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The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1990.

Most watched by week

Broadcast (primetime only)
Week of Title Network Viewers
(in millions)
Ref.
January 1 Roseanne ABC 39.3
January 8 NFC Championship CBS 43.0
January 15 The Cosby Show NBC 38.4
January 22 Super Bowl XXIV CBS 73.9
January 29 Roseanne ABC 38.0
February 5 America's Funniest Home Videos 40.5
February 12 38.0
February 19 The Cosby Show NBC 37.6
February 26 America's Funniest Home Videos ABC 40.5
March 5 43.6
March 12 41.0
March 19 40.7
March 26 62nd Academy Awards 40.4
April 2 America's Funniest Home Videos 40.3
April 9 35.1
April 16 38.1
April 23 39.7
April 30 36.6
May 7 36.7
May 14 46.7
May 21 Newhart CBS 29.5
May 28 The Simpsons Fox 28.7
June 4 Roseanne ABC 24.3
June 11 The Simpsons Fox 25.4
June 18 23.2
June 25 Cheers NBC 24.6
July 2 24.3
July 9 1990 MLB All-Star Game CBS 26.8
July 16 The NBC Monday Movie NBC 22.5
July 23 Roseanne ABC 22.1
July 30 The Simpsons Fox 22.0
August 6 21.8
Cheers NBC
August 13 The Simpsons Fox 23.5
August 20 The Cosby Show NBC 24.0
August 27 Cheers 25.1
September 3 Miss America 1991 25.5
September 10 America's Funniest Home Videos ABC 30.8
1990–91 television season begins
September 17 Cheers NBC 32.9
September 24 America's Funniest Home Videos ABC 30.1
October 1 31.5
October 8 The Simpsons Fox 33.6
October 15 America's Funniest People ABC 33.3
October 22 America's Funniest Home Videos 33.1
October 29 34.1
November 5 Cheers NBC 45.9
November 12 34.1
November 19 It ABC 35.0
November 26 America's Funniest Home Videos 31.1
December 3 Monday Night Football 41.6
December 10 Cheers NBC 33.8
December 17 28.8
Home for Christmas ABC
December 24 60 Minutes CBS 34.0
December 31 Bears vs. Saints (NFL) 39.5

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