European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse I i. Pc. . A J�v-1 r1 �?�.$�j.r. Meets Erica among other fall happenings on to Diane Holloway Cox news service a Spruce Mem up and Send Emback. That a what producers and network programmers Are doing to returning series. A. A lot can and will change Belv Veen now and september when the television season officially. Begins but Here a a rundown of some of the. Changes we already know about. _. # Jessica Fletcher was missing from several episodes of murder she wrote last season and on a , she appeared As a Quot bookends at the beginning and end of the show Jessica s comings and goings were necessitated by Star Angela Lansbury s decision to Case her work v Load. But next season lbs promises Jessica will appear in every episode a a on Abc s life goes on Corky Christopher Burke will continue his struggle toward ind Epen. Dunco while kid sister Becca Kellie Martin bios soms into Young womanhood. Presumably that Means Shell Stop looking in the Mirror sticking out her Chest and muttering a come on you Guys a. A two characters will go through life changing experiences on lbs s designing women. Julia Sugarbaker Dixie Carter will mourn the loss of steady Beau Reese Carter s real life husband Hal Holbrook who will die suddenly of a heart attack. This drastic plot line was necessitated by the departure of Holbrook who will co Star in Burt Reynolds Ney sitcom evening Shade next season and office Helper Anthony Bouvier will buy into. Sugarbaker Anci become a Lull fledged partner in the women s designing fir nov this change May have come about because Meshach Taylor the emmy nominated actor who plays Anthony is tired of being criticized by some Blacks for playing a Black Man who works for four White women. A the volatile behind the scones situation at Abc s highly rated Roseanne undoubtedly will Continuo. Already this summer two More writers have departed leaving Only Roseanne Barr s husband Tom Arnold at the typewriter. But As has been the Case in the past viewers Are not Likely to see evidence of of camera turmoil except in the supermarket tabloids. A the big addition to Dallas next season will be Susan Lucci the longtime Star of the daytime serial All my children. No word yet on whether Lucci who plays Vixon Erica Kane will be hero or villain a on lbs s aging soap opera knots Landing Joan Van Ark has been promised by the producers that her Goody Goody Valene will become less Goody Goody. A major personality change is be a lie cd to be in the works Tor her. A and Abc s prime time live As previously reported will maintain a physical separation Between Diane Sawyer in new York and Sam Donaldson in Washington no More take chemistry m the studio thank goodness. A dozen years on these roses. A starting this week Abc will bring Back the yellow Rose,.a surprisingly Good Senes about a contemporary West Texas ranch and the feuding descendants of a cattle Baton starring Sam Al Fiott and a knockout cybill Shepherd. The series got on the air initially in part As a n Ponse to the huge Success of lbs s Dallas debuted in 1978. Also mooing around the a. 2ul000 acre ranch will be Edward Albert David soul Chuck Connors Ken Curtis and Noah Beery arc a. A John Carmody a the Washington Post what would Letterman say apparently taking its Cue from abcs hit americans funniest Home videos lbs is adding prime time pets to its summer schedule. Prime time pets premiering this week and then joining lbs Friday lineup features Home a video clips of pets among them a dog who raps a to music. There also will be pet performances. R before a studio audience lbs says. A. A associated press Rick Dees not in the morning. Rick Dees the los Angeles radio personality is taking his Wacky style of comedy into the late night to wars. Into the night starring Rick Dees debuts monday july 16, and will be seen every weekday night on Abc at Midnight after nightlife. That makes Dees the latest entrant into the late night Battle for audiences with Johnny Carson on no cd a the tonight show Abc s late night with David Letterman and Arsen to the syndicated show starring Arsenio Hall. The latest in a Long list of casualties was Pat Sajak whose lbs show was cancelled after Little More than a a Dees with an internationally syndicated morning radio program from los Angeles was voted the nation s no. 1 radio personality for six years by billboard Magazine he a also the nation s highest paid radio personality. Into the night will feature announcer Lisa Canning,.billy Vera and the beaters band and two repertory comedy players Greg Binkley and Bob Perlow. It will be taped every night before an audience at the Abc studios for its late night showing. A Jerry Buck a associated pres radio personality Rick Dees the latest to talk show t he following Are the latest available rankings of television shows in America starting with the tog 12 shows As compiled by the a a Nielsen co. The season to Date ranking is in parentheses or an Quot a Quot for firs time showing and the final figure is the rating which notes the percentage of the nations 92,1 million Homes where people watched the show 1 cheers 2 Csc 15.1 rating. 2 Roseanne 1 Abc 15.0. 3 the Cosby show 3 Abc 13.9. 4 empty nest 8 Abc 13.8. 5 60 minutes 7 lbs 13.6. 6 Golden Girts 6 Abc 13.5. _ a 7 Seinfeld 26 Abc. 13.4. 7 coach tie 18 Abc 13.4. 7 married. With children tie 44 Fox 13.4. 10 designing women 22 lbs 13.3. 10 Simpsons lie 30 Fox 13.3. 10 a different world the 4 Abc 13 3. A and these Are he 10 least watched shows the ones at Taij Bottom of the Nielsen ratings. 76 totally hidden video Fox 51. 76 this is America Charlie Brown special tie lbs 5.1. 78 Beauty amp beast lbs 4.9. 79 tour of duty lbs 4.8. 79 Normal life tie lbs 4 8. 81 Koppel report Abc 4 7. 82 21 jump Street Fox 4.3. 83 alien nation Fox 4.0 84 outsiders Fox 3.2. 85 open House Fox 2.5 86 Tracey Ullman show Fox 2.3. Abc Page 4 c to plus a sunday july 1, 1990
