Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 6, 1998

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 11th 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)
The Christmas Wish	CBS	12/6/98	9:24	16.3/26	22.68
60 Minutes	CBS	12/6/98	7:24	14.7/23	21.10
NFL Monday Night Football	ABC	11/30/98	8:22	14.0/22	19.88
Rudolph Red-nosed Reindeer	CBS	11/30/98	8:00	11.4/17	19.63
NYPD Blue	ABC	12/1/98	10:00	13.6/23	18.74
Dateline NBC	NBC	12/2/98	9:00	12.2/19	17.04
The X-Files	FOX	12/6/98	9:00	10.0/15	17.01
20/20	ABC	12/4/98	10:00	11.7/21	16.47
Forest Gump	ABC	12/3/98	8:00	10.4/17	15.46
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	12/5/98	10:00	9.8/18	15.05
NFL Monday Night Showcase	ABC	11/30/98	8:16	9.8/16	14.30
Dateline NBC	NBC	12/4/98	8:00	9.2/17	13.06
Becker	CBS	11/30/98	9:30	9.6/14	13.03
Dateline NBC	NBC	11/30/98	10:00	9.9/16	12.94
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	12/3/98	9:00	9.1/14	12.94
Before He Wakes	CBS	12/1/98	9:00	9.7/16	12.90
NFL Monday Blast	ABC	11/30/98	8:00	8.7/14	12.67
Christmas at Rockefeller	NBC	12/2/98	8:00	8.9/14	12.49
The Simpsons	FOX	12/6/98	8:00	7.2/11	12.38
Winnie the Pooh Christmas	ABC	12/6/98	7:00	6.7/11	12.36
20/20	ABC	12/2/98	10:00	9.6/16	12.30
Dateline NBC	NBC	12/1/98	10:00	9.0/15	12.28
Garfield's Christmas	CBS	12/2/98	8:30	6.8/11	11.86
The Practice	ABC	12/6/98	10:00	6.4/14	11.84
Charlie Brown Christmas	CBS	12/2/98	8:00	7.0/12	11.80
Nash Bridges	CBS	12/4/98	10:00	7.8/14	11.80
SEC Championship	ABC	12/5/98	8:46	8.3/16	11.73
Suddenly Susan	NBC	11/30/98	8:30	8.8/13	11.61
Promised Land	CBS	12/3/98	8:00	7.8/13	11.41
Sports Night	ABC	12/1/98	9:30	8.5/13	11.39
That 70s Show	FOX	12/6/98	8:30	6.4/10	11.39
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	12/4/98	8:00	7.3/14	10.94
Caroline in the City	NBC	11/30/98	9:00	7.7/11	10.92
Outbreak	NBC	12/6/98	8:30	7.1/11	10.85
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	12/2/98	8:00	7.7/12	10.77
Party of Five	FOX	12/2/98	9:00	7.4/11	10.62
Brother's Keeper	ABC	12/4/98	9:30	7.2/13	10.41
Suddenly Susan	NBC	11/30/98	8:00	7.7/12	10.36
20/20	ABC	12/6/98	9:00	7.1/11	10.32
Dateline NBC	NBC	12/6/98	7:00	7.3/12	10.20
Candid Camera	CBS	12/4/98	8:30	6.8/12	10.18
LA Doctors	CBS	11/30/98	10:00	7.8/13	9.96
Guiness World Records	FOX	12/1/98	9:00	6.4/10	9.88
48 Hours	CBS	12/3/98	10:00	7.9/13	9.82
Early Edition	CBS	12/5/98	8:00	6.5/12	9.68
Will & Grace	NBC	11/30/98	9:30	6.8/10	9.59
Homicide	NBC	12/4/98	10:00	6.8/12	9.49
Working	NBC	12/1/98	9:30	6.9/11	9.41
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	12/3/98	8:00	6.4/10	9.27
Boy Meets World	ABC	12/4/98	8:30	6.6/12	9.25
King of the Hill	FOX	12/1/98	8:00	6.0/10	9.15
Melrose Place	FOX	11/30/98	8:00	6.5/10	9.03
America's Most Wanted	FOX	12/5/98	9:00	6.3/11	9.03
Cops	FOX	12/5/98	8:00	6.0/11	8.94
Getting Even with Dad	NBC	12/5/98	8:00	4.9/9	7.55
Profiler	NBC	12/5/98	10:00	5.4/10	7.47
Fox Files	FOX	12/3/98	9:00	5.3/8	7.28
Buddy Faro	CBS	12/4/98	9:00	5.0/9	7.22
Annabelle's Wish	FOX	12/6/98	7:31	3.2/5	6.88
To Have and To Hold	CBS	12/2/98	9:00	4.8/8	6.74
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	12/2/98	9:00	4.1/6	6.17
People of the Century	CBS	12/2/98	10:00	4.6/8	6.07
Holding the Baby	FOX	12/1/98	8:30	3.7/6	5.32
Brimstone	FOX	12/4/98	8:00	3.8/7	5.31
Steve Harvey Show	WB	12/3/98	9:00	2.9/5	4.17
Piranha	UPN	12/3/98	8:00	1.9/3	2.82
Malcom & Eddie	UPN	11/30/98	8:00	2.0/3	2.71
The Army Show	WB	12/6/98	9:30	1.9/3	2.44
Reunited	UPN	12/1/98	9:00	1.4/2	1.91
America's Greatest Pets	UPN	12/1/98	9:30	1.4/2	1.83

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Sunday Night Football	ESPN	8.85
NFL Primetime	ESPN	5.93
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	5.91
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	5.57
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	5.27
Pro Football (Thurs)	ESPN	4.51
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.44
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNT	4.34
Alien Resurrection	HBO	4.29
Wrestling (Thurs, 9pm)	TBS	4.23

Cable household ratings:


18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
The X-Files	9.3/21
NYPD Blue	8.9/
Monday Night Football	8.2/22
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer	7.2/18
Ally McBeal	6.7/16
Everybody Loves Raymond	5.6/13
King of the Hill	4.5/
Fox Files	3.5/9
Holding the Baby	2.4/

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Source: USA Today, Variety, Broadcasting Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times