Top 40 Rankings

Thu., Jan. 25, 1996

Prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Jan. 15-21. 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. The rating measures the percentage of the nation’s 95.9 million TV homes. Each rating point represents 959,000 households.

1. (3) “Friends,” NBC, 20.8, 19.9 million homes

2. (2) “Seinfeld,” NBC, 20.1, 19.3 million homes

3. (1) “ER,” NBC, 19.3, 18.5 million homes

4. (X) “Mad About You,” NBC, 17.8, 17.1 million homes

5. (6) “Single Guy,” NBC, 16.8, 16.1 million homes

6. (6) “Home Improvement,” ABC, 16.2, 15.5 million homes

7. (11) “60 Minutes,” CBS, 15.6, 15.0 million homes

8. (6) “3rd Rock From the Sun,” NBC, 15.2, 14.6 million homes

9. (9) “NYPD Blue,” ABC, 15.1, 14.5 million homes

10. (13) “Frasier,” NBC, 14.1, 13.5 million homes

11. (20) “Chicago Hope,” CBS, 13.2, 12.7 million homes

11. (18) “Nanny,” CBS, 13.2, 12.7 million homes

11. “Touched by an Angel,” CBS, 13.2, 12.7 million homes

14. (12) “Grace Under Fire,” ABC, 13.1, 12.6 million homes

14. (23) “Walker, Texas Ranger,” CBS, 13.1, 12.6 million homes

16. (27) “Law & Order,” NBC, 12.9, 12.4 million homes

16. (X) “The Golden Globe Awards,” NBC, 12.9, 12.4 million homes

18. (22) “America’s Funniest Home Videos 2,” ABC, 12.8, 12.3 million homes

19. (13) “20/20,” ABC, 12.7, 12.2 million homes

20. (16) “Roseanne,” ABC, 12.5, 12.0 million homes

21. “Dateline NBC,” (Wednesday) NBC, 12.4

21. “John Larroquette Show,” NBC, 12.4

23. “Wings,” NBC, 12.1

24. “Murphy Brown,” CBS, 12.0

24. “NBC Monday Night Movies: Moment of Truth,” NBC, 12.0

26. “ABC Sunday Night Movie: Innocent Victims, Part 1,” ABC, 11.7

26. “Champs,” ABC, 11.7

26. “PrimeTime Live,” ABC, 11.7

29. “Dateline NBC,” (Tuesday) NBC, 11.6

30. “Can’t Hurry Love,” CBS, 11.2

30. “ABC Monday Night Movie: A Promise to Carolyn,” CBS, 11.2

32. “ABC Monday Night Movie: Kiss and Tell,” ABC, 11.1

32. “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” CBS, 11.1

32. “Drew Carey Show,” ABC, 11.1

35. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 10.8

35. “Dateline NBC,” (Friday) NBC, 10.8

35. “Family Matters,” ABC, 10.8

35. “Naked Truth,” ABC, 10.8

39. (X) “ABC Wide World of Sports Special Edition,” ABC, 10.7

40. (X) “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 10.6

40. “Beverly Hills, 90210,” Fox, 10.6

40. “Boy Meets World,” ABC, 10.6

40. “Ellen,” ABC, 10.6