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“The Great Comet Crash,” showing comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashing into Jupiter, hurtled into fifth place on the television ratings chart last month. Top 10 PBS shows for July, ranked by average audience percentage:

Rank Program Rating 1 Three Tenors in Concert 4.7 2 A Capitol Fourth 4.1 3 Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back 3.8 4 Nature: Land of the Eagle Part 2 3.0 5 The Great Comet Crash 2.8 6 Nova: The Plane That Changed the World 2.7 Tie Nova: Top Gun and Beyond 2.7 Tie Flight of the Condor: A Nature Special 2.7 9 Seapower: Lifeblood Part 1 2.6 Tie Seapower: Ruling the Waves Part 2 2.6

Source: A.C. Nielsen Co.