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Top-rated United States television programs of 1997–98

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This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1997–98 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1][2]

Rank Program Network Viewers
(in millions)
1 Seinfeld NBC 34.1
2 ER 30.2
3 Veronica's Closet 24.4
4 Friends 24.0
5 Touched by an Angel CBS 21.8
6 Monday Night Football ABC 21.0
7 Union Square NBC 19.9
8 60 Minutes CBS 19.8
9 CBS Sunday Movie CBS 19.4
10 Home Improvement ABC 18.4
11 The X-Files FOX 17.1
12 Just Shoot Me! NBC 17.0
13 The Drew Carey Show ABC 16.7
14 Frasier NBC 16.7
15 King of the Hill FOX 16.3
16 Dateline NBC — Monday NBC 15.4
17 Dateline NBC — Tuesday NBC 15.3
18 The Simpsons FOX 15.3
19 NYPD Blue ABC 15.0
20 20/20 — Friday ABC 15.0
21 Walker, Texas Ranger CBS 14.4
22 NBC Sunday Night Movie NBC 14.2
23 Primetime Live ABC 14.2
24 Law & Order NBC 14.1
25 Dharma & Greg ABC 13.9
26 Diagnosis: Murder CBS 13.9
27 20/20 — Monday ABC 13.9
28 Cosby CBS 13.8
29 Soul Man ABC 13.6
30 Hiller and Diller ABC 13.5


References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1695. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. ^ "What ranked and what tanked". Entertainment Weekly Published in issue No. 434 May 29, 1998. May 29, 1998. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2021.