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DO The Pittsburgh Press Wednesday. June 21. 1989 TELEVISION iWPTT resurrects 'Highway to Heaven9 TV NOTES Prime-time TV I v' 2 Top Ten Programs ffa) June 12 18 1989 1. Roseanne (R) 19.1 31 ABC 2. Cheers (R) 18.0 32 NBC 3.

The Cosby Show (R) 17.6 34 NBC 4. NBA Championship 17.4 31 CBS 5. Perry Mason: (Sunday) (R) 16.7 30 NBC 6. A Different World (R) 16. 1 31 NBC 7.

Empty Nest (R) 15.9 33 NBC 8. Dear John (R) 15.7 28 NBC 9. Golden Girls 15.3 33 NBC 10. Unsolved Mysteries (RJ 15.1 28 NBC Newhart (R) 15.1 26 I CBS Ratings points are the percent of 90.4 million I Qvfrsll rHng I TV households; shares are the percent of HRr rn Rr households with sets on. (R) rerun Source: A.C.

Nielsen Co. I I WBBSSSSSSSaSSSSSSSSSBSSSSaSSSSSSJBSSSBBSSSSSSSSSjSSai By Robert Bianco The Pittsburgh Press ZZ heavenly rehash time on WPTT next season. The independent station has picked up the rerun rights to "Highway to Heaven," the 1984 Michael Landon series that had a four-season run on NBC. Along with the hash, you'll get the slash and trash of "Friday the 13th: wThe Series," which has moved over to WPTT from WTAE. And you thought TV wasn't eclectic.

Joining "Highway" and "Friday" on WPTT's fall schedule will be syndication series "Ministers Today," with John Schuck and Lee Meriwether in the Munster roles originally played by Fred Gwynne Yvonne DeCarlo; "The Subway Network," an "SCTV-style satire; and "Night Music," the David San- born-hosted music program once known as "Michelob Presents Sunday Night." Time slots have not yet determined. The station also has picked up one of this season's more unusual syndicated offerings, "American Gladiators." This weekly one-hour sportsentertainment show pits six contestants against six regular "gladiators" irt a coliseum setting. (The losers don't die, although the show very well may.) Joe Theis-; mann and Mike Adamle will host. It should be an interesting, com-; petitive fall on local TV, especially if WTAE decides to go ahead with a 5:30 p.m. newscast.

WTAE has "Who's the Boss?" and "Growing I Pains" available for its afternoon i sitcom block, and has agreed to run "Entertainment Tonight" in the 7 to 8 p.m. prime-access slot most likely at 7:30, where it would replace the canceled "Win, Lose or Draw." (CBS), "Nightingales" (NBC), "A Man Called Hawk" (ABC) and "The Van Dyke Show" (CBS). NBC swept the worst movie, special or mini-series category, no small achievement this year. The network's "Devil Worship, Exposing Satan's Underground" was first, followed by "Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes" and "Goddess of Love." I have no real problem with the critics' choices. (Well, "Wiseguy" is a puzzlement, but I can live with it.) My own ballot had many of the same programs, though in somewhat different order.

In case you're wondering, and even if you're not, my Top 10 series were "thirtysomething" (ABC), "Designing Women" (CBS), "The Wonder Years" (ABC), "Murphy Brown" (CBS), "Roseanne" (ABC), "China Beach" (ABC), "Molly Dodd" (Lifetime), "The MacNeilLehrer News-hour" (PBS), "Cheers" (NBC) and "60 Minutes" (CBS). My worst series were "Nightingales" (NBC), "Morton Downey" (syndicated), "Live-In" (CBS), "Inside Edition" (syndicated) and "America's Most Wanted" (Fox). For worst special, movie or mini-series, I had Guts and Glory: The Oliver North Story" (CBS), followed by "The Sex Tapes" and "Devil Worship." My choices and the poll's choices for best special were the same. RIGGED "MYSTERY" Diana Rigg has replaced Vincent Price as the host of PBS's "Mystery." Price, who joined the show in 1981, announced his retirement at the end of the 1989 season. (Robert Bianco is The Pittsburgh Press TV-Radio editor.) Michael Landon New life in syndication Associated Pratt WPGH will add "Mama's Family" and "Leave It to Beaver" to its afternoon schedule in the fall, and it seems likely WPXI will move "Ger-aldo" to the afternoon as well, replacing it in the morning with the new Joan Rivers talk show.

KDKA's current afternoon lineup seems a safe bet to return intact. I just wish somebody would show "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," but I know that's not very likely. "Mary" is only showing in 19 markets nationwide, which is kind of depressing if you think about it. So let's not. "DYNASTY" DIES Bad news, "Dynasty" fans.

ABC says the proposed two-hour "Dynasty" movie that would have wrapped up the show's dangling story lines "appears unlikely due to the difficulty and cost of reassembling the all-star cast." Norman Henry, former senior vice president of production at Aaron Spelling Productions, told Broadcasting that ABC balked at the movie's estimated $3.8 million salary-driven budget. Just like ABC to be Dyna-sore-heads. We'll just have to make up an ending of our own. WINNING "WONDER" ABC's "The Wonder Years" was named TV's best series by Electronic Media's semi-annual critics' poll, making it the first ABC series to top the 5-year-old poll. CBS's "Murphy Brown" was second with four-time RIBC hoc year at top NEW YORK (AP) NBC completed a 52-week sweep of Nielsen ratings despite CBS's broadcast of the final game of the Detroit Pistons' sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA championship.

ABCs "Roseanne" was the No. 1 show last week, but NBC had an average, prime-time rating of 11.6. CBS had 10.2 and ABC 9.2. NBC's average rating for the 52 weeks was 14.4. CBS and ABC tied with 11.6.

NBC has had eight of the Top 10 shows 10 times during the past year. "Cosby" was first in the Nielsens for 16 of the 52 weeks, but ranked second behind "Roseanne" for the year and third behind "Roseanne" and "Cheers" last week. In a demonstration that time period makes the show, ABC's "Have Faith" tied for 15th when it was on Tuesday behind "Roseanne." But when it was moved into ABC's low-rated Sunday lineup, it fell to 76th and was the lowest-rated network show. "NBC Nightly News" continued to lag in news ratings, even with anchorman Tom Brokaw in China. "CBS Evening News" and "ABC World News Tonight" tied for first place winner "L.A.

Law" dropping to third. The rest of the critical Top 10 was "Roseanne" (ABC), "thirtysome-thing" (ABC), "Designing Women" (CBS), "Cheers" (NBC), "Wiseguy" (CBS), "China Beach" (ABC), and "The Tracey Ullman Show" (Fox). "Cheers" takes the longevity prize: It's been in every Top 10 since Electronic Media started polling. The poll of 28 newspaper critics, myself included, chose CBS's "Lonesome Dove" as the best movie, special or mini-series by a wide margin, followed by ABC's "War Remembrance" and NBC's "Roe vs. Wade." The worst series award went to CBS's "Live-In" (a deserving winner), followed by "Raising Miranda" Mi" Mf i Mil elo 4 i mm eUM Donahue TONIGHT'S HIGHLIGHTS Newt CBS News Evening Hard Tint ta Planet Jake and the Fatmas reside Wiseguy PatSajak Earth Magazine EditiM fffifl Oprah Winfrey fmfi Night Benson Court Cheers MASH News ABC News Chita Stack Newt Chnct NighrJint Win, Lost or Draw Growing Paine Head el the Class Robert GuHlaune USA Today News NBC News Jeopardy! Unsolved Mysteries Miami Vict David Tonight Show First Edition Wheel of Fortune Night Court My Two Dads ItttermM People's Family Cosby jatfjj Court feud Show frjfljfl Mister Sesame Street jAiij Rogers Holy Pittsburgh! America Playhouse Off Ah- Austin City Limits Reading Rainbow MacNeil-Uhrer Newsheur World of Survival Business Report Mark Russell World el Survival Top Guns lows OH An- Risking it All Doctor Whs Today's Japan East Enders America's Children America's Children DeGratsi High East Enders Being Served? MacNeil-lehrtr Newshow Star Trek Tail Pictionary Space: Part three.

Amnio Hall Mortoe Downey Jr. Sel Smart Balding larerne I Shirley I Love Lucy fmm This Old Job Help yUmj House Network iJWlf Chip- Fun House munks JjjJ Dennis OuckTales POT Wild West Wrestling Act It Out 700 Club His Place Getting Together Chuck Smith This Is the Ufa Ralph Marti Jack Harford The Word Dean and Mary Newhart liifcDeeTriijri' INN News Love Double Dare Hug Tight Brad Buncn Facts ol Lile Diff'rent Strokes Family Ties Bob Newhart To the Heart Newtywod Game Hit Video USA Dragnet Weekday Dieting Classic Cartoons Italian Newt Success Life LffJ Menrite "CtastserCehtmta'1 Profiles Chronicle 70s Wings Over On World Twentieth World of Survival Battle Urn Twentieth Century Battle line BobSagetatthe Improv Century Mailt: HUt't Mate itatk" Mailt. Atrtrft Itagf Mevi tat Hollywood Legends eV1 "Jack the Giant Killer" (1962) Kerwin Matthews, Judi Meredith. Jim Dan-forth's special effects highlight this adaptation of the popular fairy tale about a young farmhand's adventures with sorcerers and monsters. (G, 1 hr 34 min.) DIS, 6 p.m.

"Hairspray" (1988) Rickl Lake. Divine. A teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about Integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. (PG, 1 30 min.) SHO, 625 p.m. "King Kong" (1933) Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot.

A giant ape is captured and brought to civilization by an enterprising movie producer. (1 40 min.) AMC, 7 p.m, 11 pjlL "Ada" (1961) Susan Hayward, Dean Martin. Political advisors fear that a newly elected governor's wife could affect his popularity. (1 49 mln.) TNT, 8 p.m. "The Eiger Sanction" (1975) Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy.

A former hired killer Is lured from his Job as a college professor to perform an assassination. (R, 2 5 min.) TMC, 8 p.m., 2 a.m. "Hoosiers" (1986) Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper. A former college coach must overcome resentment from an Indiana farming community and his own team when he takes over as head of the high-school basketball squad. (PG, 1 54 mln.) DIS, 9 p.m, 3 aon.

"They Wont Believe Me" (1947) Robert Young, Susan Hayward. As a husband faces prosecution on charges of murdering his wealthy wife, flashbacks tell the story. (1 19 min.) AMC, 9 p.m, 1 a.m. Video Vibrations Soft Notes Video LP Charlie I Roll Out Video Soul Soft Notes RtN Out Charlie I Company Business View Smart Money CNBC live! Business View McLaughlin Money Wheel Media Beat Market Wrap-Up Dick Cavett Dick Cavett Beat Newswatch Newsday Crossfire PrlmeNews Montylint Larry King Live Moneyline Newsnight Showbiz Today Sports Tonight Spirit ol Adventure World of Sports PBA Bowling: Kessler Open Baseball Reggie Jackson Sports Trivia Legends ot World Class Wrestling Sports look Sports Center NBA Today Sports Center PSA Tour Hazel Our House Big Valley Mevte "Ptacaftrabarfliirttr" 700 Club "rtactfar Remington Steelt HARD TIME ON PLANET EARTH Jesse becomes a television show's "fix-it" man and helps a young viewer save his father. CB8, pjn.

HOLY PITTSBURGH A documentary on Pittsburgh's churches. WQED, I p.m. SPACE The Soviets' 1957 Sputnik launch intensifies scientist Dieter Kolff's (Michael York) pressure to get Americans into space. Part three. WPTT, I p.m.

HOOPERMAN Bijou's Jealousy affects Hooperman's relationship with Alex. ABC, 9 P-m. AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE "Rachel divorced radio correspondent struggles with her feelings of despair and loneliness in a northern Minnesota town. Stars Pamela Reed. Craig T.

Nelson. WOED, 8 p.m. RAISING AMERICA'S CHILDREN How adults can help children develop age-appro-. priate social skills, and how the stages of preschool play relate to a child's learning process. WQEX, 9 p.m.

DECADES: 70t The Chinese Invade Vietnam; Idl Amin Is overthrown; the rise to power of the Sandinistas. AAE, 10 p.m. MOVIE "The Guns of August" (1965) Fritz Weaver narrates Barbara Tuch-man's account of the planning and execution of World War I. (2 hrs.) WNEU, 10 p.m. MARK RUSSELL COMEDY SPECIAL -Pointed barbs in song and monologue are launched at political figures and other newsmakers.

WQED, 1030 p.m. CABLE MOVIES "Christopher Columbus" (1949) Frederic March, Florence Eldrldge. Traces the life of the famous explorer. (1 44 mln.) AAE, 4 p.m. "Topper" (1937) Cary Grant, Con-stance Bennett.

George and Marlon Klrby become unwilling ghosts. Colorized. (1 37 min.) LIFE, 4 p.m. "Lady Jane" (1986) Helena Bon-ham Carter, Cary Elwes. Fact-based account of the events, both political and romantic, surrounding the nine-day reign of Lady Jane Grey as queen of England In 1553.

(PG-13, 2 22 min.) TMC, 530 p.m. "The Cowboys" (1972) John Wayne, Bruce Dem. An aging rancher Is forced to hire a group of schoolboys when his own men desert him before a 400-mile cattle drive. (PG, 2 8 mln.) MAX, 6 p.m. Father Knows Bonanza: The lost Episodes a iSaafHWtr" Msvit: "Topper" MacGrudert Loud Spenser: For Hire Cagneytlacey tatarit it iVijght 11 JtoWsW' E-R Spenser For Hire Easy Street Heathclift Dennis Think Fast Mister Ed SCTV Car 54 Mister Ed laugh-la 1 That on Television Don't Just Sit Doubil Oare looney Tunes Patty Duke Mv Three Sons Inspector Gadget Sat.

Night Live Room for Daddy Reed Alice Major League Baseball: CliclnnatJ Red at Atlanta Braves Billy Graham Crusade Giillgan's Island Leave It to Beaver Carol Burnett Addams family Andy Griffith Animal Earthlilt Celebrate Secrets el Nature EquhMi Wings Peter Ustinov in China Mrs. Utile Up the Amazon Amateur Naturalist World Monitor living Body World Showcase Traveler's Showcase Nashville Now American Magazine Nashville Now Top Card VideoCountry Nashville Now Crook and Chase New Country Crook a Chase Boa Star New Country Unit: "Defttisn Ajaiwt fine" Muppets Hull MlwWW Bugs Bunny I Pals RADIO Dance Party USA Miami Vict Cartoon Eipress Murder, She Wrote Sixty Tears of Seduction Miami Wet New Mike Hammer High Rollers $25,000 Pyramid Baseball Hooker Matt Houston A-Team A-Team Newt ArsenioHall Diner's Horner Cosby Show Kate I Allie H'sa living Morton Downey Raccoons Kids inc. Donald Duck Mickey Mouse Mavit: "Jack the Siaat IQfler" Just like Family Mouseter- piece Ozzit and Harriet Dinger Nmit: "AlmfrMLJL" Movtt: "It Tata Two" Not News MevfcBurgfar" levte'Teruta(Ey" One Night Stand From the Crypt 7 pjn. WQED-FM (89.3) Boston Symphony: Erich Leinsdorf Is conducts. 7:15 p.m.

KDKA (1020) Pirates Baseball: Pittsburgh vs. Chicago. 10 pjn. WQED-FM (89.3) Minnesota Orchestra: Edo De Waart conducting. 11 pjn.

WTAE (1250) Larry King: James Garrick, sports medicine doctor, is guest. Midnight WWKS-FM (107) Compact Disc: Whltesnake. Midnight WMYQ-FM (96.9) Classic CDs: Van Halen's "Diver Down." Movie: "The LHc, loves and Adventures of Merle: "The Cowboys" Nttte'laMprttf' Haiti: "Mat, Vnm tad Cofld" llktIOaW' I umarMayyaw' Movie: "The Eyes eftht Merit: '7hrMHMefHtr Merfc "Hairspray" Movie: "la Baagtrow Sarah's Summer of the Swans Showtime Coast It Coast Super Dave Mwnk "license ta Drive" Movie: "lady Jan' Mette "PhattatK IT Msvit: "The Bgtr SaactJta" MfVW "UCfMt ttOrive" TONIGHT'S TELEVISION Closed Captioned (BW)- Black White (L) Uve i 4.00 WINFREY Coping with the death 11 FIRST EDITION 13 READING RAINBOW A talkative chicken and diamond-thieving mutts square off In "The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner" (Repeat) 16 RISKING IT ALL "Land of Mist and Fire" 22 LA VERNE 8 SHIRLEY 40-ACTITOUT 53 BRADY BUNCH 63 DRAGNET GUILLAUME Edward's ego is bruised when Ann out-analyzes him. DADS A moonlighting bailiff (Richard Moll) protects Judge Wilbur from a recently released criminal. (Repeat) 1040 2.7,10-WISE-GUY Raglin tries to make sure murder charges against Plruolo will stick.

(Repeat) 4-CHINA BEACH A charming officer woosWayloo, K.C. and Ula; a wounded G.I. believes he's Chuck Berry. (Repeat) VICE Switek and Tubbs deal with a disruptive costumed "Miracle Man." THEFATMAN It's a case of mistaken Identity when a woman uses her twin socialite sister to cover up her crimes. (Repeat) 4 HOOPERMAN COURT Ros falls for Christine's convict pen pal, unaware that he escaped while on furlough.

(Repeat) 13 AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE "Rachel River" RACHEL RIVER on American Playhouse underwritten by Chubb WQED Adv 16-RAISING AMERICA'S CHILDREN 40 HIS PLACE 930 4 ROBERT 16 NEWS 22 MORTON DOWNEY JR. Child-abuse victims. (Repeat) 40-THI8I8THE LIFE S3 BOB NEWHART 63-MOVLE "The Guns of August" 10J0 13 MARK RUSSELL COMEDY SPECIAL 16 EA8TENDER8 40 DEAN AND MARY 53 INN U8A TONIGHT 11:00 2.4,8,7,8,10, 11-NEW8 13-WORLOOF 8URVIVAL 18 ARE YOU BEING SERVED? 22 AR8ENIO HALL Betty White and Christina Applegata guest. 40 RALPH MARTIN 53-LOVE CONNECTION 1130 2 INSIDE EDITION York civil rights caravan. TERMAN Soviet rock musician Brola Grebenshlkov.

22 GET SMART 40 LIVING BY THE WORD S3 HUG TIGHT 63-8UCCE88'N' LIFE 140 4 CURRENT AFFAIR CLUB 40-JERRY FALWELL 130 2-COUCH POTAT0E8 6, 9 LATER WITH BOB C08TA8 Rockabilly singer-composer Carl Perkins. 11 ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Phy-licia Rashad. 53-FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER 4-CHEERS SHOW Johnny Carton hosts Jimmy Buff ett. 7.10-PAT8AJAK 13 AU8T1N CITY UMITS Featuring Larry Gatlln and the Gatlln Brothers; Holly Dunn. 16-MacNEIL LEHRERNEWS 40 JACK HAYFORD S3 STRAIGHT TO THE HEART 1240 2-PATSAJAKFrom January 1989: Charlton Heaton; Michelle Greene; Peter Allen; Wayne Gretzky.

4 NIQHTLINE 22-THINNING8 BALDING 40-UGHTMUSIC S3 NEWLYWED GAME 63 ITALIAN NEWS 1230 4 USA TODAY A Miaaissippi-to-New Alain Delon, Monica Vitti. Michelangelo An-tonioni'sstudyofa woman driven to disenchantment and despair as she forsakes one lover for another. (Subtitled) 00 2.10-NIGHTWATCH 8- USA TODAY 9- FULFILLYOUR DREAMS 11-THE JUDGE 40 GETTING TOGETHER TONIGHT 230 6 FALL GUY S.11-NEW8 00 40100 HUNTLEY STREET 83 HELLO AUSTRIA 330 6 DUKE8 OF HAZZARD 11-CNNNEWS 63-LOOKINGEA8T 4.00 40 IN TOUCH EVENING 13-WORLD OF SURVIVAL 16 EA8TENDERS 22 LOVE LUCY 53 NEWHART 63-HI8TORYOF DIETING tOO ON PLANET EARTH 4-GROWING PAINS Mike is stranded on Martha's Vineyard with baby sister Chrissy and her lovely nanny. (Repeat) MYSTERIES Mysteries Include the search for a teenage girl's killer near Lake Mead, how tips have led to the arrest of a Florida con man. 13-HOLY PITTSBURGH 16-VIDEOSPIN 22-8PACE Part three.

40 GETTING TOGETHER 53-MOVIE "The Deadly Trackers" it it (1973) Rod Taylor, Richard Harris. The tranquil life of a peaceful sheriff is shattered when his wife and son are killed. 63-MOVIE "Oh, Al-iie" (1975) Alan Price, Joan Collins. The modern-day Casanova of "Alfie," now a Continental truck driver, at last meets his romantic match In a career girl. of a pet.

4 NIGHT COURT i 6 GERALDO 9 DUKES OF HAZZARD 11-PEOPLE'S COURT 13-MI8TERROG-1 ERS' I NEIGHBORHOOD 16 THIS OLD HOUSE Installation of interior doors; Insulating the addition. 22 ALVIN 8 THE CHIPMUNKS 40 ADVENTURES IN DRY GULCH S3 DENNIS THE MENACE 63 WILD WEST WRESTLING 4J0 4 BENSON 11 FAMILY FEUD 13-SESAME i- STREET 16 JOB HELP a NETWORK 22-FUN HOUSE 40SUPERB00K 53-DUCKTALES 2 DONAHUE Bat-' tered wives fighting back. 4 CHEER8 6 FAMILY FEUD DRAW 8 GERALDO 11-C06BY8HOW 18 TODAY'S JAPAN 22-PICTIONARY 40 CHUCK SMITH i 53 DOUBLE DARE 63-CLASSIC CARTOONS 5J0 4-M'A'S'H 8 NIGHT COURT 7-JEOPAROYq 10 PEOPLE'S CHANNELS GUIDE WTAE (4) ABC CBS KDKA (2), WTRF (7), WTAJ (10) NBC WPXI (11), WJAC (), WTOV () PSS WOEO (13), WOEX (1S) IndMndwil WPTT (22), WPOH (S3) vut on FRESH NEW BEDFORD Sea Scallops FRESH ATLANTIC Swordf ish Steaks 6.00 2,4,8,7,9,10, 11 NEWS 13-MacNEIL LEHRERNEWS 16-TOPGUNS 22 STAR TREK 53-fACTS OF LIFE 63-HITVI0E0 8 JO 10 CBS NEWS 16-00CT0R WHO 40-LIGHTMUSIC 53 DIFF'RENT STROKES 7M 4-ABC NEWS 6-COSBY SHOW 9-CURRENT AFFAIR 10- WHEEL OF FORTUNE 11-JEOPARDY 13-BUSINES8 REPORT Commentator: Tom Peters. 16 BUTTE RFLIE8 22-TAXI 40700 CLUB 53 FAMILY TIES 63 WEEKDAY 7J0 2 EVENING MAGAZINE OR DRAW OF FORTUNE 9 THREE'S COMPANY 10- JEOPARDY 50 ConfBtl WNEU (S3) Chrtttlwi WPCB (40) AAE Arte and Entertainment AMC American Movt Outlet BET Black Entertainment Television CNBC Coneumer Newt a Butlneea Channel LB. DepL CNN CeMe Newa Network DI8 Dlenev Channel FRESH NEW BEDFORD $S95 Entertainment a Sporte Program Network CBN Family Channel Home Bon Oflice ESPN FAII HBO aoienuets lb Lifetime LIFE Cintmtl Striped Bass Yellow Pike Tuna Steaks Farm-raised Catfish Boston Scrod Norwegian Salmon Meedowa Racing Network Nickelodeon Showtime Atlanta 830 4 HEAD OF THE Benkovitz Seafoods 23rd Smallman Streets, Strip District MAX MRN NIC SHO TBS TDC TMC TNN TNT USA WWOPJ CLASS Arvid asks Charlie for advice before going on a date.

(Repeat) 16 DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH The Diacovery Channel The Movie Channel The Neahvllle Network Turner Network Televiaion USA Network New Jereey OPEN MON. THRU FRIDAY 8:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M SAT. 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.

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