Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 10, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 16th 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	Day	Time	HH	Viewers (millions)
ER	NBC	1/7/99	10:00	21.7/34	31.60
Friends	NBC	1/7/99	8:00	17.6/27	27.02
Fiesta Bowl	ABC	1/4/99	8:14	17.2/26	26.11
Frasier	NBC	1/7/99	9:00	16.9/25	24.56
PJs	FOX	1/10/99	8:30	12.6/18	21.99
NFC Playoff Postgame	FOX	1/10/99	7:23	14.5/23	21.28
Veronica's Closet	NBC	1/7/99	9:30	14.7/22	21.24
The X-Files	FOX	1/10/99	9:00	12.5/18	21.20
The Simpsons	FOX	1/10/99	8:00	11.6/17	19.68
People's Choice Awards	CBS	1/10/99	9:00	12.9/20	19.58
Providence	NBC	1/8/99	8:00	13.1/21	19.36
Touched by an Angel	CBS	1/10/99	8:00	12.5/18	19.21
Fiesta Bowl Pregame	ABC	1/4/99	8:00	12.8/20	18.97
60 Minutes	CBS	1/10/99	7:00	12.9/20	18.67
Home Improvement	ABC	1/5/99	8:00	12.0/19	18.56
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	1/6/99	9:00	11.5/17	18.10
Dharma & Greg	ABC	1/6/99	8:00	11.8/18	17.94
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/8/99	9:00	12.7/20	17.75
20/20	ABC	1/8/99	10:00	11.9/20	16.91
Sleepless in Seattle	CBS	1/4/99	8:56	12.0/18	16.49
Law & Order	NBC	1/6/99	10:00	11.4/19	16.38
New Swiss Family Robinson	ABC	1/10/99	7:00	9.3/14	16.04
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	1/9/99	10:00	10.0/18	16.00
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	1/7/99	9:00	10.5/16	15.90
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	1/6/99	8:30	10.1/15	15.52
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	1/6/99	9:30	9.8/15	15.40
20/20	ABC	1/6/99	10:00	11.2/19	15.35
NYPD Blue	ABC	1/5/99	10:00	10.7/18	15.34
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	1/8/99	9:00	9.1/15	14.98
NFC Playoff Postgame	FOX	1/10/99	7:29	9.9/16	14.88
The Hughleys	ABC	1/5/99	8:30	9.9/15	14.86
Just Shoot Me	NBC	1/5/99	9:00	9.9/15	14.55
Spin City	ABC	1/5/99	9:00	9.9/15	14.41
The Practice	ABC	1/10/99	10:00	9.9/16	14.38
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/5/99	10:00	10.1/17	13.72
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	1/8/99	8:00	9.0/15	13.55
Nash Bridges	CBS	1/8/99	10:00	8.6/15	13.44
Candid Camera	CBS	1/8/99	8:30	9.0/14	13.35
Will & Grace	NBC	1/5/99	9:30	9.0/14	13.07
Promised Land	CBS	1/7/99	8:00	8.8/13	13.05
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/6/99	8:00	9.5/15	12.84
In My Sister's Shadow	CBS	1/5/99	9:00	9.5/15	12.82
Early Edition	CBS	1/9/99	8:00	8.2/14	12.71
Sports Night	ABC	1/5/99	9:30	8.6/13	12.55
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/4/99	10:00	9.6/15	12.48
Brother's Keeper	ABC	1/8/99	9:30	7.6/12	12.39
Magnificant Seven	CBS	1/8/99	9:00	7.7/12	12.37
Homicide	NBC	1/8/99	10:00	8.9/15	12.29
20/20	ABC	1/10/99	9:00	7.8/11	12.13
Martial Law	CBS	1/9/99	9:00	7.7/13	11.82
Boy Meets World	ABC	1/8/99	8:30	7.3/12	11.66
The Wrong Girl	NBC	1/4/99	8:00	8.2/12	11.64
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	1/5/99	8:00	8.2/13	11.64
48 Hours	CBS	1/7/99	10:00	8.1/13	11.44
Cops	FOX	1/9/99	8:00	7.2/12	11.34
NewsRadio	NBC	1/5/99	8:30	7.9/12	11.26
Maggie Winters	CBS	1/4/99	8:30	7.8/11	11.11
Two of a Kind	ABC	1/8/99	8:00	7.4/12	11.10
The Craft	FOX	1/6/99	8:00	7.5/11	11.09
America's Most Wanted	FOX	1/9/99	9:00	7.2/12	11.08
Candid Camera	CBS	1/6/99	9:00	7.5/11	10.57
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	1/7/99	8:00	7.0/11	10.26
The Juror	NBC	1/10/99	8:30	7.2/11	10.19
The Pretender	NBC	1/9/99	9:00	6.5/11	10.12
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/10/99	7:00	7.0/11	10.04
The Flintstones	ABC	1/9/99	8:00	5.7/10	9.44
The Nanny	CBS	1/6/99	8:00	6.3/10	9.16
Lateline	NBC	1/6/99	9:00	6.6/10	8.97
Profiler	NBC	1/9/99	10:00	6.1/11	8.92
Encore! Encore!	NBC	1/6/99	9:30	6.3/10	8.74
Fox Files	FOX	1/7/99	9:00	6.0/9	8.61
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	1/7/99	8:00	5.1/8	7.72
Maggie Winters	CBS	1/6/99	8:30	5.6/8	7.62
SNL Special	NBC	1/9/99	8:00	4.7/8	6.74
Brimstone	FOX	1/8/99	8:00	4.0/7	6.40
Behind Closed Doors	ABC	1/7/99	10:00	4.2/7	5.78
Cupid	ABC	1/7/99	9:00	4.2/6	5.77
Fantasy Island	ABC	1/9/99	10:00	3.7/6	5.39
Steve Harvey Show	WB	1/7/99	9:00	3.5/5	4.83
Batman Beyond	WB	1/10/99	7:00	2.6/4	4.16
For Your Love	WB	1/7/99	9:30	3.0/5	4.05
Unhappily Ever After	WB	1/10/99	9:00	2.7/4	3.91
Sister, Sister	WB	1/10/99	8:00	2.8/4	3.82
Smart Guy	WB	1/10/99	8:30	2.4/3	3.29
Amanda and the Allen	UPN	1/7/99	8:00	1.6/2	2.05

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Purgatory	TNT	7.46
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	6.95
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.74
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	6.70
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNT	5.54
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	5.31
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.97
Wrestling (Thurs, 9pm)	TBS	4.97
Wrestling (Thurs, 8pm)	TBS	4.77
The American President	TNT	4.66
The Sopranos	HBO	3.451

Cable household ratings:

SHOW	NET	DAY	RATING	HOUSEHOLDS (millions)
TNT ORIGINAL(S)-01/10/1999	TNT	Sun	5.0	4.959
WWF WRESTLING	USA	Mon	4.4	4.396
WWF WRESTLING	USA	Mon	4.3	4.263
WORLD CHAMPIONSHP WRSTLNG	TNT	Mon	4.2	4.174
WWF WRESTLING	USA	Sun	3.7	3.678
WORLD CHAMPIONSHP WRSTLNG	TNT	Mon	3.6	3.597
WORLD CHAMPIONSHP WRSTLNG	TNT	Mon	3.5	3.437
TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES	TNT	Sat	3.4	3.375
WCW THUNDER	TBS	Thu	3.4	3.347
WCW THUNDER	TBS	Thu	3.2	3.184
TNT ORIGINAL(S)-01/10/1999	TNT	Sun	2.7	2.678
RUGRATS	NICK	Mon	2.6	2.600
A&E; ORIGINAL MOVIE PRES.	AEN	Sun	2.6	2.553
RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	2.5	2.460
SATURDAY MOVIE I	LIF	Sat	2.5	2.446

18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
ER	15.9/40
Friends	14.2/37
The X-Files	11.9/25
The PJs	11.2/24
The Simpsons	9.8/22
The Drew Carey Show	9.7/
Dharma and Greg	8.2/
Whose Line is it Anyway?	8.1/
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place	8.0/
Providence	7.3/
People's Choice Awards	6.9/15
Law & Order	6.8/
Sleepless in Seattle	6.4/
Ally McBeal	5.6/
New Swiss Family Robinson	5.3/13
Fox Files	4.2/10
The Wrong Girl	4.1/
Encore! Encore!	3.7/
The Magnificent Seven	3.6/
Lateline	3.5/
Cupid	2.7/7

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