TV FACTS
The popular emergency room drama “ER†finished the 36-week 1995-96 television season as the highest-rated show on TV. Top 10 programs from Sept. 18 through May 22, ranked by average audience percentage:
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Rank Program Ntwk. Air day Aud. 1 ER NBC Thursday 22.0 2 Seinfeld NBC Thursday 21.2 3 Friends NBC Thursday 18.7 4 Caroline in the City NBC Thursday 17.9 5 Monday Night Football ABC Monday 17.1 6 The Single Guy NBC Thursday 16.7 7 Home Improvement ABC Tuesday 16.2 8 Boston Common NBC Thursday 15.6 9 60 Minutes CBS Sunday 14.2 10 NYPD Blue ABC Tuesday 14.1
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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