KATZ PROGRAMMING RESEARCH
NOVEMBER 1998 SWEEP
NIELSEN RANKINGS
INDEPENDENT/FOX/UPN/WB AFFILIATE ACCESS/Top 100 Markets
# HH N97 % W18-49 N97 % W25-54 N97 % M18-49 N97 % M25-54 N97 % TEENS N97 % KIDS N97 %
RANK PROGRAM OCC R/S T.P.S. CHG RNK SHR T.P.S. CHG RNK SHR T.P.S. CHG RNK SHR T.P.S. CHG RNK SHR T.P.S. CHG RNK SHR T.P.S. CHG RNK SHR T.P.S. CHG
1 SEINFELD 48 7 / 11 13 -15% 2 14 18 -22% 1 13 16 -19% 1 18 22 -18% 1 16 20 -20% 7 15 18 -17% 8 7 10 -30%
2 FRIENDS 74 6 / 9 9 - 1 16 12 +33% 1 13 10 +30% 3 14 13 +8% 2 12 11 +9% 4 19 20 -5% 7 10 14 -29%
2 HOME IMPROVEMENT 26 5 / 9 12 -25% 3 11 16 -31% 4 9 13 -31% 4 12 18 -33% 3 11 15 -27% 2 21 29 -28% 2 16 19 -16%
4 SIMPSONS 42 6 / 8 9 -11% 7 9 12 -25% 9 7 10 -30% 2 15 14 +7% 3 11 12 -8% 1 26 24 +8% 1 17 16 +6%
4 FRASIER 45 5 / 8 10 -20% 3 11 13 -15% 3 10 12 -17% 5 11 14 -21% 5 10 13 -23% 9 9 14 -36% 10 5 8 -37%
4 JUDGE JUDY 20 5 / 8 4 +100% 7 9 6 +50% 4 9 5 +80% 7 7 6 +17% 7 7 5 +40% 13 6 6 - 14 4 4 -
4 MARTIN 14 5 / 8 8 - 3 11 11 - 4 9 9 - 6 10 10 - 6 8 8 - 3 20 19 +5% 3 14 15 -7%
4 JUDGE JOE BROWN 6 4 / 8 3 +167% 7 9 3 +200% 8 8 3 +167% 7 7 3 +133% 7 7 3 +133% 12 7 3 +133% 10 5 1 +400%
9 LIVING SINGLE 14 4 / 7 8 -12% 3 11 13 -15% 4 9 10 -10% 7 7 8 -12% 9 6 7 -14% 6 17 17 - 4 12 14 -14%
10 EXTRA 6 4 / 6 6 - 13 5 6 -17% 13 5 6 -17% 13 5 5 - 12 5 5 - 18 3 4 -25% 16 3 3 -
10 MAD ABOUT YOU 8 4 / 6 6 - 7 9 10 -10% 9 7 8 -12% 11 6 6 - 9 6 6 - 9 9 12 -25% 10 5 7 -29%
10 FRESH PRINCE 13 3 / 6 6 - 7 9 8 +13% 11 6 6 - 7 7 7 - 12 5 5 - 4 19 15 +27% 4 12 12 -
13 SISTER, SISTER 9 4 / 5 5 - 12 7 6 +17% 11 6 5 +20% 17 4 6 -33% 19 3 6 -50% 8 14 9 +56% 4 12 7 +71%
13 REAL TV 11 3 / 5 5 - 16 4 5 -20% 15 4 5 -20% 11 6 6 - 9 6 6 - 15 5 5 - 16 3 5 -40%
15 LAPD 5 3 / 4 5 -20% 20 2 4 -50% 17 3 4 -25% 20 3 7 -57% 16 4 8 -50% 19 2 2 - 18 2 1 +100%
15 COPS 11 2 / 4 5 -20% 17 3 5 -40% 17 3 5 -40% 13 5 6 -17% 12 5 6 -17% 16 4 5 -20% 14 4 5 -20%
15 THE NANNY 11 2 / 4 4 - 13 5 5 - 13 5 5 - 20 3 5 -40% 19 3 5 -40% 9 9 8 +13% 9 6 6 -
18 ROSEANNE 9 3 / 3 4 -25% 13 5 5 - 15 4 4 - 17 4 5 -20% 19 3 4 -25% 13 6 5 +20% 10 5 5 -
18 MASH 5 2 / 3 4 -25% 20 2 5 -60% 21 2 5 -60% 17 4 4 - 16 4 5 -20% 21 1 3 -67% 20 1 1 -
18 NEWSRADIO 11 2 / 3 5 -40% 17 3 6 -50% 17 3 5 -40% 13 5 7 -29% 16 4 6 -33% 16 4 6 -33% 18 2 4 -50%
18 STAR TREK:TNG 7 1 / 3 2 +50% 17 3 3 - 17 3 2 +50% 13 5 3 +67% 12 5 3 +67% 19 2 1 +100% 21 1 2 -50%
Source: NSI Snap, November 1998, 5 or more occurrences.
New programs this season in bold.
12/28/98


Last Updated on 1/6/99
By sg