TOP TV SHOWS OF THE '90S - 90's Pop Culture

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Cheers	NBC	21.3
2	60 Minutes	CBS	20.6
3	Roseanne	ABC	18.1
4	A Different World	NBC	17.5
5	The Cosby Show	NBC	17.1
6	Murphy Brown	CBS	16.9
7	Empty Nest	NBC	16.7
7	America's Funniest Home Videos	ABC	16.7
9	Monday Night Football	ABC	16.6
10	The Golden Girls	NBC	16.5
10	Designing Women	CBS	16.5
12	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	16.4
13	America's Funniest People	ABC	16.3
14	Full House		15.9
15	Family Matters		15.8
16	Unsolved Mysteries	NBC	15.7
17	Matlock	NBC	15.5
18	Coach	ABC	15.3
19	Who's the Boss?	ABC	15.0
19	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS	15.0
21	In the Heat of the Night	NBC	14.9
21	Major Dad	CBS	14.9
23	L.A. Law	NBC	14.8
24	Doogie Howser, M.D.	ABC	14.7
25	Grand	NBC	14.6
26	Head of the Class	ABC	14.5
27	Growing Pains		14.3
	Baby Talk
	Davis Rules
30	The Wonder Years		14.2

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	60 Minutes	CBS	21.9
2	Roseanne	ABC	19.9
3	Murphy Brown	CBS	18.6
4	Cheers	NBC	17.5
4	Home Improvement	ABC	17.5
6	Designing Women	CBS	17.3
7	Full House	ABC	17.0
8	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	16.9
9	Major Dad	CBS	16.8
10	Coach	ABC	16.7
10	Room for Two		16.7
12	Monday Night Football		16.6
13	Unsolved Mysteries	NBC	16.5
14	CBS Sunday Night Movie	CBS	15.9
15	Evening Shade		15.6
16	Northern Exposure		15.5
17	A Different World	NBC	15.2
18	The Cosby Show		15.0
19	Wings		14.6
20	America's Funniest Home Videos	ABC	14.5
21	20/20	ABC	14.4
22	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	NBC	14.3
22	Empty Nest		14.3
24	NBC Monday Movie		13.9
25	America's Funniest People	ABC	13.8
25	ABC Monday Movie		13.8
27	Family Matters		13.5
28	L.A. Law	NBC	13.3
29	48 Hours	CBS	13.2
30	In the Heat of the Night	NBC	13.1
30	The Golden Girls	NBC	13.1

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	60 Minutes	CBS	21.9
2	Roseanne	ABC	20.7
3	Home Improvement	ABC	19.4
4	Murphy Brown	CBS	17.9
5	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	17.7
6	Coach	ABC	17.5
7	Monday Night Football	ABC	16.7
8	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS	16.1
8	Cheers	NBC	16.1
10	Full House	ABC	15.8
11	Northern Exposure	CBS	15.2
12	20/20	ABC	15.1
12	Rescue 911	CBS	15.1
14	CBS Tuesday Movie		14.8
15	Love & War		14.7
16	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	NBC	14.6
	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	ABC
	The Jackie Thomas Show	ABC
19	Evening Shade	CBS	14.5
20	Hearts Afire	CBS	14.3
21	Unsolved Mysteries	NBC	14.2
22	Primetime Live	ABC	14.1
23	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	CBS	14.0
24	NBC Monday Movie	NBC	13.9
25	Seinfeld	NBC	13.7
26	48 Hours	CBS	13.5
26	Blossom	NBC	13.5
28	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	13.3
28	Matlock	ABC	13.3
30	Wings	NBC	13.0
30	The Simpsons	FOX	13.0

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	60 Minutes	CBS	20.9
2	Home Improvement	ABC	20.4
3	Seinfeld	NBC	19.4
4	Roseanne	ABC	19.1
5	Grace Under Fire		17.7
6	Coach		17.4
7	Frasier	NBC	16.8
8	Monday Night Football	ABC	16.5
9	Murphy Brown	CBS	16.3
10	CBS Sunday Movie		16.2
11	Murder, She Wrote		16.0
12	Thunder Alley	ABC	15.9
13	Love & War	CBS	14.5
14	Northern Exposure	CBS	14.4
15	20/20	ABC	14.3
16	Full House		14.2
17	Primetime Live		14.0
18	NYPD Blue		13.9
18	Wings	NBC	13.9
20	Turning Point	ABC	13.8
21	Dave's World	CBS	13.7
21	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	NBC	13.7
23	NBC Monday Movie		13.6
24	Homicide: Life on the Street		13.5
25	CBS Tuesday Movie	CBS	13.3
25	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	CBS	13.3
27	Phenom	ABC	13.2
	Evening Shade	CBS
	Rescue 911	CBS
30	ABC Sunday Night Movie	ABC	12.6
30	Family Matters	ABC	12.6

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Seinfeld	NBC	20.6
2	ER	NBC	20.0
3	Home Improvement	ABC	19.5
4	Grace Under Fire		18.6
5	Monday Night Football		17.7
6	60 Minutes	CBS	17.2
7	NYPD Blue	ABC	16.5
8	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	15.6
8	Friends	NBC	15.6
10	Roseanne	ABC	15.5
11	Mad About You	NBC	15.2
12	Madman of the People	NBC	14.9
13	Ellen	ABC	14.8
14	Hope and Gloria	NBC	14.6
15	Frasier	NBC	14.5
16	Murphy Brown	CBS	14.1
17	20/20	ABC	14.0
18	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS	13.7
19	NBC Monday Movie	NBC	13.6
20	Me and the Boys	ABC	13.1
21	Dave's World	CBS	12.9
22	Cybill	CBS	12.8
23	ABC Sunday Movie	ABC	12.7
24	The Nanny	CBS	12.5
25	Full House	ABC	12.4
26	Wings	NBC	12.3
27	Law & Order		12.2
28	NBC Sunday Night Movie		12.0
29	Chicago Hope	CBS	11.7
	ABC Monday Night Movie	ABC
	The Martin Short Show	NBC
	Primetime Live	ABC

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	ER	NBC	22.0
2	Seinfeld		21.2
3	Friends		18.7
4	Caroline in the City		18.0
5	Monday Night Football	ABC	17.1
6	The Single Guy	NBC	16.7
7	Home Improvement	ABC	16.1
8	Boston Common	NBC	15.6
9	60 Minutes	CBS	14.2
10	NYPD Blue	ABC	14.1
11	20/20	ABC	13.6
11	Frasier	NBC	13.6
13	Grace Under Fire	ABC	13.2
14	NBC Monday Movie	NBC	12.9
14	Coach	ABC	12.9
16	The Nanny	CBS	12.5
16	Roseanne	ABC	12.5
18	Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	12.3
	Primetime Live	ABC
	Murphy Brown	CBS
21	NBC Sunday Movie	NBC	12.2
22	3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	12.1
23	Chicago Hope	CBS	11.9
24	Law & Order	NBC	11.4
	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS
	The Naked Truth	ABC
	Can't Hurry Love	CBS
28	Dateline NBC — Tuesday	NBC	11.3
28	Dateline NBC — Wednesday	NBC	11.3
30	The Dana Carvey Show	ABC	11.2

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	ER	NBC	21.2
2	Seinfeld		20.5
3	Suddenly Susan		17.0
4	Friends		16.8
4	The Naked Truth		16.8
6	Fired Up		16.5
7	Monday Night Football	ABC	16.0
8	The Single Guy	NBC	14.1
9	Home Improvement	ABC	14.0
10	Touched by an Angel	CBS	13.6
11	60 Minutes	CBS	13.3
12	20/20	ABC	12.8
13	NYPD Blue	ABC	12.5
14	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS	12.1
15	Primetime Live	ABC	11.9
16	Frasier	NBC	11.8
17	Spin City	ABC	11.7
18	NBC Sunday Movie	NBC	11.5
18	The Drew Carey Show	ABC	11.5
20	Dateline NBC — Tuesday	NBC	11.4
21	Cosby	CBS	11.2
21	The X-Files	FOX	11.2
23	Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	11.0
	Mad About You	NBC
	Caroline in the City
	NBC Monday Movie
27	Law & Order		10.8
27	3rd Rock from the Sun		10.8
29	Ellen	ABC	10.6
30	Chicago Hope	CBS	10.5
	Dateline NBC — Friday	NBC
	Cybill	CBS

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Seinfeld	NBC	22.0
2	ER		20.4
3	Veronica's Closet		16.6
4	Friends		16.1
5	Monday Night Football	ABC	15.0
6	Touched by an Angel	CBS	14.2
7	60 Minutes	CBS	13.8
8	Union Square	NBC	13.6
9	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS	13.1
10	Frasier	NBC	12.0
10	Home Improvement	ABC	12.0
12	Just Shoot Me!	NBC	11.9
13	Dateline NBC — Tuesday		11.5
14	Dateline NBC — Monday		11.4
15	The Drew Carey Show	ABC	11.1
16	20/20 — Friday		10.9
17	NYPD Blue		10.8
17	Primetime Live		10.8
19	The X-Files	FOX	10.6
20	Law & Order	NBC	10.2
21	20/20 — Monday	ABC	10.0
22	Diagnosis: Murder	CBS	9.8
23	King of the Hill	FOX	9.7
23	Mad About You	NBC	9.7
25	Cosby	CBS	9.5
25	Dharma & Greg	ABC	9.5
27	NBC Sunday Night Movie	NBC	9.4
28	Hiller and Diller	ABC	9.3
28	Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	9.3
30	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	9.2
30	The Simpsons	FOX	9.2

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	ER	NBC	17.8
2	Friends		15.7
3	Frasier		15.6
4	Monday Night Football	ABC	14.9
5	Veronica's Closet	NBC	13.7
5	Jesse	NBC	13.7
7	60 Minutes	CBS	13.2
8	Touched by an Angel		13.1
9	CBS Sunday Movie		12.0
10	Home Improvement	ABC	11.0
11	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10.6
12	NYPD Blue	ABC	10.5
13	Law & Order	NBC	10.1
14	The Drew Carey Show	ABC	9.9
14	20/20 — Friday	ABC	9.9
16	Providence	NBC	9.8
	20/20 — Wednesday	ABC
	JAG	CBS
19	Dateline NBC — Tuesday	NBC	9.7
	Dateline NBC — Monday	NBC
	Becker	CBS
	CBS Tuesday Movie	CBS
23	Ally McBeal	FOX	9.6
24	Dharma & Greg	ABC	9.3
25	Spin City	ABC	9.2
	Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS
	Dateline NBC — Friday	NBC
28	The X-Files	FOX	9.1
28	NBC Sunday Night Movie	NBC	9.1
30	60 Minutes II	CBS	9.0
30	Diagnosis: Murder	CBS	9.0

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Tuesday	ABC	18.6
2	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Thursday		17.5
3	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Sunday		17.1
4	ER	NBC	16.9
5	Friends		14.0
6	Frasier		13.6
7	Monday Night Football	ABC	13.5
8	60 Minutes	CBS	12.0
9	The Practice	ABC	11.8
10	Touched by an Angel	CBS	11.6
11	Law & Order	NBC	11.5
12	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	11.4
13	Jesse	NBC	11.3
14	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS	10.9
15	Stark Raving Mad	NBC	10.7
15	NYPD Blue	ABC	10.7
17	Dharma & Greg	ABC	10.5
18	Becker	CBS	10.4
19	Judging Amy		10.2
20	JAG		9.7
21	The Drew Carey Show	ABC	9.5
22	Providence	NBC	9.4
23	60 Minutes II	CBS	9.3
24	The West Wing	NBC	9.1
	ABC Monday Movie	ABC
	Spin City	ABC
27	Family Law	CBS	9.0
28	Dateline NBC — Friday	NBC	8.9
28	Malcolm in the Middle	FOX	8.9
30	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	NBC	8.8
30	CBS Wednesday Movie	CBS	8.8

1990	Murphy Brown
1991	Cheers
1992	Murphy Brown
1993	Seinfeld
1994	Frasier
1995	Frasier
1996	Frasier
1997	Frasier
1998	Frasier
1999	Ally McBeal

1990	L.A. Law
1991	L.A. Law
1992	Northern Exposure
1993	Picket Fences
1994	Picket Fences
1995	NYPD Blue
1996	ER
1997	Law & Order
1998	The Practice
1999	The Practice

1990	The Simpsons
1991	The Simpsons
1992	A Claymation Easter
1993	Batman: The Animated Series
1994	The Roman City
1995	The Simpsons
1996	Pinky & The Brain
1997	The Simpsons
1998	The Simpsons
1999	King Of The Hill

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