NIELSENS for week ending 10/30/94
Danny Moses
Prime-time ratings as compiled by the A.C. Nielsen Co. for Oct 24 - Oct 30.
An "X" in parentheses indicates a special broadcast. Each ratings point
represents 954,000 households.
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1. "Home Improvement" (ABC).......................................... 23.2
2. "Grace Under Fire" (ABC).......................................... 20.6
3. "60 Minutes" (CBS)................................................ 20.0
4. "Seinfeld" (NBC).................................................. 19.4
5. "Roseanne" (ABC).................................................. 19.2
6. "NYPD Blue" (ABC)................................................. 17.7
7. "NFL Monday Night Football" (ABC)................................. 16.9
8. "Ellen" (ABC)..................................................... 16.1
9. "Danielle Steel's Family Album Pt. 2" -- NBC Monday Movie......... 15.7
10. "NFL Game 2" (NBC)................................................ 15.2
11. "Chicago Hope - Sunday" (CBS)..................................... 14.5
12. "Murphy Brown" (CBS).............................................. 14.3
13. "Dave's World" (CBS).............................................. 14.2
14. "Frasier 1" (NBC)................................................. 14.0
15. "Mad About You" (NBC)............................................. 13.9
16. "Me and the Boys" (ABC)........................................... 13.3
16. "Madman of the People" (NBC)...................................... 13.3
18. "Full House" (ABC)................................................ 13.2
18. "Frasier 2" (NBC)................................................. 13.2
20. (X)"Blame Game" (ABC)............................................. 13.1
21. "The Nanny" (CBS)................................................. 12.9
21. "Against Their Will: Women in Prison" -- ABC Sunday Movie......... 12.9
23. "PrimeTime Live" (ABC)............................................ 12.7
23. "The Simpsons 4" (FOX)............................................ 12.7
25. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX)...................................... 12.5
25. "20/20" (ABC)..................................................... 12.5
27. "Friends" (NBC)................................................... 12.4
28. "The Simpsons 3" (FOX)............................................ 12.2
29. "Love & War" (CBS)................................................ 12.1
29. "Step by Step" (ABC).............................................. 12.1
29. "Without Warning" -- CBS Sunday Movie............................. 12.1
32. "Law & Order" (NBC)............................................... 12.0
32. "The Commish" (ABC)............................................... 12.0
34. "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (ABC)................................... 11.9
35. "Fatal Vows" -- CBS Tuesday Movie................................. 11.8
36. "Blossom" (NBC)................................................... 11.5
36. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (CBS)................................. 11.5
38. "Family Matters" (ABC)............................................ 11.3
39. "Wings" (NBC)..................................................... 11.2
40. "Rescue 911" (CBS)................................................ 11.1
40. "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC)................................. 11.1
40. "All-American Girl" (ABC)......................................... 11.1
40. "Matlock" (ABC)................................................... 11.1
44. "Sweet Justice" (NBC)............................................. 11.0
45. "Boy Meets World" (ABC)........................................... 10.9
45. "The Addams Family" -- NBC Sunday Movie........................... 10.9
47. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC)............................... 10.7
47. "Coach" (ABC)..................................................... 10.7
49. (X)"Men, Movies, and Carol" (CBS)................................. 10.5
49. "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS).......................................... 10.5
51. "Dateline NBC - Wednesday" (NBC).................................. 10.2
51. "Living Single" (FOX)............................................. 10.2
53. "Thunder Alley" (ABC)............................................. 10.1
53. "Under Suspicion" (CBS)........................................... 10.1
55. "Dateline NBC - Tuesday" (NBC).................................... 10.0
56. "Married...with Children" (FOX)................................... 09.8
57. "Cosby Mysteries" (NBC)........................................... 09.7
57. (X)"Tales From the Far Side" (CBS)................................ 09.7
57. "Picket Fences" (CBS)............................................. 09.7
57. "Lois & Clark" (ABC).............................................. 09.7
61. (X)"Fifty Years of Soaps" (CBS)................................... 09.5
62. "Melrose Place" (FOX)............................................. 09.1
63. "48 Hours" (CBS).................................................. 09.0
64. "The Simpsons 2" (FOX)............................................ 08.9
65. "The Boys Are Back" (CBS)......................................... 08.8
65. "Martin" (FOX).................................................... 08.8
65. "The Five Mrs. Buchanans" (CBS)................................... 08.8
68. "Touched by an Angel" (CBS)....................................... 08.6
69. "Hearts Afire" (CBS).............................................. 08.5
69. (X)"Angels II: Beyond the Light" (NBC)............................ 08.5
71. "The X-Files" (FOX)............................................... 08.4
72. "New York Undercover" (FOX)....................................... 08.2
72. "Sisters" (NBC)................................................... 08.2
74. (X)"Comedy Hall of Fame" (NBC).................................... 08.1
75. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC).............................. 07.9
76. "Unsolved Mysteries" (NBC)........................................ 07.8
76. "Double, Double, Toil, & Trouble" -- ABC Saturday Movie........... 07.8
76. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)............................ 07.8
79. "Blue Skies" (ABC)................................................ 07.6
80. "Dateline NBC - Friday" (NBC)..................................... 07.5
81. "Models, Inc." (FOX).............................................. 07.4
82. "The George Carlin Show" (FOX).................................... 07.3
82. "The Simpsons 1" (FOX)............................................ 07.3
84. "My So-Called Life" (ABC)......................................... 07.1
84. "On Our Own" (ABC)................................................ 07.1
86. "Cops 2" (FOX).................................................... 07.0
87. "Alien Nation: Dark Horizon" -- FOX Tuesday Movie................. 06.9
88. "America's Most Wanted" (FOX)..................................... 06.7
89. "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung" (CBS).............................. 06.5
89. "Cops" (FOX)...................................................... 06.5
91. "Party of Five" (FOX)............................................. 05.7
91. "Tales From the Crypt 2" (FOX).................................... 05.7
93. "Tales From the Crypt 1" (FOX).................................... 05.6
94. (X)"Halloween!" (CBS)............................................. 05.3
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