The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1990.
Most watched by week
Week of | Title | Network | Viewers (in millions) |
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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 | |
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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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