| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | Seinfeld |
NBC |
21,266,000 |
| 2. | ER | NBC | 19,992,000 |
| 3. | Veronica's Closet | NBC | 16,268,000 |
| 4. | Friends | NBC | 15,778,000 |
| 5. | Monday Night Football | ABC | 14,700,000 |
|
6. |
Touched by an Angel | CBS | 13,916,000 |
|
7. |
60 Minutes | CBS | 13,524,000 |
|
8. |
Union Square | NBC | 13,328,000 |
|
9. |
CBS Sunday Movie | CBS | 12,838,000 |
|
10. |
Frasier | NBC | 11,760,000 |
|
11. |
Home Improvement | ABC | 11,760,000 |
|
12. |
Just Shoot Me | NBC | 11,662,000 |
| 13. | Dateline NBC - Tuesday | NBC | 11,270,000 |
| 14. | Dateline NBC - Monday | NBC | 11,172,000 |
| 15. | The Drew Carey Show | ABC | 10,878,000 |
| 16. | 20/20 - Friday | ABC | 10,682,000 |
| 17. | N.Y.P.D. Blue | ABC | 10,584,000 |
| 18. | Primetime Live | ABC | 10,584,000 |
| 19. | The X-Files | FOX | 10,388,000 |
|
20. |
Law and Order | NBC | 9,996,000 |
|
21. |
20/20 - Monday | ABC | 9,800,000 |
|
22. |
Diagnosis Murder | CBS | 9,604,000 |
|
23. |
King of the Hill | FOX | 9,506,000 |
|
24. |
Mad About You | NBC | 9,506,000 |
|
25. |
Cosby | CBS | 9,310,000 |
|
26. |
Dharma & Greg | ABC | 9,310,000 |
|
27. |
NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC | 9,212,000 |
|
28. |
Hiller and Diller | ABC | 9,114,000 |
|
29. |
Walker, Texas Ranger | CBS | 9,114,000 |
|
30. |
Everybody Loves Raymond | CBS | 9,016,000 |
Households with TV: 98,000,000
