Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 18, 1998

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the fourth 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	10/15/98	10:00	19.6/32	27.87
Friends	NBC	10/15/98	8:00	15.7/27	24.09
Frasier	NBC	10/15/98	9:00	15.3/24	22.24
Touched by an Angel	CBS	10/18/98	8:00	13.1/20	19.44
Veronica's Closet	NBC	10/15/98	9:30	13.5/21	19.23
Jesse	NBC	10/15/98	8:30	12.8/12	19.21
World Series Game 1	FOX	10/17/98	8:00	12.3/23	18.69
World Series Game 2	FOX	10/18/98	7:52	12.9/20	17.86
MLB ALCS Game 6	NBC	10/13/98	8:13	12.9/22	17.81
Emma's Wish	CBS	10/18/98	9:00	11.7/18	16.78
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	10/14/98	9:00	11.2/18	16.14
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	10/12/98	8:22	11.7/19	15.97
Dharma & Greg	ABC	10/14/98	8:00	11.0/19	15.89
Home Improvement	ABC	10/13/98	8:00	10.8/18	14.99
JAG	CBS	10/13/98	8:00	10.3/16	14.71
60 Minutes	CBS	10/18/98	7:00	10.7/18	14.46
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10/12/98	9:00	10.3/16	14.37
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	10/15/98	9:00	9.9/16	14.34
Spin City	ABC	10/13/98	9:00	10.3/16	14.15
20/20	ABC	10/16/98	10:00	10.4/20	13.99
20/20	ABC	10/14/98	10:00	10.3/18	13.59
MLB NLCS Game 5	FOX	10/12/98	8:11	9.5/16	13.52
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	10/14/98	8:30	9.3/15	13.52
World Series Pregame	FOX	10/18/98	7:30	9.5/17	13.27
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/16/98	9:00	8.4/15	13.20
NFL Sunday Postgame	FOX	10/18/98	7:16	9.6/17	13.18
Her Own Rules	CBS	10/13/98	9:00	10.0/16	12.90
Will & Grace	NBC	10/12/98	9:30	9.0/14	12.51
The Hughleys	ABC	10/13/98	8:30	8.9/14	12.27
Secret Lives of Men	ABC	10/14/98	9:30	8.8/14	12.19
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/17/98	10:00	8.0/14	12.15
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/16/98	8:30	8.0/15	12.09
A Will of Their Own pt. 1	NBC	10/18/98	8:00	8.6/13	12.03
Cosby	CBS	10/12/98	8:00	8.5/14	11.99
Law & Order	NBC	10/14/98	10:00	8.7/15	11.84
Two of a Kind	ABC	10/16/98	8:00	7.8/15	11.77
20/20	ABC	10/18/98	9:00	8.0/12	11.73
Candid Camera	CBS	10/16/98	8:30	7.7/14	11.71
Promised Land	CBS	10/15/98	8:00	8.2/14	11.61
The Practice	ABC	10/18/98	10:00	8.3/13	11.39
Chicago Hope	CBS	10/14/98	10:00	8.6/15	11.30
King of Queens	CBS	10/12/98	8:30	8.3/13	11.22
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/12/98	10:00	8.7/14	11.17
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	10/16/98	8:00	7.3/14	11.17
Caroline in the City	NBC	10/12/98	9:00	7.8/12	11.15
NFL Monday Night Showcase	ABC	10/12/98	8:16	7.9/14	11.10
Brother's Keeper	ABC	10/16/98	9:30	7.2/13	11.04
Nash Bridges	CBS	10/16/98	10:00	7.6/14	11.03
Suddenly Susan	NBC	10/12/98	8:00	7.8/13	10.77
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/16/98	8:00	7.7/15	10.70
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/14/98	8:00	7.9/13	10.59
NFL Monday Blast	ABC	10/12/98	8:00	7.5/13	10.58
Pretender	NBC	10/17/98	9:00	6.9/12	10.56
Sports Night	ABC	10/13/98	9:30	7.8/12	10.48
Martial Law	CBS	10/17/98	9:00	6.5/11	9.96
Profiler	NBC	10/17/98	10:00	6.6/12	9.91
Conrad Bloom	NBC	10/12/98	8:30	6.9/11	9.89
Wonderful World of Disney	ABC	10/18/98	7:00	5.7/9	9.85
48 Hours	CBS	10/15/98	10:00	7.5/12	9.78
Trinity	NBC	10/16/98	9:00	7.0/13	9.76
NewsRadio	NBC	10/14/98	9:30	7.2/12	9.71
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	10/14/98	9:00	6.9/11	9.63
The Nanny	CBS	10/14/98	8:00	6.9/12	9.39
Maggie Winters	CBS	10/14/98	8:30	7.0/11	9.36
Brian Benben	CBS	10/12/98	9:30	7.0/11	9.27
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/18/98	7:00	6.7/12	9.12
LA Doctors	CBS	10/12/98	10:00	7.3/12	9.02
Homicide	NBC	10/16/98	10:00	6.5/12	8.99
Guiness World Records	FOX	10/13/98	9:00	5.7/9	8.97
Behind Closed Doors VI	ABC	10/13/98	10:00	6.7/11	8.71
Early Edition	CBS	10/17/98	8:00	6.1/11	8.63
Assassins	ABC	10/15/98	9:00	6.1/10	8.22
To Have and To Hold	CBS	10/14/98	9:00	6.0/10	7.85
NLCS Pregame	FOX	10/12/98	8:00	5.7/10	7.77
King of the Hill	FOX	10/13/98	8:00	5.2/9	7.75
Dawson's Creek	WB	10/14/98	8:00	5.2/9	7.26
90210, Favorite Moments	FOX	10/14/98	8:00	5.3/9	7.13
Buddy Faro	CBS	10/16/98	9:00	4.9/9	7.09
Charmed	WB	10/14/98	9:00	4.9/8	6.91
Millenium	FOX	10/16/98	9:00	4.8/9	6.88
7th Heaven	WB	10/12/98	8:00	4.7/8	6.73
Wind on Water	NBC	10/17/98	8:00	4.8/9	6.54
Party of Five	FOX	10/14/98	9:00	4.8/8	6.47
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	10/15/98	8:00	4.7/8	6.29
America's Funniest	ABC	10/17/98	8:00	4.3/8	6.17
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	10/15/98	8:00	4.1/7	6.05
Fantasy Island	ABC	10/17/98	9:00	3.9/7	5.65
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	10/13/98	8:00	3.9/6	5.46
Felicity	WB	10/13/98	9:00	3.9/6	5.43
Cupid	ABC	10/17/98	10:00	4.1/7	5.32
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	10/14/98	9:00	3.7/6	5.17
Costello	FOX	10/13/98	8:30	3.6/6	5.15
Fox Files	FOX	10/15/98	9:00	2.9/5	4.29
Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/15/98	9:00	3.1/5	4.15
7 Days	UPN	10/14/98	8:00	2.9/5	4.07
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	10/15/98	8:30	2.9/5	4.02
Smart Guy	WB	10/18/98	8:30	3.1/5	3.99
Sister, Sister	WB	10/18/98	8:00	2.9/5	3.66
For Your Love	WB	10/15/98	9:30	2.9/5	3.58
Unhappily Ever After	WB	10/18/98	9:00	2.9/4	3.56
Living in Captivity	FOX	10/16/98	8:00	2.6/5	3.53
Wayans Brothers	WB	10/15/98	8:00	2.7/5	3.44
Hyperion Bay	WB	10/12/98	9:00	2.6/4	3.34
Getting Personal	FOX	10/16/98	8:30	2.4/4	3.18
Moesha	UPN	10/13/98	8:00	2.1/3	2.61
The Army Show	WB	10/18/98	9:30	2.1/3	2.52
Guys Like Us	UPN	10/12/98	8:00	1.8/3	2.44
Clueless	UPN	10/13/98	8:30	1.9/3	2.26
The Love Boat	UPN	10/16/98	9:00	1.6/3	2.23
Malcom & Eddie	UPN	10/12/98	9:30	1.5/2	2.03
Legacy	UPN	10/16/98	8:00	1.6/3	2.00
Diresta	UPN	10/12/98	8:30	1.5/2	1.95
Desmond Pfeiffer	UPN	10/12/98	9:00	1.4/2	1.89
30-Years-to-Life	UPN	10/15/98	8:00	1.2/2	1.69
Mercy Point	UPN	10/13/98	9:00	1.3/2	1.66

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Pro Football (Thu)	ESPN	9.55
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	5.87
NASCAR Pepsi 400	TNN	5.86
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	5.19
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	5.08
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNT	5.05
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	4.89
Wrestling (Thu, 9pm)	TBS	4.12
Wrestling (Sun, 8pm)	USA	4.03
"Kiss the Girls"	HBO	4.03

Cable household ratings:

18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
Frasier	11.6/31
Jesse	10.1/
Dharma & Greg	7.6/24
Will & Grace	7.0/17
ALCS Tuesday	6.9/20
Monday Night Football	6.7/18
The Secret Lives of Men	6.3/17
The Hughleys	5.9/16
Everybody Loves Raymond	5.3/13
20/20 Friday	5.3/13
The Practice	5.2/13
NLCS Monday	5.1/14
Conrad Bloom	4.9/13
Sports Night	4.9/13
Profiler	4.4/12
The Pretender	4.3/12
King of Queens	4.1/11
90210, Favorite Moments	4.1/12
Party of Five	3.9/11
Trinity	3.7/12
Her Own Rules	3.6/10
Wonderful World of Disney	3.5/10
Brian Benben	3.3/8
Charmed	3.1/8
Maggie Winters	3.1/9
Dawson's Creek	2.8/8
Star Trek: Voyager	2.6/7
To Have and to Hold	2.5/7
Fantasy Island	2.5/7
Cupid	2.5/7
Felicity	2.3/6
Wind on Water	2.3/7
Seven Days	1.8/5
Desmond Pfeiffer	0.8/2
30-Years-to-Life	0.6/2

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