Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending May 9, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 33rd 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.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	Day	Time	HH	Viewers (millions)
ER	NBC	5/6/99	10:00	18.4/30	27.40
Noah's Ark, pt. 2	NBC	5/3/99	9:00	17.1/26	26.76
Simple Life on Noah Dearborn	CBS	5/9/99	9:00	13.8/22	21.01
Friends	NBC	5/6/99	8:00	14.3/25	20.92
Frasier	NBC	5/6/99	9:00	13.8/22	20.04
Law & Order	NBC	5/5/99	10:00	13.4/22	18.40
Touched by an Angel	CBS	5/9/99	8:00	11.7/21	17.83
Veronica's Closet	NBC	5/6/99	9:30	11.9/19	17.29
Will & Grace	NBC	5/6/99	8:30	12.0/20	17.24
The X-Files	FOX	5/9/99	9:00	9.5/15	15.38
Dateline NBC	NBC	5/4/99	10:00	11.2/19	15.23
ACM Awards	CBS	5/5/99	8:00	10.0/16	14.80
The Practice	ABC	5/9/99	10:00	10.0/16	14.57
Dateline NBC	NBC	5/7/99	9:00	10.5/19	14.47
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	5/3/99	9:00	10.3/15	14.29
JAG	CBS	5/4/99	8:00	10.0/17	14.06
60 Minutes	CBS	5/9/99	7:00	10.0/21	13.67
Nash Bridges	CBS	5/7/99	10:00	8.8/16	13.42
Becker	CBS	5/3/99	9:30	9.5/14	13.31
Ally McBeal	FOX	5/3/99	9:00	9.6/14	13.26
NYPD Blue	ABC	5/4/99	10:00	9.6/16	13.12
Home Improvement	ABC	5/4/99	8:00	9.2/16	13.06
King of Queens	CBS	5/3/99	8:30	9.2/15	12.98
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	5/8/99	10:00	8.5/16	12.83
Spin City	ABC	5/4/99	9:00	8.8/14	12.48
3rd Rock From the Sun	NBC	5/4/99	9:30	9.1/14	12.48
Providence	NBC	5/7/99	8:00	9.0/18	12.38
The Rock (1996)	ABC	5/3/99	8:00	8.6/14	12.19
The Drew Carey Show	ABC	5/5/99	9:00	8.2/13	11.98
Just Shoot Me	NBC	5/4/99	9:00	8.6/14	11.91
Dharma & Greg	ABC	5/5/99	8:00	8.2/15	11.88
Profiler	NBC	5/8/99	10:00	7.5/14	11.86
World's Most Amazing Videos	NBC	5/5/99	9:00	8.5/13	11.85
Down Will Come Baby (1999)	CBS	5/4/99	9:00	8.7/14	11.72
Cosby	CBS	5/3/99	8:00	8.1/14	11.62
Hunt for Unicorn Killer, pt. 1	NBC	5/9/99	9:00	8.3/13	11.57
20/20	ABC	5/5/99	10:00	8.5/14	11.52
Dateline NBC	NBC	5/5/99	8:00	8.2/14	11.42
20/20	ABC	5/7/99	10:00	8.5/16	11.22
Family Guy	FOX	5/9/99	8:30	7.0/12	11.20
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	5/6/99	9:00	8.0/13	10.98
Sports Night	ABC	5/4/99	9:30	7.8/12	10.78
Martial Law	CBS	5/8/99	9:00	7.0/13	10.69
Pretender	NBC	5/8/99	9:00	6.6/13	10.63
Disney: Flubber (1997)	ABC	5/9/99	7:00	6.5/13	10.48
The Simpsons	FOX	5/9/99	8:00	6.8/13	10.45
The Norm Show	ABC	5/5/99	9:30	7.4/11	10.42
The Hughleys	ABC	5/4/99	8:30	7.6/13	10.39
Homicide	NBC	5/7/99	10:00	7.4/14	10.25
48 Hours	CBS	5/6/99	10:00	7.8/13	10.06
A Time to Kill	ABC	5/6/99	8:00	7.4/12	10.03
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	5/7/99	9:00	6.3/12	9.81
Promised Land	CBS	5/6/99	8:00	6.9/12	9.76
20/20	ABC	5/9/99	9:00	7.1/11	9.76
Candid Camera	CBS	5/7/99	9:00	6.1/11	9.51
Candid Camera	CBS	5/7/99	9:30	6.2/11	9.48
Party of Five	FOX	5/5/99	9:00	6.9/11	9.45
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	5/7/99	8:00	6.4/12	9.42
LA Doctors	CBS	5/3/99	10:00	7.3/11	9.28
Early Edition	CBS	5/8/99	8:00	6.5/14	9.24
It's Like, You Know	ABC	5/5/99	8:30	6.4/11	9.10
Dateline NBC	NBC	5/9/99	8:00	6.7/12	9.04
Mad About You	NBC	5/3/99	8:30	7.0/11	8.91
NewsRadio	NBC	5/4/99	8:30	6.5/11	8.58
Just Shoot Me	NBC	5/4/99	8:00	6.5/12	8.57
Billy Madison (1995)	FOX	5/6/99	8:00	5.9/10	8.49
NBA Playoff	NBC	5/9/99	5:33	6.2/15	8.40
Melrose Place	FOX	5/3/99	8:00	5.7/9	8.30
Boy Meets World	ABC	5/7/99	8:30	5.7/11	8.25
Futurama	FOX	5/4/99	8:30	5.8/10	8.24
America's Most Wanted	FOX	5/8/99	9:00	5.5/10	8.18
The PJs	FOX	5/4/99	9:00	5.6/9	8.06
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	5/5/99	8:00	6.3/11	8.06
Phenomenon (1996)	ABC	5/8/99	8:00	5.4/11	7.96
Brother's Keeper	ABC	5/7/99	9:30	5.1/9	7.90
Suddenly Susan	NBC	5/3/99	8:00	6.0/10	7.62
Worst Drivers	FOX	5/7/99	8:00	5.0/10	7.53
Cops	FOX	5/8/99	8:00	4.9/11	7.41
7th Heaven	WB	5/3/99	8:00	5.1/9	7.19
King of the Hill	FOX	5/4/99	8:00	4.8/8	6.76
Millenium	FOX	5/7/99	9:00	4.5/8	6.54
NBA Playoff	NBC	5/8/99	5:32	4.7/12	6.10
National Geographic	NBC	5/8/99	8:00	3.8/8	5.74
Dawson's Creek	WB	5/5/99	8:00	4.0/7	5.25
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	WB	5/4/99	8:00	3.6/6	5.04
World's Funniest	FOX	5/9/99	7:00	3.7/8	5.00
Charmed	WB	5/5/99	9:00	3.9/6	4.93
Felicity	WB	5/4/99	9:00	3.4/5	4.52
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	5/5/99	9:00	3.2/5	4.42
Steve Harvey Show	WB	5/6/99	9:00	2.8/4	3.75
For Your Love	WB	5/6/99	9:30	2.6/4	3.65
Primal Force (1999)	UPN	5/6/99	8:00	2.4/4	3.51
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	5/6/99	8:30	2.6/4	3.51
Rescue 77	WB	5/3/99	9:00	2.3/3	3.49
Wayans Brothers	WB	5/6/99	8:00	2.2/4	3.11
7 Days	UPN	5/5/99	8:00	2.5/4	3.07
Unhappily Ever After	WB	5/9/99	9:30	2.4/4	2.97
Moesha	UPN	5/4/99	8:00	2.2/4	2.83
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane	WB	5/9/99	9:00	2.0/3	2.80
Dilbert	UPN	5/3/99	8:00	2.0/4	2.78
Shocking Police Videos	UPN	5/3/99	9:00	1.7/3	2.55
Smart Guy	WB	5/9/99	8:30	2.0/4	2.54
Clueless	UPN	5/4/99	8:30	1.9/3	2.39
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	5/4/99	9:00	1.9/3	2.35
Sister, Sister	WB	5/9/99	8:00	1.9/4	2.26
Between Brothers	UPN	5/4/99	9:30	1.6/2	2.13
America's Greatest Pets	UPN	5/7/99	8:00	1.4/3	1.68
America's Greatest Pets	UPN	5/7/99	8:30	1.4/3	1.61
Home Movies	UPN	5/3/99	8:30	1.0/2	1.45
The Love Boat	UPN	5/7/99	9:00	1.2/2	1.38

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	7.86
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.55
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.48
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.15
Paulie	HBO	3.66
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	3.62
Rugrats	NICK	3.41
Wrestling (Thu, 9pm)	TBS	3.38
Hey, Arnold!	NICK	3.37
Switchback	HBO	3.11

Cable household ratings:

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