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THE NIELSENS

NBC's `ER' tops the chart in a week of no surprises

23-Dec-1999 Thursday

It was business as usual with last week's prime-time ratings.

"ER" came in first, with NBC's other Thursday series nestled in the top eight. Also near the top was CBS' "60 Minutes" and NBC's "Law & Order" (which tied at No. 5) and ABC's "Monday Night Football" (No. 7)

Overall, CBS claimed a narrow win for the week of Dec. 13-19, with an average audience of 13 million viewers (a 9.0 household rating, 15 share), according to Nielsen Media Research figures released Tuesday.

NBC ranked second with 12.9 million viewers (8.9, 15) and ABC had 10.4 million viewers (7.2, 12).

Fox had an average prime-time audience of 8.3 million viewers (5.5 rating, 9 share), followed by the WB (3.7 million viewers, 2.7 rating, 4 share), UPN (3.6 million viewers, 2.5, 4) and The Pax network (1 million viewers, 0.8, 1).

"The NBC Nightly News" won the evening news competition with 11.3 million viewers (8.4 rating, 17 share), followed by ABC's "World News Tonight's" 10.7 million viewers (7.8, 16) and "CBS Evening News" 9.2 million viewers (6.9, 14).

A rating point represents 1,008,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 100.8 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.

Here are the prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 13-19:

1. "ER," NBC.

2. "Frasier," NBC.

3. "Friends," NBC.

4. "Stark Raving Mad," NBC.

5. "60 Minutes," CBS.

5. "Law & Order," NBC.

7. "NFL Monday Night Football: Denver at Jacksonville," ABC.

8. "Jesse," NBC.

9. "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS.

10. "CBS Sunday Movie: Miracle on the 17th Green."

10. "Touched by an Angel," CBS.

12. "Judging Amy," CBS.

13. "Becker," CBS.

14. "JAG," CBS.

15. "Providence," NBC.

16. "NFL Monday Showcase," ABC.

17. "Ally McBeal," Fox.

17. "West Wing," NBC.

19. "The Drew Carey Show," ABC.

20. "King of Queens," CBS.

21. "Dateline NBC" (Monday).

22. "Dateline NBC" (Wednesday).

23. "Dateline NBC" (Friday).

24. "Dateline NBC" (Tuesday).

24. "Family Law," CBS.

24. "Frasier," NBC.

27. "Dharma & Greg," ABC.

28. "Ladies Man," CBS.

29. "60 Minutes II," CBS.

29. "Norm," ABC.

31. "CBS Wednesday Movie: A Crime of Passion."

31. "Will & Grace," NBC.

33. "20/20" (Friday), ABC.

33. "Diagnosis Murder," CBS.

35. "Walker, Texas Ranger," CBS.

36. "The Practice," ABC.

37. "20/20" (Monday), ABC.

38. "Nash Bridges," CBS.

39. "20/20" (Wednesday), ABC.

39. "The Simpsons," Fox.

41. "Futurama," Fox.

42. "Sports Night," ABC.

43. "3rd Rock From the Sun," NBC.

44. "Two Guys and a Girl," ABC.

45. "Greed," Fox.

45. "Law & Order," NBC.

47. "Just Shoot Me," NBC.

48. "Dateline NBC" (Sunday).

48. "NBC Sunday Night Movie: It's a Wonderful Life."

50. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC.

50. "Now and Again," CBS.

50. "The X-Files," Fox.

53. "Martial Law," CBS.

54. "ABC Big Picture Show: Babe," ABC.

55. "ABC Saturday Night Movie: The Preacher's Wife."

55. "Cosby," CBS.

57. "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," ABC.

58. "AMW: America Fights Back," Fox.

58. "Becker," CBS.

58. "It's Like, You Know," ABC.

61. "COPS 2: Palm Beach," Fox.

61. "Early Edition," CBS.

61. "Spin City," ABC.

64. "Kids Say the Darndest Things," CBS.

65. "Chicago Hope," CBS.

66. "Candid Camera," CBS.

66. "Oh Grow Up," ABC.

68. "Guinness World Records," Fox.

68. "Snoops," ABC.

70. "20/20 -- Downtown," ABC.

70. "That '70s Show," Fox.

72. "48 Hours: Class of 2000: Too Much Too Soon," CBS.

72. "Beverly Hills, 90210," Fox.

72. "COPS: Indianapolis," Fox.

72. "Greed," Fox.

76. "The Hughleys," ABC.

76. "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," ABC.

78. "Boy Meets World," ABC.

79. "King of the Hill," Fox.

80. "Once and Again," ABC.

81. "Odd Man Out," ABC.

81. "Suddenly Susan," NBC.

81. "Veronica's Closet," NBC.

84. "Behind Closed Doors IX," ABC.

85. "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" ABC.

86. "Radio City Music Hall Reopens," NBC.

87. "Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special," Fox.

87. "WWF Smackdown!" UPN.

89. "Ally," Fox.

89. "NBC Movie of the Week: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls."

91. "7th Heaven," WB.

91. "Time of Your Life," Fox.

93. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," WB.

94. "World's Funniest!" Fox.

95. "Get Real," Fox.

96. "Angel," WB.

97. "Olive, the Other Reindeer," Fox.

98. "That '70s Show," Fox.

99. "The PJs," Fox.

100. "Charmed," WB.

100. "Dawson's Creek," WB.

100. "The Parkers," UPN.

100. "Star Trek: Voyager," UPN.

104. "Roswell," WB.

104. "World's Funniest!" Fox.

106. "Moesha," UPN.

107. "Felicity," WB.

108. "7 Days," UPN.

108. "Grown Ups," UPN.

110. "Malcolm & Eddie," UPN.

111. "For Your Love," WB.

111. "The Steve Harvey Show," WB.

113. "7th Heaven," WB.

113. "Jack & Jill," WB.

115. "The Steve Harvey Show," WB.

116. "The Jamie Foxx Show," WB.

116. "Popular," WB.

116. "Shasta McNasty," UPN.

119. "Dilbert," UPN.

119. "Safe Harbor," WB.

121. "The Strip," UPN.

122. "Blockbuster Cinema: Millennium Man," UPN.

123. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

124. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

124. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

124. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

127. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

127. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

127. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

130. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

130. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

132. "Chicken Soup for the Soul," Pax.

132. "Little Men," Pax.

132. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

135. "Twice in a Lifetime," Pax.

136. "It's a Miracle," Pax.

136. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

138. "It's a Miracle," Pax.

138. "Mrs. World Pageant," Pax.

138. "Twice in a Lifetime," Pax.

141. "Destination Stardom," Pax.

141. "Hope Island," Pax.

141. "Hope Island," Pax.

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