Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 15, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 47th week of the 1998-99 television broadcast season; most 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.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Day	Time	HH	Viewers (millions)
AFC/NFC Hall of Fame Game	ABC	8/9/99	8:00	10.1/18	14.75
60 Minutes	CBS	8/15/99	7:00	9.1/19	12.34
Dateline	NBC	8/9/99	10:00	8.4/14	10.85
20/20	ABC	8/11/99	10:00	7.9/14	10.54
20/20	ABC	8/13/99	10:00	7.3/14	9.85
Movie: Dave	CBS	8/11/99	8:30	7.1/12	9.75
60 Minutes II	CBS	8/10/99	9:00	7.1/12	9.69
48 Hours	CBS	8/12/99	10:00	7.4/14	9.69
Dateline	NBC	8/10/99	10:00	7.4/13	9.57
Dateline	NBC	8/13/99	9:00	6.8/13	9.13
Movie: The Promise	NBC	8/15/99	9:00	6.7/12	9.12
48 Hours	CBS	8/10/99	10:00	6.7/12	9.01
World's Most Amazing Videos	NBC	8/11/99	9:00	6.2/11	8.65
Movie: The Langoliers Pt. 1	ABC	8/15/99	9:00	6.2/11	8.58
48 Hours	CBS	8/9/99	10:00	6.7/11	8.33
NFL Preseaon: Jets/Packers	CBS	8/14/99	8:00	5.8/12	8.03
Dateline	NBC	8/11/99	8:00	6.0/12	7.93
You Asked For It	NBC	8/15/99	8:00	5.5/10	7.73
America's Most Wanted	FOX	8/14/99	9:00	5.2/10	7.71
David Blaine: Street Magician	ABC	8/12/99	9:00	5.5/10	7.64
1999 Teen Choice Awards	FOX	8/12/99	8:00	5.5/10	7.61
Thanks	CBS	8/9/99	8:30	5.4/9	7.25
Movie: Fear	FOX	8/11/99	8:00	5.4/10	7.22
Movie: The Adventures of Pinocchio	ABC	8/15/99	7:00	4.3/8	7.03
Nightline in Primetime	ABC	8/12/99	10:00	5.2/10	6.89
Dateline	NBC	8/15/99	7:00	5.1/11	6.76
Candid Camera	CBS	8/13/99	8:30	4.7/9	6.55
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	8/13/99	8:00	4.7/10	6.51
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	8/12/99	8:30	4.5/8	6.42
Unsolved Mysteries	CBS	8/13/99	9:00	4.4/8	6.42
Fox Files	FOX	8/10/99	9:00	4.2/7	5.95
America's Funniest Home Videos	ABC	8/14/99	8:00	3.6/8	5.87
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	8/12/99	8:00	3.8/8	5.17
The World's Funniest	FOX	8/15/99	7:00	3.5/7	4.78
The World's Funniest	FOX	8/13/99	8:00	3.3/7	4.74
Movie Stars	WB	8/15/99	9:00	3.0/5	3.99
Mad TV Primetime	FOX	8/13/99	9:00	2.6/5	3.32
Katie Jopline	WB	8/9/99	9:30	1.6/3	1.9

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.70
First Daughter (8pm)	TBS	7.66
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	7.24
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	5.14
First Daughter (10pm)	TBS	4.23
Wrestling (Thurs, 9pm)	TBS	4.12
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.00
NFL: Giants/Vikings	ESPN	3.81
How Stella Got Groove Back	HBO	3.59
Legionnaire	USA	3.50

Cable household ratings:

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