Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 17, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 17th 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 includes data for programs that aired on cable this week. Please note that viewership in the broadcast table is measured on Persons 2+ (total viewers) while viewership in the cable chart is measured on total households. Persons 2+ data was not available for cable this week. Available 18-49 data is included in a separate chart below the cable ratings.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Day	Time	HH	Viewers (millions)
AFC Championship Postgame	CBS	1/17/99	7:37	19.6/33	30.28
60 Minutes	CBS	1/17/99	7:53	17.6/27	25.88
Jesse	NBC	1/14/99	8:30	13.8/20	20.40
60 Minutes II	CBS	1/13/99	8:30	12.3/18	17.21
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	1/11/99	9:00	11.6/17	17.09
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	1/13/99	9:00	11.1/16	16.80
JAG	CBS	1/12/99	8:00	11.2/17	16.68
Law & Order	NBC	1/13/99	10:00	11.7/20	16.62
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	1/16/99	10:00	10.3/19	16.35
NYPD Blue	ABC	1/12/99	10:00	11.7/19	16.30
The Fugitive	NBC	1/17/99	8:30	10.4/16	16.24
Providence	NBC	1/15/99	8:00	11.2/19	16.03
Lateline	NBC	1/14/99	9:30	11.0/17	15.70
The X-Files	FOX	1/17/99	9:00	9.1/14	15.65
King of Queens	CBS	1/11/99	8:30	10.5/15	15.61
American Music Awards	ABC	1/11/99	8:00	10.3/16	15.60
JAG	CBS	1/13/99	8:00	10.1/15	15.56
Ally McBeal	FOX	1/11/99	9:00	10.3/15	15.36
The Simpsons	FOX	1/17/99	8:00	8.9/14	15.21
Becker	CBS	1/11/99	9:30	10.5/15	14.89
Cosby	CBS	1/11/99	8:00	10.0/15	14.83
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/15/99	9:00	10.2/17	14.69
Just Shoot Me	NBC	1/12/99	9:00	10.3/16	14.56
Whose Line is it Anyway?	ABC	1/13/99	9:30	9.3/14	14.56
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/12/99	10:00	10.7/18	14.34
20/20	ABC	1/15/99	10:00	10.1/18	14.22
Nash Bridges	CBS	1/15/99	10:00	9.1/16	14.14
The Practice	ABC	1/17/99	10:00	9.9/16	13.89
Spin City	ABC	1/12/99	9:00	9.4/14	13.80
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	1/15/99	9:00	8.4/14	13.76
Promised Land	CBS	1/14/99	8:00	9.5/14	13.62
Will & Grace	NBC	1/12/99	9:30	9.6/15	13.60
Family of Cops III	CBS	1/12/99	9:00	9.4/15	13.55
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	1/15/99	8:00	8.9/15	13.37
Two Guys, Girl & Pizza Place	ABC	1/13/99	8:30	9.1/14	13.35
That 70s Show	FOX	1/17/99	8:30	7.7/12	13.20
20/20	ABC	1/13/99	10:00	9.1/15	12.97
Candid Camera	CBS	1/15/99	8:30	8.4/14	12.75
The Hughleys	ABC	1/12/99	8:30	8.2/13	11.99
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/13/99	8:00	8.8/13	11.81
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/11/99	10:00	8.8/14	11.71
Dead Man Walking	CBS	1/17/99	9:53	8.2/14	11.53
Sports Night	ABC	1/12/99	9:30	8.0/12	11.52
The PJs	FOX	1/12/99	8:30	7.2/11	11.36
48 Hours	CBS	1/14/99	10:00	8.3/14	11.30
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	1/12/99	8:00	8.1/13	11.29
Party of Five	FOX	1/13/99	9:00	7.6/11	11.29
America's Most Wanted	FOX	1/16/99	9:00	7.0/12	11.20
20/20	ABC	1/17/99	9:00	8.0/12	11.17
Two of a Kind	ABC	1/15/99	8:00	7.2/12	11.13
NewsRadio	NBC	1/12/99	8:30	7.8/12	10.88
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	1/14/99	8:00	7.2/11	10.88
Magnificent Seven	CBS	1/15/99	9:00	7.1/12	10.77
Homicide	NBC	1/15/99	10:00	7.7/14	10.57
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	1/13/99	8:00	7.1/11	10.51
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/17/99	7:00	7.3/12	10.42
Chicago Hope	CBS	1/13/99	10:00	7.8/13	10.30
LA Doctors	CBS	1/11/99	10:00	8.0/13	10.21
Fox Files	FOX	1/14/99	9:00	6.7/10	10.00
Early Edition	CBS	1/16/99	8:00	6.5/12	9.90
Suddenly Susan	NBC	1/11/99	8:00	7.2/11	9.88
Caroline in the City	NBC	1/11/99	8:30	6.9/10	9.69
Cops	FOX	1/16/99	8:00	6.0/11	9.40
King of the Hill	FOX	1/12/99	8:00	5.7/9	9.04
Profiler	NBC	1/16/99	10:00	6.1/11	8.85
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	1/14/99	8:00	5.8/9	8.58
Melrose Place	FOX	1/11/99	8:00	6.1/9	8.55
Selma, Lord, Selma	ABC	1/17/99	7:00	5.4/8	8.53
Mad About You	NBC	1/11/99	9:00	5.6/8	7.74
World's Funniest	FOX	1/17/99	7:00	4.8/8	7.72
Millenium	FOX	1/15/99	9:00	5.3/9	7.70
7th Heaven	WB	1/11/99	8:00	4.7/7	7.42
Encore! Encore!	NBC	1/13/99	9:30	5.3/8	7.03
Tom & Huck	ABC	1/16/99	8:00	4.1/7	6.81
Dawson's Creek	WB	1/13/99	8:00	4.5/7	6.80
Lateline	NBC	1/13/99	9:00	5.1/8	6.62
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	1/12/99	8:00	4.2/7	6.42
Charmed	WB	1/13/99	9:00	4.2/6	6.35
Cupid	ABC	1/14/99	9:00	4.5/7	6.31
Brimstone	FOX	1/15/99	8:00	4.2/7	5.81
ABC News	ABC	1/14/99	10:00	4.3/7	5.73
Working	NBC	1/11/99	9:30	4.2/6	5.62
Steve Harvey Show	WB	1/14/99	9:00	3.6/5	4.75
Wayans Brothers	WB	1/14/99	8:00	3.3/5	4.52
For Your Love	WB	1/14/99	9:30	3.2/5	4.45
The Jamie Foxx Show	WB	1/14/99	8:30	3.4/5	4.44
Smart Guy	WB	1/17/99	8:30	2.7/4	4.31
Fantasy Island	ABC	1/16/99	10:00	2.7/5	3.80
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane	WB	1/17/99	9:00	2.7/4	3.80
Sister, Sister	WB	1/17/99	8:00	2.2/3	3.57
Unhappily Ever After	WB	1/17/99	9:00	2.4/4	3.47
The Darwin Conspiracy	UPN	1/14/99	8:00	2.1/3	2.93
America's Greatest Pets	UPN	1/12/99	9:30	1.5/2	2.09
Guys Like Us	UPN	1/11/99	8:30	1.3/2	1.65
Malcom & Eddie	UPN	1/11/99	9:00	1.3/2	1.62

Cable household ratings:

SHOW	NET	DAY	RATING	HOUSEHOLDS (millions)
WORLD CHAMPIONSHP WRSTLNG	TNT	Mon	4.4	4.412
WWF WRESTLING	USA	Mon	4.2	4.164
WWF WRESTLING	USA	Mon	4.1	4.105
WORLD CHAMPIONSHP WRSTLNG	TNT	Mon	3.7	3.685
WCW THUNDER	TBS	Thu	3.3	3.232
WORLD CHAMPIONSHP WRSTLNG	TNT	Mon	3.2	3.230
PRIME MOVIE	LIF	Mon	3.1	3.092
WWF WRESTLING	USA	Sun	2.9	2.897
WCW THUNDER	TBS	Thu	2.7	2.710
RUGRATS	NICK	Thu	2.5	2.476
SATURDAY MOVIE II	LIF	Sat	2.4	2.433
RUGRATS	NICK	Sat	2.4	2.356
SAT NICKTOONS TV	NICK	Sat	2.3	2.321
RUGRATS	NICK	Mon	2.3	2.308
SATURDAY MOVIE I	LIF	Sat	2.2	2.230

18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
Frasier	10.3/25
The Drew Carey Show	8.6/20
Lateline Thursday	8.1/20
Just Shoot Me	7.5/19
Will & Grace	7.3/18
The Fugitive	7.0/
The American Music Awards	6.9/17
Spin City	6.8/17
Law & Order	6.7/18
Dharma and Greg	6.3/17
Everybody Loves Raymond	5.9/13
Home Improvement	5.6/16
Sports Night	5.6/14
King of Queens	5.4/13
The Hughleys	5.4/14
Providence	5.4/
The PJs	5.3/14
Nash Bridges	5.1/
Becker	5.0/11
JAG	4.3/12
King of the Hill	4.1/12
60 Minutes II	4.0/9
Mad About You	3.9/9
JAG Wednesday	3.7/9
Chicago Hope	3.5/10
Magnificent Seven	3.3/
Working	2.9/6
Cupid	2.9/7
Lateline	2.5/6

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Source: USA Today and The Los Angeles Times