The premiere episode ranked 59th out of 92 shows airing the week of September 19-25, 1994. It earned a 9.8 rating/15 share and 13.7 million viewers. On ABC in the same time slot, “Roseanne” at 9:00 pm ranked 5th (19.5/30 and 28.9 million viewers) and “Ellen” at 9:30 pm ranked 9th (17.3/26 and 25.8 million viewers).