The Times TV Index

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 Sept. 13:

TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS

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Net- Air Air Rat- Rank Program work Day Time ing 1 Mon. Night Football ABC Mon. 9:00 15.8 2 Seinfeld NBC Thu. 9:00 15.7 3 3rd Rock From the Sun NBC Thu. 9:30 14.8 4 60 Minutes CBS Sun. 7:00 13.5 5 Miss America Pageant NBC Sat. 10:00 13.1 Tie Touched by an Angel CBS Sun. 8:00 13.1 7 Mov.: Undue Influence CBS Sun. 9:00 12.9 8 Friends NBC Thu. 8:00 12.4 9 Dateline NBC NBC Tue. 10:00 12.2 10 Home Improvement ABC Tue. 9:00 11.8 Tie Single Guy NBC Thu. 8:30 11.8 12 3rd Rock From the Sun NBC Sun. 9:00 11.6 13 E.R. NBC Thu. 10:00 11.5 14 Caroline in the City NBC Tue. 9:30 11.2 Tie Frasier NBC Tue. 9:00 11.2 Tie 20/20 ABC Fri. 10:00 11.2 17 Movie: Full Circle NBC Mon. 9:00 11.0 18 Movie: London Suite NBC Sun. 9:00 10.8 Tie Primetime Live ABC Wed. 10:00 10.8 20 Coach ABC Tue. 9:30 10.5

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WOMEN 18-49

Group size: 61,960,000

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Rank Program Netwk. Rat’g 1 Seinfeld NBC 12.6 2 3rd Rock From the Sun NBC 12.2 3 E.R. NBC 10.9 4 Friends NBC 9.9 5 Single Guy NBC 9.4 6 Home Improvement ABC 9.3 7 Caroline in the City NBC 9.2 8 Frasier NBC 9.0 9 Melrose Place Fox 8.9 10 Coach ABC 8.8

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AGE 2 AND OLDER

Group size: 246,510,000

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Rank Program Netwk. Rat’g 1 Seinfeld NBC 9.0 2 NFL Mon. Night Football ABC 8.7 3 3rd Rock From the Sun NBC 8.5 4 Miss America Pageant NBC 7.7 Tie Touched by an Angel CBS 7.7 6 60 Minutes CBS 7.6 7 3rd Rock From the Sun NBC 7.2 8 Friends NBC 7.0 9 Home Improvement ABC 6.9 Tie Movie: Undue Influence CBS 6.9

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MEN 18-49

Group size: 60,200,000

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Rank Program Netwk. Rat’g 1 NFL Mon. Night Football ABC 12.4 2 Seinfeld NBC 10.4 3 3rd Rock From the Sun NBC 10.0 4 3rd Rock From the Sun NBC 8.5 5 Boston Common NBC 7.0 Tie Friends NBC 7.0 Tie Single Guy NBC 7.0 8 Home Improvement ABC 6.8 9 E.R. NBC 6.3 10 Coach ABC 5.6

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CHILDREN (AGES 2-11)

Group size: 38,180,000

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Rank Program Netwk. Rat’g 1 Step by Step ABC 9.6 2 Boy Meets World ABC 9.2 3 Boy Meets World-Special ABC 8.7 4 Family Matters ABC 8.2 5 Home Improvement ABC 4.9 6 3rd Rock From the Sun NBC 4.8 7 Funniest Home Videos 2 ABC 4.7 Tie Seinfeld NBC 4.7 9 Friends NBC 4.6 10 Living Single Fox 4.4

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Source: A.C. Nielsen Co.