LIST OF MOST WATCHED UNITED STATES TELEVISION BROADCASTS OF 1996

The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1996.

Most watched by week

Broadcast (primetime only)
Week of	Title	Network	Viewers (in millions)	Ref.
January 1	ER	NBC	37.6	^{[ citation needed]}
January 8	Seinfeld		31.9	^{[ citation needed]}
January 15	Friends		31.6	^{[ citation needed]}
January 22	Super Bowl XXX		94.1	^{[ citation needed]}
January 29	Seinfeld		37.1	^{[ citation needed]}
February 5	ER		38.1	^{[ citation needed]}
February 12			36.4	^{[ citation needed]}
February 19			36.0	^{[ citation needed]}
February 26	Seinfeld		31.5	^{[ citation needed]}
March 4			32.7	^{[ citation needed]}
March 11			29.2	^{[ citation needed]}
March 18	Friends		30.1	^{[ citation needed]}
March 25	68th Academy Awards	ABC	44.9	^{[ citation needed]}
April 1	Home Improvement	ABC	38.0	^{[ citation needed]}
April 8	Seinfeld	NBC	25.4	^{[ citation needed]}
April 15	Seinfeld		26.1	^{[ citation needed]}
April 22	ER		32.2	^{[ citation needed]}
April 29			34.3	^{[ citation needed]}
May 6			32.0	^{[ citation needed]}
May 13			34.3	^{[ citation needed]}
May 20	Home Improvement	ABC	22.7	^{[ citation needed]}
May 27	Home Improvement	ABC	22.6	^{[ citation needed]}
June 3	NBA Finals (Game 1)	NBC	23.9	^{[ citation needed]}
June 10	Unknown
June 17	Seinfeld	NBC	20.4	^{[ citation needed]}
June 24	Seinfeld	NBC	20.2	^{[ citation needed]}
July 1	20/20	ABC	15.6	^{[ citation needed]}
July 8	Seinfeld	NBC	20.1	^{[ citation needed]}
July 15	1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony		39.8	^{[ citation needed]}
July 22	1996 Summer Olympics (Thurs)		42.7	^{[ citation needed]}
July 29	1996 Summer Olympics (Mon)		40.2	^{[ citation needed]}
August 5	Seinfeld		19.9	^{[ citation needed]}
August 12			19.3	^{[ citation needed]}
August 19			22.0	^{[ citation needed]}
August 26			17.7	^{[ citation needed]}
September 2	Monday Night Football	ABC	27.7	^{[ citation needed]}
September 9	Seinfeld	NBC	22.6	^{[ citation needed]}
1996–97 television season begins
September 16	Seinfeld	NBC	33.7	^{[ citation needed]}
September 23	ER		34.9	^{[ citation needed]}
September 30	Seinfeld		31.6	^{[ citation needed]}
October 7	Seinfeld		32.2	^{[ citation needed]}
October 14	ER		32.9	^{[ citation needed]}
October 21	World Series (Game 6)	Fox	30.4	^{[ citation needed]}
October 28	ER	NBC	31.1	^{[ citation needed]}
November 4			36.7	^{[ citation needed]}
November 11			37.4	^{[ citation needed]}
November 18			37.0	^{[ citation needed]}
November 25	Home Improvement	ABC	25.3	^{[ citation needed]}
December 2	Seinfeld	NBC	25.3	^{[ citation needed]}
December 9	ER	NBC	32.9	^{[ citation needed]}
December 16	Unknown
December 23	Seinfeld	NBC	22.4	^{[ citation needed]}
December 30	Panthers vs. Cowboys (NFL)	Fox	26.6	^{[ citation needed]}

References

v t e List of most watched television broadcasts in the United States
Nielsen ratings
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1990s	1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
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2020s	2020

v t e List of most watched television broadcasts in the United States
Nielsen ratings
1980s	1982 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2006
2010s	2019
2020s	2020

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