Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 27, 1998

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the first 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 has the viewership figures for the 15 most-watched programs on cable during the week. Please note that viewership in the broadcast table is measured on Persons 2+, while viewership in this cable chart is measured on total households. Available 18-49 data is included in a separate chart below the cable ratings. 

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Date	Time	Rating/ Share	Viewers (millions)
ER	NBC	9/24/98	10:00	21.7/35	31.86
Friends	NBC	9/24/98	8:00	20.0/33	31.12
Frasier	NBC	9/24/98	9:00	18.8/29	28.30
Jesse	NBC	9/24/98	8:30	18.1/28	27.37
Veronica's Closet	NBC	9/24/98	9:30	16.8/25	24.67
Forever Love	CBS	9/27/98	9:00	15.1/23	22.41
Touched by an Angel	CBS	9/27/98	8:00	13.0/21	19.56
CMA Awards	CBS	9/23/98	8:00	12.3/19	18.40
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	9/21/98	8:23	13.1/21	18.38
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	9/26/98	10:00	11.1/21	17.30
60 Minutes	CBS	9/27/98	7:00	12.1/22	16.89
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/22/98	10:00	11.7/20	16.05
The Hughleys	ABC	9/22/98	8:30	10.4/16	15.99
Home Improvement	ABC	9/22/98	8:00	10.5/17	15.93
JAG	CBS	9/22/98	8:00	10.4/17	15.80
Spin City	ABC	9/22/98	9:00	10.1/16	15.80
Law & Order	NBC	9/23/98	10:00	11.4/18	15.56
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	9/23/98	9:00	10.3/15	15.52
Just Shoot Me	NBC	9/22/98	9:00	10.7/17	15.29
Goldeneye	NBC	9/27/98	8:00	9.8/15	14.95
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	9/21/98	9:00	10.3/15	14.83
Dharma & Greg	ABC	9/23/98	8:00	10.4/18	14.72
King of Queens	CBS	9/21/98	8:30	9.8/15	14.23
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	9/25/98	9:00	9.0/16	14.12
Mad About You	NBC	9/22/98	8:00	10.2/17	14.05
20/20	ABC	9/27/98	9:00	9.8/15	13.90
20/20	ABC	9/25/98	10:00	9.9/18	13.78
Ally McBeal	FOX	9/21/98	9:00	9.3/14	13.25
NewsRadio	NBC	9/23/98	9:30	9.5/14	13.25
LA Doctors	CBS	9/21/98	10:00	9.9/16	13.18
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	9/24/98	8:00	9.0/14	13.15
Boy Meets World	ABC	9/25/98	8:30	8.4/16	13.06
NFL Monday Showcase	ABC	9/21/98	8:17	9.5/16	12.90
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	9/23/98	8:30	8.9/14	12.83
Primal Fear	CBS	9/22/98	9:00	9.3/16	12.65
Cosby	CBS	9/21/98	8:00	8.8/14	12.62
Sports Night	ABC	9/22/98	9:30	8.7/14	12.56
Working	NBC	9/22/98	9:30	8.6/13	12.40
Martial Law	CBS	9/26/98	9:00	8.3/15	12.35
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/21/98	10:00	9.2/15	12.08
Encore! Encore!	NBC	9/22/98	8:30	8.7/14	12.07
Suddenly Susan	NBC	9/21/98	8:00	8.7/14	11.96
Brother's Keeper	ABC	9/25/98	9:30	7.6/14	11.95
The Practice	ABC	9/27/98	10:00	8.8/14	11.95
The Simpsons	FOX	9/27/98	8:00	7.4/12	11.94
Two of a Kind	ABC	9/25/98	8:00	7.8/15	11.87
Will & Grace	NBC	9/21/98	9:30	8.6/12	11.82
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	9/23/98	9:00	8.1/12	11.66
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	9/23/98	9:30	7.5/11	11.32
Caroline in the City	NBC	9/21/98	9:00	8.1/12	11.29
NFL Monday Blast	ABC	9/21/98	8:00	8.2/14	11.23
20/20	ABC	9/23/98	10:00	8.4/14	11.23
Candid Camera	CBS	9/25/98	8:30	7.3/14	11.20
Guiness World Records	FOX	9/22/98	9:00	6.8/10	11.17
Executive Decision	ABC	9/24/98	8:00	7.6/12	10.99
Early Edition	CBS	9/26/98	8:00	7.4/15	10.61
Brian Benben	CBS	9/21/98	9:30	7.4/11	10.57
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	9/25/98	8:00	7.1/14	10.55
Party of Five	FOX	9/23/98	9:00	7.2/11	10.51
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/23/98	8:00	7.9/13	10.33
That 70's Show	FOX	9/27/98	8:30	6.3/10	10.28
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/25/98	8:00	7.8/14	10.27
48 Hours	CBS	9/24/98	10:00	7.6/12	10.10
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	9/23/98	8:00	6.9/11	10.09
Homicide on the Street	NBC	9/25/98	10:00	7.3/13	9.81
Buddy Faro	CBS	9/25/98	9:00	6.8/12	9.79
Conrad Bloom	NBC	9/21/98	8:30	7.0/11	9.57
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/27/98	7:00	6.6/12	9.29
Bad Boys of SNL	NBC	9/26/98	9:00	6.4/12	9.20
Melrose Place	FOX	9/21/98	8:00	6.4/10	9.02
Fantasy Island	ABC	9/26/98	9:00	5.9/11	8.66
America's Most Wanted	FOX	9/26/98	9:00	5.2/10	7.94
King of the Hill	FOX	9/22/98	8:00	5.1/8	7.49
Cupid	ABC	9/26/98	10:00	5.2/10	7.44
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	9/24/98	8:00	5.8/8	7.35
Fox Files	FOX	9/24/98	9:00	4.6/7	6.35
Neighbors from Hell	ABC	9/26/98	8:00	4.7/9	6.30
Costello	FOX	9/22/98	8:30	4.0/6	5.78
Death Defying Thrills	NBC	9/26/98	8:00	3.6/7	5.20
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	9/22/98	8:00	2.7/5	4.17
Living in Captivity	FOX	9/25/98	8:00	2.8/5	4.03
Hyperion Bay	WB	9/21/98	9:00	2.8/4	3.88
Getting Personal	FOX	9/25/98	8:30	2.8/5	3.68
Steve Harvey Show	WB	9/24/98	9:00	2.4/5	3.18
For Your Love	WB	9/24/98	9:30	2.2/4	2.91
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	9/24/98	8:30	2.2/4	2.85
The Army Show	WB	9/27/98	10:00	1.9/3	2.52
Malcom & Eddie	UPN	9/21/98	8:30	1.7/3	2.16
Moesha	UPN	9/22/98	8:00	1.6/3	2.04
Wayans Brother	WB	9/24/98	8:00	1.7/3	2.00

Cable household ratings:


18-49 ratings: (shares not available for Tuesday's programs)

Show	18-49 rat/sh
ER	17.0/43
Friends	16.6/46
Frasier	14.2/36
Jesse	14.2/37
Veronica's Closet	12.8/31
Drew Carey Show	7.9/19
Just Shoot Me	7.9/
Monday Night Football	7.7/20
The Hughleys	7.7/
Spin City	7.6/
Forever Love	7.5/18
Ally McBeal	7.2/17
Dharma & Greg	7.0/21
Home Improvement	7.0/
CMA Awards	6.8/18
Law & Order	6.6/17
Mad About You	6.6/
Dateline Tuesday	6.6/
NewsRadio	6.5/15
Working	6.5/
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	6.3/17
Goldeneye	6.1/14
Sports Night	6.1/
Party of Five	6.0/14
Will & Grace	5.9/13
Caroline in the City	5.8/14
Whose Line is it Anyway?	5.8/14
Beverly Hills, 90210	5.7/16
Walker, Texas Ranger	5.7/17
Encore! Encore!	5.7/
Dateline Monday	5.5/15
Touched by an Angel	5.5/14
3rd Rock from the Sun	5.2/13
20/20 Sunday	5.2/12
The Practice	5.2/13
Everybody Loves Raymond	5.1/12
Melrose Place	5.0/13
King of Queens	5.0/13
LA Doctors	4.8/13
Conrad Bloom	4.7/12
20/20 Wednesday	4.7/12
Brother's Keeper	4.4/14
JAG	4.3/
Primal Fear	4.2/
Two of a Kind	4.0/15
60 Minutes	4.0/12
Brian Benben Show	3.8/9
Martial Law	3.7/12
King of the Hill	3.7/
Dateline Wednesday	3.6/10
Fantasy Island	3.6/12
Cupid	3.3/10
Costello	3.1/
Buddy Faro	2.8/9
7th Heaven	2.2/6
Hyperion Bay	1.5/3

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