List of Week's TV Ratings, May 13-19, 1996

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Prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for May 13-19. 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. A rating measures the percentage of the nation's 95.9 million TV homes. Each ratings point represents 959,000 households.

1. (1) "ER," NBC, 23.9, 22.9 million homes

2. (2) "Seinfeld" NBC, 22.3, 21.4 million homes

3. (4) "Caroline in the City," NBC, 19.9, 19.1 million homes

4. (3) "Friends," NBC, 19.1, 18.3 million homes

5. (6) "Single Guy," NBC, 16.6, 15.9 million homes

6. (7) "Home Improvement," ABC, 15.0, 14.4 million homes

6. "Mad About You," NBC, 15.0, 14.4 million homes

8. (16) "Roseanne," ABC, 14.7, 14.1 million homes

9. (9) "NYPD Blue," ABC, 14.1, 13.5 million homes

10. (14) "Coach," ABC, 12.9, 12.4 million homes

10. (15) "NBC Monday Night Movies: Twisted Desire," NBC, 12.9, 12.4 million homes

12. (25) "Law & Order," NBC, 12.7, 12.2 million homes

13. "ABC Sunday Night Movie: The Firm," ABC, 12.6, 12.1 million homes

14. (18) "PrimeTime Live," ABC, 12.5, 12.0 million homes

15. (11) "Frasier," NBC, 12.4, 11.9 million homes

16. "Murder, She Wrote," CBS, 12.3, 11.8 million homes

16. (9) "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.3, 11.8 million homes

18. (13) "Grace Under Fire," ABC, 12.2, 11.7 million homes

18. (16) "Nanny," CBS, 12.2, 11.7 million homes

18. "Touched by an Angel," CBS, 12.2, 11.7 million homes

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21. "Walker, Texas Ranger," CBS, 11.9

22. "Dateline NBC" (Wednesday), NBC, 11.8

23. "Dave's World," CBS, 11.5

23. "Murphy Brown," CBS, 11.5

25. "Cybill," CBS, 11.4

26. "The X-Files," Fox, 11.2

27. "Chicago Hope," CBS, 11.1

28. "Wings," NBC, 10.9

29. (X) "Ellen," ABC, 10.8

30. "Dateline NBC" (Tuesday), NBC, 10.5

30. "NBC Sunday Night Movie: A Friend's Betrayal," NBC, 10.5

30. "20/20," ABC, 10.5

33. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," CBS, 10.4

33. (X) "National Geographic Special," NBC, 10.4

35. (X) "Jeff Foxworthy Show," ABC, 10.3

36. "CBS Sunday Movie: Ruby Ridge," CBS, 10.2

36. "Ellen," ABC, 10.2

38. "ABC Monday Night Movie: Dead Man's Walk, Pt. 2," ABC, 10.1

39. "Drew Carey Show," ABC, 9.9

40. "John Larroquette Show," NBC, 9.5

41. "Homicide," NBC, 9.2

42. "Dateline NBC" (Friday), NBC, 8.8

42. "Married ... With Children," Fox, 8.8

42. (X) "Married ... With Children," Fox, 8.8

42. (X) "Simpsons," Fox, 8.8

42. (X) "Melrose Place," Fox, 8.8

42. "3rd Rock From The Sun," NBC, 8.8

48. "Beverly Hills, 90210," Fox, 8.6

49. "Fox Movie Special: Addams Family Values," Fox, 8.4

49. "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," NBC, 8.4

51. (X) "Miss Universe Pageant," CBS, 8.3

52. "Family Matters," ABC, 8.1

52. "In The House," NBC, 8.1

52. "Step By Step," ABC, 8.1

55. "Family Matters," ABC, 8.0

56. "Boy Meets World," ABC, 7.9

57. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC, 7.8

57. "The Simpsons," Fox, 7.8

59. "Unsolved Mysteries," NBC, 7.7

60. "CBS Tuesday Movie: The Stepford Husbands," CBS, 7.5

60. "48 Hours," CBS, 7.5

62. (X) "Fox Movie: What's Love Got to do With It," Fox, 7.3

63. "ABC Thursday Night Movie: Passenger 57," ABC, 7.2

64. (X) "Grand Ole Opry All Stars," CBS, 7.0

65. "NBC Saturday Night Movie: Hard Target," NBC, 6.7

66. "Nash Bridges," CBS, 6.6

67. "Dateline NBC" (Sunday), NBC, 6.5

67. (X) "Totally Animals," CBS, 6.5

69. "Saturday Night at the Movies: Love Potion No. 9," ABC, 6.4

70. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC, 6.3

71. "Before They Were Stars," ABC, 5.8

71. (X) "Goosebumps," Fox, 5.8

71. "World's Funniest Videos," ABC, 5.8

74. "America's Most Wanted," Fox, 5.6

75. "Cops 2," Fox, 5.5

75. "Fox Tuesday Night Movie: Dr. Who," Fox, 5.5

77. "Cops," Fox, 5.0

77. (X) "Hidden Secrets of Magic," NBC, 5.0

79. (X) "Siskel & Ebert Interview," CBS, 4.8

80. "Star Trek: Voyager," UPN, 4.5

81. (X) "World's Funniest Outtakes," Fox, 4.4

82. (X) "TV's Greatest Performances," ABC, 4.3

83. "CBS Wednesday Movie: Princess in Love," CBS, 4.0

84. "The Wayans Bros.," WB, 2.9

85. "The Parent 'Hood," WB, 2.8

86. "Moesha," UPN, 2.7

87. "Sister, Sister," WB, 2.6

88. "Nowhere Man," UPN, 2.5

88. "Unhappily Ever After," WB, 2.5

90. "Minor Adjustments," UPN, 2.3

90. "The Sentinel," UPN, 2.3

92. "Swift Justice," UPN, 2.2

93. "The Paranormal Borderline," UPN, 2.1

94. "Kirk," WB, 1.8

94. "Sister, Sister" (Sunday), WB, 1.8

96. "The Parent 'Hood," WB, 1.6

97. "Pinky & The Brain," WB, 1.5

97. "Savannah," WB, 1.5

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