From “Ultimate TV”:<\/p>\n
\nABC Nabs Final Night Of Sweeps<\/strong>
\nThu, Mar 2, 2000 07:14 AM PST<\/p>\nLOS ANGELES (UltimateTV.com) – Overnight Metered Market Ratings for Wednesday, March 1, 2000.<\/p>\n
A final installment of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” clinched another win for ABC in Wednesday’s (March 1) overnight-metered markets, and sealed an already done sweeps deal for the network. ABC, powered by “Millionaire” and miniseries events such as “Beach Boys: An American Family” deftly swept through February sweeps to grab an indisputable first place. For Wednesday night, the network averaged a 13.1 rating\/20 share (last week, 11.6\/17), fueled mainly by Regis Philbin and the million-dollar quiz show. NBC placed second for the night thanks to “Law & Order,” bringing the peacock a 9.6\/15 (8.8\/13) for the night. CBS took third place with a 7.8\/12 (19.8\/29) aided by part two of “Perfect Town, Perfect Murder.” FOX pulled up in fourth place with a 6.4\/9 (6.2\/9), getting some help from “Greed.” The WB took fifth place with a 4.2\/6 (4.1\/6) and UPN placed sixth with a 3.6\/5 (3.2\/5).<\/p>\n
ABC led off the night with a special “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” winning a 19.9\/30 (16.1\/24), and nabbing top honors for the night. Next came “The Drew Carey Show,” which scored a 12.1\/18 (9.5\/13). At 9:30, “Norm” walked away with a 9.1\/13 (last week, “Spin City,” 8.2\/12). And rounding out the evening “20\/20” garnered an 8.9\/14 (last week, “NYPD Blue,” 9.9\/15).<\/p>\n
CBS started with a new “City of Angels” at 8 p.m., grabbing a 5.8\/9. It was followed by the conclusion of its JonBenet Ramsey mini, “Perfect Town, Perfect Murder,” averaging an 8.9\/14. Part Two of the series peaked at 9:30 with a 9.3\/14. (last week, The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, 19.8\/29).<\/p>\n
NBC started off the night with part three of its epic miniseries, “The 10th Kingdom,” averaging a 7.8\/11 between 8 and 10 p.m. It peaked at 9 p.m. with an 8.3\/12. Following was the peacock’s top performer of the night–“Law & Order”–which grabbed a solid 13.3\/21 at 10 p.m. (last week, “Twenty-One,” 4.8\/7; “The West Wing, 9.6\/14; and ” Law & Order,” 12.1\/19).<\/p>\n
FOX started the night with “Beverly Hills, 90210,” nabbing a 5.6\/8 at 8 p.m. It was followed by Chuck Woolery and ” Greed,” which stole a 7.3\/11 at 9 p.m. (last week, ” Robbie Knievel Death Jump,” 5.2\/8; ” Secrets of Street Magicians Finally Revealed,” 7.2\/11).<\/p>\n
The WB began the night with a new ” Dawson’s Creek,” taking a 4.6\/7 at 8 p.m. It was followed by teen-alien drama ” Roswell,” which grabbed a 3.9\/6 (last week, ” Buffy, the Vampire Slayer,” 3.4\/5; ” Angel” 2.9\/4).<\/p>\n
UPN filled the primetime hours with ” 7 Days,” pulling in a 2.7\/4 (2.8\/4). ” Star Trek Voyager” followed at 9 p.m., capturing a 4.5\/7 (3.6\/5).” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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