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.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. .
This is the fall season of The WB expanding six nights a week for the first time with the debut of the Friday night comedies from fall 1999.
Legend
Sunday Network7:00 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 FallThe Wonderful World of DisneySnoopsThe Practice Mid-fallWho Wants to Be a Millionaire Late fallSnoops WinterWho Wants to Be a Millionaire Spring SummerCBSTouched by an Angel CBS Sunday Movie Fox Fall The World's Funniest!King of the HillThe Simpsons FuturamaThe X-Files WinterFuturamaMalcolm in the Middle Spring SummerNBC FallDateline SundayThird WatchNBC Sunday Night Movie WinterTwenty-One Spring World's Most Amazing VideosDateline Sunday Summer The WB Fall7th Heaven Beginnings FelicityJack & Jill Mid-fallSafe Harbor Winter7th Heaven Beginnings SpringD.C.Movie StarsZoe... Mid-springCharmed SummerThe Steve Harvey Show For Your Love The Jamie Foxx Show Mission Hill Mid-summer For Your Love
Monday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC Fall20/20 Monday Mid-fallWho Wants to Be a Millionaire Late fall20/20 Monday WinterOnce and Again Spring SummerCBS FallThe King of QueensLadies ManEverybody Loves Raymond Becker Family Law Winter Spring Grapevine Mid-spring Ladies Man SummerThe King of Queens Mid-summer Big Brother The King of QueensFox FallTime of Your LifeAlly McBeal Winter Mid-winterThat '70s ShowThat '70s Show Spring Titus SummerOpposite SexNBC Fall Suddenly Susan Veronica's ClosetLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitDateline Monday WinterFreaks and GeeksDateline MondayThird Watch Mid-winterTwenty-One SpringFreaks and Geeks Mid-springDateline MondayLaw & Order SummerMysterious WaysUPN Moesha The Parkers Grown Ups Malcolm & EddieThe WB Fall7th HeavenSafe Harbor Mid-fall7th Heaven Late fallJack & Jill Winter Zoe... Brutally Normal Mid-winterPopular SpringBuffy the Vampire Slayer Mid-springRoswell Summer
Tuesday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallSpin City It's Like, You Know...Dharma & Greg Sports NightOnce and Again Mid-fall Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Late fall Oh, Grow Up WinterWho Wants to Be a Millionaire NYPD Blue Spring Talk to Me Mid-spring Sports Night Summer Two Guys and a Girl Late summer Norm CBS FallJAG Judging Amy Winter Spring SummerBig Brother Love & Money Mid-summer Ladies Man Fox Fall Ally That '70s ShowParty of Five Late fallThat '70s Show Ally WinterMalcolm in the Middle Mid-winter SpringThat '70s Show Family Guy Mid-spring Summer Family Guy The PJsFamily GuyThe PJs Mid-summerThat '70s Show Titus NBC Fall Just Shoot Me!3rd Rock from the SunWill & Grace The Mike O'Malley ShowDateline NBC Mid-fallJust Shoot Me! Winter Veronica's Closet Spring3rd Rock from the Sun God, the Devil and BobJust Shoot Me! Mid-springFrasier Summer Suddenly Susan Veronica's Closet M.Y.O.B. Late summer 3rd Rock from the Sun SammyFrasier Just Shoot Me!UPN FallShasta McNastyDilbertThe StripLocal programming WinterI Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge Late winterSecret Agent ManThe Beat SpringThe Parkers Moesha Mid-springI Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge Summer Shasta McNasty DilbertThe WBBuffy the Vampire SlayerAngel
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 Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m. ABC FallTwo Guys and a Girl NormThe Drew Carey Show Oh, Grow Up20/20 Wednesday Mid-fall Who Wants to Be a MillionaireNorm Late fall It's Like, You Know... Winter NormSpin City Spring Then Came You Mid-springWho Wants to Be a Millionaire Summer Clerks Mid-summer Two Guys and a Girl Norm Spin CityCBS FallCosby Work with Me Mid-fallThe King of Queens WinterCity of Angels Spring Mid-spring SummerSurvivor: Borneo Mid-summerBig BrotherFox FallBeverly Hills, 90210Get Real Winter Mid-winter SpringGet Real Mid-springParty of Five SummerTime of Your Life Mid-summerKing of the Hill Family Guy Guinness World Records Primetime Late summer American High American HighNBC FallDateline WednesdayThe West Wing Law & Order WinterTwenty-One SpringDateline Wednesday SummerUPNSeven DaysStar Trek: VoyagerThe WB FallDawson's CreekRoswell Winter SpringFelicity SummerYoung Americans
Note: On ABC, Clerks premiered at 9:30 p.m. on May 31, 2000.
Thursday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallWhose Line Is It Anyway?Whose Line Is It Anyway?Wasteland20/20 Downtown Mid-fall Late fallWho Wants to Be a Millionaire Whose Line Is It Anyway? Early winterWhose Line Is It Anyway? WinterWho Wants to Be a Millionaire SpringWonderland Mid-spring20/20 Downtown SummerCBS FallDiagnosis: MurderChicago Hope48 Hours Winter Spring SummerDiagnosis: Murder Mid-summerBig BrotherCity of Angels Fox FallWorld's Wildest Police Videos Family Guy Action Mid-fallGreed Late fallGuinness World Records Primetime WinterFox Thursday Night Movie Spring SummerNBC FallFriends Jesse Frasier Stark Raving Mad ER Winter Spring Daddio Battery Park Mid-springFriends Frasier Summer3rd Rock from the Sun Just Shoot Me! Mid-summerWill & Grace Late summerWill & Grace UPNWWF SmackDown!The WBPopularCharmed
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 Network8:00 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 WorldSabrina the Teenage Witch Odd Man Out20/20 Mid-fallBoy Meets World Odd Man OutThe Hughleys Late fall Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Early winter Odd Man Out Winter Spring The HughleysMaking the Band SummerSabrina the Teenage WitchBoy Meets World Making the Band CBS FallKids Say the Darndest Things Love & MoneyNow and AgainNash Bridges Mid-fall Candid Camera WinterCosby Spring SummerCandid Camera Mid-summer Big BrotherJAG Fox FallRyan Caulfield: Year OneHarsh Realm Mid-fallFox Movie Presentation WinterWorld's Wildest Police VideosGreed Spring SummerBeyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Mid-summerGuinness World Records PrimetimeNBC FallProvidence Cold Feet Mid-fallLaw & Order WinterLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit Spring SummerUPN FallBlockbuster Video Shockwave Cinema Winter Spring SummerThe StripSecret Agent Man The WB Fall Mission HillThe Jamie Foxx ShowThe Steve Harvey ShowFor Your Love Mid-fallThe Jamie Foxx Show Late fallThe Jamie Foxx ShowThe Jamie Foxx Show Winter Mid-winterThe Jamie Foxx Show SpringThe Steve Harvey Show Summer For Your LoveYoung Americans Late summer Baby Blues Baby Blues
Saturday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallABC Big Picture Show Mid-fallWho Wants to Be a MillionaireABC Big Picture Show Late fallABC Big Picture Show Winter Spring SummerABC Big Picture Show NYPD Blue Mid-summerCBS FallEarly EditionMartial LawWalker, Texas Ranger Winter Winning Lines Candid Camera Mid-winterEarly Edition Spring Summer48 HoursWalker, Texas RangerFalcone Mid-summerBig BrotherWalker, Texas Ranger Fox COPSCOPS America's Most Wanted: America Fights BackNBC FallFreaks and GeeksThe PretenderProfiler WinterThe PretenderProfilerWorld's Most Amazing Videos SpringThe OthersProfiler SummerNBC Saturday Night At The MoviesThe Others Mid-summerProfiler Late summerThe Pretender
By network ABC
Returning series 20/20 The ABC Monday Night Movie ABC Big Picture Show America's Funniest Home Videos Boy Meets World Dharma & Greg The Drew Carey Show The Hughleys It's Like, You Know... Monday Night Football Norm (formerly known as The Norm Show) NYPD Blue The Practice Sabrina the Teenage Witch Spin City Sports Night Two Guys and a Girl (formerly known as Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place) Whose Line Is It Anyway? The Wonderful World of Disney
New series Clerks: The Animated Series * Making the Band * Odd Man Out Oh, Grow Up Once and Again Snoops Talk to Me * Then Came You * Wasteland Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Wonderland *
Not returning from 1998–99: The Big Moment Brother's Keeper Cupid Fantasy Island Home Improvement The Secret Lives of Men Strange World Two of a Kind Vengeance Unlimited
CBS
Returning series 48 Hours 60 Minutes 60 Minutes II Becker Candid Camera CBS Sunday Movie Chicago Hope Cosby Diagnosis: Murder Early Edition Everybody Loves Raymond JAG Kids Say the Darndest Things The King of Queens Martial Law Nash Bridges Touched by an Angel Walker, Texas Ranger
New series Big Brother City of Angels * Falcone * Family Law Grapevine * Judging Amy Ladies Man Love & Money Now and Again Survivor Winning Lines * Work with Me
Not returning from 1998–99: The Brian Benben Show Buddy Faro L.A. Doctors Maggie Winters The Magnificent Seven The Nanny Payne Promised Land Sons of Thunder To Have & to Hold Turks Unsolved Mysteries
Fox
Returning series Ally McBeal America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back Beverly Hills, 90210 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Cops Family Guy Fox Night At The Movies Futurama Guinness World Records Primetime King of the Hill Party of Five The PJs That '70s Show The Simpsons The World's Funniest! World's Wildest Police Videos The X-Files
New series Action Ally American High * Get Real Greed * Harsh Realm Malcolm in the Middle * Opposite Sex * Ryan Caulfield: Year One Time of Your Life Titus *
Not returning from 1998–99: Brimstone Costello Fox Files Getting Personal Holding the Baby Living in Captivity Melrose Place Millennium
NBC
Returning series 3rd Rock from the Sun Dateline NBC ER Frasier Friends Jesse Just Shoot Me! Law & Order NBC Sunday Night Movie The Pretender Profiler Providence Suddenly Susan Veronica's Closet Will & Grace World's Most Amazing Videos
New series Battery Park * Cold Feet Daddio * Freaks and Geeks God, the Devil and Bob * Law & Order: Special Victims Unit M.Y.O.B. * The Mike O'Malley Show Mysterious Ways * The Others * Sammy * Stark Raving Mad Third Watch Twenty-One * The West Wing
Not returning from 1998–99: Caroline in the City Conrad Bloom Encore! Encore! Everything's Relative Homicide: Life on the Street LateLine Mad About You NewsRadio Trinity Wind on Water Working
UPN
Returning series Dilbert Malcolm & Eddie