Spring Boot Camp
Summer Various Comedy/Animation Repeats Million Dollar Mysteries
Mid-Summer Titus 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
Summer Star Trek: Voyager
August Special Unit 2
The WB Fall Dawson's Creek Felicity
Winter Jack & Jill
Spring Felicity
Summer Buffy the Vampire Slayer
August Flix from the Frog

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
CBS Fall 48 Hours City of Angels Diagnosis: Murder
January Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder(Repeats) 48 Hours
February Survivor: The Australian Outback (#1/17.4) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (#11/11.6)
(Tied with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and The West Wing)
Spring Big Apple
Summer JAG 48 Hours
Mid-Summer Big Brother
Fox Fall Various Specials / Fox Night at the Movies Local Programming
Mid-Summer Guinness World Records Primetime Night Visions
NBC Fall Friends (#5/12.6)
(Tied with ESPN Monday 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 Friends(Repeats)
Spring Cursed / The Weber Show (#22/9.7)
(Tied with NYPD Blue and Touched by an Angel)
Summer Three Sisters
Mid-Summer Spy TV
UPN WWF 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 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
December Dot Comedy
Follow Up Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#19/10.5) Two Guys and a Girl Norm
February Two Guys and a Girl Norm Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (#19/10.5)
April Making the Band
May Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Summer Making the Band
Mid-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
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
December Fox Night at the Movies
Winter World's Wildest Police Videos FreakyLinks
February Various Specials
Spring The Lone Gunmen
Summer The Lone Gunmen FreakyLinks
Mid-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
Follow Up Various Specials
Spring The Parkers (Repeats) The Hughleys (Repeats) Gary & Mike Celebrity Deathmatch
Follow Up Gary & Mike
May UPN's Night at the Movies
August Manhunt All Souls
The WB Fall Sabrina the Teenage Witch Grosse Pointe Popular
November Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Repeats)
Winter Popstars USA
April Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Repeats)
Mid-Summer Charmed

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.

Saturday[]

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)
Spring Kate Brasher
Mid-April Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger
Mid-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[]

ABC[]

CBS[]

Fox[]

NBC[]

UPN[]

The WB[]

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

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[]

  • 7th Heaven - renewed for a seventh season.
  • Angel - renewed for a third season.
  • Charmed - renewed for a fourth season.
  • Dawson's Creek - renewed for a fourth season.
  • Felicity - renewed for a fourth season.
  • For Your Love - renewed for a fifth and final season.
  • Gilmore Girls - renewed for a second season.
  • Nikki - renewed for a second season.
  • Popstars USA - renewed for a second season.
  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch - renewed for a sixth season.
  • The Steve Harvey Show - renewed for a sixth and final season.

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- Cancelled after 6 season
  • - Cancelled after five seasons.
  • The Oblongs- cancelled after 13 episodes
  • The PJs - cancelled after three seasons
  • 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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