NIELSENS for week ending 10/16/94
Danny Moses
Prime-time ratings as compiled by the A.C. Nielsen Co. for Oct 10 - Oct 16.
An "X" in parentheses indicates a special broadcast. Each ratings point
represents 954,000 households.
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1. "Home Improvement" (ABC).......................................... 21.0
2. "Grace Under Fire" (ABC).......................................... 20.1
3. "Seinfeld" (NBC).................................................. 20.0
4. "E.R." (NBC)...................................................... 19.1
5. "60 Minutes" (CBS)................................................ 18.3
6. "NFL Monday Night Football" (ABC)................................. 18.1
7. "Roseanne" (ABC).................................................. 18.0
8. "NYPD Blue" (ABC)................................................. 17.4
9. "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS)......................................... 17.0
10. "Frasier 1" (NBC)................................................. 15.9
11. "Ellen" (ABC)..................................................... 15.6
12. "Frasier 2" (NBC)................................................. 14.9
12. "Mad About You - Thursday" (NBC).................................. 14.9
12. "Murphy Brown" (CBS).............................................. 14.9
15. "Mad About You - Tuesday" (NBC)................................... 14.7
15. "Madman of the People" (NBC)...................................... 14.7
17. "20-20" (ABC)..................................................... 14.5
18. "Dave's World" (CBS).............................................. 14.1
19. "Friends" (NBC)................................................... 13.7
19. "Wings" (NBC)..................................................... 13.7
21. "Law & Order" (NBC)............................................... 13.6
22. "Love & War" (CBS)................................................ 13.5
23. "Northern Exposure" (CBS)......................................... 13.4
23. "Without Consent" -- ABC Sunday Movie............................. 13.4
25. "The Nanny" (CBS)................................................. 12.8
25. "Full House" (ABC)................................................ 12.8
27. "Me and the Boys" (ABC)........................................... 12.7
28. "Voices from Within" -- NBC Monday Movie.......................... 12.6
29. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX)...................................... 12.3
29. "Necessary Roughness" -- NBC Sunday Movie 2....................... 12.3
29. "Cries From The Heart" -- CBS Sunday Movie........................ 12.3
32. "Dateline NBC - Tuesday" (NBC).................................... 11.7
33. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (CBS)................................. 11.6
34. "Boy Meets World" (ABC)........................................... 11.5
35. "Thunder Alley" (ABC)............................................. 11.4
35. "All-American Girl" (ABC)......................................... 11.4
35. "Family Matters" (ABC)............................................ 11.4
38. "Turning Point" (ABC)............................................. 11.3
38. "Step by Step" (ABC).............................................. 11.3
40. "Rescue 911" (CBS)................................................ 11.0
40. "Picket Fences" (CBS)............................................. 11.0
40. "Walker, Texas Ranger" (CBS)...................................... 11.0
43. "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (ABC)................................... 10.9
44. "Due South" (CBS)................................................. 10.8
45. "Cosby Mysteries" (NBC)........................................... 10.7
45. "PrimeTime Live" (ABC)............................................ 10.7
47. "Beyond Betrayal" -- CBS Tuesday Movie............................ 10.5
47. "Married...with Children" (FOX)................................... 10.5
47. "FOX NFL Football" (FOX).......................................... 10.5
50. "Chicago Hope" (CBS).............................................. 10.4
51. "Dateline NBC - Wednesday" (NBC).................................. 10.2
52. "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS).......................................... 10.2
53. "Matlock" (ABC)................................................... 10.1
54. "Coach" (ABC)..................................................... 09.9
54. "Blossom" (NBC)................................................... 09.9
56. "Under Suspicion" (CBS)........................................... 09.8
56. "The Five Mrs. Buchanans" (CBS)................................... 09.8
58. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC)............................... 09.6
59. (X)"Will You Marry Me?" (ABC)..................................... 09.5
60. "Touched by an Angel" (CBS)....................................... 09.4
60. "Dateline NBC - Friday" (NBC)..................................... 09.4
60. "The Simpsons" (FOX).............................................. 09.4
63. "Sisters" (NBC)................................................... 09.3
64. "Melrose Place" (FOX)............................................. 09.2
65. "Living Single" (FOX)............................................. 09.0
65. "Hearts Afire" (CBS).............................................. 09.0
65. "The Commish" (ABC)............................................... 09.0
68. "The X Files" (FOX)............................................... 08.9
69. "Unsolved Mysteries" (NBC)........................................ 08.8
70. "48 Hours" (CBS).................................................. 08.7
70. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)............................ 08.7
70. "The George Carlin Show" (FOX).................................... 08.7
73. "The Boys Are Back" (CBS)......................................... 08.6
74. "Sweet Justice" (NBC)............................................. 08.5
75. "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung" (CBS).............................. 08.2
76. "Curly Sue" -- NBC Sunday Movie................................... 08.1
77. "Martin" (FOX).................................................... 08.0
77. "Homicide: Life on the Streets" (NBC)............................. 08.0
79. "Daddy's Girls" (CBS)............................................. 07.8
79. "New York Undercover" (FOX)....................................... 07.8
81. "Blue Skies" (FOX)................................................ 07.6
81. "Models, Inc." (FOX).............................................. 07.6
83. "On Our Own" (ABC)................................................ 07.5
84. "America's Most Wanted" (FOX)..................................... 07.4
85. "Cops 2" (FOX).................................................... 07.2
85. "Encounters: The Hidden Truth" (FOX).............................. 07.2
87. "Hardball" (FOX).................................................. 07.1
88. "Cops" (FOX)...................................................... 06.9
89. "Father and Scout" -- ABC Saturday Movie.......................... 06.7
90. "Empty Nest" (NBC)................................................ 06.3
91. "Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography" -- FOX Tuesday Movie........ 06.1
92. "Party of Five" (FOX)............................................. 05.8
93. "Something Wilder" (NBC).......................................... 05.4
94. "M.A.N.T.I.S." (FOX).............................................. 05.0
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Ian J. Ball
> List of Week's TV Ratings
>
> 10. "Frasier 1" (NBC)................................................. 15.9
Frasier makes Top 10 second week in a row! Hurray!
> 23. "Without Consent" -- ABC Sunday Movie............................. 13.4
Jenny Garth pulls decent ratings in something besides 90210.
> 25. "The Nanny" (CBS)................................................. 12.8
Still just short of 13.0. One day Fran'll take it though.
> 29. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX)...................................... 12.3
Have I raved about how much improved this show is this season with Tiffi
and the new gang. Aaron brings 90210 back! But will it survive without
Perry and Prestley? We shall see.
> 34. "Boy Meets World" (ABC)........................................... 11.5
> 35. "Family Matters" (ABC)............................................ 11.4
> 38. "Step by Step" (ABC).............................................. 11.3
Hmmm! That's odd! SbS was beaten by its lead-ins. Still they've all
rebounded from the previous week when the Saved by the Bell movie drew
away some of the audience.
> 53. "Matlock" (ABC)................................................... 10.1
MSCL fans cannot be happy about this. Matlock pulled in 75% more people
into that time slot. I guess there are more senior TV viewers than there
are baby busters!
> 56. "Under Suspicion" (CBS)........................................... 09.8
People in this group are right: this show needs some work to get back to
the quality it had in the pilot.
> 56. "The Five Mrs. Buchanans" (CBS)................................... 09.8
This show's actually rather funny. It really grows on you. Which explains
why it is doing so well.
> 64. "Melrose Place" (FOX)............................................. 09.2
Melrose, still in the low 9.x's. Not good. FOX should move it.
> 79. "Daddy's Girls" (CBS)............................................. 07.8
Already on hiatis.
> 81. "Models, Inc." (FOX).............................................. 07.6
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Models needs to average at
least an 8.0 to survive to season #2. A few more weeks like this, and
there's no way it will.
> 92. "Party of Five" (FOX)............................................. 05.8
An improvement over last week. If PoF can pull at least >6.0, I think it
might have a chance. But if returns to the low 5.x's like it had last
week, it'll be gone. And that would be too bad.
> 93. "Something Wilder" (NBC).......................................... 05.4
We'll see if the switch to 8:30 pm helps any.
> 94. "M.A.N.T.I.S." (FOX).............................................. 05.0
Low ratings?! Who cares! when you have a 22 episode commitment!
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Ted McCoy
> 4. "E.R." (NBC)...................................................... 19.1
Impressive, eh?
> 8. "NYPD Blue" (ABC)................................................. 17.4
Ratings last season weren't this strong, were they?
>29. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX)...................................... 12.3
I'm really surprised to see the ratings remaining so high for this show.
Although, it looks to me like the episodes this season have become a lot
more unpredictable than what they were doing last season. Maybe audiences
like that?
>45. "Cosby Mysteries" (NBC)........................................... 10.7
Seems kind of low for a Cosby show, doesn't it?
>50. "Chicago Hope" (CBS).............................................. 10.4
Hmm, not so good.
>60. "The Simpsons" (FOX).............................................. 09.4
Up from last week. Might have helped that Lois & Clark and SeaQuest were
both preempted.
>64. "Melrose Place" (FOX)............................................. 09.2
Only slightly higher than The X-Files! Ha ha!
>68. "The X Files" (FOX)............................................... 08.9
Cool, up from last week. I was a little worried that this downward thing
was going to become a trend. And this was a really good episode too. Actually
they've all been really good recently.
So let's see, this makes The X Files the #3 dramatic series on Fox, and around
#6 overall? Not bad!
>70. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)............................ 08.7
Ha ha! The X-Files beat Home Videos!
>81. "Models, Inc." (FOX).............................................. 07.6
Hmm. Lost nearly half of 90210's audience. Not good at all.
>85. "Encounters: The Hidden Truth" (FOX).............................. 07.2
Wow! Best ratings Fox has gotten in this timeslot for a while. This show
is entertaining, fast-paced, sometimes creepy and sometimes funny. Maybe
it'll stick around for a while?
>87. "Hardball" (FOX).................................................. 07.1
This has been cancelled right?
>91. "Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography" -- FOX Tuesday Movie........ 06.1
Wow, what a bomb.
>93. "Something Wilder" (NBC).......................................... 05.4
Is his show really that bad?
>94. "M.A.N.T.I.S." (FOX).............................................. 05.0
Now this is disappointing, because this was by far the best episode of
M.A.N.T.I.S. so far. Not only that, but it was pretty good. More episodes
like this might actually get people hooked on the show -- but only if
somebody is watching.
Ted
Ray Li
: List of Week's TV Ratings
: Prime-time ratings as compiled by the A.C. Nielsen Co. for Oct 10 - Oct 16.
: An "X" in parentheses indicates a special broadcast. Each ratings point
: represents 954,000 households.
[after some editing]
*** MONDAY ***
ABC
: 54. "Coach" (ABC)..................................................... 09.9
: 81. "Blue Skies" (FOX)................................................ 07.6
: 6. "NFL Monday Night Football" (ABC)................................. 18.1
CBS
: 25. "The Nanny" (CBS)................................................. 12.8
: 18. "Dave's World" (CBS).............................................. 14.1
: 12. "Murphy Brown" (CBS).............................................. 14.9
: 22. "Love & War" (CBS)................................................ 13.5
: 23. "Northern Exposure" (CBS)......................................... 13.4
FOX
: 64. "Melrose Place" (FOX)............................................. 09.2
: 92. "Party of Five" (FOX)............................................. 05.8
NBC
: 58. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC)............................... 09.6
: 54. "Blossom" (NBC)................................................... 09.9
: 28. "Voices from Within" -- NBC Monday Movie.......................... 12.6
*** TUESDAY ***
ABC
: 25. "Full House" (ABC)................................................ 12.8
: 27. "Me and the Boys" (ABC)........................................... 12.7
: 1. "Home Improvement" (ABC).......................................... 21.0
: 2. "Grace Under Fire" (ABC).......................................... 20.1
: 8. "NYPD Blue" (ABC)................................................. 17.4
CBS
: 40. "Rescue 911" (CBS)................................................ 11.0
: 47. "Beyond Betrayal" -- CBS Tuesday Movie............................ 10.5
FOX
: 91. "Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography" -- FOX Tuesday Movie........ 06.1
NBC
: 19. "Wings" (NBC)..................................................... 13.7
: 15. "Mad About You - Tuesday" (NBC)................................... 14.7
: 10. "Frasier 1" (NBC)................................................. 15.9
: 12. "Frasier 2" (NBC)................................................. 14.9
: 32. "Dateline NBC - Tuesday" (NBC).................................... 11.7
*** WEDNESDAY ***
ABC
: 35. "Thunder Alley" (ABC)............................................. 11.4
: 35. "All-American Girl" (ABC)......................................... 11.4
: 7. "Roseanne" (ABC).................................................. 18.0
: 11. "Ellen" (ABC)..................................................... 15.6
: 38. "Turning Point" (ABC)............................................. 11.3
CBS
: 73. "The Boys Are Back" (CBS)......................................... 08.6
: 79. "Daddy's Girls" (CBS)............................................. 07.8
: 60. "Touched by an Angel" (CBS)....................................... 09.4
: 70. "48 Hours" (CBS).................................................. 08.7
FOX
: 29. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX)...................................... 12.3
: 81. "Models, Inc." (FOX).............................................. 07.6
NBC
: 45. "Cosby Mysteries" (NBC)........................................... 10.7
: 51. "Dateline NBC - Wednesday" (NBC).................................. 10.2
: 21. "Law & Order" (NBC)............................................... 13.6
*** THURSDAY ***
ABC
: 53. "Matlock" (ABC)................................................... 10.1
: 45. "PrimeTime Live" (ABC)............................................ 10.7
CBS
: 44. "Due South" (CBS)................................................. 10.8
: 50. "Chicago Hope" (CBS).............................................. 10.4
: 75. "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung" (CBS).............................. 08.2
FOX
: 77. "Martin" (FOX).................................................... 08.0
: 65. "Living Single" (FOX)............................................. 09.0
: 79. "New York Undercover" (FOX)....................................... 07.8
NBC
: 12. "Mad About You - Thursday" (NBC).................................. 14.9
: 19. "Friends" (NBC)................................................... 13.7
: 3. "Seinfeld" (NBC).................................................. 20.0
: 15. "Madman of the People" (NBC)...................................... 14.7
: 4. "E.R." (NBC)...................................................... 19.1
*** FRIDAY ***
ABC
: 35. "Family Matters" (ABC)............................................ 11.4
: 34. "Boy Meets World" (ABC)........................................... 11.5
: 38. "Step by Step" (ABC).............................................. 11.3
: 43. "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (ABC)................................... 10.9
: 17. "20-20" (ABC)..................................................... 14.5
CBS
: 52. "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS).......................................... 10.2
: 56. "Under Suspicion" (CBS)........................................... 09.8
: 40. "Picket Fences" (CBS)............................................. 11.0
FOX
: 94. "M.A.N.T.I.S." (FOX).............................................. 05.0
: 68. "The X Files" (FOX)............................................... 08.9
NBC
: 69. "Unsolved Mysteries" (NBC)........................................ 08.8
: 60. "Dateline NBC - Friday" (NBC)..................................... 09.4
: 77. "Homicide: Life on the Streets" (NBC)............................. 08.0
*** SATURDAY ***
ABC
: 89. "Father and Scout" -- ABC Saturday Movie.......................... 06.7
: 65. "The Commish" (ABC)............................................... 09.0
CBS
: 33. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (CBS)................................. 11.6
: 56. "The Five Mrs. Buchanans" (CBS)................................... 09.8
: 65. "Hearts Afire" (CBS).............................................. 09.0
: 40. "Walker, Texas Ranger" (CBS)...................................... 11.0
FOX
: 88. "Cops" (FOX)...................................................... 06.9
: 85. "Cops 2" (FOX).................................................... 07.2
: 84. "America's Most Wanted" (FOX)..................................... 07.4
NBC
: 93. "Something Wilder" (NBC).......................................... 05.4
: 90. "Empty Nest" (NBC)................................................ 06.3
: 74. "Sweet Justice" (NBC)............................................. 08.5
: 63. "Sisters" (NBC)................................................... 09.3
*** SUNDAY ***
ABC
: 70. "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC)............................ 08.7
: 83. "On Our Own" (ABC)................................................ 07.5
: 59. (X)"Will You Marry Me?" (ABC)..................................... 09.5
: 23. "Without Consent" -- ABC Sunday Movie............................. 13.4
CBS
: 5. "60 Minutes" (CBS)................................................ 18.3
: 9. "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS)......................................... 17.0
: 29. "Cries From The Heart" -- CBS Sunday Movie........................ 12.3
FOX
: 47. "FOX NFL Football" (FOX).......................................... 10.5
: 85. "Encounters: The Hidden Truth" (FOX).............................. 07.2
: 60. "The Simpsons" (FOX).............................................. 09.4
: 87. "Hardball" (FOX).................................................. 07.1
: 47. "Married...with Children" (FOX)................................... 10.5
: 70. "The George Carlin Show" (FOX).................................... 08.7
NBC
: 76. "Curly Sue" -- NBC Sunday Movie................................... 08.1
: 29. "Necessary Roughness" -- NBC Sunday Movie 2....................... 12.3
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Robert A. DeLisle
> 81. "Blue Skies" (FOX)........................
This program has a very bad time slot, is not very good and is
not from FOX unless ABC borrowed it.
It is on here sometime after the football game and Coach. Many times
it is on at 10:45p and luckily they run the whole show. This is not
good for non-fans of football who use a vcr.
CBS programs are shown one hour earlier in the SFBA which might
influence some ratings.
X-Files vs Picket Fences, Chicago Hope vs MSCL, etc.
Fox MP and Po5 vs Monday night football (which runs overtime)
In other cases, a program will have a clear field.
AAD