Top-rated United States television programs of 1995–96

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1995–96 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	ER	NBC	22.0
2	Seinfeld		21.2
3	Friends		18.7
4	Caroline in the City		18.0
5	Monday Night Football	ABC	17.1
6	The Single Guy	NBC	16.7
7	Home Improvement	ABC	16.1
8	Boston Common	NBC	15.6
9	60 Minutes	CBS	14.2
10	NYPD Blue	ABC	14.1
11	20/20	ABC	13.6
11	Frasier	NBC	13.6
13	Grace Under Fire	ABC	13.2
14	NBC Monday Movie	NBC	12.9
14	Coach	ABC	12.9
16	The Nanny	CBS	12.5
16	Roseanne	ABC	12.5
18	Walker, Texas Ranger	CBS	12.3
	Primetime Live	ABC
	Murphy Brown	CBS
21	NBC Sunday Movie	NBC	12.2
22	3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC	12.1
23	Chicago Hope	CBS	11.9
24	Law & Order	NBC	11.4
	CBS Sunday Movie	CBS
	The Naked Truth	ABC
	Can't Hurry Love	CBS
28	Dateline NBC — Tuesday	NBC	11.3
28	Dateline NBC — Wednesday	NBC	11.3
30	The Dana Carvey Show	ABC	11.2

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1694. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

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