‘Second Serve’ Comes In Third
“Second Serve” was not even second best in the ratings, figures from the A.C. Nielsen Co. showed Wednesday.
The national ratings revealed that the CBS-TV movie, in which Vanessa Redgrave dramatized the sexual transformation of Renee Richards, drew fewer viewers than the programming on ABC and NBC from 9 to 11 p.m. Tuesday.
In the final hour, “Second Serve” actually edged out the competition from NBC’s “Stingray” and ABC’s Joe Piscopo special, but its low ratings during the first hour against ABC’s “Moonlighting” and NBC’s “Hunter” knocked the overall average down to third. Overall, “Second Serve” attracted about 22% of the viewing audience, compared to 26% for ABC and 24% for NBC.
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