Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 24, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 18th 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	1/21/99	10:00	21.3/35	30.48
Friends	NBC	1/21/99	8:00	16.8/26	24.82
Golden Globe Awards	NBC	1/24/99	8:00	16.1/24	24.18
Frasier	NBC	1/21/99	9:00	16.5/25	23.59
Jesse	NBC	1/21/99	8:30	14.4/22	21.11
Veronica's Closet	NBC	1/21/99	9:30	14.2/22	20.14
60 Minutes	CBS	1/24/99	7:00	13.5/22	19.20
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	1/18/99	9:00	12.5/18	18.78
Ally McBeal	FOX	1/18/99	9:00	11.1/16	16.72
Outlaw Justice	CBS	1/24/99	9:00	10.4/16	16.36
The X-Files	FOX	1/24/99	9:00	9.2/13	15.93
Becker	CBS	1/18/99	9:30	11.2/16	15.73
Providence	NBC	1/22/99	8:00	10.7/18	15.26
Cosby	CBS	1/18/99	8:00	10.0/15	15.20
King of Queens	CBS	1/18/99	8:30	10.2/15	15.13
Dharma & Greg	ABC	1/20/99	8:00	9.7/16	14.72
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/20/99	8:00	10.4/17	14.57
20/20	ABC	1/22/99	10:00	10.5/18	14.33
Home Improvement	ABC	1/19/99	8:00	9.9/16	14.27
60 Minutes II	CBS	1/20/99	9:00	9.9/15	13.76
LA Doctors	CBS	1/18/99	10:00	10.2/17	13.49
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	1/21/99	8:00	9.4/15	13.31
20/20	ABC	1/20/99	10:00	9.6/16	13.26
State of the Union Analysis	NBC	1/19/99	10:27	9.1/14	12.83
Turks	CBS	1/21/99	9:00	9.0/14	12.82
Candid Camera	CBS	1/22/99	8:30	8.2/14	12.60
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	1/22/99	8:00	8.6/15	12.53
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/18/99	10:00	8.9/15	12.51
A Saintly Switch	ABC	1/24/99	7:00	7.1/11	12.26
Martial Law	CBS	1/23/99	9:00	7.3/12	12.24
Brother's Keeper	ABC	1/22/99	9:30	7.9/13	12.13
Boy Meets World	ABC	1/22/99	8:30	7.7/13	11.98
World Figure Skating	NBC	1/22/99	9:00	8.4/14	11.63
World Figure Skating	NBC	1/23/99	9:00	7.8/13	11.63
The PJs	FOX	1/19/99	8:30	6.9/11	11.34
Magnificent Seven	CBS	1/22/99	9:00	6.9/11	10.98
That 70s Show	FOX	1/24/99	8:30	6.6/10	10.82
Suddenly Susan	NBC	1/18/99	8:00	7.3/11	10.70
Brother's Keeper	ABC	1/20/99	8:30	7.3/11	10.70
Chicago Hope	CBS	1/20/99	10:00	7.7/13	10.40
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	1/20/99	8:00	7.1/11	10.37
Party of Five	FOX	1/20/99	9:00	7.3/11	10.27
What We Did That Night	ABC	1/18/99	9:00	7.0/11	10.10
World's Wildest Police Videos	FOX	1/21/99	8:00	6.9/11	10.10
Cops	FOX	1/23/99	8:00	6.1/11	9.79
America's Most Wanted	FOX	1/23/99	9:00	6.5/11	9.69
20/20	ABC	1/24/99	9:00	6.5/9	9.45
Melrose Place	FOX	1/18/99	8:00	6.3/10	9.31
King of the Hill	FOX	1/19/99	8:00	5.8/9	9.27
Fox Files	FOX	1/21/99	9:00	6.4/10	9.17
Caroline in the City	NBC	1/18/99	8:30	6.4/10	9.16
Dateline NBC	NBC	1/24/99	7:00	6.4/10	9.07
Champions of Magic	ABC	1/18/99	8:00	5.9/9	8.94
State of the Union Analysis	CBS	1/19/99	10:31	6.3/10	8.89
State of the Union Analysis	NBC	1/19/99	10:53	6.8/11	8.79
Millenium	FOX	1/22/99	9:00	5.8/10	8.51
48 Hours	CBS	1/21/99	10:00	6.4/11	8.28
The Nanny	CBS	1/20/99	8:00	5.8/9	8.25
Mad About You	NBC	1/18/99	9:00	6.1/9	8.13
State of the Union Analysis	CBS	1/19/99	10:53	5.8/10	8.04
7th Heaven	WB	1/18/99	8:00	5.5/8	7.94
Hocus Pocus	ABC	1/23/99	8:00	4.9/9	7.80
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	1/19/99	8:00	4.6/7	7.00
Maggie Winters	CBS	1/20/99	8:30	5.2/8	6.99
Vengeance Unlimited	ABC	1/21/99	8:00	4.7/7	6.99
Working	NBC	1/18/99	9:30	4.9/7	6.64
Encore! Encore!	NBC	1/20/99	9:30	4.9/7	6.60
Lateline	NBC	1/20/99	9:00	4.8/7	6.45
Dawson's Creek	WB	1/20/99	8:00	4.8/7	6.43
World's Funniest	FOX	1/24/99	7:04	4.1/7	6.38
Felicity	WB	1/19/99	9:00	4.6/7	6.20
Charmed	WB	1/20/99	9:00	4.0/6	5.96
ABC News	ABC	1/21/99	10:00	4.4/7	5.87
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	1/20/99	9:00	3.8/6	5.36
Fantasy Island	ABC	1/23/99	10:00	3.2/6	5.16
Wayans Brothers	WB	1/21/99	8:00	3.2/5	4.69
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	1/21/99	8:30	3.1/5	4.43
Steve Harvey Show	WB	1/21/99	9:00	3.1/5	4.04
Sister, Sister	WB	1/24/99	8:00	2.8/4	3.98
For Your Love	WB	1/21/99	9:30	3.1/5	3.94
Moesha	UPN	1/19/99	8:00	2.7/4	3.82
Smart Guy	WB	1/24/99	8:30	2.8/4	3.81
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane	WB	1/24/99	9:00	2.8/4	3.61
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	1/19/99	9:00	2.9/4	3.58
Between Brothers	UPN	1/19/99	8:00	2.9/4	3.58
Unhappily Ever After	WB	1/24/99	9:30	2.2/3	2.91
Clueless	UPN	1/19/99	8:30	2.2/3	2.76
The Love Boat	UPN	1/22/99	9:00	1.9/3	2.48
Guys Like Us	UPN	1/18/99	8:30	1.7/2	2.28
The Cyber-Stalking	UPN	1/21/99	8:00	1.4/2	1.66

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Rugrats	NICK	7.96
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	6.35
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	6.30
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	5.92
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	4.90
Wrestling (Sun, 8pm)	USA	4.88
Wrestling (Thurs, 9pm)	TBS	4.82
The Postman	HBO	4.79
Wrestling (Thurs, 8pm)	TBS	4.76
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNT	4.37

Cable household ratings:


18-49 ratings:

Show	18-49 rat/sh
The Golden Globe Awards	10.2/24
Ally McBeal	9.3/
Everybody Loves Raymond	6.2/
The PJs	5.5/14
Just Shoot Me	5.5/15
20/20 Wednesday	5.5/16
Providence	5.3/
Becker	5.2/
LA Doctors	4.9/
Brother's Keeper Wednesday	4.9/13
King of the Hill	4.8/13
The Practice	4.6/11
Dateline Wednesday	4.5/13
Mad About You	4.1/
Chicago Hope	4.1/12
What We Did That Night	4.0/
60 Minutes II	3.8/9
Brother's Keeper Tuesday	3.6/10
The Magnificent Seven	3.6/
Working	3.1/
Turks	3.0/8
Champions of Magic	2.9/
Diagnosis Murder	2.9/8
Encore! Encore!	2.8/7
Felicity	2.7/7
Lateline	2.5/6
The Nanny	2.5/7
Maggie Winters	2.1/6
Between Brothers	1.8/4
Malcolm & Eddie	1.6/4

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