What ranked and what tanked

VIEWERS1

LAST SEASON2

% CHANGE3

1

34.1

Seinfeld NBC

2

(+11%)

2

30.2

ER NBC

1

(-2%)

3

24.4

Veronica’s Closet NBC

—

4

24.0

Friends NBC

3

(-4%)

5

21.8

Touched by an Angel CBS

10

(+7%)

6

21.0

NFL Monday Night Football ABC

7

(-7%)

7

19.9

Union Square NBC

—

8

19.8

60 Minutes CBS

11

(+5%)

9

19.4

CBS Sunday Movie

14

(+11%)

10

18.4

Home Improvement ABC

8

(-15%)

11

17.1

The X-Files FOX

12

(-7%)

12

17.0

Just Shoot Me NBC

71

(+53%)

13

16.7

The Drew Carey Show ABC

18

(-2%)

16.7

Frasier NBC

22

(+1%)

15

16.3

King of the Hill FOX

27

(+6%)

16

15.4

Dateline NBC Monday

—

17

15.3

Dateline NBC Tuesday

27

(-1%)

15.3

The Simpsons FOX

37

(+7%)

19

15.0

NYPD Blue ABC

16

(-14%)

15.0

20/20 ABC Friday

12

(-18%)

21

14.4

Walker, Texas Ranger CBS

18

(-15%)

22

14.2

NBC Sunday Night Movie

14

(-19%)

14.2

Primetime Live ABC

23

(-12%)

24

14.1

Law & Order NBC

32

(-5%)

25

13.9

Dharma & Greg ABC

—

13.9

Diagnosis Murder CBS

55

(+10%)

13.9

20/20 ABC Monday

—

28

13.8

Cosby CBS

24

(-14%)

29

13.6

Soul Man ABC

21

(-19%)

30

13.5

Hiller and Diller ABC

—

13.5

Wonderful World of Disney ABC

—

32

13.4

Mad About You NBC

25

(-15%)

33

13.3

Everybody Loves Raymond CBS

82

(+27%)

34

13.2

Dateline NBC Friday

31

(-11%)

35

13.1

Promised Land CBS

58

(+7%)

36

12.9

Jag CBS

62

(+8%)

12.9

Two Guys, a Girl and a… ABC

—

38

12.8

ABC Sunday Night Movie

40

(-7%)

12.8

The Magnificent Seven CBS

—

40

12.6

Dateline NBC Sunday 8 P.M.

—

41

12.5

Sabrina… ABC, 9 P.M.

32

(-16%)

42

12.4

Ellen ABC

30

(-18%)

43

12.3

Lateline NBC

—

12.3

3rd Rock From the Sun NBC

18

(-28%)

45

12.1

Chicago Hope CBS

39

(-14%)

12.1

Kids Say the Darndest Things CBS

—

47

12.0

Spin City ABC

17

(-31%)

48

11.9

Candid Camera CBS

—

11.9

Early Edition CBS

44

(-12%)

11.9

Something So Right ABC

46

(-11%)

51

11.7

Caroline in the City NBC

29

(-24%)

11.7

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman CBS

53

(-9%)

11.7

Nash Bridges CBS

65

(-1%)

11.7

Over the Top ABC

—

55

11.6

Boy Meets World ABC

41

(-15%)

56

11.5

The Nanny CBS

51

(-12%)

11.5

Party of Five FOX

85

(+12%)

11.5

That’s Life ABC

—

59

11.4

Ally Mcbeal FOX

—

11.4

Beverly Hills, 90210 FOX

62

(-4%)

11.4

The Pretender NBC

74

(+5%)

11.4

Working NBC

—

63

11.3

Funniest Home Videos ABC

91

(+11%)

11.3

George & Leo CBS

—

11.3

Grace Under Fire ABC

49

(-14%)

11.3

Sabrina… ABC, 8 P.M.

—

67

11.2

Cybill CBS

35

(-22%)

68

11.0

NewsRadio NBC

96

(+15%)

69

10.9

48 Hours CBS

85

(+7%)

10.9

You Wish ABC

—

71

10.8

Dateline NBC Sunday 7 P.M.

74

(-1%)

10.8

Suddenly Susan NBC

4

(-56%)

10.8

20/20 ABC, Thursday

—

74

10.7

Homicide: Life on the Street NBC

69

(-5%)

10.7

The Naked Truth NBC

5

(-56%)

76

10.6

Teen Angel ABC

—

77

10.5

The Closer CBS

—

78

10.3

Dateline NBC Friday 8 P.M.

—

10.3

Fired Up NBC

6

(-56%)

80

10.2

Melrose Place FOX

65

(-14%)

81

10.1

World’s Wildest Police Videos FOX

—

82

10.0

Cops 2 FOX

99

(+6%)

10.0

Michael Hayes CBS

—

10.0

The Practice ABC

55

(-21%)

10.0

Public Eye CBS

—

86

9.9

For Your Love NBC

—

9.9

Murphy Brown CBS

35

(-31%)

9.9

Profiler NBC

76

(-8%)

9.9

Style & Substance CBS

—

9.9

Unsolved Mysteries CBS

58

(-20%)

91

9.8

AMW: America Fights Back FOX

94

(+1%)

92

9.7

Jenny NBC

—

93

9.5

The World’s Funniest! FOX

—

94

9.3

Brooklyn South CBS

—

9.3

Dellaventura CBS

—

96

9.2

FOX Tuesday Night Movie

85

(-11%)

97

9.1

Men Behaving Badly NBC

79

(-14%)

9.1

Tv Censored Bloopers NBC

—

99

8.9

Family Matters CBS

41

(-35%)

100

8.7

Cops FOX

108

(+1%

101

8.5

Four Corners CBS

—

102

8.4

Step by Step CBS

50

(-36%)

103

8.3

Damon FOX

—

104

8.2

ABC Thursday Night Movie

91

(-20%)

8.2

The Gregory Hines Show CBS

—

8.2

House Rules NBC

—

8.2

Millennium FOX

85

(-20%)

8.2

Sleepwalkers NBC

—

109

8.0

ABC Sat. Night at the Movies

76

(-26%)

8.0

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? FOX

—

8.0

Meego CBS

—

112

7.9

The Tony Danza Show NBC

—

113

7.8

Players NBC

—

114

7.5

The Visitor FOX

—

115

7.1

Getting Personal FOX

—

7.1

Prey ABC

—

117

7.0

Living Single FOX

101

(-25%)

118

6.8

Ask Harriet FOX

—

6.8

Between Brothers FOX

—

120

6.7

Timecop ABC

—

121

6.6

Dawson’s Creek WB

—

122

6.5

ABC News Saturday Night

—

6.5

New York Undercover FOX

102

(-29%)

124

6.4

C-16 ABC

—

125

6.3

Total Security ABC

—

126

6.2

Built to Last NBC

—

127

6.1

Nothing Sacred ABC

—

128

6.0

Significant Others FOX

—

129

5.9

Cracker ABC

—

5.9

413 Hope St. FOX

—

131

5.8

7th Heaven WB

148

(+81%)

132

5.4

Star Trek: Voyager UPN

125

(-13%)

133

5.2

Buffy The Vampire Slayer WB

144

(+41%)

134

5.1

The Steve Harvey Show WB

141

(+28%)

5.1

The Wayans Bros. WB

134

(+9%)

136

5.0

Push ABC

—

5.0

Smart Guy WB

137

(+11%)

138

4.8

Love Boat: The Next Wave UPN

—

139

4.7

Sister, Sister WB

139

(+9%)

140

4.3

Malcolm & Eddie UPN

130

(-12%)

141

4.0

In the House UPN

136

(-13%)

4.0

Moesha UPN

130

(-18%)

143

3.9

Good News UPN

—

3.9

The Jamie Foxx Show WB

130

(-20%)

145

3.8

Sparks UPN

145

(+6%)

3.8

Unhappily Ever After WB

140

(-7%)

147

3.7

The Sentinel UPN

134

(-21%)

148

3.6

Clueless UPN

46

(-73%)

149

3.4

The Parent ‘Hood WB

147

(0%)

150

3.2

Three WB

—

151

3.1

Hitz UPN

—

152

2.8

Kelly Kelly WB

—

2.8

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher WB

138

(-36%)

2.8

The Tom Show WB

—

2.8

You’re the One WB

—

156

2.7

Alright, Already WB

—

2.7

Head Over Heels UPN

—