Content area
51 Disney (NBC)
3 NL Playoffs (Wed.) (ABC)
6 NL Playoffs (Tues.) (ABC)
Ribbon Label:NIELSEN RATINGS:2
Ratings information comes from the A.C. Nielsen Co. A ratings point represents 904,000 TV households; shares are the percentage of sets in use; number of viewers is in millions. A (#) indicates a Nielsen ratings tie; (r), repeat episode; (s), special broadcast.
Top 10
1 The Cosby Show (NBC)
2 World Series 2 (NBC)
3 NL Playoffs (Wed.) (ABC)
4 A Different World (NBC)
5 World Series 1 (NBC)
6 NL Playoffs (Tues.) (ABC)
7 60 Minutes (CBS)
8 Winnie (NBC)
9 ALF (NBC)
10 20/20 (ABC)
Bottom 5
51 Disney (NBC)
52 Dick Clark Presents (CBS)
53 Incredible Sunday (ABC)
54 Celebration: '88 Vote (ABC)
| 55 America's Favorite Movie (ABC) |
| Network ratings |
For the week:
NBC ... 15.7
ABC ... 14.5
CBS ... 12.4
Season to date:
NBC ... 16.9
ABC ... 12.7
CBS ... 11.4
Evening news
For the week:
CBS ... 10.1
ABC ... 9.8
NBC ... 9.4
Last week:
CBS ... 10.2
ABC ... 9.9
NBC ... 9.6
Monday, October 10, 1988
| 8:00 ALF (NBC) 28.7 17.6 27 |
| 9 |
| 60 Minutes Special (CBS) 22.7 16.6 25 |
| 16 |
| MacGyver (ABC) (r) 14.3 9.7 15 |
| 39 |
| 8:30 Hogan Family (NBC) 26.6 16.9 25 |
| 13 |
| 9:00 Winnie (NBC) 24.9 18.6 28 |
| 8 |
| Country Music Awards (CBS) 25.4 17.1 26 |
| 11 |
| NFL Football (ABC) 22.7 16.8 28 |
#14
Tuesday, October 11, 1988
| 8:00 Matlock (NBC) (r) 21.6 15.2 24 |
| 20 |
| Baseball Playoff Pregame (ABC) 19.4 13.9 25 |
| 24 |
| High Risk (CBS) 13.9 9.8 16 |
| #37 |
| 8:15 Baseball Playoffs (ABC) 28.3 20.0 33 |
| 6 |
| 9:00 Outback Bound (CBS) 21.4 15.7 25 |
| 19 |
| Twice in a Lifetime (NBC) 15.1 11.9 19 |
| 32 |
Wednesday, October 12, 1988
| 8:00 Unsolved Mysteries (NBC) 22.7 17.0 26 |
| 12 |
| Baseball Playoff Pregame (ABC) 20.7 14.9 26 |
| #21 |
| Here Comes Garfield (CBS) (r) 17.4 11.2 18 |
| 33 |
| 8:30 Blondie & Dagwood (CBS) (r) 17.3 11.0 17 |
| 34 |
| 9:00 Baseball Playoffs (ABC) 31.8 22.2 37 |
| 3 |
| Highway to Heaven (NBC) (s) 16.5 12.8 20 |
| #27 |
| The Equalizer (CBS) (r) 13.2 9.4 14 |
| #42 |
| 10:00 Wiseguy (CBS) (r) 14.9 10.9 18 |
| 35 |
| Destined to Live (NBC) (s) 10.4 8.7 15 |
| 50 |
Thursday, October 13, 1988
| 8:00 The Cosby Show (NBC) 36.5 23.1 38 |
| 1 |
| 48 Hours (CBS) 12.5 9.1 15 |
| 45 |
| The Ultimate Stuntman (ABC) (r) 12.5 8.9 15 |
| 48 |
| 8:30 A Different World (NBC) 32.8 21.0 34 |
| 4 |
| 9:00 Presidential Debate (all networks) -- -- -- |
| -- |
| 10:30 Debate Analysis (NBC) 17.8 12.5 21 |
| 30 |
| Debate Analysis (CBS) 13.3 9.6 16 |
| #40 |
| Debate Analysis (ABC) 12.4 9.2 16 |
| 44 |
Friday, October 14, 1988
| 8:00 Perfect Strangers (ABC) 18.1 13.5 25 |
| 26 |
| Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (CBS)(r) 15.0 9.9 17 |
| 36 |
| Crossing the Mob (NBC) 14.1 9.6 17 |
| #40 |
| 8:30 Full House (ABC) 21.1 14.9 26 |
| #21 |
| 9:00 Mr. Belvedere (ABC) 21.1 14.5 25 |
| 23 |
| 9:30 Just the Ten of Us (ABC) (r) 18.6 12.7 22 |
| 29 |
| 10:00 20/20 (ABC) 25.5 17.2 32 |
| 10 |
| Back on the Road (CBS) (s) 13.3 9.4 18 |
| #42 |
| Sonny Spoon (NBC) (s) 13.1 8.8 16 |
| 49 |
Saturday, October 15, 1988
| 8:00 World Series Pregame (NBC) 18.3 12.8 25 |
| #27 |
| A Family Again (ABC) (s) 12.7 9.0 16 |
| #46 |
| Live! Dick Clark Presents (CBS) 11.3 7.5 13 |
| 52 |
| 8:30 World Series Game 1 (NBC) 30.4 20.5 38 |
| 5 |
| 9:00 Simon & Simon (CBS) 15.0 9.8 17 |
| #37 |
| Celebration: '88 Vote (s) (ABC) 9.5 6.4 12 |
| 54 |
| 10:00 West 57th (CBS) 12.2 9.0 17 |
#46
Sunday, October 16, 1988
| 7:00 NFL Football (CBS) 22.4 16.4 31 |
| 17 |
| Magical World of Disney (NBC) 13.2 8.1 14 |
| 51 |
| Incredible Sunday (ABC) 9.6 7.2 12 |
| 53 |
| 7:15 60 Minutes (CBS) 26.5 19.5 33 |
| 7 |
| 8:00 World Series Pregame (NBC) 20.8 13.7 23 |
| 25 |
| America's Favorite Movie (ABC) 9.2 6.2 10 |
| 55 |
| 8:15 Murder, She Wrote (CBS) (r) 23.7 16.8 26 |
| #14 |
| 8:20 World Series, Game 2 (NBC) 34.3 22.9 36 |
| 2 |
| 9:00 Lady Mobster (ABC) 22.5 16.2 26 |
| 18 |
| 9:15 Out of Africa, Part I (CBS) 16.8 12.1 20 |
| 31 |
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