For the episodes airing before and on September 8, 1997, 1 point equals 970,000 households, so a rating of 3.2 equals 3.2 x 970,000 or 3,104,000 viewers.
For the episodes airing between and including September 15, 1997 and August 25, 1998, 1 point equals 980,000 housholds, so a rating of 3.2 equals 3.2 x 980,000 or 3,136,000 viewers.
Highest Rated Buffy Episode This Season: The March 10th, 1997 Series Premire Episode of "Welcome To The Hellmouth & The Harvest" with a 3.4 rating (3,298,000 viewers)
Lowest Rated Buffy Episode This Season: Both The July 4th, 1997 Repeat of "Nightmares" and The August 3rd, 1997 Second Repeat of "Welcome To The Hellmouth" with a 1.7 rating (1,649,000 viewers)
(Air Date - Episode Title - Nielsen rating - national ranking for primetime [91/112 - 91st best rating out of 112 shows on primetime in a given week.])
August 3, 1998 - Prophecy Girl (2nd repeat) - 2.5 - 91/112
July 27, 1998 - Invisible Girl (3rd repeat) - 2.3 - 96/112
July 20, 1998 - Nightmares (2nd repeat) - 2.3 - 96/110
July 13, 1998 - Angel (3rd repeat) - 2.2 - 98/110
July 6, 1998 - I Robot, You Jane (2nd repeat) - 2.4 - 91/110
June 29, 1998 - The Pack (3rd repeat) - 2.3 - 95/114
June 22, 1998 - Never Kill A Boy On The First Date (3rd repeat) - 2.4 - 97/117
June 15, 1998 - The Witch (3rd repeat) - 2.6 - 94/114
June 2, 1998, 9:00-10:00 - The Harvest (3rd repeat) 3.3 - 93/115
June 2, 1998, 8:00-9:00 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (3rd repeat) - 3.0 - 96/115
October 20, 1997 Invisible Girl (2nd repeat) - 3.1 - 97/109
September 8, 1997 - Prophecy Girl (repeat) - N/A - N/A
September 1, 1997 - The Puppet Show (2nd repeat) - N/A - N/A
August 25, 1997 - Angel (2nd repeat) - 2.1 - 105/111
August 18, 1997 - The Pack (2nd repeat) - 2.2 - 106/111
August 11, 1997 - Teacher's Pet (2nd repeat) - 2.2 - 105/108
August 4, 1997 - The Harvest (2nd repeat) - 2.4 101/110
August 3, 1997 - Welcome To The Hellmouth (2nd repeat) - 1.7 - 112/114
July 28, 1997 - Never Kill A Boy On The First Date - (2nd repeat) - 2.0 - 111/114
July 27, 1997 - Invisible Girl (repeat) - N/A - N/A
July 21, 1997 - The Puppet Show (repeat) - N/A - N/A
July 20, 1997 - Nightmares (repeat) - 1.7 - 111/113
July 14, 1997 - I Robot, You Jane (repeat) - 2.1 - 106/113
July 13, 1997 - The Witch (2nd repeat) - N/A - N/A
July 7, 1997 - The Pack (repeat) - N/A - N/A
June 30, 1997 - Teacher's Pet (repeat) - N/A - N/A
June 23, 1997 - Never Kill A Boy On The First Date (repeat) - N/A - N/A
June 16, 1997 - The Harvest (repeat) - N/A - N/A
June 9, 1997 - Welcome To The Hellmouth (repeat) - 2.3 - 100/115
June 2, 1997 - Prophecy Girl (Season Finale) - 2.8 - 97/113
May 26, 1997 - Angel (repeat) - 2.0 - 102/107
May 19, 1997 - Invisible Girl - 2.4 - N/A
May 12, 1997 - Nightmares 2.5 - 88/94
May 5, 1997 - Puppet Show 1.9 - 104/107
April 28, 1997 - I Robot, You Jane - 2.3 - N/A
April 21, 1997 - The Witch (repeat) - 2.3 - 101/106
April 14, 1997 - Angel 2.3 - 105/111
April 7, 1997 - The Pack - 2.4 - 110/118
March 31, 1997 - Never Kill A Boy On The First Date - 2.8 - 104/115
March 24, 1997 - Teacher's Pet - 2.0 - N/A
March 17, 1997 - The Witch - 3.2 - 102/112
March 10, 1997 Welcome To The Hellmouth & The Harvest (Series Premiere) - 3.4 - N/A
