Top 20 Primetime Programs this
Season-to-9/21/98 - 08/01/99
as Ranked by Nielsen Media Research
| RANK | PROGRAM NAME | NETWORK | DAY | HOUSEHOLD RATINGS/SHARES |
| 1 | E.R. | NBC | Thu | 15.4/26.0 |
| 2 | FRIENDS | NBC | Thu | 14.0/24.0 |
| 2 | FRASIER | NBC | Thu | 14.0/23.0 |
| 4 | NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | Mon | 13.9/22.0 |
| 5 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | Sun | 12.4/22.0 |
| 6 | TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL | CBS | Sun | 12.1/19.0 |
| 7 | JESSE | NBC | Thu | 11.7/19.0 |
| 8 | CBS SUNDAY MOVIE | CBS | Sun | 11.2/18.0 |
| 9 | 20/20-WED | ABC | Wed | 10.7/18.0 |
| 10 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | CBS | Mon | 10.2/16.0 |
| 11 | NFL MONDAY SHOWCASE | ABC | Mon | 9.8/16.0 |
| 11 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | Wed | 9.8/17.0 |
| 13 | CBS TUESDAY MOVIE | CBS | Tue | 9.6/16.0 |
| 14 | 20/20-FRI | ABC | Fri | 9.5/18.0 |
| 15 | DATELINE NBC-MON | NBC | Mon | 9.4/16.0 |
| 15 | DATELINE NBC-TUE | NBC | Tue | 9.4/16.0 |
| 17 | DREW CAREY SHOW | ABC | Wed | 9.3/15.0 |
| 17 | BECKER | CBS | Mon | 9.3/14.0 |
| 19 | JAG | CBS | Tue | 9.2/15.0 |
| 19 | DATELINE FRI | NBC | Fri | 9.2/17.0 |
There are an estimated 99.4 million television households in the USA. A single ratings point represents 1\%, or 994,000 households. Share is the percentage of television sets in use tuned to a specific program.
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