European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Nielsen show they rated it was the year that the television world lost Newhart and gained the Simpsons. It was the season Chicken soup ended up in the top 10 for the year a Long after it was cancelled by an impatient network. 1989 90 was the yeat of twin peaks s Triumph of , Laws continuing Power of Alfs fall from Grace. A a. Want to know How your favorite show did Here Are the Complete Nielsen co. Ratings for the season As published earlier in july by to guide the numbers represent the percentage of the nation s 92 million Homes where in an average week people watched the show rather than any other at that time period. A a. 1 Roseanne 23.4 2 the Cosby show 23.1, 3 cheers 22.9. 4 a different world . 21.1 5 America s funniest Home videos 21.0. 6 the Golden girls 20.1. 7 60 minutes lbs 19.7 8 the wonder years 19.2 9 empty nest 19.1 10 Chicken soup 18.2 11 monday night football 18.1 12 unsolved mysteries 18.0 13 who a the Boss 17.9 14 la Law 17,7 15 murder she wrote lbs 17,7. 16 grand . 17,6 17 in the heat of the night 17.3 18 dear John . 17.2 19 coach . 17.0 20 mattock 16 7 21 full House 15 4 22 growing pains 15.4 23 designing women lbs 15.3 24 Hunter 14.9 25 head of the class 14.8 26 Murphy Brown lbs 14.7 27 night court 14 5 28 the Simpsons Fox 14 5 29 amen . 14.3 30 knots Landing lbs 14 3 31 Doogie Howser . Abc 14.3 32 the Hogan family . 14.2 33 family matters . 13.7 34 Alf 13.7 35 Jake and the Fatman lbs 13.7 36 Midnight caller 13.6. 37 20/20 13 5 38 perfect strangers . 13 2 39 major dad lbs 13.2 40 Newhart lbs 13.1 41 married. With children Fox 12 9 42 just the ten of us . 12 5 43 Dallas lbs. 12 4 44 thirty something 12.4 45 Rescue 911 lbs 12 4 46 227 12.3 47 macgyver . 12.3 48 anything bul love 118 49 China Beach 11.5 50 my two dads 113 51 the famous Teddy v lbs 11,3 52 doctor doctor lbs 11.2 53 father Dowling mysteries 11.2 54 Nasty boys 11.0 55 True Blue 10.9 56 Wise Guy lbs 10 7 57 48 hours lbs 10.7 58 quantum leap 10.6 59 City lbs 10.6 60 Baywatch 10.5 61 Mancuso Fri 10.3 62 the Young riders 10,3 63 Falcon Crest lbs 10.2 64 hardball 10.1 65 Island san lbs 9.8 66 top of the Hill lbs 9.7 67 sister Kate 9.6 68 Beauty and the beast lbs 9.5 69 americans most wanted Fox 9.4 70 Paradise lbs 9.3 71 mystery movie 9.2 72 magical world of Disney 9.2 73 Max Monroe Loose Cannon lbs 8.9 74 prime time live . 8 9 75 life goes on 8 7 76 snoops lbs 8.6 77 peaceable kingdom lbs. 8.5 78 free spirit 8.4 79 Mission impossible 8 2 80 Wolf lbs 8.2 81 tour of duty lbs 7,7 82 Connie Chung lbs 7,5 83 homeroom 7.5 84 or. Belvedere 7.2 85 totally hidden video Fox 7,1 86 open House Fox 7.1 87 cops Fox 7.0 83 living dolls 6.9 89 . Abc 6.5 90 21 jump Street Fox. 5.8 91 alien nation Fox 5.7 92 Booker Fox 5.4 93 the Tracey Ullman show Fox 4.7 94 the reporters Fox 4.6 95 its Garry Shanell Ngy a show Fox 3.3 96 beyond tomorrow Fox 3.2 a new series How . Nielsen surveys the television audience . Nielsen co., the firm that measures the television audience and sets television ratings has been accused of inadequate surveying by minority groups and the major networks. Nielsen counts the Overall television audience by two methods the National Sample is gathered through 4,000 families with in Home viewers punch buttons on a Remote control Box to indicate their viewing habits and demographic detail such As age and gender a local samples Are taken with diaries which viewers fill out by hand. The weekly diaries Are supposed to Supply the same information As the sources Chicago Tribuna news reports a a single National rating Point represents 921,000 television households a local rating Point represents 31,000 households. Out of town audiences such As bars and motels Are not registered. A the toes of a single rating Point takes so goo off the Price of a prime time 30-second commercial. The Revenue difference is $112,000 per hour or $5.8 million they re watching Ortr i . 3teph�n Raven so raft Page 4 c to plus sunday july 29, 199q
