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 14.95 Veronica's Closet NBC 13.7 Jesse 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 10.114 The Drew Carey Show ABC 9.9 20/20 — Friday16 Providence NBC 9.8 20/20 — Wednesday ABC JAG CBS19 Dateline NBC — Tuesday NBC 9.7 Dateline NBC — Monday Becker CBS CBS Tuesday Movie 23 Ally McBeal FOX 9.6 24 Dharma & Greg ABC 9.325 Spin City 9.2 Walker, Texas Ranger CBS Dateline NBC — Friday NBC28 The X-Files FOX 9.1 NBC Sunday Night Movie NBC30 60 Minutes II CBS 9.0 Diagnosis: Murder
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