SHORT TAKES : TV’S TOP TEN

Here are the ratings for Top 10 national prime-time television last week (Oct. 30-Nov. 5), as compiled by the A. C. Nielsen Co. Each rating point is said by Nielsen to represent 921,000 homes, or 1% of the 92.1 million U.S. households that have TV.

Program: Network- Rating

1. The Cosby Show: NBC- 25.4

2. A Different World: NBC- 24.7

3. Cheers: NBC- 24.4

4. Roseanne: ABC- 23.8

5. The Golden Girls: NBC- 21.3

6. Dear John: NBC- 21.2

7. 60 Minutes: CBS- 21.1

8. Murder, She Wrote: CBS- 20.2

9. L.A. Law: NBC- 20.1

10. Empty Nest: NBC- 20.1