Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending February 21, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 22nd 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 includes data for programs that aired on cable this week. Please note: cable viewership (persons 2+) was not available, but household data was provided for the top 15 shows. In the broadcast chart, viewership to 2-decimal places was only available for the top 86 shows. Available 18-49 data is included in a separate chart below the cable ratings.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Day	Time	HH	Viewers (millions)
ER	NBC	2/18/99	10:00	23.8/37	35.70
Friends	NBC	2/18/99	8:00	19.0/29	29.31
Frasier	NBC	2/18/99	9:00	18.8/28	27.74
Jesse	NBC	2/18/99	8:30	15.9/24	24.14
Veronica's Closet	NBC	2/18/99	9:30	15.6/23	22.34
Touched by an Angel	CBS	2/21/99	8:00	14.0/21	21.09
60 Minutes	CBS	2/21/99	7:00	14.9/25	21.00
Storm of the Century, pt. 3	ABC	2/18/99	9:00	12.0/18	19.17
Mr. Holland's Opus	ABC	2/15/99	9:00	12.2/19	18.93
Secret Life of Duke, pt. 1	CBS	2/21/99	9:00	14.3/22	18.81
JAG	CBS	2/16/99	8:00	11.6/18	17.22
The X-Files	FOX	2/21/99	9:00	10.1/15	16.91
20/20	ABC	2/17/99	10:00	11.9/20	16.74
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	2/15/99	9:00	11.5/17	16.70
Dateline NBC	NBC	2/16/99	10:00	12.2/20	16.50
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	2/17/99	9:00	10.4/16	16.34
Home Improvement	ABC	2/16/99	8:00	10.6/17	15.76
Law & Order	NBC	2/17/99	10:00	11.2/19	15.63
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	2/20/99	10:00	10.0/19	15.23
Ally McBeal	FOX	2/15/99	9:00	10.3/15	15.13
Becker	CBS	2/15/99	9:30	10.5/15	14.92
NYPD Blue	ABC	2/16/99	10:00	10.8/18	14.88
Eraser (1996)	NBC	2/21/99	8:30	9.9/15	14.81
The Practice	ABC	2/21/99	10:00	10.2/16	14.68
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	2/17/99	9:30	9.3/14	14.65
The Simpsons	FOX	2/21/99	8:00	6.7/13	14.64
Dharma & Greg	ABC	2/17/99	8:00	9.9/16	14.63
Providence	NBC	2/19/99	8:00	10.1/18	14.63
Shocking Medical Videos	FOX	2/18/99	9:00	9.4/14	14.58
Disney: Cinderella	ABC	2/21/99	7:00	9.3/14	14.55
Spin City	ABC	2/16/99	9:00	9.9/15	14.42
Dateline NBC	NBC	2/19/99	9:00	10.2/17	14.25
That 70s Show	FOX	2/21/99	8:30	8.2/12	14.09
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	2/17/99	8:30	9.3/15	13.97
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	2/19/99	9:00	8.9/15	13.96
20/20	ABC	2/19/99	10:00	10.0/18	13.89
King of Queens	CBS	2/15/99	8:30	9.3/14	13.72
Just Shoot Me	NBC	2/16/99	9:00	9.4/14	13.45
Cosby	CBS	2/15/99	8:00	9.1/14	13.20
Candid Camera	CBS	2/19/99	8:30	8.6/15	13.12
Homicide	NBC	2/19/99	10:00	9.4/17	12.93
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	2/19/99	8:00	8.7/16	12.92
The Hughleys	ABC	2/16/99	8:30	8.8/14	12.86
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	2/18/99	8:00	8.9/14	12.53
God's New Plan	CBS	2/16/99	9:00	9.0/14	12.29
60 Minutes II	CBS	2/17/99	9:00	8.7/13	12.09
To Serve and Protect pt. 2	NBC	2/15/99	9:00	8.2/13	11.80
Will & Grace	NBC	2/16/99	9:30	8.3/13	11.75
Brother's Keeper	ABC	2/19/99	9:30	7.5/13	11.75
Boy Meets World	ABC	2/19/99	8:30	7.7/13	11.73
World's Deadliest Storms	ABC	2/18/99	8:00	7.7/12	11.71
Martial Law	CBS	2/20/99	9:00	7.8/14	11.69
Early Edition	CBS	2/20/99	8:00	7.7/14	11.58
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	2/18/99	8:00	7.6/12	11.54
Evidence of Aliens?	NBC	2/17/99	8:00	7.9/12	11.39
Nash Bridges	CBS	2/19/99	10:00	7.7/14	11.29
Guiness World Records	FOX	2/16/99	9:00	7.0/11	11.25
20/20	ABC	2/15/99	8:00	8.2/13	10.94
LA Doctors	CBS	2/15/99	10:00	8.6/14	10.88
7th Heaven	WB	2/15/99	8:00	6.5/10	10.65
Two of a Kind	ABC	2/19/99	8:00	7.0/13	10.59
48 Hours	CBS	2/18/99	10:00	7.9/12	10.44
Dateline NBC	NBC	2/15/99	8:00	7.3/11	10.21
NewsRadio	NBC	2/16/99	8:30	7.5/12	10.03
Tara Lipinski	CBS	2/17/99	8:00	7.2/12	9.99
Party of Five	FOX	2/17/99	9:00	7.0/11	9.85
Pretender	NBC	2/20/99	9:00	6.6/11	9.64
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	2/16/99	8:00	7.1/11	9.30
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	2/17/99	8:00	6.8/11	9.26
Turks	CBS	2/18/99	9:00	6.6/10	9.22
Cops	FOX	2/20/99	8:00	5.9/11	9.20
Chicago Hope	CBS	2/17/99	10:00	6.7/11	9.16
Profiler	NBC	2/20/99	10:00	6.3/12	9.12
The PJs	FOX	2/16/99	8:30	5.5/9	9.07
Magnificent Seven	CBS	2/19/99	9:00	6.0/10	8.93
America's Most Wanted	FOX	2/20/99	9:00	5.7/10	8.60
King of the Hill	FOX	2/16/99	8:00	5.4/9	8.52
Melrose Place	FOX	2/15/99	8:00	5.8/9	8.20
World's Funniest	FOX	2/21/99	7:00	4.9/8	8.13
NBA Basketball	NBC	2/21/99	5:55	5.5/10	7.50
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	2/17/99	8:00	4.7/7	7.43
Best Game Show Parodies	ABC	2/20/99	8:00	4.9/9	7.37
SNL Special	NBC	2/20/99	8:00	5.0/9	7.28
Dawson's Creek	WB	2/17/99	8:00	4.8/8	6.93
Love American Style	ABC	2/20/99	10:00	4.2/8	6.21
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	2/16/99	8:00	4.1/6	5.93
Millenium	FOX	2/19/99	9:00	4.0/7	5.6
Felicity	WB	2/16/99	9:00	3.9/6	5.5
Charmed	WB	2/17/99	9:00	3.8/6	5.5
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane	WB	2/21/99	9:00	3.0/4	4.0
Dilbert	UPN	2/15/99	8:00	2.7/4	3.9
Moesha	UPN	2/16/99	8:00	2.8/4	3.8
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	2/18/99	8:30	2.9/4	3.8
Steve Harvey Show	WB	2/18/99	9:00	2.9/4	3.7
Sister, Sister	WB	2/21/99	8:00	3.4/5	3.6
For Your Love	WB	2/18/99	9:30	2.7/4	3.5
Wayans Brothers	WB	2/18/99	8:00	2.7/4	3.4
Unhappily Ever After	WB	2/21/99	9:30	2.8/4	3.4
Smart Guy	WB	2/21/99	8:30	3.3/5	3.3
Clueless	UPN	2/16/99	8:30	2.2/3	2.9
Between Brothers	UPN	2/16/99	9:30	1.9/3	2.4
Hyperion Bay	WB	2/15/99	9:00	1.9/3	2.3
The Sentinel	UPN	2/15/99	9:00	1.6/2	2.3
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	2/16/99	9:00	1.8/3	2.3
Last Man on Planet Earth	UPN	2/18/99	8:00	1.6/2	2.3
The Love Boat	UPN	2/19/99	9:00	1.5/3	2.0
Diresta	UPN	2/15/99	8:30	2.7/4	1.9
Legacy	UPN	2/19/99	8:00	1.2/2	1.7

Cable household ratings:


18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
ER	18.1/41
Frasier	14.0/32
Ally McBeal	9.1/21
Storm of the Century, pt. 2	9.0/21
Storm of the Century, pt. 3	8.7/20
20/20-Wednesday	7.3/20
World's Most Shocking Medical Videos	7.0/16
Dateline-Tuesday	6.9/19
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	6.8/18
Spin City	6.6/17
NYPD Blue	6.6/18
Providence	5.4/17
JAG	4.5/12
Confirmation	4.3/11
To Serve and Protect	4.2/10
Star Trek: Voyager	3.8/10
7th Heaven	3.4/9
Martial Law	3.4
Tara Lipinski Skating Special	1.9/5
Dilbert	1.8/5

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Source: USA Today, Variety, Broadcasting Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times