TV FACTS

The Nova science special “In Search of Human Origins” landed at the top of the list of PBS’ 10 top-rated programs for March. The month’s Top 10 PBS television programs, ranked by average audience percentage:

Rank Program Aud. 1 Nova: In Search of Human Origins Part 3 4.2 2 Nature: The Nature of Sex 4.1 3 Nova: In Search of Human Origins Part 2 3.9 4 Inspector Morse VII: Happy Families Part 1 2.9 5 Inspector Morse VII: Who Killed Harry Field? 2.8 Tie Inspector Morse VII: Dead on Time Part 2 2.8 7 Inspector Morse VII: Happy Families Part 2 2.7 8 Washington Week in Review 3337 2.6 9 Washington Week in Review 3339 2.3 10 Washington Week in Review 3336 2.2

Source: A. C. Nielsen Co.

Top Prime-Time Programs

National rankings for the Top 20 prime-time network programs for total households and the Top 10 programs ranked by demographics for the week ended April 10:

TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS

Net- Air Air Rat- Rank Program work Day Time ing 1 Home Improvement ABC Wed. 9:00 22.8 2 NCAA Basketball CBS Mon. 9:00 21.6 3 Seinfeld NBC Thu. 9:00 19.4 4 Roseanne ABC Tue. 9:00 18.8 Tie These Friends of Mine ABC Wed. 9:30 18.8 6 60 Minutes CBS Sun. 7:00 18.6 7 Coach ABC Tue. 9:30 18.0 8 Frasier NBC Thu. 9:30 17.9 9 David’s Mother CBS Sun. 9:00 16.3 10 20/20 ABC Fri. 10:00 16.2 11 Murder, She Wrote CBS Sun. 8:00 15.5 12 Wings NBC Thu. 8:30 15.1 13 Home Impvmnt Spcl. ABC Wed. 8:00 14.8 14 Prelude ... CBS Mon. 9:00 14.5 15 Thunder Alley ABC Wed. 8:30 14.4 16 PrimeTime Live ABC Thu. 10:00 14.3 17 Beyond Obsession ABC Mon. 9:00 13.6 Tie Rescue 911 CBS Tue. 8:00 13.6 19 Dr. Quinn CBS Sat. 8:00 13.3 20 NYPD Blue ABC Tue. 10:00 13.2

WOMEN 18-49

Group size: 60,870,000

Rank Program Netwk. Rat’g 1 Home Improvement ABC 18.6 2 Seinfeld NBC 17.0 3 Roseanne ABC 16.0 Tie These Friends of Mine ABC 16.0 Tie Frasier NBC 16.0 6 Coach ABC 15.2 7 Wings NBC 12.0 8 David’s Mother CBS 11.8 9 Melrose Place Fox 11.3 10 Beverly Hills 90210 Fox 11.0

TEENS 12-17

Group size: 20,440,000

Rank Program Netwk. Rat’g 1 Home Improvement ABC 15.3 2 Sister, Sister ABC 13.2 3 Someone Like Me NBC 13.0 4 Beverly Hills 90210 Fox 12.2 5 Step by Step ABC 12.1 Tie Fresh Prince NBC 12.1 7 Roseanne ABC 12.0 Tie Married With Children Fox 12.0 9 Full House ABC 11.6 10 Sinbad Show Fox 11.1

MEN 18-49

Group size: 59,450,000

Rank Program Netwk. Rat’g 1 NCAA Basketball ... CBS 20.8 2 Home Improvement ABC 15.7 3 Seinfeld NBC 14.6 4 These Friends of Mine ABC 12.9 5 Frasier NBC 12.8 6 Prelude to a Championship CBS 11.4 7 Coach ABC 10.9 8 Roseanne ABC 10.1 9 Wings NBC 10.0 10 Home Improvement Spcl. ABC 9.8

KIDS 2-11

Group size: 36,870,000

Rank Program Netwk. Rat’g 1 Home Improvement ABC 15.9 2 Full House ABC 15.4 3 Sister, Sister ABC 15.2 4 Step by Step ABC 15.0 5 Boy Meets World ABC 13.8 6 Phenom ABC 13.1 7 Simpsons Fox 12.1 8 Roseanne ABC 11.6 9 Thunder Alley ABC 11.1 10 Family Matters ABC 10.7

Source: A.C. Nielsen Co.