Published on March 31, 1999

Below are the top prime-time shows for March 22 to 28. Listings include the week's ranking, with season-to-date ranking in parentheses, rating for the week and total homes in millions. A complete list of the ratings can be found on the World Wide Web at www.hotcoco.com in the entertainment/TV area.

An "X" in parentheses denotes one-time-only presentation.

1. (1) "ER," NBC, 18.6, 18.4..

2. (3) "Frasier," NBC, 16.2, 16.1..

3. (7) "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.3, 14.2..

4. (2) "Friends," NBC, 14.1, 14..

5. (8) "Touched by an Angel," CBS, 13.7, 13.6..

6. (4) "Veronica's Closet," NBC, 13.4, 13.3..

7. (6) "Jesse," NBC, 12.9, 12.8..

8. "Dateline NBC-Tuesday," NBC, 12.1, 12..

9. (9) "The CBS Sunday Movie: Holy Joe," CBS, 11.3, 11.2..

9. "Law and Order," NBC, 11.3, 11.2..

11. "Futurama," Fox, 11.2, 11.1..

12. "The CBS NCAA Basketball Championships: Duke vs Michigan State," CBS, 10.9, 10.8..

13. "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 10.8, 10.7..

14. "The X-Files," Fox, 10.1, 10..

15. "Just Shoot Me," NBC, 10, 9.9..

16. "Dateline NBC-Monday," NBC, 9.8, 9.7..

19. "The Drew Carey Show," ABC, 9.5, 9.4..

20. "The CBS NCAA Basketball Bridge Show," CBS, 9.3, 9.2..

20. "The Norm Show," ABC, 9.3, 9.2..

20. "The Simpsons," Fox, 9.3, 9.2..

23. "The CBS NCAA Basketball Championships: UConn vs Ohio State," CBS, 9.2.

23. "Dateline NBC- Wednesday," NBC, 9.2.

25. "Just Shoot Me," NBC, 9.1.

26. (10) "20/20-Friday," ABC, 9.

26. "Home Improvement," ABC, 9.

26. "The Practice," ABC, 9.

29. "20/20-Wednesday," ABC, 8.9.

29. "60 Minutes II," CBS, 8.9.

29. "Dateline NBC-Friday," NBC, 8.9.

29. "Life & Trials: Ally McBeal," Fox, 8.9.

33. "It's Like, You Know," ABC, 8.7.

34. (X) "Frasier," NBC, 8.6.

35. (X) "An ABC Analysis: Kosovo," ABC, 8.4.

36. "The World's Most Amazing Videos," NBC, 8.3.

37. "20/20-Sunday," ABC, 8.2.

37. "Kids Say the Darndest Things," CBS, 8.2.

39. "20/20-Monday," ABC, 8.

39. "Nash Bridges," CBS, 8.

41. "JAG," CBS, 7.9.

41. "The King of Queens," CBS, 7.9.

41. "The NBC Sunday Night Movie: Mutiny," NBC, 7.9.

41. "Promised Land," CBS, 7.9.

41. "Providence," NBC, 7.9.

46. "The CBS Tuesday Movie: Only You," CBS, 7.5.

46. "Cosby," CBS, 7.5.

46. "Kids Say the Darndest Things," CBS, 7.5.

46. "Spin City," ABC, 7.5.

50. "The CBS NCAA Basketball Championships: Post Game," CBS, 7.4.

51. "The Fox Movie Special: The Mask," Fox, 7.2.

51. "Homicide: Life on the Street," NBC, 7.2.

51. "Law and Order," NBC, 7.2.

51. "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," ABC, 7.2.

55. "The Hughleys," ABC, 7.1.

56. "The Fox Files," Fox, 6.8.

57. (X) "Candid Camera," CBS, 6.7.

58. "World Figure Skating Championship: part 2," ABC, 6.6.

58. "World's Wildest Police Videos," Fox, 6.6.

60. "COPS 2: Atlanta," Fox, 6.5.

61. "The ABC Monday Night Movie: John Sandford's Mind Prey," ABC, 6.4.

62. "LA Doctors," CBS, 6.3.

62. "The NBC Movie of the Week: The Lake," NBC, 6.3.

62. "Turks," CBS, 6.3.

62. "Two of a Kind," ABC, 6.3.

66. "Boy Meets World," ABC, 6.2.

66. (X) "Candid Camera," CBS, 6.2.

66. "Chicago Hope," CBS, 6.2.

66. "The Wonderful World of Disney: Balloon Farm," ABC, 6.2.

70. "Road to Fame," Fox, 6.1.

70. "Sports Night," ABC, 6.1.

70. "Suddenly Susan," NBC, 6.1.

73. "Caroline in the City," NBC, 6.

73. (X) "Martial Law," CBS, 6.

73. "The World's Funniest Kids: Outtakes," Fox, 6.

76. "AMW: America Fights Back," Fox, 5.9.

76. "Brother's Keeper," ABC, 5.9.

80. "COPS: Palm Beach," Fox, 5.5.

80. "The Pretender," NBC, 5.5.

82. "NBA Basketball: New York at LA Lakers," NBC, 5.4.

83. "King of the Hill," Fox, 5.3.

84. "PJs," Fox, 5.1.

85. "7th Heaven," WB, 5.

85. "World's Funniest!," Fox, 5.

87. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC, 4.9.

88. (X) "People of the Century: Great Minds/Great Discoveries," CBS, 4.8.

89. "World Figure Skating Championships: Part 1," ABC, 4.7.

90. "Guinness World Records: Primetime," Fox, 3.6.

91. "Dawson's Creek," WB, 3.1.

91. "Millennium," Fox, 3.1.

91. (X) "Rescue 77," WB, 3.1.

91. "The Steve Harvey Show," WB, 3.1.

95. "Charmed," WB, 3.

96. "The Jamie Foxx SHOW," WB, 2.9.

96. "Rescue 77," WB, 2.9<.

96. "Star Trek: Voyager," UPN, 2.9.

99. "Smart Guy," WB, 2.8.

99. "Smart Guy," WB, 2.8.

101. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," WB, 2.7.

102. "For Your Love," WB, 2.6.

102. "Moesha," UPN, 2.6.

104. "Dilbert," UPN, 2.5.

104. "Sister, Sister," WB, 2.5.

106. "Unhappily Ever After," WB, 2.3.

107. "Zoe Duncan Jack & Jane," WB, 2.2.

108. "7th Heaven: Beginnings," WB, 2.1.

108. "Family Rules," UPN, 2.1.

110. "7 Days," UPN, 2.

110. "Malcolm & Eddie," UPN, 2.

110. "Redhanded," UPN, 2.

113. "Between Brothers," UPN, 1.8.

114. "The Sentinel," UPN, 1.6.

115. "America's Greatest Pets," UPN, 1.5.

115. "America's Greatest Pets II," UPN, 1.5.

117. "The UPN Thursday Night Movie: Killer Deal," UPN, 1.3.

118. "Love Boat: The Next Wave," UPN, 1.2.

119. "Touched by an Angel," Pax, 1.1.

120. "Diagnosis Murder," Pax, 0.9.

121. "Millennium Fears," Pax, 0.8.

122. "Dr. Quinn," Pax, 0.7.

123. "It's a Miracle," Pax, 0.6.

123. "Little Men," Pax, 0.6.

123. "The Pax TV Sunday Movie: King David," Pax, 0.6.

126. "Flipper: New Adventures," Pax, 0.5.

126. "The Pax TV Saturday Movie: Killer on Board," Pax, 0.5.

128. "Highway to Heaven," Pax, 0.3.

BAY AREA RATINGS

Here is the Nielsen top 30 in the Bay Area, including station, rating and share of the market. The rating is a percentage of TV households, with each rating point representing about 22,000 homes. A share is the percentage of television sets in use that are tuned into a particular show.

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1. "Fraisier," KRON, Channel 4, 19.7, 31..

2. "60 Minutes," KPIX, Channel 5, 16.4, 27..

3. "Friends," KRON, 15.9, 25.

4. "ER," KRON, 15, 27.

5. "The X Files," KTVU, Channel 2, 13.5, 22.

6. "Veronica's Closet," KRON, 13.3, 21.

6. "Ally McBeal," KTVU, 13.3, 21.

8. "Jesse," KRON, 12.8, 20.

9. "Touched by an Angel," KPIX, 12.4, 19.

10. "Just Shoot Me," KRON, 12.1, 20.

11. "Futurama," KTVU, 11.9, 18.

12. "The Norm Show," KGO, Channel 7, 11.8, 19.

13. "The Drew Carey Show," KGO, 11.7, 18.

13. "Fraiser," special, KRON, 11.7, 19.

15. "Dateline NBC," Wednesday, KRON, 11.5, 18.

16. "Will & Grace," KRON,11, 19.

17. "It's like, you know...," KGO, 10.8, 17.

18. "Dharma & Greg," KGO, 10.3, 17.

18. "Just Shoot Me," KRON, 10.3, 17.

18. "The Simpsons," KTVU, 10.3, 16.