Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 25, 1998

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the fifth 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)
World Series Game 4	FOX	10/21/98	8:19	16.6/27	23.39
World Series Game 3	FOX	10/20/98	8:16	15.4/25	21.97
60 Minutes	CBS	10/25/98	7:52	13.9/21	20.12
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	10/19/98	8:22	14.6/23	19.80
Touched by an Angel	CBS	10/25/98	8:50	11.3/17	17.08
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	10/24/98	10:00	10.2/19	15.87
NYPD Blue	ABC	10/20/98	10:00	11.2/18	15.66
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	10/21/98	9:00	10.2/16	15.45
The Simpsons	FOX	10/25/98	8:00	8.6/13	15.12
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10/19/98	9:00	10.2/15	14.56
Home Improvement	ABC	10/20/98	8:00	10.1/16	14.52
Ally McBeal	FOX	10/19/98	9:00	10.6/16	14.49
Spin City	ABC	10/20/98	9:00	10.2/15	14.33
JAG	CBS	10/20/98	8:00	9.9/16	14.21
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/19/98	8:00	10.6/17	14.13
Dharma & Greg	ABC	10/21/98	8:00	9.8/16	14.13
20/20	ABC	10/25/98	9:00	9.7/15	13.32
Casper	ABC	10/25/98	7:00	7.5/12	13.27
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/25/98	8:00	9.6/14	13.20
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	10/23/98	9:00	8.3/15	13.09
Cosby	CBS	10/19/98	8:00	9.3/15	12.80
NFL Monday Night Showcase	ABC	10/19/98	8:16	9.8/17	12.80
A Will of Their Own pt. 2	NBC	10/19/98	9:00	9.5/15	12.79
20/20	ABC	10/23/98	10:00	9.0/17	12.68
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	10/21/98	8:30	8.4/13	12.44
48 Hours	CBS	10/22/98	10:00	9.1/16	12.29
Law & Order	NBC	10/21/98	10:00	9.0/15	12.22
The Hughleys	ABC	10/20/98	8:30	8.5/13	12.12
Nash Bridges	CBS	10/23/98	10:00	8.2/15	12.09
Thirst	NBC	10/25/98	9:00	8.3/14	12.08
Promised Land	CBS	10/22/98	8:00	8.9/15	12.03
World Series GM 4 Pregame	FOX	10/21/98	8:00	9.0/16	11.97
The Practice	ABC	10/25/98	10:00	8.7/16	11.72
NFL Monday Blast	ABC	10/19/98	8:00	8.9/16	11.68
Boy Meets World	ABC	10/23/98	8:30	7.7/15	11.67
Martial Law	CBS	10/24/98	9:00	7.4/13	11.45
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/20/98	10:00	9.0/15	11.35
Brother's Keeper	ABC	10/23/98	9:30	7.1/13	11.16
Early Edition	CBS	10/24/98	8:00	7.3/14	11.14
20/20	ABC	10/21/98	10:00	8.6/14	10.89
King of Queens	CBS	10/19/98	8:30	7.9/12	10.77
Candid Camera	CBS	10/23/98	8:30	7.6/14	10.76
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/23/98	8:00	7.7/15	10.75
The Girl Next Door	CBS	10/20/98	9:00	8.1/13	10.73
World Series GM 3 Pregame	FOX	10/20/98	8:00	7.8/14	10.71
Beauty	CBS	10/25/98	9:50	7.9/15	10.64
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	10/23/98	8:00	7.5/15	10.63
Chicago Hope	CBS	10/21/98	10:00	8.0/13	10.41
Two of a Kind	ABC	10/23/98	8:00	7.0/14	10.37
Profiler	NBC	10/24/98	10:00	6.7/13	10.23
That '70's Show	FOX	10/25/98	8:30	6.1/9	10.19
Sports Night	ABC	10/20/98	9:30	7.5/12	10.11
Pretender	NBC	10/24/98	9:00	6.6/12	10.11
Secret Lives of Men	ABC	10/21/98	9:30	7.2/11	10.06
LA Doctors	CBS	10/19/98	10:00	7.8/13	9.87
Dateline NBC	NBC	10/21/98	8:00	7.6/12	9.81
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	10/21/98	9:00	7.2/11	9.42
Cops	FOX	10/24/98	9:00	6.0/11	9.17
Close Call: Chanting Death 2	FOX	10/22/98	9:00	6.1/10	9.05
World's Funniest	FOX	10/25/98	7:30	5.5/9	9.04
Melrose Place	FOX	10/19/98	8:00	6.5/10	8.90
The Nanny	CBS	10/21/98	8:00	6.6/11	8.89
NewsRadio	NBC	10/21/98	9:30	6.5/10	8.78
Geraldo Rivera Report	NBC	10/25/98	7:00	6.6/11	8.78
Cops	FOX	10/24/98	8:30	5.6/11	8.76
Homicide	NBC	10/23/98	10:00	6.6/12	8.44
Maggie Winters	CBS	10/21/98	8:30	6.1/10	7.94
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	10/22/98	8:00	5.6/9	7.94
Cops	FOX	10/24/98	8:00	5.0/10	7.84
Dawson's Creek	WB	10/21/98	8:00	5.1/8	7.75
To Have and To Hold	CBS	10/21/98	9:00	5.7/9	7.61
Buddy Faro	CBS	10/23/98	9:00	5.5/10	7.59
Millenium	FOX	10/23/98	9:00	5.1/9	7.59
Encore! Encore!	NBC	10/20/98	8:30	5.7/9	7.57
Pro Figure Skating	ABC	10/22/98	9:00	5.7/10	7.38
Charmed	WB	10/21/98	9:00	4.8/7	7.01
Trinity	NBC	10/23/98	9:00	5.2/10	6.92
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	10/22/98	8:00	4.8/8	6.50
World's Funniest	FOX	10/25/98	7:00	4.1/7	6.30
Pro Figure Skating	ABC	10/24/98	8:00	4.7/9	6.24
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	10/20/98	8:00	4.3/7	6.20
7th Heaven	WB	10/19/98	8:00	4.4/7	6.10
Felicity	WB	10/20/98	9:00	4.1/6	5.45
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	10/21/98	9:00	3.7/6	5.33
Fantasy Island	ABC	10/24/98	9:00	3.7/7	5.28
Brimstone	FOX	10/23/98	8:00	3.7/7	5.17
Wind on Water	NBC	10/24/98	8:00	3.5/7	4.94
Cupid	ABC	10/24/98	10:00	3.7/7	4.81
Steve Harvey Show	WB	10/22/98	9:00	3.2/5	4.41
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	10/22/98	8:30	2.8/5	4.08
Unhappily Ever After	WB	10/25/98	9:00	3.0/5	4.06
For Your Love	WB	10/22/98	9:30	2.9/5	3.81
Moesha	UPN	10/20/98	8:00	2.7/4	3.76
Wayans Brothers	WB	10/22/98	8:00	2.6/4	3.70
7 Days	UPN	10/21/98	8:00	2.6/4	3.64
Smart Guy	WB	10/25/98	8:30	2.5/4	3.34
Sister, Sister	WB	10/25/98	8:00	2.4/5	3.32
The Army Show	WB	10/25/98	9:30	2.3/4	3.13
Clueless	UPN	10/20/98	8:30	2.2/3	3.05
Chameleon	UPN	10/22/98	8:00	2.3/4	2.96
Hyperion Bay	WB	10/19/98	9:00	2.0/3	2.47
The Love Boat	UPN	10/23/98	9:00	1.7/3	2.40
Guys Like Us	UPN	10/19/98	8:00	1.6/3	2.38
Legacy	UPN	10/23/98	8:00	1.4/3	1.95
Mercy Point	UPN	10/20/98	9:00	1.4/2	1.90
Malcom & Eddie	UPN	10/19/98	9:30	1.3/2	1.86
Diresta	UPN	10/19/98	8:30	1.1/2	1.78
Desmond Pfeiffer	UPN	10/19/98	9:00	1.1/2	1.58

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	8.31
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	5.30
"Pretty Woman"	TBS	5.18
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	5.17
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	5.15
Wrestling (Thu, 9pm)	TBS	5.01
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.46
Wrestling (Thu, 8pm)	TNT	4.30
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNT	4.28
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	3.98

Cable household ratings:

18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
A Will of Their Own (average)	9.1/14
Monday Night Football	8.4/22
World Series Game 4	8.1/23
NYPD Blue	7.2/20
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	6.4/18
Thirst	5.4/14
The Practice	4.9/14
Dateline Sunday	4.8/12
Sports Night	4.6/12
20/20 Friday	4.2/14
Nash Bridges	4.0/13
King of Queens	3.8/10
Brother's Keeper	3.8/13
Millennium	3.6/12
Two of a Kind	3.4/14
Charmed	3.1/8
Dawson's Creek	3.0/9
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	2.8/8
Star Trek: Voyager	2.6/7
To Have and to Hold	2.6/7
Felicity	2.4/6
Brimstone	2.4/9
Trinity	2.3/8
Fantasy Island	2.0/6
Wind on Water	1.9/7
Hyperion Bay	1.5/4
Moesha	1.4/4
Chameleon	1.2/3

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