But in eight of those seasons, his rating averaged 86, not much better than the league's average.
The ratings have averaged 18.4, more than five full rating points over the program's season average.
Following the change, the ratings for the next four episodes averaged just 3.9 million viewers, with an average 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
In the early 1990s, the ratings averaged 17-18 million viewers.
Cases were considered negligent if the ratings given by the two reviewing doctors averaged four points or more.
Through three days of games, the overnight ratings averaged 5.0.
When the series returned from hiatus on January 22, 2007, the ratings averaged about the same as the pilot with 14.9 million viewers.
For the first six weeks of 2011, ratings averaged around 800,000.
Overall, ratings for the series averaged an 8.2, the second-lowest average in league history.
The consolidated ratings for episode two averaged 3,489,000 individuals and a 14.8% share.