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“Seinfeld” won the hotly contested No. 1 spot in the war among television sitcoms during the latest play period. Top 10 situation comedies from Sept. 12 to Jan. 7, ranked by average audience percentage:

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Rank Program Ntwk. Air day Aud. 1 Seinfeld NBC Thursday 21.0 2 Friends NBC Thursday 18.2 3 Caroline in the City NBC Thursday 17.9 4 The Single Guy NBC Thursday 16.8 5 Home Improvement ABC Tuesday 16.7 6 Coach ABC Tuesday 14.8 7 Grace Under Fire ABC Wednesday 14.0 8 Frasier NBC Tuesday 13.5 9 Murphy Brown CBS Monday 13.1 10 Roseanne ABC Tuesday 12.9

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Source: Nielsen Media Research