Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97, the Glossary
This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1996–97 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
Table of Contents
37 relations: American Broadcasting Company, Caroline in the City, CBS, CBS Sunday Movie, Chicago Hope, Cosby (TV series), Cybill, Dateline NBC, Ellen (TV series), ER (TV series), Fired Up (TV series), Fox Broadcasting Company, Frasier, Friends, Home Improvement (TV series), Law & Order, Mad About You, Monday Night Football, NBC, NBC Sunday Night Movie, Nielsen Media Research, NYPD Blue, Primetime (American TV program), Seinfeld, Spin City, Suddenly Susan, The Drew Carey Show, The Naked Truth (TV series), The NBC Monday Movie, The Single Guy, The X-Files, Touched by an Angel, Walker, Texas Ranger, 1996–97 United States network television schedule, 20/20 (American TV program), 3rd Rock from the Sun, 60 Minutes.
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American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.
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Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City is an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1995 until 1999.
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CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.
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CBS Sunday Movie
The CBS Sunday Movie (also known at various times as the CBS Sunday Night Movie) is the umbrella title for a made-for-TV and feature film showcase series originally airing from 1941 on CBS until the end of the 2005–2006 television season, when it was replaced with a drama series.
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Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley, that originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000.
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Cosby (TV series)
Cosby is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 16, 1996, to April 28, 2000.
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Cybill
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired for four seasons and 87 episodes on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998.
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Dateline NBC (also known simply as Dateline) is a weekly American television news magazine reality legal show that is broadcast on NBC.
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Ellen (TV series)
Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from March 29, 1994, to July 22, 1998, consisting of 109 episodes.
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ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons.
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Fired Up (TV series)
Fired Up is an American sitcom television series created by Arleen Sorkin and Paul Slansky, that aired on NBC from April 10, 1997 to February 9, 1998, for two seasons and 28 episodes.
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Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan.
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Frasier
Frasier is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993 to May 13, 2004.
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Friends
Friends is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons.
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Home Improvement (TV series)
Home Improvement is an American sitcom television series starring Tim Allen that originally aired on ABC from September 17, 1991, to May 25, 1999, with a total of 204 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons.
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Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise.
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Mad About You
Mad About You is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City as they navigate life together.
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Monday Night Football (often abbreviated as MNF) is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that primarily broadcast on Monday nights.
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NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.
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NBC Sunday Night Movie
The NBC Sunday Night Movie was a weekly film block which ran on NBC on Sunday nights from 9 to 11pm or 8:30pm until 11pm.
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Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97 and Nielsen Media Research are Lists of American television series.
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NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan.
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Primetime (American TV program)
Primetime was an American news magazine television program that debuted on ABC in 1989 with co-hosts Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer and originally had the title Primetime Live.
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Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of 180 episodes.
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Spin City
Spin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996, to April 30, 2002, on ABC.
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Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996, to December 26, 2000.
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The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1995, to September 8, 2004.
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The Naked Truth (TV series)
The Naked Truth is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from September 13, 1995, to February 28, 1996, and on NBC from January 16, 1997, to May 25, 1998.
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The NBC Monday Movie
The NBC Monday Movie was a television anthology series of films that debuted on February 4, 1963 (in the middle of the 1962-63 season). It was referred to as Monday Night at the Movies prior to the mid-1980s. Contrary to popular contemporary belief, the corporate initials, "NBC", were, at first, not part of the official title for the network's anthologies of old movies, and would not be for years to come.
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The Single Guy
The Single Guy is an American sitcom television series that ran for two seasons on NBC, from September 21, 1995, to April 14, 1997.
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The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter.
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Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003.
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Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis.
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1996–97 United States network television schedule
The 1996–97 United States network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 1996 to August 1997. Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97 and 1996–97 United States network television schedule are 1996 in American television and 1997 in American television.
20/20 (American TV program)
20/20 (stylized as 2020) is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978.
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3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American television sitcom created by Bonnie and Terry Turner, which originally aired from January 9, 1996, to May 22, 2001, on NBC.
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60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network.
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See also
1996 in American television
- 12th TCA Awards
- 17th Youth in Film Awards
- 1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment
- 1995–96 United States network television schedule
- 1995–96 United States network television schedule (daytime)
- 1995–96 United States network television schedule (late night)
- 1996 Kids' Choice Awards
- 1996 United States presidential debates
- 1996 in American television
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule (daytime)
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule (late night)
- 24th International Emmy Awards
- 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 49th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 49th Writers Guild of America Awards
- ArenaBowl X
- Billionaire Ted
- General Hospital: Twist of Fate
- List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 1996
- Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1995–96
- Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1996–97
- Suddenly (1996 film)
- Super Bowl XXX
- Super Bowl XXX halftime show
- The Mysterious Origins of Man
- To Sir, with Love II
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1995–96
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97
- Twisted Desire
- 1996 World Monuments Watch
- 1996 in professional wrestling
- List of 1996 This American Life episodes
- List of 1996 United States presidential electors
- List of 1996 ballet premieres
- List of Archibald Prize 1996 finalists
- List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 1996
- List of Playboy Playmates of 1996
- List of The New York Times number-one books of 1996
- List of animated feature films of 1996
- List of animated television series of 1996
- List of animated television series of 1997
- List of elections in 1996
- List of horror films of 1996
- List of ship decommissionings in 1996
- List of shipwrecks in 1996
- List of terrorist incidents in 1996
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1995–96
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97
- Tornadoes of 1996
- Tropical cyclones in 1996
- Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1996
1997 in American television
- 13th TCA Awards
- 18th Youth in Film Awards
- 1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule (daytime)
- 1996–97 United States network television schedule (late night)
- 1997 Edward R. Murrow Awards (Radio Television Digital News Association)
- 1997 Kids' Choice Awards
- 1997 in American television
- 1997–98 United States network television schedule
- 1997–98 United States network television schedule (daytime)
- 1997–98 United States network television schedule (late night)
- 1st Golden Satellite Awards
- 25th International Emmy Awards
- 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 50th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 50th Writers Guild of America Awards
- ArenaBowl XI
- Crowned and Dangerous
- It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown
- Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
- List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 1997
- MTV 500
- Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1996–97
- Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1997–98
- Super Bowl XXXI
- Super Bowl XXXI halftime show
- TV Parental Guidelines
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1997–98
- 1997 in professional wrestling
- List of 1997 This American Life episodes
- List of 1997 ballet premieres
- List of Archibald Prize 1997 finalists
- List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 1997
- List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election
- List of Playboy Playmates of 1997
- List of The New York Times number-one books of 1997
- List of animated feature films of 1997
- List of earthquakes in 1997
- List of elections in 1997
- List of horror films of 1997
- List of ship decommissionings in 1997
- List of shipwrecks in 1997
- List of terrorist incidents in 1997
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1996–97
- Top-rated United States television programs of 1997–98
- Tornadoes of 1997
- Tropical cyclones in 1997
- Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1997
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_of_1996–97