Thursday Shows Continue To Dominate Nielsen Ratings

Thu., Dec. 14, 1995

Associated Press

NBC’s powerhouse Thursday lineup continued its reign in the ratings, with “ER” coming in first, “Seinfeld” second, “Caroline in the City” third, “Friends” fifth and “The Single Guy” seventh.

For the week of Dec. 4-10, ABC was the winner in prime time overall with an 11 rating and 18 share, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday. NBC had a 10.7 rating and 17 share. Third-ranked CBS logged a 9.4 rating and 15 share.

One ratings point equals 959,000 TV households. Share is the percentage of in-use TV sets tuned to a particular broadcast.

Following are the prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 4-10. Top 20 listings include the week’s ranking, with rating for the week, season-to-date rankings in parentheses, and total homes.

An “X” in parentheses denotes one-time-only presentation.

1. (1) “ER,” NBC, 24.1, 23.1 million homes

2. (2) “Seinfeld,” NBC, 21.9, 21.0 million homes

3. (4) “Caroline in the City,” NBC, 18.9, 18.1 million homes

4. (6) “Home Improvement,” ABC, 16.8, 16.1 million homes

5. (3) “Friends,” NBC, 16.6, 15.9 million homes

6. (7) “NFL Monday Night Football,” ABC, 16.4, 15.7 million homes

7. (5) “Single Guy,” NBC, 15.9, 15.2 million homes

8. (8) “Coach,” ABC, 14.7, 14.1 million homes

9. (11) “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.6, 14.0 million homes

10. (X) “Barbara Walters Special,” ABC, 14.4, 13.8 million homes

11. (12) “Grace Under Fire,” ABC, 14.0, 13.4 million homes

12. (20) “Walker, Texas Ranger,” CBS, 13.6, 13.0 million homes

13. (10) “20/20,” ABC, 13.5, 12.9 million homes

14. (20) “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 13.1, 12.6 million homes

14. (17) “NBC Monday Night Movies: Deadly Family Secrets,” NBC, 13.1, 12.6 million homes

14. (16) “PrimeTime Live,” ABC, 13.1, 12.6 million homes

17. (15) “Roseanne,” ABC, 13.0, 12.5 million homes

18. (18) “Nanny,” CBS, 12.8, 12.3 million homes

19. “Drew Carey Show,” ABC, 11.8, 11.3 million homes

20. (27) “CBS Sunday Movie: Journey,” CBS, 11.7, 11.2 million homes

20. (14) “Murphy Brown,” CBS, 11.7, 11.2 million homes

22. “NBC Sunday Night Movie: The Distinguished Gentleman,” NBC, 11.6

23. “Lois & Clark,” ABC, 11.4

23. “Naked Truth,” ABC, 11.4

25. “Ellen,” ABC, 11.3

26. “Hudson Street,” ABC, 11.2

27. “Can’t Hurry Love,” CBS, 11.0

27. “Charlie Brown’s Christmas,” CBS, 11.0

27. “Touched by an Angel,” CBS, 11.0

30. “Family Matters,” ABC, 10.9

30. “Frasier,” NBC, 10.9