‘Cosby’ Edges Out ‘Sacrifices’

ABC had the highest-rated special of the week with the concluding installment of “Small Sacrifices,” but NBC again won the prime-time ratings race last week. Four of the week’s most-watched programs were on NBC, led by the ever-popular “Cosby Show.” Fox Broadcasting also had reason to crow Tuesday: Figures released by the A. C. Nielsen Co. showed the network getting its best-ever ratings for Sunday night series programming. With a one-hour edition, Fox’s “America’s Most Wanted” finished second in its 8-to-9 p.m. time period, trailing only “Murder, She Wrote” on CBS. The full list of ratings is on F13.

* In the battle Sunday from 9 to 11 p.m., Perry Mason beat Judith Krantz. NBC’s latest movie about the sage attorney, “The Case of the All-Star Assassin,” won the time period by attracting 26% of the available viewers. The first part of “Till We Meet Again,” the CBS miniseries based on Krantz’s novel, drew 23%, while the movie “Outrageous Fortune” drew 20% on ABC. TV RATINGS

Show Points Share 1. “The Cosby Show” (NBC) 26.3 41 2. “Small Sacrifices (Part 2)” (ABC) 25.2 39 3. “A Different World” (NBC) 24.1 37 4. “Cheers” (NBC) 24.0 37 5. “The Golden Girls” (NBC) 22.1 38 * “Perry Mason” (NBC) 16.5 26