Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending November 1, 1998

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the sixth week of the 1998-99 television broadcast season; reruns are excluded from the list. The first chart includes household (HH) ratings and viewership (in millions) for all first-run broadcast programs. The second charts have ratings for programs that aired on cable during the week. Available 18-49 data is included in a separate chart below the cable ratings.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Date	Time	HH	Viewers (millions)
ER	NBC	10/29/98	10:00	20.5/34	29.14
Friends	NBC	10/29/98	8:00	17.0/27	25.87
Frasier	NBC	10/29/98	9:00	17.0/26	24.64
Jesse	NBC	10/29/98	8:30	14.6/23	21.70
Jurassic Park	FOX	11/1/98	7:22	12.4/18	21.68
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	10/26/98	8:22	14.5/23	20.90
Touched by an Angel	CBS	11/1/98	8:00	13.6/20	20.31
60 Minutes	CBS	11/1/98	7:00	13.8/22	20.14
Veronica's Closet	NBC	10/29/98	9:30	14.1/22	19.46
Bound by Honor	CBS	11/1/98	9:00	11.3/17	16.82
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	10/28/98	9:00	11.4/18	16.70
"101 Dalmations"	ABC	11/1/98	7:00	9.3/14	16.06
NYPD Blue	ABC	10/27/98	10:00	11.9/21	15.98
JAG	CBS	10/27/98	8:00	10.7/17	15.52
Dharma & Greg	ABC	10/28/98	8:00	10.8/18	15.37
Home Improvement	ABC	10/27/98	8:00	10.8/17	15.29
20/20	ABC	10/30/98	10:00	11.1/21	15.19
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10/26/98	9:00	10.7/16	14.99
Magic Secrets	FOX	10/29/98	9:00	9.7/15	14.68
NFL Monday Night Showcase	ABC	10/26/98	8:16	9.6/16	14.40
20/20	ABC	10/28/98	10:00	10.8/19	14.29
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	10/29/98	9:00	9.8/15	14.22
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/31/98	10:00	9.1/18	14.17
Spin City	ABC	10/27/98	9:00	10.1/16	14.12
Cosby	CBS	10/26/98	8:00	9.6/15	14.11
Kids Say the Darnest Things	CBS	10/30/98	9:00	8.9/16	13.94
Dateline NBC	NBC	11/1/98	8:00	9.8/14	13.87
Ally McBeal	FOX	10/26/98	9:00	9.7/15	13.85
Candid Camera	CBS	10/30/98	9:30	8.8/16	13.69
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	10/28/98	8:30	9.6/15	13.67
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/26/98	10:00	10.3/18	13.43
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/30/98	9:00	8.2/15	13.42
48 Hours	CBS	10/29/98	10:00	10.0/16	13.38
King of Queens	CBS	10/26/98	8:30	9.2/14	13.23
NFL Monday Blast	ABC	10/26/98	8:00	8.7/15	13.14
The Hughleys	ABC	10/27/98	8:30	9.0/14	12.96
Nash Bridges	CBS	10/30/98	10:00	8.8/16	12.83
Just Shoot Me	NBC	10/27/98	9:00	8.9/14	12.23
Promised Land	CBS	10/29/98	8:00	8.6/14	12.21
Brother's Keeper	ABC	10/30/98	9:30	7.6/14	12.21
The Temptations, pt. 1	NBC	11/1/98	9:00	8.3/14	12.10
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/30/98	8:00	8.6/16	12.00
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/30/98	8:30	7.9/15	11.72
Garfield Halloween	CBS	10/30/98	8:30	6.5/12	11.43
Two of a Kind	ABC	10/30/98	8:00	7.7/15	11.34
Charlie Brown	CBS	10/30/98	8:00	6.7/13	11.33
Martial Law	CBS	10/31/98	9:00	7.2/13	11.20
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/28/98	8:00	8.2/13	11.11
Sports Night	ABC	10/27/98	9:30	6.1/13	11.07
Working	NBC	10/27/98	9:30	8.2/13	10.88
Secret Lives of Men	ABC	10/28/98	9:30	8.0/13	10.80
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	10/28/98	8:00	7.8/12	10.74
Chicago Hope	CBS	10/28/98	10:00	8.4/15	10.63
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/27/98	10:00	8.4/15	10.62
Early Edition	CBS	10/31/98	8:00	7.1/14	10.58
David and Lisa	ABC	11/1/98	9:00	7.9/12	10.45
Party of Five	FOX	10/28/98	9:00	7.6/12	10.39
Suddenly Susan	NBC	10/26/98	8:00	7.9/12	10.35
Mad About You	NBC	10/27/98	8:00	7.4/12	10.02
Carriers	CBS	10/27/98	9:00	7.3/12	9.90
Exposed: Pro Wrestling	NBC	11/1/98	7:00	7.0/11	9.86
NewsRadio	NBC	10/28/98	9:30	7.4/12	9.82
The Pretender	NBC	10/31/98	9:00	6.6/12	9.60
The Nanny	CBS	10/28/98	8:00	6.7/11	9.33
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	10/28/98	9:00	6.9/11	9.26
Cops	FOX	10/31/98	8:00	6.0/12	9.26
LA Doctors	CBS	10/26/98	10:00	7.2/12	9.18
America's Most Wanted	FOX	10/31/98	9:00	6.0/11	8.90
Maggie Winters	CBS	10/28/98	8:30	6.3/10	8.59
Melrose Place	FOX	10/26/98	8:00	6.4/10	8.58
Will & Grace	NBC	10/26/98	9:30	6.4/10	8.55
Conrad Bloom	NBC	10/26/98	8:30	6.5/10	8.40
Caroline in the City	NBC	10/26/98	9:00	6.3/9	8.27
Millenium	FOX	10/30/98	9:00	5.4/10	8.25
King of the Hill	FOX	10/27/98	8:00	5.3/8	8.18
Homicide	NBC	10/30/98	10:00	6.0/11	8.00
Encore! Encore!	NBC	10/27/98	8:30	6.0/9	7.97
Trinity	NBC	10/30/98	9:00	5.7/10	7.50
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	10/29/98	8:00	5.4/9	7.37
To Have and To Hold	CBS	10/28/98	9:00	5.3/8	7.01
Don't Look Down	ABC	10/29/98	9:00	4.9/8	6.29
Dawson's Creek	WB	10/28/98	8:00	4.4/7	5.96
Charmed	WB	10/28/98	9:00	4.3/7	5.94
Brimstone	FOX	10/30/98	8:00	4.2/8	5.89
Winnie the Pooh Special	ABC	10/31/98	8:00	3.5/7	5.83
Fantasy Island	ABC	10/31/98	9:00	3.5/7	5.23
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	10/27/98	8:00	3.4/5	5.18
Felicity	WB	10/27/98	9:00	3.7/6	5.16
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	10/28/98	9:00	3.6/6	5.15
Cupid	ABC	10/31/98	10:00	3.7/7	4.89
Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/29/98	9:00	2.8/4	4.03
For Your Love	WB	10/29/98	9:30	2.7/4	3.99
7 Days	UPN	10/28/98	8:00	2.6/4	3.63
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	10/29/98	8:30	2.5/4	3.59
Moesha	UPN	10/27/98	8:00	2.7/4	3.40
Smart Guy	WB	11/1/98	8:30	2.8/4	3.25
Unhappily Ever After	WB	11/1/98	9:00	2.6/4	3.20
Clueless	UPN	10/27/98	8:30	2.4/4	3.03
Sister, Sister	WB	11/1/98	8:00	2.6/4	3.00
Malcom & Eddie	UPN	10/26/98	9:00	1.5/2	2.96
Wayans Brothers	WB	10/29/98	8:00	2.1/3	2.92
Inferno	UPN	10/29/98	8:00	2.1/3	2.85
Hyperion Bay	WB	10/26/98	9:00	2.0/3	2.62
The Love Boat	UPN	10/30/98	9:00	1.9/3	2.39
The Army Show	WB	11/1/98	9:30	1.8/3	2.17
Guys Like Us	UPN	10/26/98	8:00	1.5/2	2.17
Desmond Pfeiffer	UPN	10/26/98	9:30	1.3/2	1.96
Legacy	UPN	10/30/98	8:00	1.3/3	1.69
Diresta	UPN	10/26/98	8:30	1.2/2	1.62
America's Greatest Pets	UPN	10/27/98	9:00	1.3/2	1.59
Reunited	UPN	10/27/98	9:30	0.9/1	1.10

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
NFL Football	ESPN	7.97
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	6.20
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	5.62
NFL Primetime	ESPN	5.41
ChiPS 99	TNT	5.22
South Park	Comedy	4.91
"I Know What You Did/Summer"	HBO	4.81
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	4.78
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	4.49
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNT	4.43

Cable household ratings:


18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
Temptations, pt. 1	9.9/23
Monday Night Football	8.5/23
NYPD Blue	7.1/21
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	7.0/18
Spin City	6.8/18
Beverly Hills, 90210	6.4/18
Party of Five	6.2/16
Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed	6.2/16
Just Shoot Me	5.8/15
101 Dalmations	5.7/14
Sports Night	5.4/14
Secret Lives of Men	5.4/14
King of Queens	4.6/12
Will & Grace	4.4/11
JAG	4.3/12
Conrad Bloom	4.2/10
Mad About You	4.0/11
David and Lisa	3.8/9
Encore! Encore!	3.3/9
Trinity	2.7/9
Charmed	2.6/7
Brimstone	2.6/9
Fantasy Island	2.4/7
Felicity	2.2/6
Dawson's Creek	2.2/6
Hyperion Bay	1.1/3
America's Greatest Pets	0.6/2
Reunited	0.4/1

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Source: USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, and Zap2it