| RANK | SHOW | NETWORK |
ESTIMATED AUDIENCE |
| 1. | ER |
NBC |
17,693,200 |
| 2. | Friends | NBC | 15,605,800 |
| 3. | Frasier | NBC | 15,506,400 |
| 4. | Monday Night Football | ABC | 13,916,000 |
| 5. | Veronica's Closet | NBC | 13,617,800 |
|
6. |
Jesse | NBC | 13,617,800 |
|
7. |
60 Minutes | CBS | 13,120,800 |
|
8. |
Touched by an Angel | CBS | 13,021,400 |
|
9. |
CBS Sunday Movie | CBS | 11,928,000 |
|
10. |
Home Improvement | ABC | 10,934,000 |
|
11. |
Everybody Loves Raymond | CBS | 10,536,400 |
|
12. |
N.Y.P.D. Blue | ABC | 10,437,000 |
| 13. | Law and Order | NBC | 10,039,400 |
| 14. | The Drew Carey Show | ABC | 9,840,600 |
| 15. | 20/20 - Friday | ABC | 9,840,600 |
| 16. | Providence | NBC | 9,741,200 |
| 17. | 20/20 - Wednesday | ABC | 9,741,200 |
| 18. | JAG | CBS | 9,741,200 |
| 19. | Dateline NBC - Tuesday | NBC | 9,641,800 |
|
20. |
Dateline NBC - Monday | NBC | 9,641,800 |
|
21. |
Becker | CBS | 9,641,800 |
|
22. |
CBS Tuesday Movie | CBS | 9,641,800 |
|
23. |
Ally McBeal | FOX | 9,542,400 |
|
24. |
Dharma & Greg | ABC | 9,244,200 |
|
25. |
Spin City | ABC | 9,144,800 |
|
26. |
Dharma & Greg | ABC | 9,310,000 |
|
27. |
Dateline NBC - Friday | NBC | 9,144,800 |
|
28. |
The X-Files | FOX | 9,045,400 |
|
29. |
NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC | 9,045,400 |
|
30. |
60 Minutes II | CBS | 8,946,000 |
Households with TV: 99,400,000
