From Ultimate TV:<\/p>\n
Wednesday Belongs To ABC<\/strong>
\nThu, Jan 13, 2000 07:19 AM PST<\/p>\nLOS ANGELES (UltimateTV.com) – Overnight Metered Market Ratings for Wednesday, January 12, 2000.<\/p>\n
ABC continued to blow all other ships out of the water, taking a Wednesday night (January 12) lead with top ratings from “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire.” The alphabet net pulled a 14.2 rating\/21 share for the night (last week, 7.9\/12). CBS came in second place with a 9.4\/14 (8.9\/13), thanks to its Wednesday night movie, “A Father’s Choice.” NBC held onto third with an 8.8\/13 (11.5\/17), with help from “West Wing” and “Law & Order.” FOX pulled up in fourth place with a 5.0\/7 (8.5\/13), getting a boost from the long-standing “Beverly Hills, 90210.” UPN grabbed fifth place with a 4.1\/6 (3.4\/5), while the WB took a 3.5\/5 (3.1\/5) for sixth.<\/p>\n
ABC led off the night with “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire,” which took the nights top honors: 20.4\/31 (last week, “Two Guys and A Girl,” 6.7\/10; “It’s like, you know…” 6.2\/9). “The Drew Carey Show” followed at 9 p.m., grabbing a healthy 13.8\/20 (9.0\/13). A special episode of “Spin City” at 9:30 kept the numbers high, scoring an 11.4\/17 (last week, “Norm” 8.0\/12). “20\/20” averaged a 9.8\/16 (8.7\/14) at 10 p.m. to close out the night.<\/p>\n
CBS led off Wednesday with a repeat of “JAG,” which only managed a 6.4\/10 (last week, “King of Queens” 7.9\/12). At 8:30, the CBS Wednesday movie “A Father’s Choice” averaged an 11.0\/17, peaking at 10:30 with an 11.7\/19 (last week, “Sabrina” 9.1\/14).<\/p>\n
NBC started off the night with the newsmagazine “Dateline,” which, now up against “Millionaire,” saw a significant drop from last week to a 4.9\/7 (10.3\/16). A new “The West Wing” brought a 10.5\/16 (10.4\/15) at 9 p.m. The political drama was followed by an encore “Law & Order,” which raked in an 11.1\/18 (14.0\/23).<\/p>\n
FOX started the night with “Beverly Hills, 90210,” which logged a 6.2\/9. (last week, “TV Scandals,” 9.0\/14). “…90210” was followed by “Get Real” at 9 p.m., taking a 4.0\/6 (last week, “Greed” 8.1\/12).<\/p>\n
UPN filled the primetime hours with “7 Days,” pulling a 3.8\/6 (3.5\/5). “Star Trek Voyager” followed at 9 p.m., nabbing a 4.4\/7 (3.3\/5).<\/p>\n
“Dawson’s Creek” began the night for The WB, grabbing a 3.9\/6 (3.4\/5). It was followed by the teen alien drama “Roswell,” which garnered a 3.1\/5 (2.8\/4). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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