By special arrangement with Nielsen Media Research, AWN publishes
the Nielsen ratings for animated programs on a monthly basis in the
Animation Flash. The ratings included herein are only for U.S. national
network television. The following list of animated national network
programs is ranked by Household Ratings. A Rating is the percent of
households that tuned into the program. This percentage can provide us with
the number of households that tuned into the program on average during the
month. The universe estimate for the 1997-98 television season in 98
million TV homes. Each rating point represents one percent of that
universe, or 980,000 TV homes. Translation: "The Simpsons" August 2
broadcast, with a 6.4 rating, was viewed in just over 6 million (6.4 x
980,000) households. The below ranking is an average for the month of
August 1998 (monthly cycle includes the last five days in July).


Rating/Program (Network, Day, First Telecast, Time)

6.4 "The Simpsons" 2 (Fox, Sunday, 8/02, 8:30 p.m.)

5.9 "The Simpsons" (Fox, Sunday, 8/02, 8:00 p.m.)

5.1 "King of the Hill" 2 (Fox, Tuesday, 7/28, 8:30 p.m.)

5.0 "The Simpsons" repeated special (Fox, Thursday, 8/20, 8:30 p.m.)

4.8 "Stressed Eric" (NBC, Wednesday, 8/12, 9:30 p.m.)

4.5 "King of the Hill" 1 (Fox, Tuesday, 7/28, 8:00 p.m.)

4.3 "The Simpsons" repeated special (Fox, Thursday, 8/20, 8:00 p.m.)

2.1 "Disney's Saturday Morning" 4 (ABC, Saturday, 8/01, 10:00 a.m.)

2.0 "Disney's Saturday Morning" 3 (ABC, Saturday, 8/01, 9:30 a.m.)

1.9 "New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (ABC, Saturday, 8/08, 12:00 p.m.)

1.8 "Bugs Bunny/Tweety Show" 1 (ABC, Saturday, 8/08, 10:30 a.m.)

1.8 "Bugs Bunny/Tweety Show" 2 (ABC, Saturday, 8/08, 11:00 a.m.)

1.7 "Disney's Saturday Morning" 2 (ABC, Saturday, 8/01, 9:00 a.m.)

1.7 "Spider-Man" (Fox, Monday-Friday, 7/27, 4:00 p.m.)

1.6 "Batman/Superman" 2 (WB, Saturday, 8/01, 9:30 a.m.)

1.6 "Disney's Jungle Cubs" (ABC, Saturday, 8/01, 11:30 a.m.)

1.6 "Science Court" (ABC, Saturday, 8/08, 12:30 p.m.)

1.6 "Toonsylvania" (Fox, Saturday, 8/01, 9:30 a.m.)

1.5 "Spider-Man" (Fox, Saturday, 8/01, 9:00 a.m.)

1.4 "Disney's Saturday Morning" 1 (ABC, Saturday, 8/01, 8:30 a.m.)

1.4 "Men in Black" (WB, Saturday, 8/01, 10:00 a.m.)

1.3 "Batman/Superman" 1 (WB, Saturday, 8/01, 9:00 a.m.)

1.3 "Pinky and the Brain" (WB, Saturday, 8/01, 10:30 a.m.)

1.3 "Sylvester/Tweety Mysteries" 2 (WB, Saturday, 8/01, 11:30 a.m.)

1.3 "Sylvester/Tweety Mysteries" (WB, Saturday, 8/01, 11:00 a.m.)

1.2 "Batman/Superman" (WB, Monday-Friday, 7/27, 4:30 p.m.)

1.0 "Bobby's World" (Fox, Friday, 7/31, 7:00 a.m.)

1.0 "Incredible Hulk" (UPN, Sunday, 8/02, 9:30 a.m.)

1.0 "Life With Louie" (Fox, Monday-Friday, 7/27, 7:30 a.m.)

1.0 "Sam & Max" (Fox, Saturday, 8/01, 11:30 a.m.)

1.0 "Superman" (WB, Saturday, 8/01, 8:30 a.m.)

0.9 "Animaniacs" (WB, Monday-Friday, 7/27, 3:30 p.m.)

0.9 "Jumanji" (UPN, Sunday, 8/02, 9:00 a.m.)

0.9 "Ned's Newt" (Fox, Saturday, 8/01, 8:00 a.m.)

0.9 "Pinky and the Brain" (WB, Monday-Friday, 7/27, 4:00 p.m.)

0.8 "Batman" (WB, Saturday, 8/08, 8:30 a.m.)

0.8 "Disney's 101 Dalmatians" (ABC, Saturday, 8/01, 8:00 a.m.)

0.6 "Captain Planet" (WB, Monday-Friday, 7/27, 8:30 a.m.)

0.5 "Pinky and the Brain" (WB, Saturday, 8/01, 8:00 a.m.)

0.4 "Tiny Toons Adventures" (WB, Monday-Friday, 7/27, 8:00 a.m.)

0.4 "Umptee 3 TV" (WB, Friday, 7/31, 8:00 a.m.)