Top-rated United States television programs of 1998–99

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1998–99 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	ER	NBC	17.8
2	Friends		15.7
3	Frasier		15.6
4	Monday Night Football	ABC	14.9
5	Veronica's Closet	NBC	13.7
5	Jesse	NBC	13.7
7	60 Minutes	CBS	13.2
8	Touched by an Angel		13.1
9	CBS Sunday Movie		12.0
10	Home Improvement	ABC	11.0
11	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	10.6
12	NYPD Blue	ABC	10.5
13	Law & Order	NBC	10.1
14	The Drew Carey Show	ABC	9.9
14	20/20 — Friday	ABC	9.9
16	Providence	NBC	9.8
	20/20 — Wednesday	ABC
	JAG	CBS
19	Dateline NBC — Tuesday	NBC	9.7
	Dateline NBC — Monday	NBC
	Becker	CBS
	CBS Tuesday Movie	CBS
23	Ally McBeal	FOX	9.6
24	Dharma & Greg	ABC	9.3
25	Spin City	ABC	9.2
	Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS
	Dateline NBC — Friday	NBC
28	The X-Files	FOX	9.1
28	NBC Sunday Night Movie	NBC	9.1
30	60 Minutes II	CBS	9.0
30	Diagnosis: Murder	CBS	9.0

References

Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1695. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

v t e Top-rated United States television programs by season
Nielsen ratings
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1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19