BY THE NUMBERS : Season Premieres: ’87 vs. ’88
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Show (Network) 1987-88 Ratings 1988-89 Difference 1.”The Cosby Show” 31.5 24.2 -7.3 (NBC) 2. “Murder, She Wrote” 18.7 20.4 +1.7 (CBS) 3. “Monday Night Football” 23.1 19.1 -4.0 (ABC) 4. “Amen” 18.7 16.9 -1.8 (NBC) 5. “West 57th” 6.9 9.0 +2.1 (CBS) 6. “Mr. Belvedere” 11.9 14.5 +2.6 (ABC)
NOTE: in 1987-88, one Nielsen rating point represented 884,000 homes. In 1988-89, one point represented 904,000 homes.
SOURCE: Variety
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