European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse A cheers comes out on Tep of ratings year Joan Hanauer United press International. C hers won the ratings race As the most watched series of the 1990-91 television season and its network also came out on top Over and lbs Overall. Sarah Plain and tall with Glenn close lbs was the top made for television movie and the sea will Tell lbs the top miniseries and three men and a baby the favorite theatrical film. Erosion of the network audience continued with the three network share dropping from 65.9 percent of the total viewing audience last season to 62.4 this season. Bob Niles vice president of research for found that encouraging in View of the a Sunb Clive ably Strong ratings for pcs during the showing of the civil War miniseries and the increase in in no a audience during the Gulf War. Fox television which went from three to five nights this season saw its audience reduced by 2 percent Over the previous evening news race reflected the dominance has exerted in the Field. Abcs world news tonight with Peter Jennings led with nightly news with Tom Brokaw coming second and lbs evening news with Dan rather third. Three shows led the list of most popular new series. They were americans funniest peo pie baby talk and Davis rules followed by no cd a fresh Prince of Bel air abcs married people no cd a Blossom no cd a Law amp order cd so a evening Shade no cd swings and abcs going places. Lowest rated new series foxes. American chronicles. The 63rd annual Academy awards on led the entertainment special rankings last season followed by the very Best of de Sullivan on lbs the 18th annual american music awards on the 33rd annual grammy awards on lbs and the March 25 preceding the oscars Barbara Walters special on . Incidentally among the shows celebrating the return of the troops from the per a Sian Gulf Bob Hopes yellow ribbon party on was tops and ranked 20th among All specials abcs Uso Salute to a Megal saurus named Earl pictured Here with newly hatched child stars in the american troops ranked 21sl and cd so Allstar Salute for our troops was 26th. The top regularly scheduled programs for the 1990-91 television season according to the . Nielson co., were a 1 cheers 2 60 minutes lbs 3 Roseanne 4 different world 5 the Cosby show 6 nil monday night football 6 americans funniest Home videos tie 8 Murphy Brown lbs 9 empty nest 10 designing women lbs 10 americans funniest people tic set to premiere this week dinosaurs a live action comedy based on an idea by the late Jim Henson. Abcs new half hour sitcom takes a look at Dinosaur domesticity in the prehistoric suburbs. A the show is set in the year 60,000,003 . And focuses on the Sinclair family who take a bemused interest in the wild Cave people struggling to discover such things As fire and the wheel. Cigar smoking Earl Sinclair a blustery Migalo saurus is head of the household who this week asks for a raise and gets fired. His wife is fran a tall All saurus and Mother of Robbie 14, and Charlene 12. What May also enable dinosaurs to attract at tuntion is its technique Henson executives assert that the animator pics for dinosaurs Are More sophisticated than anything even the Henson have produced before and yield More finely tuned facial movements. The largest dinosaurs nine feet tall and five feet wide and covered with rubber Scales. A puppeteer stands inside each one moving its limbs while another puppeteer electronically operates its facial movements. Jim Henson productions had used a similar method to create beings for fantasy films including the dark Crystal and both teenage mutant ninja turtles movies. A los Angeles times the following Are the top 50 television shows in America according to the latest available figures from the . Nielsen co. The season to Date ranking or an Quot a Quot for first time airing is in parentheses. 1. 1 cheers. 2. 4 a different world 3. 2 60 minutes 4. 3 Roseanne 5. 21 movie Quot absolute strangers 6. 9 designing women 7. 8 Murphy Brown 8. 17 coach 9. 10 America s funniest people 10. 46 Seinfeld 11. 9 empty nest 12. 74 48 hours 13. 5 the Cosby show 14. 12 Golden girls 14. X special Quot David Copperfield Xiii mystery on the Orient express Quot tie 16. 16 family matters 17. 7 America s funniest Home videos 17. 44 Jake and the fat Man tie 19. 13 murder she wrote 20. 20 major dad 21. 35 20-20 22. 15 full House 23. 35 knots Landing 24. 62 thirty something 24. 32 Northern exposure tie 26. X special Quot Uso Salute to american troops 27. 19 in the heat of the night 27. 51 married. With children tie 29. 21 Doogie Howser . 30. 14 unsolved mysteries 31. X Rescue 911 special 31. 55 night court tie 33. 37 perfect strangers 33. 30 Davis rules tie 35. 49 evening Shade 35. 30 baby talk be 37. 40 Carol amp company 37. 34 Simpsons tie 39. 28 wonder years 39. X special Quot general motors separate but equal Quot tie 41. 21 who a the Boss 42. 61 Dallas 12. 39 fresh Prince of Bel air tie 12. 27 growing pains tie 42. 52 macgyver tie 42. 32 movie Quot girls of summer tie 42. 44 anything but love tie a. 78 quantum leap 49. 55 Blossom 50. 21 l a. Law 50. 69 top of the Heap tie april 21. 1991 sunday b Page 17
