Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 20, 1998

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the first official week of the 1998-99 television broadcast season; reruns are excluded from the list. The bottom charts have ratings for programs that aired on cable during the week. Available 18-49 data is included in a separate chart below the cable ratings. 

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Day	Time	Rating/ Share	Viewers (millions)
Touched by an Angel	CBS	9/20/98	8:19	13.6/21	19.58
The Marriage Fool	CBS	9/20/98	9:19	14.0/23	19.23
60 Minutes	CBS	9/20/98	7:19	12.9/23	17.73
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	9/14/98	8:22	12.7/21	17.64
20/20	ABC	9/16/98	10:00	12.3/21	16.72
Ally McBeal	FOX	9/14/98	9:00	10.9/16	14.82
Miss America Pageant	ABC	9/19/98	9:00	10.2/19	14.05
The Simpsons	FOX	9/20/98	8:00	8.0/13	13.90
20/20	ABC	9/18/98	10:00	9.8/19	13.51
48 Hours	CBS	9/17/98	10:00	10.0/18	13.10
NFL Monday Night Showcase	ABC	9/14/98	8:17	9.2/16	12.70
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/15/98	10:00	9.8/17	12.58
Stargate	NBC	9/20/98	8:30	7.8/12	12.30
Party of Five	FOX	9/16/98	9:00	8.1/13	11.92
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	9/16/98	8:00	8.0/14	11.87
NFL Monday Blast	ABC	9/14/98	8:00	8.2/15	11.28
Guiness World Records	FOX	9/15/98	9:00	7.3/12	11.26
20/20	ABC	9/20/98	9:00	7.9/12	11.09
King of the Hill	FOX	9/15/98	8:00	7.0/12	10.92
That 70's Show	FOX	9/20/98	8:30	6.5/10	10.84
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/16/98	8:00	8.5/14	10.73
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/18/98	8:00	7.2/15	10.30
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/14/98	10:00	7.7/13	9.83
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/20/98	7:00	7.4/13	9.78
Melrose Place	FOX	9/14/98	8:00	6.8/11	9.41
Someone to Love Me	NBC	9/14/98	8:00	7.0/11	9.23
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	9/17/98	8:00	6.2/11	9.07
Public Eye	CBS	9/16/98	9:00	6.9/11	8.98
America's Most Wanted	FOX	9/19/98	9:00	5.9/11	8.55
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	9/16/98	8:30	6.0/10	8.49
NASDAQ College Football	CBS	9/19/98	8:00	5.7/11	8.49
Cops	FOX	9/19/98	8:00	5.4/11	7.94
Conan O'Brien Anniversary	NBC	9/16/98	10:00	5.3/9	7.14
Maximum Bob	ABC	9/15/98	10:00	5.0/9	6.79
Holding the Baby	FOX	9/20/98	7:30	4.0/7	6.10
Fox Files	FOX	9/17/98	9:00	4.5/7	6.06
World's Funnies	FOX	9/20/98	7:00	3.0/6	4.60
Living in Captivity	FOX	9/18/98	8:00	3.4/7	4.10
Wayans Brothers	WB	9/17/98	8:00	2.6/5	3.51
Jamie Fox Show	WB	9/17/98	8:30	2.5/4	3.51
Steve Harvey Show	WB	9/17/98	9:00	2.3/4	3.33
Unhappily Ever After	WB	9/20/98	9:00	2.5/4	3.28
For Your Love	WB	9/17/98	9:30	2.3/4	2.95
The Army Show	WB	9/20/98	9:30	2.1/3	2.61

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Pro Football SUN	ESPN	7.20
Wrestling (8pm, MON)	TNT	5.28
Wrestling (10pm, MON)	TNT	4.93
The Devil's Advocate	HBO	4.84
Wrestling THU	TBS	4.51
Wrestling (9pm, MON)	TNT	4.23
Wrestling (10pm, MON)	USA	4.19
NFL Primetime	ESPN	4.09
Wrestling (10pm, SUN)	USA	3.93
Autopsy 5	HBO	3.91

Cable household ratings:

18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
King of the Hill	5.5/18
Beverly Hills, 90210	6.6/20
Party of Five	6.6/17
20/20	6.4/19
Conan O'Brien Anniversary	3.7/11
48 Hours	4.0/12

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