European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse On tvs China Beach to move into the �?T80s by Deborah Hastings associated press writer s China Beach Wilt move not Only to a new time for its fourth season. It will travel to new decades its producer says. The Vietnam War series goes to saturdays at 9 . In the fall. In the season Pilot it jumps Forward to 1985, executive producer John sacral Young said monday. The acclaimed drama that chronicles nurses and doctors attending to War has been set in the 1960s since its debut two years ago. In the fall the series will follow the lives of main characters through the 1970s and 1980s, Young said. Quot the characters Are going to have a wild ride Quot he said a the show despite laudatory reviews and an emmy award for Star Dana Delany never was a ratings Winner and faced an Uncertain Fate until renewed it for fall at the last minute. Young and Delany said they were surprised their series has lasted this Long. China Beach premiered As a Spring replacement series in 1988. A i did t think the Pilot would get picked up Quot Delany Sard. The third season of China Beach still set in Vietnam in the mid-1960s, will be on military television stations in Europe beginning with an to Tate this month pick your news about 1,400 viewers of Cable nows network s news night experimented with an Quot interactive format Quot last month using their telephones to so led news feature stories for the program to air. Near the beginning of the hour Long show viewers were presented with a menu of the six stones and the 900 number. The Calls were tabulated by computer and the two most popular stones were fit into the newscast. The rest of the news stories were picked by the editors. A Quot i was very pleased with it Quot executive producer Joshua Loory said. Although the network has no current plans to use the poll All the time Quot it la probably be pretty interesting to look at the choices Down the Road and see what the viewers Are selecting Quot Loory said. Quot but i can Tell you it s not going to change the Way can covers the y a a the callers picked stories on the anti de pression drug prozac and an Alabama marijuana eradication program rejecting spots on testimony in Washington mayor Marion Barry s drug trial a sailing program to keep native american teens off drugs summer jobs and saving the spotted a owl. A. A a Keith Phillips a associated press the Brown sound lbs Wilt use motown s temptations and its song. Get ready As the Center of the no. 3 network s fall the inspiration comes from the no. 1 lbs comedy Murphy Brown and that character s love of 60s soul music. A. A a collection of classic motown hits the sounds of Murphy Brown is scheduled to be released soon by Mca records. It la include get ready a new lbs version by the temptation superstition respect tracks of my tears and 11 other motown hits Sung by the original artists. A. Paul Lomartire. A Cox news service dec Arnm Jimart cily inc Nielsen site following Are the latest available rankings of television shows in America starting with the top shows As compiled by the . 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 Roseanne 2 14.6 rating. 2 cheers 1 14,4. 3 the Cosby show 3 13.3. 3 murder ordained a lbs sunday movie lie x lbs 13.3. 5 empty nest 10 . 13.1. 6 co minutes 9 lbs 12.9 6 Golden girls tie 7 lbs 12 9. 8 unsolved mysteries 12 12 3. 8 a different world tie 4 113.10 americans funniest Home videos 5 . 12.2. 10 married. With children 40 Fox 12.2.alnd these Are the least watched shows the ones at the Bottom of the Nielsen ratings. To this is America Charlie Brown cbs4.5. 80 room for Romance lbs. 4 5 82 King of the Mountain Fox 4.3. 82 wish you were Here tie lbs 4 3 82 21 jump Street tie Fox 43, 85 Beauty amp the beast lbs 4 1 86 alien nation Fox 4 087 outsiders Fox 3 5 88 Hollywood dog Fox 2 989 Molloy Fox 2 590 glory Days preview 1 Fox 2 4 k a i 1 a r i1. I i new for the kids this fall cartoon versions of Roseanne Barr and new kids on the Block. Above a scene from a new kids on the Stock Quot at right and from a a Little . A v c to plus sunday August 5, 199u
