Weekly Nielsen Ratings
Prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for May 27-June 2. Top 20 listings include the week’s ranking, with rating for the week, season-to-date rankings in parentheses, and total homes.
An “X” in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. A rating measures the percentage of the nation’s 95.9 million TV homes. Each ratings point represents 959,000 households.
1. (7) “Home Improvement,” ABC 15.2, 14.6 million homes.
2. (14) “Coach,” ABC, 13.0, 12.5 million homes.
3. “ABC Sunday Night Movie: The Only Way Out,” ABC, 12.8, 12.3 million homes.
4. (2) “Seinfeld,” NBC, 12.5, 12.0 million homes.
5. (X) “NBA Playoffs,” NBC, 12.1, 11.6 million homes.
5. (12) “20/20,” ABC, 12.1, 11.6 million homes.
7. (15) “NBC Monday Night Movies: Shattered Mind,” NBC, 12.0, 11.5 million homes.
7. (18) “PrimeTime Live,” ABC, 12.0, 11.5 million homes.
9. (9) “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.7, 11.2 million homes.
10. (3) “Friends,” NBC, 11.3 10.8 million homes.
10. (13) “Grace Under Fire,” ABC, 11.3, 10.8 million homes.
12. “48 Hours,” CBS, 10.6, 10.2 million homes.
13. (X) “NBA Playoffs,” (Thursday) NBC, 10.5, 10.1 million homes.
13. (X) “NBA Playoffs,” (Tuesday) NBC, 10.5, 10.1 million homes.
15. (9) “NYPD Blue,” ABC, 10.4, 10.0 million homes.
16. (16) “Roseanne,” ABC, 10.0, 9.6 million homes.
17. (16) “Nanny,” CBS, 9.9, 9.5 million homes.
18. “Murder, She Wrote,” CBS, 9.8, 9.4 million homes.
18. (X) “Salute To Clint Eastwood,” ABC, 9.8, 9.4 million homes.
20. (11) “Frasier,” NBC, 9.5, 9.1 million homes.
21. “ABC Monday Night Movie: Columbo Goes Undercover,” ABC, 9.4.
21. “Drew Carey Show,” ABC, 9.4.
23. (X) “Fresh Prince,” NBC, 9.3.
24. “Faculty,” ABC, 9.2.
25. “Ellen,” ABC, 9.1.
26. “CBS Tuesday Movie: Janek: Forget Me Not,” CBS, 9.0.
27. “Dave’s World,” CBS, 8.9.
27. “3rd Rock From The Sun,” NBC, 8.9.
29. “Walker, Texas Ranger,” CBS, 8.7.
30. “Cybill,” CBS, 8.6.
31. “Rescue: 911,” CBS, 8.4.
32. “Murphy Brown,” CBS, 8.3.
32. “X-Files,” Fox, 8.3.
34. “Mad About You,” NBC, 8.1.
35. (X) “NBA Showtime,” NBC, 8.0.
36. “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper,” ABC, 7.9.
37. “Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” NBC, 7.8.
37. “Step by Step,” ABC, 7.8.
39. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 7.7.
39. “Hudson Street,” ABC, 7.7.
39. “Touched By An Angel,” CBS, 7.7.
42. “World’s Funniest Video,” ABC, 7.6.
43. “ABC Thursday Night Movie: Royce,” ABC, 7.5.
44. “Before They were Stars,” ABC, 7.2.
45. “JAG,” NBC, 7.1.
46. (X) “NewsRadio,” NBC, 7.0.
47. “Boy Meets World,” ABC, 6.9.
47. “Chicago Hope,” CBS, 6.9.
47. (X) “Harry Anderson,” CBS, 6.9.
50. “CBS Wednesday Movie: Separated by Murder,” CBS, 6.7.
50. “Nash Bridges,” CBS, 6.7.
50. “3rd Rock From The Sun,” NBC, 6.7.