NIELSENS for the week ending 11/6/94
Danny Moses
Prime-time ratings as compiled by the A.C. Nielsen Co. for Oct 31 - Nov 06.
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1. "Home Improvement" (ABC).......................................... 21.1
2. "Grace Under Fire" (ABC).......................................... 20.5
2. "Seinfeld" (NBC).................................................. 20.5
4. "NYPD Blue" (ABC)................................................. 20.3
5. "E.R." (NBC)...................................................... 18.7
6. "Cagney & Lacey - The Return" -- CBS Sunday Movie................. 18.4
7. "60 Minutes" (CBS)................................................ 17.6
8. "Roseanne 1" (ABC)................................................ 17.3
9. "NFL Monday Night Football" (ABC)................................. 17.0
10. "Frasier" (NBC)................................................... 16.9
11. "Mad About You" (NBC)............................................. 16.6
12. "Friends - Thursday" (NBC)........................................ 16.1
13. "20-20" (ABC)..................................................... 15.9
14. "Roseanne 2" (ABC)................................................ 15.8
15. "Earth 2" (NBC)................................................... 15.6
16. "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS)......................................... 15.3
17. "Madman of the People" (NBC)...................................... 15.1
18. "Murphy Brown" (CBS).............................................. 14.6
18. "Wings" (NBC)..................................................... 14.6
20. "Me and the Boys" (ABC)........................................... 14.1
21. "Dave's World - Monday" (CBS)..................................... 13.8
22. "Full House" (ABC)................................................ 13.7
23. "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" -- NBC Sunday Movie...... 13.5
24. "Law & Order" (NBC)............................................... 13.3
25. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (CBS)................................. 13.0
26. "The Five Mrs. Buchanans" (CBS)................................... 12.9
27. "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC)................................. 12.8
27. "Step by Step" (ABC).............................................. 12.8
27. "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (ABC)................................... 12.8
30. (X)"Siegfried & Roy" (ABC)........................................ 12.4
31. "The Nanny" (CBS)................................................. 12.3
31. "Friends - Tuesday" (NBC)......................................... 12.3
33. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX)...................................... 12.2
33. "America's Funniest Home Videos 2" (ABC).......................... 12.2
35. "Chicago Hope" (CBS).............................................. 12.1
35. "Family Matters" (ABC)............................................ 12.1
37. "Boy Meets World" (ABC)........................................... 12.0
38. "Due South" (CBS)................................................. 11.8
39. "48 Hours" (CBS).................................................. 11.5
40. "Northern Exposure" (CBS)......................................... 11.4
41. "Rescue 911" (CBS)................................................ 11.3
41. "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" -- ABC Sunday Movie.............. 11.3
43. "Dateline NBC - Wednesday" (NBC).................................. 11.2
44. "Walker, Texas Ranger" (CBS)...................................... 10.9
45. "Dateline NBC - Tuesday" (NBC).................................... 10.8
45. "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS).......................................... 10.8
47. "Thunder Alley" (ABC)............................................. 10.6
47. "America's Funniest Home Videos 1" (ABC).......................... 10.6
49. "All-American Girl" (ABC)......................................... 10.5
49. "Married...with Children" (FOX)................................... 10.5
51. "PrimeTime Live" (ABC)............................................ 10.4
52. "The Cosby Mysteries" (NBC)....................................... 09.7
53. "Under Suspicion" (CBS)........................................... 09.6
53. "Picket Fences" (CBS)............................................. 09.6
53. "The Simpsons 2" (FOX)............................................ 09.6
56. "Matlock" (ABC)................................................... 09.5
57. "The X-Files" (FOX)............................................... 09.4
57. "The Commish" (ABC)............................................... 09.4
59. "Blossom" (NBC)................................................... 09.2
59. "Turning Point" (ABC)............................................. 09.2
59. "The Simpsons 1" (FOX)............................................ 09.2
62. "Melrose Place" (FOX)............................................. 09.0
62. "Dave's World - Wednesday" (CBS).................................. 09.0
62. "Touched By An Angel" (CBS)....................................... 09.0
62. "Living Single" (FOX)............................................. 09.0
66. "Coach" (ABC)..................................................... 08.9
66. "The Boys Are Back" (CBS)......................................... 08.9
66. "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung" (CBS).............................. 08.9
69. "Martin" (FOX).................................................... 08.8
69. "Sisters" (NBC)................................................... 08.8
71. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC)............................... 08.6
71. "Roseanne and Tom: Behind The Scenes" -- NBC Monday Movie......... 08.6
73. "Another 48 Hours" -- CBS Tuesday Movie........................... 08.1
74. "Bugsy" -- NBC Friday Movie....................................... 08.0
75. "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" -- NBC Saturday Movie............... 07.6
76. "Cops 2" (FOX).................................................... 07.4
77. (X)"1994 Clio Awards" (FOX)....................................... 07.1
77. "The George Carlin Show" (FOX).................................... 07.1
79. "New York Undercover" (FOX)....................................... 07.0
80. "Blue Skies" (ABC)................................................ 06.9
80. "My So-Called Life" (ABC)......................................... 06.9
82. "Cops" (FOX)...................................................... 06.7
83. "Party of Five" (FOX)............................................. 06.6
83. "Ernest Scared Stupid" -- ABC Saturday Movie...................... 06.6
83. "America's Most Wanted" (FOX)..................................... 06.6
86. "Avalanche" -- FOX Tuesday Movie.................................. 06.4
87. "Best of the X-Files" (FOX)....................................... 05.5
88. "M.A.N.T.I.S." (FOX).............................................. 05.3
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Mr. Damon Kelly
You know what I find disappointing? Each and every pre-emption of
Lois & Clark, even the one starring Suzanne Summers, has scored higher
ratings! ARRRGGGHHHH! Will L&C follow the path taken by "The Flash"?
>53. "The Simpsons 2" (FOX)............................................ 09.6
>59. "The Simpsons 1" (FOX)............................................ 09.2
Hmm, this is unusual. Did L&C fans migrate over here?
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>List of Week's TV Ratings
>
Honestly, this is the last time I'm going to make this comment...
WHY??????
>15. "Earth 2" (NBC)................................................... 15.6
>16. "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS)......................................... 15.3
Y'know, this may be the first time something in the Sunday-night
sci-fi pigpile actually beat Murder She Wrote; I can't remember any others.
But, of course, it was a near thing. :-)
>38. "Due South" (CBS)................................................. 11.8
Not a bad show for one of the more entertaining programs on TV right
now. It's basically the same as Brisco County Junior, but doesn't suffer
from the "Fox Handicap".
>57. "The X-Files" (FOX)............................................... 09.4
Zounds. And it wasn't that good.
>87. "Best of the X-Files" (FOX)....................................... 05.5
>88. "M.A.N.T.I.S." (FOX).............................................. 05.3
Brisco. Alien Nation. Brisco. Alien Nation. Brisco. Alien Nation.
Jason
Hehe, don't expect that number to stay for very long. Wow that was bad.
>80. "My So-Called Life" (ABC)......................................... 06.9
Arrrrgh. My fave show. Why don't they switch it with Matlock? It would
have to do better at 9:00.
This weeks episode was an improvement over the last two, hopefully the
ratings for next week will reflect it.
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Ian J. Ball
> List of Week's TV Ratings
>
> 1. "Home Improvement" (ABC).......................................... 21.1
> 2. "Grace Under Fire" (ABC).......................................... 20.5
Oh... joy...
> 4. "NYPD Blue" (ABC)................................................. 20.3
Was this the ep. where Carusso gets rubbed out?
> 6. "Cagney & Lacey - The Return" -- CBS Sunday Movie................. 18.4
Whoa!
> 7. "60 Minutes" (CBS)................................................ 17.6
Looks like last week's 20.0 was an anomoly.
> 10. "Frasier" (NBC)................................................... 16.9
Back in the Top 10!
> 15. "Earth 2" (NBC)................................................... 15.6
Not bad. But can it keep it up?
> 17. "Madman of the People" (NBC)...................................... 15.1
NBC claims it's sticking with this. Don't ask me why.
> 23. "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" -- NBC Sunday Movie...... 13.5
I would have expected better. But then again, T2 didn't do much better. So
much for sci-fi on TV.
> 26. "The Five Mrs. Buchanans" (CBS)................................... 12.9
Whoa!!!
> 27. "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC)................................. 12.8
JL's still slumping badly from Frasier.
> 27. "Step by Step" (ABC).............................................. 12.8
They've lost me with the whole pregnancy thing. Back to the X-Files and
Under Suspicion.
> 31. "The Nanny" (CBS)................................................. 12.3
Oops. Quite a slip.
> 33. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX)...................................... 12.2
Back to >12.0. BH is here to stay. (Well, at least until yesterday's ep.
What were they thinking?!)
> 53. "Under Suspicion" (CBS)........................................... 09.6
> 57. "The X-Files" (FOX)............................................... 09.4
"X" is closing back in on US.
> 62. "Melrose Place" (FOX)............................................. 09.0
Constistently stuck at 9.0. FOX better move it.
> 80. "My So-Called Life" (ABC)......................................... 06.9
Still doing slightly better.
> 83. "Party of Five" (FOX)............................................. 06.6
This is in the Wedensday "Models" timeslot following 90210. Simply
horrible. It lost 50% of BH's audience.
Sorry guys, but FOX will be cancelling it any day now. And too bad, it's a
good show. (But it won't be the first good show to have this happen...)
> 87. "Best of the X-Files" (FOX)....................................... 05.5
Good ratings for that time-slot (and against Earth2 too!). Better than
either Brisco or Fortune Hunter. FOX should leave it there.
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Ray Li
: List of Week's TV Ratings
[ after a little editing...]
*** MONDAY ***
ABC
: 66. "Coach" (ABC)..................................................... 08.9
: 80. "Blue Skies" (ABC)................................................ 06.9
: 9. "NFL Monday Night Football" (ABC)................................. 17.0
CBS
: 31. "The Nanny" (CBS)................................................. 12.3
: 21. "Dave's World - Monday" (CBS)..................................... 13.8
: 18. "Murphy Brown" (CBS).............................................. 14.6
: 26. "The Five Mrs. Buchanans" (CBS)................................... 12.9
: 40. "Northern Exposure" (CBS)......................................... 11.4
FOX
: 62. "Melrose Place" (FOX)............................................. 09.0
: 77. (X)"1994 Clio Awards" (FOX)....................................... 07.1
NBC
: 71. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC)............................... 08.6
: 59. "Blossom" (NBC)................................................... 09.2
: 71. "Roseanne and Tom: Behind The Scenes" -- NBC Monday Movie......... 08.6
*** TUESDAY ***
ABC
: 22. "Full House" (ABC)................................................ 13.7
: 20. "Me and the Boys" (ABC)........................................... 14.1
: 1. "Home Improvement" (ABC).......................................... 21.1
: 2. "Grace Under Fire" (ABC).......................................... 20.5
: 4. "NYPD Blue" (ABC)................................................. 20.3
CBS
: 41. "Rescue 911" (CBS)................................................ 11.3
: 73. "Another 48 Hours" -- CBS Tuesday Movie........................... 08.1
FOX
: 86. "Avalanche" -- FOX Tuesday Movie.................................. 06.4
NBC
: 18. "Wings" (NBC)..................................................... 14.6
: 31. "Friends - Tuesday" (NBC)......................................... 12.3
: 10. "Frasier" (NBC)................................................... 16.9
: 27. "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC)................................. 12.8
: 45. "Dateline NBC - Tuesday" (NBC).................................... 10.8
*** WEDNESDAY ***
ABC
: 47. "Thunder Alley" (ABC)............................................. 10.6
: 49. "All-American Girl" (ABC)......................................... 10.5
: 8. "Roseanne 1" (ABC)................................................ 17.3
: 14. "Roseanne 2" (ABC)................................................ 15.8
: 59. "Turning Point" (ABC)............................................. 09.2
CBS
: 66. "The Boys Are Back" (CBS)......................................... 08.9
: 62. "Dave's World - Wednesday" (CBS).................................. 09.0
: 62. "Touched By An Angel" (CBS)....................................... 09.0
: 39. "48 Hours" (CBS).................................................. 11.5
FOX
: 33. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX)...................................... 12.2
: 83. "Party of Five" (FOX)............................................. 06.6
NBC
: 52. "The Cosby Mysteries" (NBC)....................................... 09.7
: 43. "Dateline NBC - Wednesday" (NBC).................................. 11.2
: 24. "Law & Order" (NBC)............................................... 13.3
*** THURSDAY ***
ABC
: 80. "My So-Called Life" (ABC)......................................... 06.9
: 56. "Matlock" (ABC)................................................... 09.5
: 51. "PrimeTime Live" (ABC)............................................ 10.4
CBS
: 38. "Due South" (CBS)................................................. 11.8
: 35. "Chicago Hope" (CBS).............................................. 12.1
: 66. "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung" (CBS).............................. 08.9
FOX
: 69. "Martin" (FOX).................................................... 08.8
: 62. "Living Single" (FOX)............................................. 09.0
: 79. "New York Undercover" (FOX)....................................... 07.0
NBC
: 11. "Mad About You" (NBC)............................................. 16.6
: 12. "Friends - Thursday" (NBC)........................................ 16.1
: 2. "Seinfeld" (NBC).................................................. 20.5
: 17. "Madman of the People" (NBC)...................................... 15.1
: 5. "E.R." (NBC)...................................................... 18.7
*** FRIDAY ***
ABC
: 35. "Family Matters" (ABC)............................................ 12.1
: 37. "Boy Meets World" (ABC)........................................... 12.0
: 27. "Step by Step" (ABC).............................................. 12.8
: 27. "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (ABC)................................... 12.8
: 13. "20-20" (ABC)..................................................... 15.9
CBS
: 45. "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS).......................................... 10.8
: 53. "Under Suspicion" (CBS)........................................... 09.6
: 53. "Picket Fences" (CBS)............................................. 09.6
FOX
: 88. "M.A.N.T.I.S." (FOX).............................................. 05.3
: 57. "The X-Files" (FOX)............................................... 09.4
NBC
: 74. "Bugsy" -- NBC Friday Movie....................................... 08.0
*** SATURDAY ***
ABC
: 83. "Ernest Scared Stupid" -- ABC Saturday Movie...................... 06.6
: 57. "The Commish" (ABC)............................................... 09.4
CBS
: 25. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (CBS)................................. 13.0
: 44. "Walker, Texas Ranger" (CBS)...................................... 10.9
FOX
: 82. "Cops" (FOX)...................................................... 06.7
: 76. "Cops 2" (FOX).................................................... 07.4
: 83. "America's Most Wanted" (FOX)..................................... 06.6
NBC
: 75. "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" -- NBC Saturday Movie............... 07.6
: 69. "Sisters" (NBC)................................................... 08.8
*** SUNDAY ***
ABC
: 47. "America's Funniest Home Videos 1" (ABC).......................... 10.6
: 33. "America's Funniest Home Videos 2" (ABC).......................... 12.2
: 30. (X)"Siegfried & Roy" (ABC)........................................ 12.4
: 41. "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" -- ABC Sunday Movie.............. 11.3
CBS
: 7. "60 Minutes" (CBS)................................................ 17.6
: 16. "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS)......................................... 15.3
: 6. "Cagney & Lacey - The Return" -- CBS Sunday Movie................. 18.4
FOX
: 87. "Best of the X-Files" (FOX)....................................... 05.5
: 59. "The Simpsons 1" (FOX)............................................ 09.2
: 53. "The Simpsons 2" (FOX)............................................ 09.6
: 49. "Married...with Children" (FOX)................................... 10.5
: 77. "The George Carlin Show" (FOX).................................... 07.1
NBC
: 15. "Earth 2" (NBC)................................................... 15.6
: 23. "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" -- NBC Sunday Movie...... 13.5
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Loren Heisey
>In article <39rot2$n...@lucy.infi.net>, Danny Moses <nit...@infi.net> wrote:
>
>>16. "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS)......................................... 15.3
>
>sci-fi pigpile actually beat Murder She Wrote; I can't remember any others.
>But, of course, it was a near thing. :-)
At least in recent years. The Battlestar Galactica pilot did real well in the
ratings but I do not know the specific numbers.
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Jason
>>15. "Earth 2" (NBC)................................................... 15.6
>
> Hehe, don't expect that number to stay for very long. Wow that was bad.
Even though this show is BAD, I actually watched it this past weekend. The
reason? THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE ON!!! Sunday evenings just suck. Guess I
know why I'm usually out of the house then.
Jason John Seaver
Ah, but that was before Murder She Wrote; it also didn't have to
compete with another sci-fi show.
Ian J. Ball
> In article <3a0gba$m...@bcarh8ab.bnr.ca>, Jason <ide...@bnr.ca> wrote:
> >>15. "Earth 2" (NBC)................................................... 15.6
> >
> > Hehe, don't expect that number to stay for very long. Wow that was bad.
>
> Even though this show is BAD, I actually watched it this past weekend. The
> reason? THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE ON!!! Sunday evenings just suck. Guess I
> know why I'm usually out of the house then.
I disagree. I like Earth 2. In fact, I am quickly beginning to like it
more than L&C, which I am about to drop because the new Jimmy Olsen is
getting more and more obnoxious, and he's getting more and more screen
time.
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Matt Ackeret
Jason John Seaver <jse...@garden.WPI.EDU> wrote:
>In article <39rot2$n...@lucy.infi.net>, Danny Moses <nit...@infi.net> wrote:
>>
>
> Honestly, this is the last time I'm going to make this comment...
>WHY??????
Dunno about #1, but #2 because it's a hilarious show.
(Yes, there are insane people who'll say the opposite.. heh..)
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Jason John Seaver
>In article <39vvsv$e...@bigboote.wpi.edu>,
>Jason John Seaver <jse...@garden.WPI.EDU> wrote:
>>In article <39rot2$n...@lucy.infi.net>, Danny Moses <nit...@infi.net> wrote:
>>>List of Week's TV Ratings
>>>
>>> 1. "Home Improvement" (ABC).......................................... 21.1
>>> 2. "Seinfeld" (NBC).................................................. 20.5
>>
>> Honestly, this is the last time I'm going to make this comment...
>>WHY??????
>
> Dunno about #1, but #2 because it's a hilarious show.
>(Yes, there are insane people who'll say the opposite.. heh..)
No it's not (warning light for people who can't figure out what's a
personal opinion from context [probably the same people who think Seinfeld
is a funny program]), it's a show about unpleasant idiots who aren't capable
of anything more than annoying the people around them. It's unable to tell
the difference between humorous exaggeration and flat-out stupid impossibility,
and seems to be more worried about generating catchphrases than laughs.
Bev Braun
In a previous article, jse...@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Jason John Seaver) says:
>In article <3ar1rt$3...@apple.com>, Matt Ackeret <unk...@apple.com> wrote:
>>In article <39vvsv$e...@bigboote.wpi.edu>,
>>Jason John Seaver <jse...@garden.WPI.EDU> wrote:
>>>In article <39rot2$n...@lucy.infi.net>, Danny Moses <nit...@infi.net> wrote:
>>>>List of Week's TV Ratings
>>>>
>>>> 1. "Home Improvement" (ABC).......................................... 21.1
>>>> 2. "Seinfeld" (NBC).................................................. 20.5
>>>
>>> Honestly, this is the last time I'm going to make this comment...
>>>WHY??????
>>
>> Dunno about #1, but #2 because it's a hilarious show.
>>(Yes, there are insane people who'll say the opposite.. heh..)
>
> No it's not (warning light for people who can't figure out what's a
>personal opinion from context [probably the same people who think Seinfeld
>is a funny program]), it's a show about unpleasant idiots who aren't capable
>of anything more than annoying the people around them. It's unable to tell
>the difference between humorous exaggeration and flat-out stupid impossibility,
>and seems to be more worried about generating catchphrases than laughs.
>
>
>
Neilsen should get some new people to judge the shows. It is usually all
wrong.
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