title: List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1997
text: # List of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1997
  
  The following is a list of most watched United States television broadcasts of 1997.
  
  ## Most watched by week
  
  Broadcast (primetime only) :
  
  | Week of | Title | Network | Viewers (in millions) | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | January 6 | Seinfeld | NBC | 34.5 | |
  | January 13 | Seinfeld | NBC | 37.3 | |
  | January 20 | Super Bowl XXXI | Fox | 87.9 | |
  | January 27 | ER | NBC | 33.6 | |
  | February 3 | Seinfeld | NBC | 33.6 | |
  | February 10 | ER | NBC | 35.9 | |
  | February 17 | Seinfeld | NBC | 33.8 | |
  | February 24 | Seinfeld | NBC | 28.4 | |
  | March 3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
  | March 10 | Seinfeld | NBC | 31.3 | |
  | March 17 | Seinfeld | NBC | 26.8 | |
  | March 24 | 69th Academy Awards | ABC | 40.1 | |
  | March 31 | NCAA Championship | CBS | 28.4 | |
  | April 7 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
  | April 14 | ER | NBC | 32.1 | |
  | April 21 | ER | NBC | 33.6 | |
  | April 28 | Ellen | ABC | 36.2 | |
  | May 5 | ER | NBC | 34.8 | |
  | May 12 | ER | NBC | 34.9 | |
  | May 19 | The Odyssey, Part 2 | NBC | 26.3 | |
  | May 26 | NBA Finals (Game 1) | NBC | 24.7 | |
  | June 2 | NBA Finals (Game 4) | NBC | 26.4 | |
  | June 9 | NBA Finals (Game 5) | NBC | 30.3 | |
  | June 16 | Seinfeld | NBC | 19.5 | |
  | June 23 | Seinfeld | NBC | 20.1 | |
  | June 30 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 14.8 | |
  | July 7 | Seinfeld | NBC | 17.0 | |
  | July 14 | Seinfeld | NBC | 16.4 | |
  | July 21 | Seinfeld | NBC | 19.1 | |
  | July 28 | Seinfeld | NBC | 17.2 | |
  | August 4 | Seinfeld | NBC | 18.5 | |
  | August 11 | Seinfeld | NBC | 17.9 | |
  | August 18 | Seinfeld | NBC | 19.2 | |
  | August 25 | Seinfeld | NBC | 19.7 | |
  | September 1 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 21.6 | |
  | September 8 | Seinfeld | NBC | 22.6 | |
  | September 15 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 23.4 | |
  | 1997–98 television season begins |||||
  | September 22 | ER | NBC | 42.7 | |
  | September 29 | ER | NBC | 32.6 | |
  | October 6 | ER | NBC | 32.1 | |
  | October 13 | ER | NBC | 32.8 | |
  | October 20 | World Series (Game 7) | NBC | 38.0 | |
  | October 27 | Cinderella | ABC | 34.3 | |
  | November 3 | ER | NBC | 32.0 | |
  | November 10 | ER | NBC | 34.7 | |
  | November 17 | What the Deaf Man Heard | CBS | 36.9 | |
  | November 24 | CBS Sunday Movie | CBS | 27.6 | |
  | December 1 | Touched by an Angel | CBS | 24.4 | |
  | December 8 | ER | NBC | 31.7 | |
  | December 15 | ER | NBC | 32.5 | |
  | December 22 | Monday Night Football | ABC | 22.0 | |
  | December 28 | Rose Bowl post-game show | ABC | 27.8 | |
  