TV Ratings : Tuesday Lineup Powers ABC to Top

With its strong Tuesday night lineup leading the way, ABC won the weekly ratings race again last week, with CBS second, NBC third and Fox fourth. CBS won the battle of the TV movies on Sunday, however, with “Honor Thy Mother” placing No. 6 among the week’s 93 prime-time programs. The first part of ABC’s “Stay the Night” tied for 15th, while NBC’s “Miss Rose White” was No. 48. In their swan-song episodes, “MacGyver” tied for 15th, “Growing Pains” was No. 22 and “Who’s the Boss?” tied for 26th.

Points Share 1.”Roseanne” (ABC) 20.0 31 2.”60 Minutes” (CBS) 18.2 34 “Home Improvement” (ABC) 18.2 29 4.”Coach” (ABC) 16.8 26 5.”Murder, She Wrote” (CBS) 16.6 27

(Each rating point represents 921,000 homes. Share is the percentage of viewing audience.)

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