THE NIELSENS

World Series is an MVP for NBC ratings

04-Nov-1999 Thursday

NBC's victory last week in the TV ratings, courtesy of the World Series,
was more a solid single than a grand slam.

Nielsen Media Research ratings for the New York Yankees' four-game sweep of
the Atlanta Braves were up 14 percent over last year's Series, and the two
games aired last week were easily the most-watched prime-time programs. But
the matchup still produced the second-lowest Series ratings ever.

Because this Fall Classic ended so swiftly, NBC was left with a night of
reruns last Thursday, when it would have broadcast a fifth game. That
enabled CBS to finish just one-tenth of a ratings point behind NBC on
Thursday.

The return of "Ally McBeal" gave Fox a much-needed boost. The show's season
premiere was among the week's top 10 shows, but finished behind ABC's
"Monday Night Football" and the CBS duo of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and
"Becker" in its time slot.

Fox's premiere of "Time of Your Life" was tied for No. 69, a sluggish start
but still better than "Party of Five," the series it spun off of.

NBC's lowest-rated show was its new "Cold Feet," and it has already been
canceled. Two shows largely centered on teen-agers, Fox's "Get Real" and
NBC's "Freaks & Geeks," are also in real ratings danger.

For the week, NBC had a 9.6 rating and 16 share, followed by CBS (8.9
rating and 15 share), ABC (7.8 and 13), Fox (6.1 and 10), the WB (2.7 and
4), UPN (2.6 and 4) and Pax TV (0.8 and 1).

NBC's "Nightly News" won the evening news ratings race with a 7.7 rating
and 17 share, followed by ABC's "World News Tonight" (7.4 rating and 16
share) and "CBS Evening News" (6.6 and 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
Oct. 25-31:

1. "NBC World Series, Game 4: Atlanta at Yankees," NBC.

2. "NBC World Series, Game 3: Atlanta at Yankees," NBC.

3. "NFL Monday Night Football: Atlanta at Pittsburgh," ABC.

4. "Touched by an Angel," CBS.

5. "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS.

6. "Friends," NBC.

7. "60 Minutes," CBS.

7. "NBC World Series, Pregame 3," NBC.

9. "Becker," CBS.

10. "Ally McBeal," Fox.

10. "Frasier," NBC.

12. "CBS Sunday Movie: Anya's Bell," CBS.

13. "NBC World Series, Pregame 4," NBC.

14. "Providence," NBC.

15. "NFL Monday Showcase," ABC.

16. "48 Hours," CBS.

16. "Diagnosis Murder," CBS.

16. "ER," NBC.

19. "Dharma & Greg," ABC.

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

20. "Family Law," CBS.

22. "Chicago Hope," CBS.

23. "The Drew Carey Show," ABC.

24. "48 Hours," CBS.

25. "Dateline NBC" (Monday).

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

27. "JAG," CBS.

28. "60 Minutes II," CBS.

29. "The Simpsons," Fox.

30. "20/20" (Wednesday), ABC.

30. "Jesse," NBC.

30. "The King of Queens," CBS.

30. "Stark Raving Mad," NBC.

34. "The Simpsons," Fox.

35. "CBS Wednesday Movie: A Secret Affair."

35. "Once and Again," ABC.

37. "The Practice," ABC.

38. "Walker, Texas Ranger," CBS.

39. "Ladies Man," CBS.

39. "Nash Bridges," CBS.

41. "The X-Files," Fox.

42. "20/20" (Monday), ABC.

42. "Oh Grow Up," ABC.

42. "Sports Night," ABC.

45. "Spin City," ABC.

46. "ABC Saturday Night Movie: A Time to Kill."

46. "Friends," NBC.

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

48. "Third Watch," NBC.

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

51. "Best Commercials Never Seen," ABC.

51. "Martial Law," CBS.

53. "The Hughleys," ABC.

53. "Snoops," ABC.

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

55. "The King of Queens," CBS.

57. "King of the Hill," Fox.

57. "Norm," ABC.

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

60. "Candid Camera," CBS.

60. "Cosby," CBS.

62. "Early Edition," CBS.

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

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

64. "NBC Sunday Night Movie: Mr. Rock 'N' Roll."

64. "Veronica's Closet," NBC.

67. "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," CBS.

67. "Dateline NBC" (Sunday).

69. "ABC Big Picture Show: Casper."

69. "Boy Meets World," ABC.

69. "Time of Your Life," Fox.

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

72. "World's Scariest Police Chases 5," Fox.

74. "Beverly Hills, 90210," Fox.

75. "COPS 2: Arizona," Fox.

75. "Odd Man Out," ABC.

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

78. "Garfield's Halloween Adventure," CBS.

79. "Party of Five," Fox.

80. "7th Heaven," WB.

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

80. "The Profiler," NBC.

83. "Freaks and Geeks," NBC.

83. "The Pretender," NBC.

85. "Ally," Fox.

85. "COPS: Indianapolis," Fox.

85. "WWF Smackdown!," UPN.

88. "Shocking Behavior Caught on Tape," Fox.

89. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," WB.

90. "Angel," WB.

91. "Dawson's Creek," WB.

91. "Freaks and Geeks," NBC.

93. "Cold Feet," NBC.

93. "Get Real," Fox.

93. "Night of the Headless Horseman," Fox.

96. "Roswell," WB.

97. "Star Trek: Voyager," UPN.

98. "The Parkers," UPN.

99. "Action," Fox.

100. "Action Special," Fox.

100. "Moesha," UPN.

102. "Safe Harbor," WB.

102. "WB Radio Music Awards," WB.

104. "Grown Ups," UPN.

105. "Jack & Jill," WB.

106. "7th Heaven Beginnings," WB.

106. "Malcolm & Eddie," UPN.

108. "For Your Love," WB.

109. "Blockbuster Cinema: The Disciples," UPN.

109. "The Jamie Foxx Show," WB.

109. "The Strip," UPN.

112. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

112. "Felicity," WB.

112. "The Jamie Foxx Show," WB.

112. "The Steve Harvey Show," WB.

116. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

116. "Dilbert," UPN.

116. "Dilbert," UPN.

119. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

120. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

120. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

122. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

122. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

124. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax.

124. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

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

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

126. "Touched by an Angel," Pax.

126. "Twice in a Lifetime," Pax.

130. "Destination Stardom," Pax.

130. "Hope Island," Pax.

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

130. "Little Men," Pax.

134. "Hope Island," Pax.

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

135. "Twice in a Lifetime," Pax.

137. "Pixelon," Pax.

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