KATZ PROGRAMMING RESEARCH
NOVEMBER 1998 SWEEP
NIELSEN RANKINGS
INDEPENDENT/FOX/UPN/WB AFFILIATE EARLY FRINGE/Top 100 Markets
		#	HH			N97	%		W18-49	N97	%		W25-54	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
1	JERRY SPRINGER	18	5	/	11	7	+57%	1	19	11	+73%	2	15	9	+67%	5	18	15	+20%	23	4	7	-43%
1	ROSIE O'DONNELL	13	4	/	11	13	-15%	2	16	18	-11%	1	16	18	-11%	20	9	14	-36%	27	3	7	-57%
3	JUDGE JUDY	48	5	/	10	6	+57%	7	11	8	+38%	4	11	7	+57%	25	7	9	-22%	23	4	5	-20%
4	SIMPSONS	102	5	/	9	8	+13%	7	11	11	-	10	8	8	-	1	32	24	+33%	1	20	19	+25%
4	FRASIER	8	4	/	9	10	-10%	4	14	17	-18%	3	12	13	-8%	8	15	23	-35%	12	8	21	-62%
6	FRIENDS	10	5	/	8	6	+33%	3	15	11	+36%	4	11	8	+38%	4	19	15	+27%	8	10	11	-9%
6	HOME IMPROVEMENT	57	4	/	8	9	-11%	6	12	13	-8%	6	10	10	-	3	22	23	-4%	2	14	16	-12%
6	JUDGE JOE BROWN	20	4	/	8	3	+167%	15	8	3	+167%	8	9	2	+350%	27	5	7	-29%	33	2	3	-33%
6	MONTEL WILLIAMS	7	3	/	8	8	-	9	10	11	-9%	8	9	10	-10%	27	5	8	-37%	21	5	3	+67%
6	PEOPLE'S COURT	6	3	/	8	5	+60%	15	8	3	+167%	10	8	3	+167%	33	4	7	-43%	27	3	8	-62%
11	FRESH PRINCE	35	4	/	7	6	+17%	12	9	8	+13%	14	7	6	+17%	2	23	20	+15%	5	12	13	-8%
11	RICKI LAKE	30	3	/	7	6	+17%	5	13	10	+30%	6	10	7	+43%	10	14	12	+17%	23	4	5	-20%
11	MATLOCK	5	2	/	7	6	+17%	30	4	2	+100%	21	5	3	+67%	27	5	4	+25%	39	1	3	-67%
14	MARRIED W/CHILDREN	5	4	/	6	10	-40%	19	6	11	-45%	21	5	9	-44%	8	15	27	-44%	19	6	14	-57%
14	MARTIN	6	4	/	6	6	-	9	10	10	-	10	8	8	-	10	14	15	-7%	5	12	11	+9%
14	FAMILY MATTERS	25	3	/	6	6	-	19	6	7	-14%	21	5	6	-17%	10	14	17	-18%	2	14	17	-18%
14	GRACE UNDER FIRE	16	3	/	6	7	-14%	9	10	11	-9%	10	8	9	-11%	15	13	21	-38%	14	7	13	-46%
14	ROSEANNE SHOW	19	2	/	6	10	-40%	19	6	10	-40%	18	6	12	-50%	40	2	6	-67%	39	1	2	-50%
19	BOY MEETS WORLD	47	3	/	5	4	+25%	26	5	4	+25%	33	3	3	-	5	18	16	+13%	8	10	10	-
19	MAD ABOUT YOU	23	3	/	5	7	-29%	12	9	12	-25%	14	7	9	-22%	20	9	15	-40%	14	7	9	-22%
19	SISTER, SISTER	70	3	/	5	5	-	19	6	7	-14%	21	5	5	-	7	17	16	+6%	7	11	10	+10%
19	DONNY & MARIE	10	2	/	5	6	-17%	26	5	6	-17%	21	5	5	-	25	7	11	-36%	27	3	5	-40%
19	FORGIVE OR FORGET	13	2	/	5	3	+67%	19	6	3	+100%	21	5	3	+67%	27	5	8	-37%	33	2	7	-71%
19	HANGIN' W/MR. COOPER	12	2	/	5	6	-17%	26	5	7	-29%	28	4	6	-33%	10	14	13	+8%	8	10	12	-17%
19	JUDGE MILLS LANE	11	2	/	5	3	+67%	19	6	3	+100%	14	7	3	+133%	33	4	7	-43%	33	2	7	-71%
19	LIVING SINGLE	20	2	/	5	5	-	12	9	8	+13%	14	7	6	+17%	18	11	13	-15%	12	8	9	-11%
27	THE NANNY	40	3	/	4	5	-20%	18	7	8	-12%	18	6	6	-	18	11	17	-35%	14	7	10	-30%
27	COSBY	17	2	/	4	5	-20%	19	6	5	+20%	21	5	4	+25%	22	8	17	-53%	14	7	10	-30%
27	DATING/NEWLYWED HOUR	10	2	/	4	2	+100%	35	3	1	+200%	33	3	1	+200%	35	3	5	-40%	39	1	5	-80%
27	FULL HOUSE	51	2	/	4	4	-	30	4	4	-	28	4	3	+33%	15	13	11	+18%	4	13	10	+30%
27	LOVE CONNECTION	6	2	/	4	4	-	26	5	3	+67%	28	4	2	+100%	35	3	4	-25%	33	2	9	-78%
27	MASH	6	2	/	4	5	-20%	30	4	5	-20%	28	4	5	-20%	40	2	4	-50%	23	4	3	+33%
27	ROSEANNE	24	2	/	4	5	-20%	15	8	8	-	18	6	6	-	22	8	16	-50%	21	5	10	-50%
27	STEP BY STEP	12	2	/	4	4	-	30	4	4	-	33	3	3	-	15	13	12	+8%	14	7	9	-22%
35	REAL TV	9	3	/	3	4	-25%	35	3	6	-50%	33	3	4	-25%	35	3	8	-62%	27	3	7	-57%
35	COPS	8	2	/	3	3	-	30	4	4	-	28	4	3	+33%	35	3	3	-	33	2	2	-
35	AM. FUNNIEST VIDEOS	9	1	/	3	3	-	35	3	3	-	38	2	2	-	27	5	7	-29%	11	9	5	+80%
35	MATCH GAME	5	1	/	3	2	+50%	35	3	2	+50%	33	3	1	+200%	35	3	1	+200%	27	3	-	-
35	SAVED BY THE BELL	6	1	/	3	2	+50%	40	2	2	-	40	1	2	-50%	10	14	10	+40%	19	6	3	+100%
40	CALIFORNIA DREAMS	5	1	/	2	3	-33%	41	1	2	-50%	40	1	2	-50%	22	8	10	-20%	27	3	4	-25%
40	NEWSRADIO	20	1	/	2	3	-33%	35	3	5	-40%	38	2	4	-50%	27	5	9	-44%	33	2	7	-71%
42	CHEERS	5	1	/	1	2	-50%	41	1	5	-80%	40	1	3	-67%	42	1	6	-83%	39	1	5	-80%
Source: NSI Snap, November 1998, 5 or more occurrences.
New programs this season in bold.
12/28/98