1999–2000 television season

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

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.

## Tuesday

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

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

## Thursday

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.

## By network

### ABC

#### Returning series

* *20/20*
* *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*

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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***

Template:Col-3 **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*

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### Fox

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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*

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* ***Action***
* ***Ally***
* ***American High*** \*
* ***Get Real***
* ***Greed*** \*
* ***Harsh Realm***
* ***Malcolm in the Middle*** \*
* ***Opposite Sex*** \*
* ***Ryan Caulfield: Year One***
* ***Time of Your Life***
* ***Titus*** \*

Template:Col-3 **Not returning from 1998–99:**

* *Brimstone*
* *Costello*
* *Fox Files*
* *Getting Personal*
* *Holding the Baby*
* *Living in Captivity*
* *Melrose Place*
* *Millennium*

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### NBC

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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*

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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***

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* *Caroline in the City*
* *Conrad Bloom*
* *Encore! Encore!*
* *Everything's Relative*
* *Homicide: Life on the Street*
* *LateLine*
* *Mad About You*
* *Michelle* (moves to The WB)
* *NewsRadio*
* *Trinity*
* *Wind on Water*
* *Working*

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### UPN

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Returning series
* *Dilbert*
* *Malcolm & Eddie*
* *Moesha*
* *Seven Days*
* *Star Trek: Voyager*
* *UPN's Night at the Movies*

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New series
* ***The Beat*** \*
* ***Grown Ups***
* ***I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge*** \*
* ***The Parkers***
* ***Secret Agent Man*** \*
* ***Shasta McNasty***
* ***The Strip***
* ***Blockbuster Video Shockwave Cinema***
* ***WWF SmackDown***

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* *America's Greatest Pets*
* *Between Brothers*
* *Clueless*
* *DiResta*
* *Family Rules*
* *Guys Like Us*
* *Home Movies*
* *Legacy*
* *Love Boat: The Next Wave*
* *Mercy Point*
* *Power Play*
* *Redhanded*
* *Reunited*
* *The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer*

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### The WB

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Returning series
* *7th Heaven*
* *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*
* *Charmed*
* *Dawson's Creek*
* *Felicity*
* *For Your Love*
* *The Jamie Foxx Show*
* *Michelle* (moved from NBC)
* *Movie Stars*
* *The Steve Harvey Show*
* *Zoe* (formerly known as *Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane*)

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New series
* ***Angel***
* ***Baby Blues*** \*
* ***Brutally Normal*** \*
* ***D.C.*** \*
* ***Jack & Jill***
* ***Mission Hill***
* ***Popular***
* ***Roswell***
* ***Safe Harbor***
* ***Young Americans*** \*

Template:Col-3 **Not returning from 1998–99:**

* *The Army Show*
* *Hyperion Bay*
* *Katie Joplin*
* *The Parent 'Hood*
* *Rescue 77*
* *Sister, Sister*
* *Smart Guy*
* *Unhappily Ever After*
* *The Wayans Bros.*

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

## References

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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. Template:ISBN.