 " Our Town " was first broadcast in the United States on May 12 , 1995 , on the Fox Broadcasting Company . In its original broadcast , it was watched by 9 million households , according to the Nielsen ratings system . It received a 9 @.@ 4 rating and a 17 share among viewers , meaning that 9 @.@ 4 percent of all households in the United States and 17 percent of all people watching television at the time , viewed the episode . 
