Classic Ratings Review: Quantum Lead (Season Three - 1990-91)

Ratings Review for the third season of QUANTUM LEAP on NBC.

The third season, NBC moved the series to kickoff its Friday night line up. The dropped of from its 15+ million average to around 12 million. In mid-January, NBC pulled QUANTUM LEAP from the schedule for two months, but the series returned to its Wednesday night time slot, with ratings returning to its season two levels. 

Live+Same Day Ratings
 (Fridays at 8 p.m., on NBC)

Date	P2*	HH Rating	HH Share	Rank
09/28/1990	12.1	8.4	16	72
10/05/1990	12.9	8.1	15	72
10/12/1990	13.9	9.0	16	62
10/19/1990	12.1	8.2	14	72
10/26/1990	12.6	8.1	1.5	72
11/02/1990	12.7	8.2	14	68
11/09/1990	12.6	8.2	14	70
11/16/1990	11.8	7.8	14	75
11/23/1990	preempted
11/30/1990	13.0	8.3	14	65
12/07/1990^	10.5	7.4	13	76
12/14/1990^	8.9	6.1	11	82
12/21/1990	11.2	7.5	1.3	70
12/28/1990^	10.4	6.3	11	64
01/04/1991	13.0	8.3	13	66
01/11/1991^	10.3	6.9	11	81
on hiatus
moved to	Wed.	10PM
03/06/1991	17.9	11.8	22	37
03/13/1991	17.0	11.2	21	40
03/20/1991	20.7	14.1	26	28
03/27/1991	18.0	12.1	23	40
04/03/1991	15.2	10.7	19	48
04/10/1991	15.8	10.9	20	49
04/17/1991	16.5	11.7	22	32
04/24/1991	preempted
05/01/1991	18.3	12.5	22	34
05/08/1991	16.5	10.9	19	45
05/15/1991	13.3	9.3	17	55
05/22/1991	18.6	12.8	24	12
AVG	14.8	9.9	17	54

* - viewers in millions
^ - repeat episode

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