This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1995–96 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.[1]
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ER | 22.0 | ||
| 2 | Seinfeld | 21.2 | ||
| 3 | Friends | 18.7 | ||
| 4 | Caroline in the City | 18.0 | ||
| 5 | Monday Night Football | 17.1 | ||
| 6 | The Single Guy | NBC | 16.7 | |
| 7 | Home Improvement | ABC | 16.1 | |
| 8 | Boston Common | NBC | 15.6 | |
| 9 | 60 Minutes | 14.2 | ||
| 10 | NYPD Blue | ABC | 14.1 | |
| 11 | 20/20 | 13.6 | ||
| Frasier | NBC | |||
| 13 | Grace Under Fire | ABC | 13.2 | |
| 14 | NBC | 12.9 | ||
| Coach | ABC | |||
| 16 | The Nanny | CBS | 12.5 | |
| Roseanne | ABC | |||
| 18 | Walker, Texas Ranger | CBS | 12.3 | |
| Primetime Live | ABC | |||
| Murphy Brown | CBS | |||
| 21 | NBC | 12.2 | ||
| 22 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | 12.1 | ||
| 23 | Chicago Hope | CBS | 11.9 | |
| 24 | Law & Order | NBC | 11.4 | |
| CBS | ||||
| The Naked Truth | ABC | |||
| Can't Hurry Love | CBS | |||
| 28 | Dateline NBC — Tuesday | NBC | 11.3 | |
| Dateline NBC — Wednesday | ||||
| 30 | The Dana Carvey Show | ABC | 11.2 |