| Rank | Show | Network | Rating |
| 1 | Seinfeld |  |
22,0 |
| 2 | ER | |
20,7 |
| 3 | Veronica's Closet | |
16,8 |
| 4 | Friends | |
16,4 |
| 5 | NFL Monday Night Football |  |
15,0 |
| 6 | Touched by an Angel |  |
14,4 |
| 7 | 60 Minutes | |
13,9 |
| 8 | Union Square | |
13,6 |
| 9 | CBS Sunday Movie | |
13,3 |
| 10 | Frasier | |
12,0 |
| 10 | Home Improvement | |
12,0 |
| 10 | Just Shoot Me | |
12,0 |
| 13 | Dateline NBC - Tue | |
11,5 |
| 13 | NFL Monday Showcase | |
11,5 |
| 15 | Dateline NBC - Mon | |
11,4 |
| 16 | Drew Carey Show | |
11,1 |
| 16 | Fox NFL Sunday - Post Game I |  |
11,1 |
| 18 | 20/20 | |
10,9 |
| 19 | NYPD Blue | |
10,8 |
| 19 | Primetime Live | |
10,8 |
| 19 | X-Files | |
10,8 |
| 22 | Fox NFL Sunday - Post Game II | |
10,7 |
| 23 | Law and Order | |
10,2 |
| 24 | 20/20 - Mon | |
10,0 |
| 25 | Diagnosis Murder | |
9,8 |
| 25 | King of the Hill | |
9,8 |
| 27 | Mad about You | |
9,7 |
| 28 | Cosby | |
9,5 |
| 28 | Dateline NBC - Fri | |
9,5 |
| 28 | Dharma & Greg | |
9,5 |
| 28 | NBC Sunday Night Movie | |
9,5 |
| 32 | Hiller and Diller | |
9,3 |
| 32 | Simpsons | |
9,3 |
| 32 | Walker, Texas Ranger | |
9,3 |
| 35 | Dateline NBC - Sun | |
9,2 |
| 35 | Everybody Loves Raymond | |
9,2 |
| 37 | Soul Man | |
9,1 |
| 38 | Lateline | |
9,0 |
| 39 | Chicago Hope | |
8,9 |
| 39 | JAG | |
8,9 |
| 39 | Promised Land | |
8,9 |
| 42 | Ellen | |
8,8 |
| 43 | Two Guys, Girls & Pizza Place | |
8,8 |
| 44 | ABC Sunday Night Movie | |
8,5 |
| 44 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | |
8,5 |
| 44 | 20/20 - Thu | |
8,5 |
| 47 | Caroline in the City | |
8,4 |
| 47 | CBS Tuesday Movie | |
8,4 |
| 47 | Spin City | |
8,4 |
| 50 | Beverly Hills 90210 | |
8,3 |
Source: 1999 Wall Street Journal Almanac
