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 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 NBC | Ed | NBC Sunday Night Movie | |||||
| Follow-up | World's Most Amazing Videos | Dateline NBC | |||||||
| 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 | NYPD Blue | ||||||
| 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 | The West Wing | |||||
| December | Titans | Dateline NBC | |||||
| Winter | Mysterious Ways | ||||||
| March | The Crocodile Hunter | First Years | |||||
| Spring | The Weakest Link | Dateline NBC | |||||
| Summer | Fear Factor | The Weakest Link | |||||
| UPN | Moesha | The Parkers | The Hughleys | Girlfriends | Local Programming | ||
| The WB | 7th Heaven | Roswell | |||||
Tuesday
Wednesday
Note: On Fox, Schimmel supposed to air 8-8:30, but it was cancelled due to production problems.
Thursday
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
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) | |||
| 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
ABC
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Returning series
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New series
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Canceled/Ended
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NBC
UPN
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Returning series
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New series
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Canceled/Ended
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The WB
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Returning series
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New series
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Canceled/Ended
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Renewals and cancellations
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.
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
- The Oblongs- Cancelled after 13 episodes
- The PJs -cancelled after 3 season
- Popular - cancelled after two seasons.
- Roswell - cancelled after two seasons. Moved to UPN for a third and final season.
References
- 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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