Highest Nielsen rating for an entire season?

[Shoe Dick]

Hey everyone. I've always wondered what MWC's highest Nielsen rating was, does anyone here have any info on this? I know it' a long-shot since not even bundyology has it, but I figured it's worth a shot. I'm dying to know!

Thanks

[Panek]

This is the only info I could come up with. From Wikipedia:

"Nielsen ratings
1994-1995 Season: #64
1995-1996 Season: #78
1996-1997 Season: #97"

From this link: "By April 1989 Married...With Children had reached a 10 rating according to Nielsen's national measurements, the highest rating of any FOX show to that date." - but I don't know if they mean the full season, just the month, or a particular episode. If they do, then this may be the highest Nielsen rating for MwC. If there ever was a higher rating, it may be for seasons 4-6, IMO.

[Shoe Dick]

Thank you, finally I get at least 3 seasons ratings. I've seen those somewhere before but forgot to write it down. I agree with you that it must have been somewhere between season 4-6, by season 4 the Rakolta thing had gotten a lot of people interested which must have boosted the show's ratings significantly.

[Shoe Dick]

On Wikipedia it says that season 4 was ranked #50, do you think that was the best the show got? You'd think that with Rakolta bringing more viewers, the audience would also grow through word-of-mouth.

[frenky]

"Hot Off the Grill" -
"Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics" -
"Buck Saves the Day" - 17.3 million
"Tooth or Consequences" - 20.4 million
"He Ain't Much, But He's Mine" - 21.3 million
"Fair Exchange" - 21.5 million
"Desperately Seeking Miss October" - 19.1 milliom
"976-SHOE" - 18.1 million
"Oh, What a Feeling" - 20.3 million
"At the Zoo" - 18.9 million
"It's a Bundyful Life (Part 1)" - 31.4 million
"It's a Bundyful Life (Part 2)" - 31.4 million
"Who'll Stop the Rain" - 20.1 million
"A Taxing Problem" - 23.6 million
"Rock and Roll Girl" - 22.6 million
"You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (Part 1)" - 23.1 million
"You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (Part 2)" - 25.2 million
"What Goes Around Comes Around" - 25.2 million
"Peggy Turns 300" - 28.2 million
"Peggy Made a Little Lamb" - 28.6 million
"Raingirl" - 27.1 million
"The Agony of Defeet" - 25.0 million
"Yard Sale" - 25.5 million

In season 1989.-1990. they were 50 with 12.3 nielsen rating, Roseanne was first with 24.3 rating

[Shoe Dick]

Wow, where did you get that info from, stranger? Do you know if that was also the highest ratings they ever got, yearwise? 20 million viewers per episode sounds like an awful lot.

[frenky]

Wow, where did you get that info from, stranger? Do you know if that was also the highest ratings they ever got, yearwise? 20 million viewers per episode sounds like an awful lot.

http://tvaholics.blogspot.com/

click on the right side - ratings archive
I don't know how nielsen rating works but they had about 20 million viewers but low rating, example Twin Peaks had 16.2 rating but less viewers than MWC

[frenky]

"Wabbit Season" - 18.9 million viewers, 11.3 rating
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" - 20.4 million viewers, 12.8 rating
"And Baby Makes Money" - 16.4 million viewers, 10.9 rating
"I Who Have Nothing" - 19.0 million viewers, 12.1 rating
"My Dinner With Anthrax" - 22.4 million viewers, 14.0 rating
"She's Having My Baby (Part 1)" - 29.0 million viewers (number #1 that week)

[Shoe Dick]

Nice, 29 million viewers for the premiere episode of season 6.

[frenky]

'94-'95 season 9.5 rating (each rating equals 1.5 or more million viewers) 64th place

[frenky]

We'll Follow the Sun - 19.3 million 46th place
Al... with Kelly - 22.8 million 25th place
Sue Casa, His Casa - 19.8 million 38th place
The Unnatural - 21.9 million 32nd place
The Dance Show - 23.5 million 30th place
Kelly Bounces Back - 20.9 million 37th place
Married... with Aliens - 20.9 million 38th place
Wabbit Season - 18.9 million 47th place
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - 20.4 million 44th place
One Down, Two to Go - 24.2 million 23rd place
And Baby Makes Money - 17.6 million 48th place
Married... with Who - 20.8 million 33rd place
The Godfather - 20.1 million 36th place

[frenky]

1986-1987 Season: #142
1987-1988 Season: #116 (4.70 rating)
1988-1989 Season: #58 (10.45 rating)
1989-1990 Season: #50 (12.90 rating)
1990-1991 Season: #41 (12.40 rating)
1991-1992 Season: #29 (13.36 rating)
1992-1993 Season: #37 (11.97 rating)
1993-1994 Season: #44 (10.77 rating)
1994-1995 Season: #64 (9.50 rating)
1995-1996 Season: #78 (8.20 rating)
1996-1997 Season: #97 (6.70 rating)

[marriedaniac]

1986-1987 Season: #142
1987-1988 Season: #116 (4.70 rating)
1988-1989 Season: #58 (10.45 rating)
1989-1990 Season: #50 (12.90 rating)
1990-1991 Season: #41 (12.40 rating)
1991-1992 Season: #29 (13.36 rating)
1992-1993 Season: #37 (11.97 rating)
1993-1994 Season: #44 (10.77 rating)
1994-1995 Season: #64 (9.50 rating)
1995-1996 Season: #78 (8.20 rating)
1996-1997 Season: #97 (6.70 rating)

Thanks for this.
So it looks like the 6th season was the best, ratings-wise. "She's Having My Baby" (part 1) did have the most viewers ever, I think, of all the MWC eps (29.2m) Further proof S*v*n did not need to exist!

[Shoe Dick]

1986-1987 Season: #142
1987-1988 Season: #116 (4.70 rating)
1988-1989 Season: #58 (10.45 rating)
1989-1990 Season: #50 (12.90 rating)
1990-1991 Season: #41 (12.40 rating)
1991-1992 Season: #29 (13.36 rating)
1992-1993 Season: #37 (11.97 rating)
1993-1994 Season: #44 (10.77 rating)
1994-1995 Season: #64 (9.50 rating)
1995-1996 Season: #78 (8.20 rating)
1996-1997 Season: #97 (6.70 rating)

The first season only aired in 1987. Thanks for these numbers though, I've been looking and waiting forever for some solid numbers like these! I heard that in MWC's last season, they dropped out of the top #100 though, I guess that's not so.

Are you 100% sure about all these yearly placings by the show?

Thanks for this.
So it looks like the 6th season was the best, ratings-wise. "She's Having My Baby" (part 1) did have the most viewers ever, I think, of all the MWC eps (29.2m) Further proof S*v*n did not need to exist!

Almost, It's a Bundyful Life seems to have gotten a little higher rating with over 30 million viewers.

[marriedaniac]

Thanks for this.
So it looks like the 6th season was the best, ratings-wise. "She's Having My Baby" (part 1) did have the most viewers ever, I think, of all the MWC eps (29.2m) Further proof S*v*n did not need to exist!

Almost, It's a Bundyful Life seems to have gotten a little higher rating with over 30 million viewers.

Yep, I was about to post exactly that.
Sam Kinison must have had massive pulling power...