Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 31, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 19th 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. Of note, 'Super Bowl XXXIII' averaged a 36.4 A18-49 rating. Available 18-49 data is included in a separate chart below the cable ratings.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Day	Time	HH	Viewers (millions)
Super Bowl XXXIII	FOX	1/31/99	6:25	40.2/61	83.72
Super Bowl Postgun	FOX	1/31/99	9:45	33.0/40	66.40
Super Bowl Kickoff	FOX	1/31/99	6:00	32.5/56	62.30
Super Bowl Postgame	FOX	1/31/99	9:50	22.8/36	44.72
Family Guy	FOX	1/31/99	10:27	12.6/21	22.00
The Simpsons	FOX	1/31/99	10:57	11.5/21	19.11
Jesse	NBC	1/28/99	8:30	11.8/18	17.08
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	1/27/99	9:00	10.8/17	16.48
20/20	ABC	1/27/99	10:00	11.1/19	15.61
Shawshank Redemption	CBS	1/26/99	8:00	10.7/17	15.58
Providence	NBC	1/29/99	8:00	10.6/18	15.28
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	1/27/99	9:30	9.3/14	14.70
Becker	CBS	1/25/99	9:30	10.0/15	14.68
20/20	ABC	1/29/99	10:00	10.2/18	14.64
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	1/28/99	8:00	9.5/15	13.80
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/26/99	10:00	10.1/17	13.47
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	1/29/99	9:00	8.7/15	13.38
Spin City	ABC	1/26/99	9:00	9.3/14	13.23
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/27/99	8:00	9.5/15	13.19
Cosby	CBS	1/25/99	8:00	9.0/14	13.05
60 Minutes II	CBS	1/27/99	9:00	9.6/15	12.98
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/29/99	9:00	9.4/16	12.95
Turks	CBS	1/28/99	9:00	8.7/14	12.80
America's Most Wanted	FOX	1/30/99	9:00	7.5/13	12.18
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/25/99	10:00	8.5/14	12.15
60 Minutes	CBS	1/31/99	8:00	8.5/12	11.96
Boy Meets World	ABC	1/29/99	8:30	7.8/13	11.94
Cops	FOX	1/30/99	8:00	7.3/13	11.71
Magnificent Seven	CBS	1/29/99	9:00	6.9/12	10.98
Two of a Kind	ABC	1/29/99	8:00	7.6/13	10.91
Homicide	NBC	1/29/99	10:00	7.6/14	10.67
Party of Five	FOX	1/27/99	9:00	7.5/11	10.46
Sports Night	ABC	1/26/99	9:30	7.4/11	10.42
LA Doctors	CBS	1/25/99	10:00	7.7/13	10.39
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	1/27/99	8:00	7.3/12	10.35
My Last Love	ABC	1/25/99	9:00	7.9/12	10.34
Celebrity Weddings	ABC	1/25/99	8:00	7.7/12	10.32
48 Hours	CBS	1/28/99	10:00	7.5/13	10.19
48 Hours	CBS	1/31/99	7:00	7.3/11	10.08
Candid Camera	CBS	1/29/99	8:30	6.6/11	9.79
The PJs	FOX	1/26/99	8:30	6.2/10	9.73
7th Heaven	WB	1/25/99	8:00	6.1/9	9.48
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	1/28/99	8:00	6.5/10	9.45
Mad About You	NBC	1/25/99	9:00	6.7/10	9.29
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	1/30/99	10:30	5.9/11	8.56
Suddenly Susan	NBC	1/25/99	8:00	6.3/10	8.48
Caroline in the City	NBC	1/25/99	8:30	6.2/9	8.47
King of the Hill	FOX	1/26/99	8:00	5.7/9	8.47
Melrose Place	FOX	1/25/99	8:00	5.8/9	8.15
The Pretender	NBC	1/30/99	9:00	5.2/9	7.93
America's Funniest Videos	NBC	1/30/99	10:00	5.3/10	7.80
Fox Files	FOX	1/28/99	9:00	5.3/8	7.79
ABC News Special	ABC	1/31/99	9:00	5.1/7	7.30
National Geographic	NBC	1/30/99	8:00	4.9/9	7.27
NFL All Star Comedy Blitz	CBS	1/30/99	8:00	4.7/9	6.94
Lateline	NBC	1/27/99	9:00	5.1/8	6.87
Dilbert	UPN	1/25/99	8:00	4.2/6	6.79
ABC News	ABC	1/28/99	10:00	5.4/9	6.73
Working	NBC	1/25/99	9:30	5.0/14	6.73
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	1/28/99	8:00	4.6/7	6.66
Mr. Wrong	ABC	1/30/99	8:00	4.6/8	6.38
Encore! Encore!	NBC	1/27/99	9:30	4.5/7	6.22
Miami Rhapsody (1995)	NBC	1/31/99	9:00	4.6/7	6.22
Dawson's Creek	WB	1/27/99	8:00	4.3/7	6.16
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	1/26/99	8:00	4.1/6	5.93
Cupid	ABC	1/28/99	9:00	4.1/6	5.77
Brimstone	FOX	1/29/99	8:00	4.1/7	5.76
Maggie Winters	CBS	1/27/99	8:30	4.0/6	5.75
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	1/27/99	9:00	4.0/6	5.74
Clueless (1995)	NBC	1/31/99	7:00	3.9/6	5.50
Felicity	WB	1/26/99	9:00	3.5/5	5.05
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	1/28/99	8:30	3.6/6	4.88
Wayans Brothers	WB	1/28/99	8:00	3.1/5	4.07
Muppet Treasure Island	ABC	1/31/99	7:00	2.3/3	3.87
Hyperion Bay	WB	1/25/99	9:00	2.7/4	3.70
7 Days	UPN	1/27/99	8:00	2.6/4	3.59
Moesha	UPN	1/26/99	8:00	2.4/4	3.54
Hyperion Bay	WB	1/27/99	9:00	2.4/4	2.85
Diresta	UPN	1/25/99	8:30	1.9/3	2.85
Clueless	UPN	1/26/99	8:30	1.8/3	2.56
Alien Cargo	UPN	1/28/99	8:00	1.6/3	2.27

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Sun, 8pm)	USA	8.90
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.51
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	6.03
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	5.90
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNT	5.34
Deathbowl 99	MTV	4.91
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	4.87
Wrestling (Thurs, 9pm)	TBS	4.77
Wrestling (Thurs, 8pm)	TBS	4.60
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	3.94

Cable household ratings:


18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
Super Bowl	36.4/
Super Bowl Postgame	20.9/
Family Guy	11.5/
The Shawshank Redemption	6.0/16
Providence	5.6/18
Dateline	4.7/13
Celebrity Wedding	4.2/11
The PJs	4.2/11
King of the Hill	4.0/11
My Last Love	3.7/9
Dilbert	3.3/9
7th Heaven	3.2/8
Turks	2.9/8
Cupid	2.9/8
NFL All-Star Comedy Blitz	2.0/8
Hyperion Bay	1.6/4
Diresta	1.4/3

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