Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending May 2, 1999

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 32nd 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)
Noah's Ark, pt. 1	NBC	5/2/99	9:00	20.9/32	35.08
ER	NBC	4/29/99	10:00	18.6/30	26.56
Frasier	NBC	4/29/99	9:00	15.1/23	21.41
Friends	NBC	4/29/99	8:00	13.9/24	19.63
Touched by an Angel	CBS	5/2/99	8:00	12.7/21	18.38
60 Minutes	CBS	5/2/99	7:00	12.5/24	17.43
Will & Grace	NBC	4/29/99	8:30	12.1/20	16.89
Veronica's Closet	NBC	4/29/99	9:30	12.3/19	16.82
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	4/26/99	9:00	11.1/17	16.46
Ally McBeal	FOX	4/26/99	9:00	11.0/17	15.96
NYPD Blue	ABC	4/27/99	10:00	10.8/18	15.34
JAG	CBS	4/27/99	8:00	9.9/17	14.42
20/20	ABC	4/28/99	10:00	10.4/17	14.05
Dateline NBC	NBC	4/26/99	10:00	9.9/16	13.69
The Practice	ABC	5/2/99	10:00	9.2/14	13.19
First Wives Club	CBS	5/2/99	9:00	9.8/15	13.12
Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	5/1/99	10:00	8.4/16	13.02
The X-Files	FOX	5/2/99	9:00	8.2/12	12.94
Scariest Police Chases 6	FOX	4/29/99	9:00	8.4/13	12.91
Family Guy	FOX	5/2/99	8:30	7.3/12	12.61
The Simpsons	FOX	5/2/99	8:00	7.3/12	12.59
Providence	NBC	4/30/99	8:00	8.9/17	12.31
Dateline NBC	NBC	4/30/99	9:00	9.0/16	12.17
Dateline NBC	NBC	4/27/99	10:00	9.1/15	12.08
Dateline NBC	NBC	4/28/99	8:00	9.2/16	12.08
100 Years of Great Women	ABC	4/30/99	9:30	8.8/16	12.08
King of Queens	CBS	4/26/99	8:30	8.0/13	11.74
Robbie Knievel	FOX	4/29/99	8:00	7.6/13	11.71
Dateline NBC	NBC	5/2/99	8:00	8.2/13	11.66
Nash Bridges	CBS	4/30/99	10:00	7.3/13	11.37
The Norm Show	ABC	4/28/99	9:30	7.7/12	11.29
60 Minutes II	CBS	4/28/99	9:00	8.5/13	11.20
World's Most Amazing Videos	NBC	4/28/99	9:00	8.1/13	11.09
Sports Night	ABC	4/27/99	9:30	7.6/12	10.93
Cosby	CBS	4/26/99	8:00	7.6/13	10.91
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	ABC	4/30/99	9:00	7.0/13	10.91
Phenomenon (1996)	ABC	5/2/99	7:00	7.4/12	10.91
20/20	ABC	4/26/99	8:00	8.3/14	10.81
Homicide	NBC	4/30/99	10:00	7.4/14	10.54
Martial Law	CBS	5/1/99	9:00	6.9/13	10.36
Promised Land	CBS	4/29/99	8:00	7.2/12	9.98
LA Doctors	CBS	4/26/99	10:00	7.6/13	9.96
Diagnosis Murder	CBS	4/29/99	9:00	7.0/11	9.86
Funny Flubs	CBS	4/30/99	9:00	6.6/12	9.78
Futurama	FOX	4/27/99	8:30	6.4/10	9.70
Party of Five	FOX	4/28/99	9:00	6.8/11	9.61
Kids Say the Darndest Things	CBS	4/30/99	8:00	6.7/13	9.56
Chicago Hope	CBS	4/28/99	10:00	7.2/12	9.53
It's Like, You Know	ABC	4/28/99	8:30	6.5/11	9.51
The Patty Duke Show	CBS	4/27/99	9:00	7.0/11	9.48
Bloopers	ABC	5/1/99	10:00	6.2/12	9.44
Candid Camera	CBS	4/30/99	8:30	6.4/12	9.27
Boy Meets World	ABC	4/30/99	8:30	6.1/12	8.93
Mad About You	CBS	4/26/99	9:30	6.4/10	8.63
Beverly Hills, 90210	FOX	4/28/99	8:00	5.9/10	8.31
Mr. Murder, pt. 1	ABC	4/26/99	9:00	6.2/10	8.25
Happy Gilmore (1996)	ABC	5/1/99	8:00	5.4/11	8.23
America's Most Wanted	FOX	5/1/99	9:00	5.8/11	8.14
Caroline in the City	NBC	4/26/99	8:00	6.3/10	8.07
NewsRadio	NBC	4/27/99	8:30	6.0/10	8.02
King of the Hill	FOX	4/27/99	8:00	5.5/10	7.94
3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	4/27/99	8:00	5.8/10	7.82
Mad About You	NBC	4/26/99	9:00	5.9/9	7.74
Early Edition	CBS	5/1/99	8:00	5.4/11	7.68
Payne	CBS	4/28/99	8:30	5.4/9	7.64
Pretender	NBC	5/1/99	8:00	5.2/11	7.60
Melrose Place	FOX	4/26/99	8:00	5.5/9	7.51
Everything's Relative	NBC	4/27/99	9:30	5.3/8	7.09
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	4/29/99	8:00	4.7/8	6.99
Mr. Murder, pt. 2	ABC	4/29/99	9:00	4.7/8	6.72
Bulletproof	NBC	5/1/99	9:00	4.7/9	6.36
Cops	FOX	5/1/99	8:00	4.5/10	6.17
Most Dangerous Magic 2	NBC	5/2/99	7:00	4.2/8	5.62
Millenium	FOX	4/30/99	9:00	3.7/7	5.60
World's Funniest	FOX	5/2/99	7:00	3.7/7	5.59
WWE Smackdown	UPN	4/29/99	8:00	4.0/6	5.55
Guiness World Records	FOX	4/30/99	8:00	3.5/7	5.34
Dawson's Creek	WB	4/28/99	8:00	4.1/7	5.26
Charmed	WB	4/28/99	9:00	3.6/6	5.10
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	4/28/99	9:00	3.4/5	4.78
Rescue 77	WB	4/26/99	9:00	2.8/4	4.46
Felicity	WB	4/27/99	9:00	3.1/5	4.28
Steve Harvey Show	WB	4/29/99	9:00	2.9/5	4.20
For Your Love	WB	4/29/99	9:30	3.0/5	4.20
Jamie Foxx Show	WB	4/29/99	8:30	2.8/5	4.09
Smart Guy	WB	5/2/99	8:30	2.6/4	3.71
Sister, Sister	WB	5/2/99	8:00	2.6/4	3.35
Wayans Brothers	WB	4/29/99	8:00	2.4/4	3.33
Unhappily Ever After	WB	5/2/99	9:30	2.3/3	2.88
Moesha	UPN	4/27/99	8:30	2.2/4	2.83
Dilbert	UPN	4/26/99	8:00	2.0/3	2.68
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane	WB	5/2/99	9:00	2.0/3	2.66
Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	4/26/99	9:00	1.7/3	2.50
Malcolm & Eddie	UPN	4/27/99	9:00	1.9/3	2.46
America's Greatest Pets	UPN	4/30/99	8:00	1.4/3	1.79
Home Movies	UPN	4/26/99	8:30	1.4/2	1.76
Clueless	UPN	4/27/99	9:30	1.3/2	1.65
America's Greatest Pets	UPN	4/30/99	8:30	1.3/3	1.63
The Love Boat	UPN	4/30/99	9:00	1.2/2	1.59

Cable viewership ratings:

Show	Net	Viewers (millions)
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	USA	6.93
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	USA	6.53
Kids Choice Awards	NICK	5.20
Wrestling (Mon, 8pm)	TNT	4.73
Wrestling (Mon, 9pm)	TNT	4.44
The X-Files	HBO	4.20
Wrestling (Sun, 7pm)	USA	4.18
Wrestling (Mon, 10pm)	TNT	3.99
Wild Things	HBO	3.60
Wrestling (Thu, 9pm)	TBS	3.31

Cable household ratings: (note: the date in the chart is wrong, but the data is from the w/e May 2)

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