According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., here are the top 10 shows for the week ending July 30, their networks and ratings. (Each rating points equals 954,000 homes.)
1. Friends - NBC, 17.1
2. Seinfeld - NBC, 14.0
3. ER - NBC, 13.8
4. 20/20 - ABC, 13.7
5. Home Improvement - ABC, 13.1
6. PrimeTime Live - ABC, 13.0
7. Dateline NBC, NBC, 13.7
tie. Murphy Brown - CBS, 11.7
9. Movie: There Was a Little Boy, CBS, 11.6 10. Cybill - CBS, 11.5