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i 4 1 lr 'Steven' strengthens NBC's stranglehold on No.1 By Kathryn Baker Tie AnorlatH Prrn NEW YORK NBC swept the Nielsen top 10 for the second time in three weeks and won its 40th week in a row, taking the top two spots in the ratings with its acclaimed two part movie "I Know My First Name is Steven i "I Know My First Name Is Steven," the fact based story of teenager who fcttirned to his family after seven years in the captivity of the pedophile who kidnapped him, had an average rating last week of 24.5 Nielsen Ratings NEW YORK (AP) Here ore he prime time television ratings os Compiled by the A.C. Nielsen Co. for the week 0f May 22 28. Top 20 listings include Ino week's ranking, with full season to dote ranking in parentheses, rating for the week, ond total homos An in parentheses denotes one time only presentation. A rating moasuros the percentage ol the nation's 90.4 million TV homes 1 (X) "I Know My First Name Is Steven," Part 2, NBC Movio ol tho Weok Tuosday, 27 3 rating, 24 7 million homos 2.

(X) "I Know My First Name Is Steven," Part 1 NBC Monday Night Movie," 21 6, 1 9.5 million homes a 3. (4) "Choers," NBC, 1 8 9. 1 7 1 million homes 4. (1 "The Cosby Show," NBC. 18 5, 16 7 million homes 5.

(3) "A Different World," NBC. 17 8,161 million homes 6. (5) "Golden Girls," NBC. 1 6 5. 14 9 million homes 7.

(1 1) "Dear John," NBC. 16 3. I 4 7 million homes. B8. (10) "Empty Nest," NBC, 16 2.

I 4 6 million homos. B9. 16 1, 14.5 million homes 10. taw," NBC, 15 7. 14.2 million homes.

Oil. (28) "Kojak: Price of Justice," CBS Sunday Movie, 15 6. 14 I million homes. 12. (16) "Matlock," NBC, 15.2, I 3 7 million homes.

13. (21) "Wondor Years" ABC. 14.5, 13.1 million homes. 1 4. (X) "Barbara Waltors 50th Anniversary," ABC, 14 3,129 million homes 1 5.

(7) "Who's the ABC. 14 0, 12 7 million homes 16. (20) "AtF," NBC, 13 9. 12 6 million homes. 16.

(8) "Murder, She Wrote," CBS, 13 9, 12 6 million homes 16. (17) "Growing Pains," ABC. 13 9, 12 6 million homes. 19. (6j "60 Minutes," CBS.

13 6. 1 2.3 million homes 20. (22) "Head of tho Class," ABC, 13 5.1 2.2 million homes. 21 (26) "The Hogan Family," NBC. 133 a 21.

(31) "Designing Women," CBS. 13 3 21 (48) "Newhort," CBS. 1 3 3 24. (34) "Murphy Brown," CBS. 12 7.

a 25. (49) "Kate Allio," CBS. 1 1 9 26. (32) "Full House," ABC. 1 1 8.

a 27. (19) "Unsolved Mystories," NBC. 1 I 6 28. (46) "Mr.eolvedoro," ABC. 11 2.

28. (52) "Just tho Ton of Us ABC. 112 28. (X) "American Comedy Awords," ABC, 1 1 2 31. (29) NBC.

1 1 0 32. (41) "20 20," ABC 10 9 33. (43) "Perfect Strongors." ABC. 10 7 34. (36) "Joke and Tho Fatmon," CBS.

10 5 35. (26) "Places in tho Hoort," NBC Sunday Night Movie 10 4 35. (X) "Bob Hope's 86th Birthday Spociat," NBC 10 4 37. (X) "Smothers Bros. Special," CBS.

10 3 38. (55) "Wisoguy," CBS 10 2 39. ABC 0 9 40. (X) "Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 9 7 41. (65) "The Equaliior." CBS.

9 6 42. (40) "227," NBC. 9 4 43. (77) "Heartland, "CBS 9 0 43. (36) "Gideon Oliver," ABC Mystery Movie, 9 0 45.

(X) "Earth's Final Fury." NBC Movie ol the Week Friday. 8 5 46. (X) "Garfield: Babes Bullets." CBS. 8 2 46. (X) "Charlie Brown Spociol," CBS, 8 2 B48.

(89) "Jesse Howkes," CBS. 8 0 45. (91 "High Road to Chmo," CBS ndoy MovieV8 0 50. (NA) Children," FOX, 7 50. (71) "Beauty and the Beast." CBS.

7 7 50. (79) "livo ln," CBS, 7 7 53. (72) "48 Hours: Camera. CBS. 7 6.

54. (NA) "America's Most "Wonted," FOX. 7 0 55. (34) "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," ABC Sunday Night Movie. 6 7 56.

(82) "Mission: Impossible." ABC, 6 6 57. (X) "Family Ties Special," NBC 65 57. (95) "West 57th," CBS 6 5 59. (73) "Paradiso." CBS 6 4 60. (X) "North South, Book II," Part 3, ABC.

6 2 61. (97) "Earth Star Voyager," Part 1 ABC family Classic. 6 1 62. (36) "Family Ties," NBC, 5 5 63. (85) "Incredible Sunday," ABC.

50 63. (NA) "COPS," FOX. 5 0 65. (NA) "21 Jump Street," FOX. 46 66.

(75) "lots of luck" "MogicJ(l World of Disney," NBC. 4 66. (X) "Beyond Cold War: Risk and Opportunity," ABC, 4 5 68. (NA) "Garry Shandling Show," FOX, 4 3. 69.

(NA) "The Reporters," FOX. 3 9 69. (NA) "Tracey Ullman Show," FOX, 3 9 71 (NA) "Duet," FOX. 3 4 71 (NA) "Beyond Tomorrow," FOX. 3 4 and a 39 share and was the highest rated multipart movie of the season, second only to CBS' four part "Lonesome Dove." The rest of the A Nielsen Co top 10 were "Cheers," "The Cosby Show," "A Different World," "Golden Girls," John," "Empty Nest," and "L.A.

Law The 1 1th show was CBS' Sunday movie, "Kojak: The Price of Justice." NBC won the week ending May 28 with a 14 1 rating to CBS" 10 1 and ABC's 9.1 Three weeks ago, NBC had the top 11 shows and said the last time a network accomplished such a feat was 1979, when ABC had tho miniseries "Roots II The "CBS Evening News" was atop the news ratings last week, when the uprising in China continued to be the big stoty CBS had an average rating of 9 2 and a 21 share, "ABC World News Tonight" an 8 8 and 19 share, and "NBC Nightly News" an 8 4 and 19 Each rating point equals 904,000 households with television. The share is a percentage of sets in use The summer rerun season has begun in earnest. Except for the NBC movie, "60 Minutes" was the only non repeat among the top 20 shows last week. NBC's "Family Ties," which ended a seven year run last monthwith a top rated season finale, was near the bottom of the ratings in repeats Two reruns of the sitcom ran back to back Sunday but were eclipsed by a repeat of CBS' "Murder, She Wrote The lowest rated shows of the week were: "Mission Impossible," "Family Ties Special," "West 57th," "Paradise," "North South, Book Two, Part Three," "Earth Star Voyager, Part One," "Family Ties," "Incredible Sunday," "Lots of Luck Magical World of Disney" and "Beyond the Cold War Risk and Opportunity JOURNAL OEUVEHY hotline 454 2010 'i'hisboatshoeis comfortable evenenyouDe just cruising around town. nSMk With the exclusive "Luxury Liner" mid sole, Dexter Navigators are the most comfortable boat shoes you gnwO, awotdec, ftstfgg USA Manny's army navy yrond union plaio, rto.

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