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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 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.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

New series are highlighted in bold.

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.

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.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating in parentheses (#rank / 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 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

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
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 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 (R)
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
Spring [2] [3] The Hughleys The Parkers
June The Parkers (R)
July Moesha (R)
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Roswell
Summer Angel (R)

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 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 (R)
August Spin City
CBS Fall JAG (26/9.2) 60 Minutes II Judging Amy (21/9.9)
July Big Brother
Follow-up 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
March Frasier (R) 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 (R)
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 Flix from the Frog
August Gilmore Girls (R) Dead Last

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 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 (R) You Don't Know Jack The Beast
August My Wife & Kids (R) The Wayne Brady Show The Job (R) 20/20 Downtown
CBS Fall Bette Welcome to New York CBS Wednesday Movie
Mid-January The King of Queens (R)
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 (R)
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 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Whose Line Is It
Anyway?
Whose Line Is It
Anyway?
(R)
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 (R) 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
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)
December The Weber Show (22/9.7)
(Tied with NYPD Blue and
Touched by an Angel)
February Friends (R)
Spring The Weber Show (22/9.7)
(Tied with NYPD Blue and
Touched by an Angel)
Summer Three Sisters (R)
Mid-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

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? (R)
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 (R) The Hughleys (R) Gary & Mike Celebrity Deathmatch (R)
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 (R)
Winter Popstars USA
April 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

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 COPS COPS (R) America's Most Wanted:
America Fights Back
Local programming
NBC Fall NBC Saturday Night Movie
Winter XFL on NBC
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

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.
  2. ^ Greenhouse, Aaron. "UPN Broadcast Schedule". United Paramount Network (Unofficial). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ "February 26, 2001". TV Tango. TV Tango. Retrieved 25 February 2023.