More 'Millionaire'.("Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" television show ratings and schedule)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Broadcasting & Cable, November, 1999 by Grego, Melissa

The show must go on, at least for another few days of the November sweeps. ABC executives decided last week to extend their popular game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, an additional three days -- through Nov. 24. The Regis Philbin-hosted game was originally scheduled to air for 15 straight days, Nov.

7-21. Millionaire will air for an hour on Monday Nov. 22 (8-9 p.m. ET, 11 p.m. PT), Tuesday Nov 23 (8-9 p.m. ET/PT) and end its 18-day run on Wednesday, Nov. 23 (8-9 p.m.). Millionaire is averaging 22.4 million viewers and a 7.9 rating in adults 18-49 in its second outing, according to Nielsen Media Research, and has powered ABC to the front of the November sweeps