Prime-time Retreads Turning Ratings Down

Awards and Amish programs made Nielsen’s Top 10 in the weekly ratings released on Tuesday. The populist People’s Choice Awards on CBS finished 7th, while NBC’s two-hour special about a Pennsylvania Amish family that bewilders its way to California, placed 10th. The usual gang of suspects in the Top Five: “Cosby,” “Cheers” etc. Politics finished out of the money as usual, with none of the networks’ Super Tuesday coverage ranking higher than 58th (NBC). A full ratings list is on Page 9.

* “L.A. Law” plunged from its usual Top-10 spot to 23rd place--its reward for serving up reruns after sweeping through February with new episodes.

TV RATINGS

Show Points Share Week 1. The Cosby Show 25.6 40 3/13 (NBC) (repeat) 2. Cheers 24.9 38 3/13 (NBC) 3. A Different World 23.9 36 3/13 (NBC) 4. Night Court 22.7 35 3/13 (NBC) (repeat) 5. Golden Girls 21.4 36 3/13 (NBC) * L.A. Law 15.7 27 3/13 (NBC) (repeat)