Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 11, 1998

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the third 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 chart has the viewership figures for the 15 most-watched programs on cable during the week. Please note that viewership in the broadcast table is measured on Persons 2+, while viewership in this cable chart is measured on total households. Persons 2+ measurement was not made available for cable this 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	10/8/98	10:00	20.2/33	29.34
Friends	NBC	10/8/98	8:00	17.7/29	26.82
Frasier	NBC	10/8/98	9:00	17.5/27	25.66
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	10/5/98	8:22	16.8/27	23.95
Veronica's Closet	NBC	10/8/98	9:30	15.7/24	22.97
Jesse	NBC	10/8/98	8:30	14.5/23	21.30
Marriage of Convenience	CBS	10/11/98	9:40	14.6/25	20.80
Touched by an Angel	CBS	10/11/98	8:40	12.8/20	18.79
60 Minutes	CBS	10/11/98	7:40	11.9/20	16.94
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	10/7/98	9:00	11.5/8	16.66
NFL Monday Night Showcase	ABC	10/5/98	8:16	11.5/20	16.50
Home Improvement	ABC	10/6/98	8:00	11.6/19	16.45
Spin City	ABC	10/6/98	9:00	11.4/17	16.12
20/20	ABC	10/9/98	10:00	11.1/21	15.82
20/20	ABC	10/7/98	10:00	11.3/19	15.20
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/10/98	10:00	9.7/18	15.20
JAG	CBS	10/6/98	8:00	10.3/16	14.93
Dharma & Greg	ABC	10/7/98	8:00	10.3/17	14.57
The Hughleys	ABC	10/6/98	8:30	10.0/15	14.18
NFL Monday Blast	ABC	10/5/98	8:00	10.2/18	14.13
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10/5/98	9:00	9.8/15	14.13
Little Girl Fly Away	CBS	10/6/98	9:00	9.7/16	13.60
Wonderful World of Disney	ABC	10/11/98	7:00	8.5/14	13.59
MLB ALCS Game 3	NBC	10/9/98	8:15	9.6/18	13.26
Law & Order	NBC	10/7/98	10:00	9.5/16	13.01
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/9/98	9:00	8.4/16	12.92
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/5/98	10:00	9.6/16	12.85
MLB ALCS Game 1	NBC	10/6/98	8:13	9.2/15	12.64
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/9/98	8:30	8.4/16	12.57
20/20	ABC	10/11/98	9:00	8.8/13	12.50
Cosby	CBS	10/5/98	8:00	9.0/15	12.43
The Practice	ABC	10/11/98	10:00	8.8/15	12.41
Sports Night	ABC	10/6/98	9:30	9.1/14	12.39
MLB NLCS Game 3	NBC	10/10/98	7:41	9.0/17	12.30
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	10/8/98	9:00	8.5/13	12.26
Candid Camera	CBS	10/9/98	8:30	8.1/15	12.14
Two of a Kind	ABC	10/9/98	8:00	8.2/16	12.09
Nash Bridges	CBS	10/9/98	10:00	8.0/15	12.04
John Stossel Special	ABC	10/6/98	10:00	9.0/15	12.03
King of Queens	CBS	10/5/98	8:30	8.5/13	12.01
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	10/7/98	8:30	8.7/14	12.01
MLB NLCS Game 4	FOX	10/11/98	7:44	8.2/13	11.95
Secret Lives of Men	ABC	10/7/98	9:30	8.2/13	11.50
MLB NLCS Game 2	FOX	10/8/98	8:10	8.7/14	11.41
Brother's Keeper	ABC	10/9/98	9:30	7.4/13	11.34
Suddenly Susan	NBC	10/5/98	8:00	7.8/13	11.08
Will & Grace	NBC	10/5/98	9:30	8.1/12	11.07
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	10/9/98	8:00	7.8/15	11.05
Martial Law	CBS	10/10/98	9:00	7.0/13	10.91
Maggie Winters	CBS	10/7/98	8:30	7.7/12	10.70
Guiness World Records	FOX	10/6/98	9:00	7.1/11	10.63
Promised Land	CBS	10/8/98	8:00	7.4/12	10.52
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/7/98	8:00	7.7/12	10.30
NewsRadio	NBC	10/7/98	9:30	7.7/12	10.29
Chicago Hope	CBS	10/7/98	10:00	8.2/14	10.20
ALCS Pregame	NBC	10/6/98	8:00	7.1/13	9.83
Columbio: Ashes to Ashes	ABC	10/8/98	9:00	7.4/12	9.75
Early Edition	CBS	10/10/98	8:00	6.6/13	9.74
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	10/7/98	9:00	7.3/11	9.70
The Nanny	CBS	10/7/98	8:00	7.3/12	9.67
LA Doctors	CBS	10/5/98	10:00	7.3/12	9.54
Caroline in the City	NBC	10/5/98	9:00	6.8/10	9.48
Conrad Bloom	NBC	10/5/98	8:30	6.8/11	9.34
Brian Benben	CBS	10/5/98	9:30	6.7/10	9.31
To Have and To Hold	CBS	10/7/98	9:00	6.8/11	8.71
Crime and Punishment	NBC	10/11/98	9:00	6.1/10	8.54
MLB NLCS Game 1	FOX	10/7/98	10:09	5.2/14	8.31
Buddy Faro	CBS	10/9/98	9:00	5.8/11	8.26
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/11/98	7:48	5.7/9	8.15
48 Hours	CBS	10/8/98	10:00	6.1/10	8.07
America's Most Wanted	FOX	10/10/98	9:00	5.5/10	7.99
Dawson's Creek	WB	10/7/98	8:00	5.2/9	7.93
Fantasy Island	ABC	10/10/98	9:00	5.3/10	7.89
Charmed	WB	10/7/98	9:00	5.2/8	7.72
World's Funniest	FOX	10/7/98	9:18	5.4/9	7.71
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	10/8/98	8:00	5.8/9	7.71
King of the Hill	FOX	10/6/98	8:00	5.6/9	7.70
Cops	FOX	10/10/98	8:00	4.9/10	7.63
7th Heaven	WB	10/5/98	8:00	5.2/8	7.55
Millenium	FOX	10/9/98	9:00	4.5/8	6.93
Cupid	ABC	10/10/98	10:00	4.9/9	6.86
America's Funniest	ABC	10/10/98	8:00	4.1/8	6.31
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	10/6/98	8:00	4.3/7	6.20
NLCS Pregame	FOX	10/8/98	8:00	4.4/8	5.94
Costello	FOX	10/6/98	8:30	4.1/6	5.89
Felicity	WB	10/6/98	9:00	4.0/6	5.33
World's Funniest	FOX	10/7/98	8:18	3.8/6	5.26
Smart Guy	WB	10/11/98	8:30	3.7/6	4.89
7 Days	UPN	10/7/98	8:00	3.4/6	4.81
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	10/8/98	8:30	3.2/5	4.67
Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/8/98	9:00	3.1/5	4.55
Sister, Sister	WB	10/11/98	8:00	3.4/5	4.42
Unhappily Ever After	WB	10/11/98	9:00	3.0/5	4.30
Holding the Baby	FOX	10/5/98	8:30	3.2/5	4.23
Wayans Brothers	WB	10/8/98	8:00	2.9/5	4.03
Getting Personal	FOX	10/9/98	8:30	2.9/6	3.98
Moesha	UPN	10/6/98	8:00	2.7/4	3.84
Living in Captivity	FOX	10/9/98	8:00	2.7/5	3.84
For Your Love	WB	10/8/98	9:30	2.7/4	3.65
Hyperion Bay	WB	10/5/98	9:00	2.6/4	3.44
NLCS Pregame	FOX	10/7/98	8:00	2.6/5	3.38
Clueless	UPN	10/6/98	8:30	2.4/4	3.35
NLCS Pregame	FOX	10/11/98	7:30	2.3/4	3.24
The Army Show	WB	10/11/98	9:30	2.3/4	3.18
I Married a Monster	UPN	10/8/98	8:00	2.2/4	3.15
The Love Boat	UPN	10/9/98	9:00	2.1/4	2.51
Mercy Point	UPN	10/6/98	9:00	1.7/3	2.45
Legacy	UPN	10/9/98	8:00	1.8/3	2.24
Diresta	UPN	10/5/98	8:30	1.8/3	2.10
Guys Like Us	UPN	10/5/98	8:00	1.7/3	2.07
Desmond Pfeiffer	UPN	10/5/98	9:00	1.6/2	2.06
Malcom & Eddie	UPN	10/5/98	9:30	1.5/2	1.87

Cable household ratings (note that the date is wrong, but the data is from week ending Oct. 11):


18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
Friends	13.8/40
Frasier	13.8/35
Monday Night Football	10.2/27
The Drew Carey Show	8.6/22
Home Improvement	7.4/22
The Hughleys	6.6/18
20/20 Wednesday	6.5/18
Will & Grace	5.9/14
The Secret Lives of Men	5.8/15
Sports Night	5.7/15
The Practice	5.6/14
Everybody Loves Raymond	5.0/12
NewsRadio	4.8/12
ALCS Tuesday	4.7/14
Conrad Bloom	4.6/12
King of Queens	4.3/11
NLCS Thursday	4.2/12
Little Girl Fly Away	4.1/11
Brother's Keeper	4.1/13
King of the Hill	4.0/12
Maggie Winters	4.0/11
Two of a Kind	4.0/15
JAG	3.9/11
Charmed	3.7/10
NLCS Wednesday	3.6/14
LA Doctors	3.5/9
Martial Law	3.5/11
The Nanny	3.4/10
Fantasy Island	3.4/10
Cupid	3.4/10
Dawson's Creek	3.2/9
Buddy Faro	3.2/9
Brian Benben Show	3.1/8
Costello	3.1/8
To Have and to Hold	3.1/8
Vengeance Unlimited	2.8/8
7th Heaven	2.7/7
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	2.5/7
Felicity	2.3/6
Holding the Baby	2.0/6
Seven Days	2.0/5
I Married a Monster	1.4/4
Hyperion Bay	1.3/3
Moesha	1.3/4
Mercy Point	1.1/3
Clueless	1.1/3
Pfeiffer	0.8/2
Guys Like Us	0.8/2
Diresta	0.8/2
Legacy	0.8/3
Love Boat	0.8/3
Malcolm & Eddie	0.7/2

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