THE NIELSENS

NBC trots out the big guns, blasts rivals

28-Oct-1999 Thursday

With the opening of the World Series, a dramatic conclusion to a tense
baseball playoff and, of course, "ER," NBC crushed its competition in last
week's TV ratings.

NBC did even better than its previous week, when the network registered its
best Nielsen Media Research ratings since June 1998. On average, NBC had
more than 4 million more prime-time viewers last week than second-place
CBS.

Meanwhile, bad news continued for Fox and the networks began bailing out in
earnest from the failed shows of the fall.

Three NBC baseball games finished among the week's 10 most popular
programs. The final game of the Mets-Braves playoff series actually
outrated the first two games of the World Series, although slightly more
people watched the series opening games. Overall, World Series ratings are
up from last year.

"ER" was the week's most popular show, continuing Alan Alda's
guest-starring role.

NBC's strength on Thursdays has lain waste to competitors. ABC has
temporarily yanked the drama "Wasteland" from its schedule. Fox's
critically-praised "Action" is a thorough disaster, losing in the ratings
last week to UPN's "WWF Smackdown!"

Fox has canceled its entire Friday night lineup, "Harsh Realm" and "Ryan
Caulfield: Year One," after they finished 100 and 108 in last week's
ratings.

Except for baseball, only "The Simpsons" on Fox last week rated among the
week's top 50 programs. The network's average prime-time viewership of 8.6
million people this fall is nearly 2 million less than last year at the
same time.

CBS has axed its Wednesday night comedy, "Work With Me," which finished in
68th place last week.

Here are the prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for
Oct. 18-24:

1. "ER," NBC.

2. "NBC Baseball Playoff, Game 6: N.Y. Mets at Atlanta."

3. "Frasier," NBC.

3. "Friends," NBC.

3. "NBC World Series Game 2: N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta Braves."

6. "NBC World Series Game 1: N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta Braves."

7. "Touched by an Angel," CBS.

8. "CBS Sunday Movie: The Soul Collector."

9. "Stark Raving Mad," NBC.

10. "60 Minutes," CBS.

10. "NFL Monday Night Football: Dallas at N.Y. Giants," ABC.

12. "Judging Amy," CBS.

15. "The Practice," ABC.

16. "JAG," CBS.

17. "NBC World Series Pregame 2: N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta Braves."

17. "Providence," NBC.

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

20. "Dharma & Greg," ABC.

21. "Becker," CBS.

21. "Family Law," CBS.

23. "Drew Carey Show," ABC.

24. "Fox Baseball Playoff Game 5: N.Y. Yankees at Boston."

25. "60 Minutes II," CBS.

25. "Diagnosis Murder," CBS.

25. "Law & Order," NBC.

28. "Dateline NBC" (Monday).

28. "Dateline NBC" (Wednesday).

28. "King of Queens," CBS.

28. "Nash Bridges," CBS.

32. "20/20" (Friday), ABC.

32. "20/20" (Wednesday), ABC.

32. "Chicago Hope," CBS.

35. "Dateline NBC" (Friday).

35. "West Wing," NBC.

37. "NFL Monday Showcase," ABC.

38. "CBS Wednesday Movie: Eye for an Eye."

39. "Ladies Man," CBS.

39. "Oh Grow Up," ABC.

41. "Walker, Texas Ranger," CBS.

42. "Spin City," ABC.

42. "Sports Night," ABC.

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

45. "Once and Again," ABC.

46. "Fox Baseball Playoff Pregame 5: N.Y. Yankees at Boston."

47. "Norm," ABC.

48. "Now and Again," CBS.

49. "Wonderful World of Disney: Father of the Bride" (Part 2), ABC.

50. "Dateline NBC" (Sunday).

50. "Simpsons," Fox.

50. "Snoops," ABC.

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

53. "Martial Law," CBS.

55. "Cosby," CBS.

56. "Futurama," Fox.

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

58. "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," ABC.

59. "48 Hours," CBS.

60. "20/20" (Monday), ABC.

60. "Early Edition," CBS.

60. "Veronica's Closet," NBC.

60. "Whose Line Is It Anyway," ABC.

64. "20/20 -- Downtown," ABC.

64. "Beverly Hills, 90210," Fox.

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

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

68. "Cops 2: Virginia Beach," Fox.

68. "Work With Me," CBS.

68. "X-Files," Fox.

71. "7th Heaven," WB.

71. "Boy Meets World," ABC.

73. "ABC Saturday Night Movie: Up Close and Personal."

74. "Suddenly Susan," NBC.

75. "The Hughleys," ABC.

75. "Odd Man Out," ABC.

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

78. "Party of Five," Fox.

78. "WWF Smackdown!," UPN.

80. "Cops: Palm Beach," Fox.

81. "Love & Money," CBS.

82. "King of the Hill," Fox.

83. "Ally," Fox.

84. "Worlds Funniest," Fox.

84. "Worlds Wildest Police Videos," Fox.

86. "Cold Feet," NBC.

87. "Charmed," WB.

88. "Angel," WB.

88. "Dawson's Creek," WB.

90. "Get Real," Fox.

91. "Roswell," WB.

91. "Star Trek: Voyager," UPN.

93. "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," WB.

94. "Wasteland," ABC.

95. "The Parkers," UPN.

95. "Safe Harbor," WB.

97. "7 Days," UPN.

98. "Popular," WB.

98. "Worlds Funniest," Fox.

100. "Felicity," WB.

100. "Harsh Realm," Fox.

100. "Moesha," UPN.

103. "Action," Fox.

103. "Grown Ups," UPN.

105. "Action," Fox.

105. "The Steve Harvey Show," WB.

107. "The Jamie Foxx Show," WB.

108. "For Your Love," WB.

108. "Jack & Jill," WB.

108. "Malcolm & Eddie," UPN.

108. "Ryan Caulfield: Year One," Fox.

112. "7th Heaven Beginnings," WB.

112. "Blockbuster Cinema: Safe House," UPN.

112. "The Strip," UPN.

115. "The Jamie Foxx Show," WB.

116. "Shasta McNasty," UPN.

117. "Grown Ups," UPN.

118. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

119. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

119. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

119. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

119. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

119. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

124. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

124. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

124. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

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

127. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

129. "It's a Miracle Encore," Pax.

130. "Destination Stardom," Pax.

130. "Hope Island," Pax.

130. "Twice in a Lifetime," Pax.

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

133. "Chicken Soup for the Soul Encore," Pax.

133. "Little Men," Pax.

136. "Hope Island Encore," Pax.

136. "Little Men Encore," Pax.

136. "PaxTV Three-Hanky Movie: Sky's No Limit."

136. "Twice in a Lifetime Encore," Pax.

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