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 to 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. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried a limited schedule of first-run programs.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2001 is listed with its rank and rating in parentheses (#rank / rating), as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
New series are highlighted in bold.
Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by .
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.
All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming (including Fox affiliates during the 10 p.m. ET/PT hour) by affiliates after game completion.
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.
| 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 | The Practice | ||||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Touched by an Angel | CBS Sunday Movie | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Spring | The Oblongs | For Your Love | |||||||
| Late spring | The PJs | The Steve Harvey Show | |||||||
| Summer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | The Steve Harvey Show | For Your Love | ||||||
| Late summer | The Jamie Foxx Show | ||||||||
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.
| 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 | |||
| 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 | Yes, Dear | Everybody Loves Raymond | Becker (#16/10.9) | Family Law | ||
| Fox | Boston Public | Ally McBeal | Local programming | ||||
| NBC | Fall | Daddio | Tucker | Deadline | Third Watch | ||
| Follow-up | Dateline NBC | Law & Order | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| July | Moesha | ||||||
| The WB | Fall | 7th Heaven | Roswell | ||||
| Summer | Angel | ||||||
| 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 | Dharma & Greg | The Geena Davis Show | Once and Again | ||
| Winter | The Mole | NYPD Blue | |||||
| Spring | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | What About Joan? | |||||
| June | The Geena Davis Show | ||||||
| July | Dharma & Greg | ||||||
| August | Spin City | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | JAG | 60 Minutes II | Judging Amy | |||
| July | Big Brother | ||||||
| Follow-up | JAG | 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 | DAG | Dateline NBC | |
| Winter | 3rd Rock from the Sun | DAG | Three Sisters | ||||
| March | Frasier | 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 | |||||
| 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 | Dead Last | |||||
| 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 | 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 | You Don't Know Jack | The Beast | ||||
| August | My Wife & Kids | The Wayne Brady Show | The Job | 20/20 Downtown | |||
| CBS | Fall | Bette | Welcome to New York | CBS Wednesday Movie | |||
| Mid-January | The King of Queens | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Winter | Grounded for Life | Temptation Island | |||||
| Spring | Boot Camp | ||||||
| Summer | Various Comedy/Animation Repeats | Million Dollar Mysteries | |||||
| Mid-summer | Titus | Family Guy | |||||
| NBC | Fall | Titans | The West Wing | Law & Order | |||
| Winter | Ed | ||||||
| UPN | Fall | Seven Days | Local programming | ||||
| Spring | Special Unit 2 | ||||||
| Summer | |||||||
| 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.
| 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? | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Primetime | |||
| CBS | Fall | 48 Hours | City of Angels | ||||
| January | 48 Hours | ||||||
| February | |||||||
| 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 | Cursed | Will & Grace | Just Shoot Me! | ER | |
| December | The Weber Show | ||||||
| February | Friends | ||||||
| Spring | The Weber Show | ||||||
| Summer | Three Sisters | ||||||
| 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.
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.
| 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 | |||
| Winter | Kate Brasher | ||||||
| Spring | Walker, Texas Ranger | ||||||
| Summer | Big Brother | Walker, Texas Ranger | |||||
| Fox | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Local programming | |||
| NBC | Fall | NBC Saturday Night Movie | |||||
| Winter | XFL on NBC | ||||||
| Spring | NBC Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
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Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.