Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 4, 1998

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the second 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. Available 18-49 data is included in a separate chart below the cable ratings.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Date	Time	HH	Viewers (millions)
ER	NBC	10/1/98	10:00	21.7/36	30.63
Friends	NBC	10/1/98	8:00	17.4/29	25.36
Frasier	NBC	10/1/98	9:00	17.7/27	25.18
Veronica's Closet	NBC	10/1/98	9:30	15.7/24	21.72
Jesse	NBC	10/1/98	8:30	14.7/23	21.62
Touched by an Angel	CBS	10/4/98	8:00	13.2/20	19.44
About Sarah	CBS	10/4/98	9:00	12.9/20	17.79
60 Minutes	CBS	10/4/98	7:00	12.4/22	17.29
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	9/30/98	9:00	11.4/18	17.05
Home Improvement	ABC	9/29/98	8:00	11.7/19	16.99
20/20	ABC	10/2/98	10:00	12.2/23	16.67
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	10/1/98	9:00	11.0/17	15.42
20/20	ABC	10/4/98	9:00	10.1/15	15.41
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	9/28/98	8:21	11.1/18	15.31
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/3/98	10:00	10.2/19	15.17
Ally McBeal	FOX	9/28/98	9:00	10.6/16	15.03
Dharma & Greg	ABC	9/30/98	8:00	10.6/18	15.03
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/29/98	10:00	11.1/19	15.02
JAG	CBS	9/29/98	8:00	9.9/16	14.41
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	9/28/98	9:00	9.9/15	14.07
Dateline NBC	NBC	9/28/98	10:00	10.7/18	14.01
Promised Land	CBS	10/1/98	8:00	9.8/16	13.98
Spin City	ABC	9/29/98	9:00	9.5/15	13.89
The Hughleys	ABC	9/29/98	8:30	9.7/15	13.71
Chicago Hope	CBS	9/30/98	10:00	10.0/17	13.42
The Practice	ABC	10/4/98	10:00	9.2/15	13.25
Eye for an Eye	CBS	9/29/98	9:00	9.4/16	13.23
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/2/98	9:00	8.8/16	13.22
Secret Lives of Men	ABC	9/30/98	9:30	9.5/15	13.07
Just Shoot Me	NBC	9/29/98	9:00	9.7/15	13.03
Maggie Winters	CBS	9/30/98	8:30	9.2/15	12.91
Cosby	CBS	9/28/98	8:00	9.0/14	12.85
King of Queens	CBS	9/28/98	8:30	9.1/14	12.67
20/20	ABC	9/30/98	10:00	9.5/17	12.49
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/2/98	8:30	8.2/16	12.42
Working	NBC	9/29/98	9:30	8.9/14	12.35
Candid Camera	CBS	10/2/98	8:30	8.3/16	12.16
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	9/30/98	8:30	8.3/14	12.08
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	10/2/98	8:00	8.4/17	11.97
Brother's Keeper	ABC	10/2/98	9:30	7.9/14	11.80
Mad About You	NBC	9/29/98	8:00	8.6/14	11.63
NBC Baseball Playoffs	NBC	9/30/98	8:10	8.6/15	11.57
MLB Playoffs NL Game 2	FOX	10/1/98	8:10	8.3/14	11.51
Nanny	CBS	9/30/98	8:00	8.1/14	11.51
Martial Law	CBS	10/3/98	9:00	7.6/14	11.49
Will & Grace	NBC	9/28/98	9:30	8.1/12	11.11
Early Edition	CBS	10/3/98	8:00	7.3/14	10.97
Suddenly Susan	NBC	9/28/98	8:00	8.1/13	10.90
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	9/30/98	8:00	7.1/12	10.70
Two of a Kind	ABC	10/2/98	8:00	7.5/15	10.51
Sports Night	ABC	9/29/98	9:30	7.5/12	10.48
Party of Five	FOX	9/30/98	9:00	7.4/12	10.44
Encore! Encore!	NBC	9/29/98	8:30	7.6/12	10.24
MLB Playoffs NL Game 4	FOX	10/4/98	7:44	7.3/12	10.24
Caroline in the City	NBC	9/28/98	9:00	7.3/11	10.03
LA Doctors	CBS	9/28/98	10:00	7.6/12	10.00
NBC Baseball Playoffs	NBC	10/2/98	8:13	7.3/14	9.96
To Have and To Hold	CBS	9/30/98	9:00	7.1/11	9.93
Buddy Faro	CBS	10/2/98	9:00	6.9/13	9.78
MLB Playoffs AL Game 1	FOX	9/29/98	8:10	7.5/13	9.69
48 Hours	CBS	10/1/98	10:00	7.7/13	9.48
NFL Monday Night Showcase	ABC	9/28/98	8:16	7.0/12	9.40
Brian Benben	CBS	9/28/98	9:30	6.9/10	9.39
Fantasy Island	ABC	10/3/98	9:00	5.9/11	9.34
Rob Roy	NBC	10/4/98	8:00	6.2/10	9.04
NFL Monday Blast	ABC	9/28/98	8:00	6.8/12	9.00
Conrad Bloom	NBC	9/28/98	8:30	6.7/10	8.96
Melrose Place	FOX	9/28/98	8:00	6.1/9	8.11
Cupid	ABC	10/3/98	10:00	5.5/10	8.07
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/4/98	7:00	5.6/10	7.79
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	9/29/98	10:00	5.9/10	7.78
America's Most Wanted	FOX	10/3/98	9:00	5.1/9	7.75
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	10/1/98	8:00	5.0/8	7.16
Felicity	WB	9/29/98	9:00	4.8/8	7.11
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	9/29/98	8:00	4.7/8	7.06
Futuresport	ABC	10/1/98	9:00	4.7/7	6.45
America's Funniest	ABC	10/3/98	8:00	4.3/8	6.39
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	10/2/98	10:22	4.6/9	5.87
Living in Captivity	FOX	10/2/98	8:00	3.2/6	4.60
Unhappily Ever After	WB	10/4/98	9:00	3.4/5	4.53
Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/1/98	9:00	3.0/5	4.29
Getting Personal	FOX	10/2/98	8:30	3.0/6	4.11
For Your Love	WB	10/1/98	9:30	2.7/4	3.91
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	10/1/98	8:30	2.7/4	3.88
Sister, Sister	WB	10/4/98	8:00	2.5/4	3.35
The Army Show	WB	10/4/98	10:00	2.5/4	3.30
Hyperion Bay	WB	9/28/98	9:00	2.6/4	3.28
Wayans Brother	WB	10/1/98	8:00	2.5/4	3.27
Malcom & Eddie	UPN	9/28/98	8:30	1.6/2	1.94

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Baseball: Cubs/Giants	ESPN	8.71
NFL: Chiefs/Seahawks	ESPN	8.66
NFL Postgame Sunday	ESPN	8.48
NFL Studio Show SUN	ESPN	7.68
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	5.33
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	4.68
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.65
The Peacemaker	HBO	4.61
Wrestling (Thu, 9pm)	TBS	4.35
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	4.33

Cable household ratings:

18-49 ratings: (shares not available for Friday's or Saturday's programs)

Show	18-49 rat/sh
ER	16.2/42
Friends	13.3/40
Frasier	12.9/34
Jesse	11.7/32
Veronica's Closet	11.6/30
The Drew Carey Show	8.9/23
Ally McBeal	8.4/20
Home Improvement	7.4/22
Dharma & Greg	7.1/22
The Secret Lives of Men	6.9/18
Spin City	6.8/18
Monday Night Football	6.6/18
Just Shoot Me	6.6/17
Dateline Tuesday	6.6/19
The Hughleys	6.5/18
20/20 Sunday	6.4/15
Working	6.1/16
20/20 Friday	6.0/
About Sarah	5.9/14
Dateline Monday	5.8/15
The Practice	5.8/15
Chicago Hope	5.6/16
Will & Grace	5.5/13
Mad About You	5.3/16
Sports Night	5.2/14
Maggie Winters	4.9/14
Walker, Texas Ranger	4.8/
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	4.7/
Encore! Encore!	4.6/13
King of Queens	4.5/11
Conrad Bloom	4.1/11
Eye for an Eye	4.1/11
Brother's Keeper	4.1/
Fantasy Island	4.1/
MLB Wednesday	4.0/12
MLB Thursday	4.0/11
Cupid	3.9/
JAG	3.8/11
The Nanny	3.8/12
Kids Say the Darndest Things	3.8/
Rob Roy	3.8/10
Two of a Kind	3.7/
Martial Law	3.7/
LA Doctors	3.6/9
Vengeance Unlimited	3.6/10
Millenium	3.6/12
To Have and to Hold	3.5/9
Diagnosis Murder	3.5/9
Early Edition	3.4/
Promised Land	3.4/10
Brian Benben Show	3.1/7
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	2.9/9
Felicity	2.8/8
Buddy Faro	2.7/
Vengeance Unlimited Thursday	2.5/7
Living in Captivity	2.3/9
America's Funniest Videos	2.2/
Getting Personal	2.2/8

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