Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 19, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 52nd and final 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)
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	9/13/99	9:00	16.1/27	23.06
Judging Amy	CBS	9/19/99	8:30	13.5/21	19.57
NFL Football	CBS	9/19/99	7:00	12.9/27	19.30
60 Minutes	CBS	9/19/99	7:30	12.4/21	17.50
Miss America Pageant	ABC	9/18/99	8:00	10.1/19	15.36
Movie: Sealed with a Kiss	CBS	9/19/99	9:30	10.2/17	14.03
Dateline	NBC	9/14/99	10:00	8.3/16	13.16
Dateline	NBC	9/15/99	8:00	8.7/15	11.89
College Football	CBS	9/18/99	8:00	7.5/15	11.42
48 Hours	CBS	9/16/99	10:00	7.9/14	11.26
20/20	ABC	9/15/99	10:00	7.9/14	10.85
60 Minutes II	CBS	9/14/99	9:00	8.0/13	10.72
Movie: Fools Rush In	NBC	9/19/99	9:00	7.5/12	10.49
World's Most Amazing Videos	NBC	9/15/99	9:00	7.4/12	10.48
20/20	ABC	9/17/99	10:00	7.5/14	10.21
48 Hours	CBS	9/13/99	10:00	7.6/12	9.95
20/20	ABC	9/13/99	8:00	7.5/14	9.76
John Stossel Special	ABC	9/19/99	9:00	6.4/10	9.30
Movie: Noah	ABC	9/19/99	7:00	5.8/10	9.08
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	9/15/99	8:00	6.2/11	8.82
Dateline	NBC	9/13/99	10:00	6.6/11	8.70
48 Hours	CBS	9/14/99	10:00	6.3/11	8.43
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	9/16/99	8:00	5.6/9	8.37
Action	FOX	9/16/99	9:00	5.6/9	8.31
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	9/16/99	8:00	5.4/9	8.22
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	9/17/99	8:00	5.7/12	8.07
Dateline	NBC	9/19/99	7:00	5.7/10	8.06
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	9/16/99	8:30	5.0/8	7.85
America's Most Wanted	FOX	9/18/99	9:00	5.1/9	7.82
Candid Camera	CBS	9/17/99	8:30	5.3/10	7.79
Dateline	NBC	9/17/99	10:00	5.4/10	7.25
Action	FOX	9/16/99	9:30	4.9/8	7.10
Behind Closed Doors	ABC	9/14/99	10:00	5.0/9	6.97
Cops	FOX	9/18/99	8:00	4.4/9	6.78
WWE Smackdown	UPN	9/16/99	8:00	4.5/7	6.70
Get Real	FOX	9/15/99	9:00	4.8/8	6.48
The World's Funniest	FOX	9/19/99	7:18	3.7/7	5.70
Up Close & Personal	ABC	9/16/99	9:00	3.5/6	4.98
Nightline in Primetime	ABC	9/16/99	10:00	3.7/7	4.94
The Parkers	UPN	9/13/99	8:30	2.8/4	4.44
Grown-Ups	UPN	9/13/99	9:00	2.5/4	3.84
Central Park in Blue	FOX	9/14/99	9:00	2.7/4	3.81
The World's Funniest	FOX	9/19/99	7:00	2.3/4	3.47
Malcoln & Eddie	UPN	9/13/99	9:30	2.3/3	3.30
Moesha	UPN	9/13/99	8:00	2.2/4	3.18

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
NFL: Jets/Bills	ESPN	11.70
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	6.81
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.17
NFL Primetime	ESPN	5.86
Journey to the Center of the Earth pt. 1	USA	5.03
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	5.02
Journey to the Center of the Earth pt. 2	USA	4.79
There's Something About Mary	HBO	4.70
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.56
Weather Center	WEA	3.51

Cable household ratings:

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