The 1999–2000 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States 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.

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; although Pax carried a limited schedule of first-run programs, its schedule otherwise was composed mainly of syndicated reruns.

New series highlighted in bold.

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract for one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii-Aleutian times.

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

Legend

  •   Light blue 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.
  •   Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday

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 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 (R) Felicity Jack & Jill Local programming
November Safe Harbor
December 7th Heaven Beginnings (R)
Spring D.C. Movie Stars Zoe...
Follow-up Charmed (R)
Summer The Steve
Harvey Show		 For Your Love The Jamie
Foxx Show		 Mission Hill
Follow-up For Your Love

Monday

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 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 (R)
Mid-summer Big Brother
Fox Fall Time of Your Life Ally McBeal Local programming
February That '70s Show That '70s Show (R)
Spring Titus
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 (R)
Summer Mysterious Ways
UPN Moesha The Parkers Grown Ups Malcolm & Eddie Local programming
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Safe Harbor
November 7th Heaven (R)
January Jack & Jill (R)
Winter Zoe… Brutally Normal
Follow-up Popular (R)
Spring Buffy the Vampire Slayer (R)
April Roswell

Tuesday

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 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)
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 (R)
January Futurama (R)
Spring That '70s Show (R) Family Guy
Summer Family Guy The PJs Family Guy The PJs
Follow-up That '70s Show (R) Titus (R)
NBC Fall Just Shoot Me! 3rd Rock from the Sun Will & Grace The Mike O'Malley Show Dateline Tuesday
Follow-up Just Shoot Me! (R)
Winter Veronica's Closet
Spring 3rd Rock from the Sun God, the Devil and Bob Just Shoot Me!
Follow-up Frasier (R)
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 (R) Moesha (R)
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 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 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 (R)
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 (R)
Winter City of Angels
April Various specials
Summer Survivor: Borneo
Mid-summer Big Brother Various CBS News programming
Fox Fall Beverly Hills, 90210 Get Real Local programming
February Various specials
March Get Real
April Party of Five
Summer Various specials Time of Your Life
Mid-summer Various Animation Show Repeats Guinness World Records Primetime
August American High American High
Follow-up 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
Summer Young Americans

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

Thursday

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? 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 (R) Frasier (R)
Summer 3rd Rock from the Sun Just Shoot Me!
Mid-summer Will & Grace (R)
Follow-up Will & Grace (R)
UPN WWF Thursday Night 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 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
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 programming
Spring The Hughleys Making the Band
Summer Sabrina the Teenage Witch (R) Boy Meets World (R) 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 (R)
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 (R)
Winter Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (30/8.8)
(Tied with CBS Wednesday Movie)
UPN Fall Blockbuster Video Shockwave Cinema Local programming
Summer The Strip (R) Secret Agent Man (R)
The WB Fall Mission Hill The Jamie Foxx Show The Steve Harvey Show For Your Love
Follow-up The Jamie Foxx Show (R)
November The Jamie Foxx Show The Jamie Foxx Show (R)
December Various programming
February The Jamie Foxx Show (R)
April The Steve Harvey Show (R)
Summer For Your Love Young Americans (R)
August Baby Blues Baby Blues

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 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 (R) 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 (R)

By network

ABC

CBS

Fox

NBC

UPN

The WB

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

Renewals and cancellations

Renewals

ABC

CBS

Fox

NBC

UPN

The WB

Cancellations/series endings

ABC

CBS

Fox

NBC

UPN

The WB

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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