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rirt 1 ri 1 'Tm it1" t1 r-t iTj- ly iii gittfmi-f yj- -yr -ymf- y-y any, 'f- V-' F12 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1997 LOS ANGELES TIMES piglkjKa)jptta)ijaa TODAY ON TV Law Order (TVPG) CNN CNN Today DSC Home Matters (TVG) 659978 DISN Adventures in Wonderland Prime-Tim TV Rankings Movie "Bitter Harvest" (1993) (2 jet: 'Seinfeld' and Friends Help NBC Skate to Win CHANNELS LosAngetej fflKvA(lnrl23 Ofange County 03KDOCNI56 OKC8S(C8S02 BQKLCS(PBS)17 aKNBC(NBC04 uBKRCA(lnd20 HKHA(WB)05 hrlMiajl ESPN Sports Tennis Lipton Championships, Men's Women's Quarterfinal. 507713 ESPN2ESPNews FAM The 700 Club HIST High Points in History (TVG) LIFE Oebt (TVG) NICK Rupert 927881 SCI-H Mysteries. Magic Miracles TBS Movie "The Burning Hills" (1956) (2 hr.l 1565249 TLC Homeworks (TVG) TNN Wildhorse Saloon TNT Thunder in Paradise (TVPG) WGN News BKA8CIABQ07 Paftm Springs QKCALNJIH ramviFoxin 12:30 p.m. KCBS The Bold and the Beautiful (TV14) 39997 ED KTTV Andy Griffith EB KWHY Business News; Show Biz Report (12:50) 24 KVCR Oceanus: Marine Environment B0 KCET Mister Rogers 78065 EQ KMEX Baio un Mismo Rostra 524404 EE KTBN Dino 09 KVEA Movie "Hoy Ha Sohado con Dios" (1972) 995442 ES KRCA Information Station BRVO Movie "Shadow of China" (19901(1 hr. 35 min.) 2445713 CMAX Movie "High Spirits" (1988) (1 hr.

38 min.) 3225084 COM Tracey Ullman DSC Interior Motives (TVG) DISN The Little Mermaid Coming Attractions HBO Movie "French Kiss" (1995) (1 hr. 51 min.) 572539 LIFE Our Home (TVG) NICK Blue's Clues SHOW Movie "Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies" (1973) 4433355 TBS Flintstones (TVY) (12:35) TIC A Wedding Story (TVG) BRVO National Arts Calendar COM Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist DISN Chip Dale's Rescue Rangers El The Gossip Show 535152 ESPN SportsCenter ESPN2 Cory Everson's Gotta Sweat FAM Jesus of Nazareth (TVPG) FSW Fox Sports News HIST I. Claudius LIFE What Every Baby Knows (TVG) NICK Looney Tunes SCI-H Dark Shadows 1995084 SHOW Richard Scarry TBS Andy Griffith (TVG) (8:05) TIC Elementary Spanish (TVY) TMC Movie "The Nutty Nutt" (1996)11 hr. 34 min.) 30727152 (8:151 TNN Dallas TNT Spenser: For Hire WGN In the Heat of the Night (TVPG) Sunday movie race not necessarily good news for ABC, which will air its own four-hour version of that story in May.

New series have generally fared poorly this spring. "Lawless," starring Brian Bosworth, was the latest to bite the dust, with Fox canceling the program after just one low-rated telecast. On the flip side, NBC's "Just Shoot Me," starring Laura San Giacomo, has shown promise, consistently drawing a larger audience than "Wings" in the preceding half-hour; by contrast, time-period rival "Arsenio" was watched by 28 fewer people than its lead-in, "The Drew Carey Show." -BRIAN LOWRY Despite competition from figure skating and basketball, NBC's Thursday lineup remained the prime-time champ, based on figures issued Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. "Seinfeld" and company put NBC on top last week, with ABC edging CBS as the networks finished closely bunched together, while ratings for all of them dropped compared to the corresponding week last year. Sports played a role in how the networks finished, as ABC's "World Figure Skating Championships" attracted more viewers than NCAA basketball tournament coverage did.

CBS' "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" also sank to third in the ISKC0P(UPN)13 Santo Bartiara IBKSailndllB 1 3JKEYTIA8Q 07 BKWHY(lnd22 San Bemardioo E0KCET(PBS)28 oilman Vwilura Court BDKOC(PBS)50 SSKADYfJJPN) 16 Cable Services 63 SO-fl 87 AMC 35 ESPN 34 SHOW 41 BET 57 ESPN284 TBS 43 BRVO 54 FAM 47 TIC 51 J' FSW27 TMC 58 National Nielsen Viewership 10:30 a.m. ED KTTV The Newlywed Game ES KWHY Business News; Health News (10:50) 24 KVCR Creative Living B3 KMEX Dr. Candido Perez EE KTBN Casey Treat 03 KDOC Southland Today 00 KLCS Special Theme Programs CMAX Movie "For the Moment" (19941(2 hr.373220 DISN Pooh Corner ESPN2ESPNews LIFE Our Home (TVG) NICK Muppet Babies SCI-H Monsters SHOW Movie "Educating hr. 50 min.) 742336 TLC Lynette Jennings Home (TVG) Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (March 17-23) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish.

Nielsen estimates that there are 251 million potential U.S. viewers age 2 and older. Viewership is listed here In millions. 1 :00 p.m. TNN49 TNT 52 HBO 33 HtSTX CSPN 29 PMflY work Pro gram an 108.

The Parent 'Hood WB 2.75 109. Brotherly Love WB 2.61 110. Nk Frerw Licensed Teacher WB 2.23 CNN 42 1,146 USA DSC 37 MTV 48 VH162 DISN53 NICK 38 WGN 55 Use numbers after call letters to set VCR Plus. Where there are two numbers, repeat the procedure. A indicates advertisement.

Movie Rating A CLASSIC FIRST RATE FLAWED: HAS MOMENTS DESPERATION TIME 8:30 a.m. KCAL Bruno the Kid 32959 EH KCOP Step by Step (TVG) DO KSCI Today's Physician fSk KWHY Business News BO KCET Arthur 47607 BD KMEX El Chavo B3 KTBN Lifestyle Magazine 157882 ED KOCE The Reppies 640423 ES KRCA MBC News Desk 63 KADY Laverne and Shirley AMC Movie "The Naked Dawn" (19551(1 hr. 30 min.) 614930 BRVO South Bank Show CNN CNN Co. 663046 COM The Daily Show Craig Kilborn. 5490171 DISN The Little Mermaid News Daily ESPN2 Fitness Beach HBO Other Mothers 237713 LIFE Kids These Days (TVG) MTV Music Videos (TVPG) NICK Looney Tunes SCI-FI Dark Shadows 1994355 SHOW Movie "100 Rifles" (1969)11 hr.

50 min.) 727591 TBS Andy Griffith (TVG) (8:35) TLC Geonauts (TVY) Network Averages Here Is the number of viewers that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season. Last Week KCBS As the World Turns (TV14) 27152 El KNBC KMIR Days of Our Lives (TV14) 12220 KTLA Sally Jessy Raphael Objectionable attire. 74084 KABC 1 1 KEYT 'AZ KESQ One Ufe to Live (TVPG) 691 52 KCAL Maury Povich 82442 ED KTTV Beverly Hillbillies EBKCOPRicki Lake 17152 ES KWHY NewsClosing Bell Report I24i KVCR Oceanus: Marine Environment BO KCET Reading Rainbow 18268 EH KTBN John Hagea 03 KDOC Barnaby Jones ES KRCA The Capital's Young Four S3 KADY Jerry Springer (TV14) 82602 AMC Movie "The Wrong Man" (1956) BET Rap City CNBC Market Wrap CNN Inside Politics 282220 COM The Daily Show 2809572 DSC Home Matters (TVGI 757959 DISN DuckTales Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ESPN Racehorse Digest ESPN2 Sports Drag Racing NHRA Slick 50 Nationals. 9484220 FAM Home and Family 102510 FSW Banff Springs Celebrity Sports Invitational HIST Claudius UFE Designing Women (TVPG) NICK Richard Scarry 631572 SCI-H Bionic Woman TBS Flintstones (TVY) (1:05) TLC Gardening Naturally (TVG) TNN Dallas TNT Movie 'The Silent Stranger" (19751(2 hr.) 188268 USA USA Live 284688 WGN Beverly Hills. 90210 (TVPG) TV RATINGS ITVYI All Children ITVY7) Directed to Older Children TVG) General Audience (TVPG) Parental Guidance (TV14) Parents Strongly Cautioned (TVMA) Mature Audiences Only 11:00 a.m.

KCBS The Young and the Restless (TV1 4)44220 KNBC News KTLA News KABC: 3 KEYT The City (TVPG) 64133 ED KTTV I love Lucy EB KCOP Jenny Jones Hollywood gossip. 50626 S3 KWHY Business News; California Stocks (11:20) KVCR Quilting From the Heartland BO KCET Storytime (Repeat) 19249 EQ KMEX Dos Mujeies. un Camino 422607 36 KMIR Sunset Beach (TV14 848242 EQ KTBN James Robison .42 KESQ Jeopardy! 03 KVEA Guadalupe 247442 03KDOCGunsmoke ES KRCA Know Your Favorite Artists BET Planet Groove CNBC Money Wheel COM Saturday Night Live DSC Lynette Jennings Housesmart (TVG) DISN Gummi Bears ESPN2 NBA 2Night HIST Air Combat (TVG) LIFE The Main Ingredient (TVG) MTV Singled Out (TVPG) NICK Allegra's Window 13631 7 SCI-H Amazino Stories NBC 13.35 million ABC 12.93 CBS 12.58 FOX 9.98 UPN 4.88 WB 3.79 Season to Date NBC 15.43 million CBS 13.86 ABC 13.74 FOX 12.05 UPN 4.54 WB 3.68 Southland Viewing N1- View- Program worti art 52. Family Matters ABC 11.59 53. Coach AEC 11.56 54.

"Figure Skating" (Wed.) ABC 11.50 55. The Nanny CBS 11.43 56. Pretender NBC 11.10 67. "BomtrtoExae" NBC 10.91 58. "NCAA Basketbai" (Sat) CBS 10.43 59.

Early Edition CBS 10.38 60. Millennium FOX 10.22 61. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman CBS 10.21 62. America's Most Wanted FOX 9.99 63.

NewsRadk) NBC 9.76 64. Profiler NBC 9.67 65. Grace Under Fire ABC 9.61 66. Temporarily rout CBS 9.59 67. Boston Common (Mon.) NBC 9.58 68.

Chicago Sons NBC 9.48 69. Wings NBC 9.46 70. America's Fun. Home Videos ABC 9.44 71. Cops FOX 9.41 72.

Living Single FOX 9.24 73. Crisis Center NBC 8.89 74. Feds CBS 8.86 75. "NCAA Basketball" (Fri.) CBS 8.74 76. Pretender (Wed.) NBC 8.69 77.

Man FOX 8.57 78. Spy Game ABC 8.50 "NCAA Basketball" (Wed.) CBS 8.50 80. New York Undercover FOX 8.22 81. "Most Awesome ActsEarth" FOX 8.09 82. "Katlomla" FOX 7.85 83.

Married. Children FOX 7.77 84. Sliders FOX 7.55 85. "Things That Go Bump" NBC 7.03 86. Paury FOX 6.87 87.

EZ Streets CBS 6.78 88. Star Trek: Voyager UPN 6.17 89. Lawless FOX 5.77 90. Lois ClarkSuperman ABC 5.71 91. In the House (8:30 p.m.) UPN 5.70 92.

The Jamie Fo Show WB 6.24 93. The Wayans Bros. WB 5.03 94. Sentinel UPN 4.98 95. UPN 4.97 96.

Moesha UPN 4.95 97. In the House UPN 4.94 98. Sister, Sister (8:30 p.m.) WB 4.89 99. Moesha 9:30 p.m.) UPN 4.88 .100. Social Studies UPN 4.78 101.

Bufly the Vampire Slayer WB 4.63 102. Sister, Sister WB 4.28 103. Unhappily Ever After WB 3.84 104. The Steve Harvey Show W8 3.63 105. 7th Heaven WB 3.14 106.

Life With Roger WB 3.06 107. The Burning Zone UPN 3.00 Program work 1. Seinfeld NBC 26.77 2. Suddenly Susan NBC 22.80 3. Friends NBC 22.61 4.

Touched by an Angel CBS 20.38 5. 60 Minutes CBS 20.12 6. The Naked Truth NBC 19.88 7. Home Improvement ABC 19.56 8. The X-Files FOX 18.36 9.

Law Order NBC 18.08 10. 2020 ABC 17.86 11. PrirreTrneUw ABC 17.28 12. The Drew Carey SHOW ABC 16.81 11 Spin City ABC 16.46 14. Frastar NBC 16.36 15.

"Milk Money" NBC 16.28 16. King of the Hi FOX 15.89 17. 3rd Rook From the Sun NBC 19.76 la Sabrlna, tne Teenage Wilxn ABC 15.26 19. Dateline: NBC (Sun.) NBC 15.20 20. "Out or Nowhere" ABC 15.13 21.

MJ About You NBC 14.81 22. Chicago Hope CBS 14.73 23. Dateline: NBC (Tue.) NBC 14.52 24. Step by Step ABC 14.33 25. CybM CBS 14.20 26.

Promised Land CBS 14.14 27. "20,000 leaguesUnder Sea" CBS 14.04 2a Cosby CBS 13.96 29. Everybody Loves Raymond CBS 13.75 30. "Figure Skating Champ." (Sal) ABC 12.60 31. Dateftie: NBC (Fit) NBC 13.57 32.

"OMiood Sweetheart" CBS 13.54 33. ENen ABC 13.53 34. Something So Right NBC 13.32 35. Walker, Tenas Ranger CBS 13.28 36. Caroline the City NBC 13.25 37.

The Simpsons FOX 12.94 3B Roseanne ABC 12.90 39. Boy Meets World ABC 12.68 40. Unsolved Mysteries NBC 12.67 41. Boston Common NBC 12.56 42. America'sVideos ABC 12.27 43.

Arsenio ABC 12.15 44. The Practice ABC 12.04 45. Ink CBS 11.96 46. Beverly HUs, 902 10 FOX 11.94 47. The JeffFonworUiy Show NBC 11.90 4a Party of Five FOX 11.84 49.

Melrose Place FOX 11.72 50. "Lies He Told" ABC 11.60 Just Shoot Me NBC 11.60 MORNING Here are Nielsen's Top 10 prime-time programs in the Los Angeles area during the same week. The rankings are based on the number of households watching. TLC Dream Living (TVG INN Viacom TNT How the West Was Won (TVG) USA Movie "Sixteen Candles" (1984) (2 hr.) 597572 WGN Streets of San Francisco 9:00 a.m. KCBS Guiding Light (TV14) 96442 1 3 KEYT Regis Kathie Lee 90268 KNBC Leeza (TVPG) Missing persons.

81510 KTLA Sally Jessy Raphael (TV1 4) Secrets revealed. 36084 KABC 'Z KESQ Regis Kathie Lee Adrian Pasdar, Marlon Wayans; Jon Secada; guest host Joy Philbin. 21 1 52 KCAL Crook Chase Kadeem Hardison, artist Peter Max. 41930 CD KTTV After Breakfast (TVG) Arsenio Hall; Sophie Marceau; guest co-host Marilu Henner. 76626 OB KCOP Dr.

Quinn, Medicine Woman (TVG) ES KWHY Business News 24 KVCR The Shelly T. Turtle Show1613 BO KCET Barney Friends 38959 EBKMEXChespirito :36 KMIR Maury Povich 464862 EE KTBN Dr. Cherry 03 KOCE Instructional TV B0 KDOC Life in the Word OS KRCA K.T.A.N. News; Studio of Love 9:15) S3 KADY Movie "Too Young to Die?" (19901(2 hr.) 18152 Qumcy (TVGI CMAX Movie "Coneheads" (19931(1 hr. 28 min.) 149959 CNBC Inside Opinion CNN Newsday COM Movie "Back to School" (1986) (2 hr.) 4985607 DSC Assignment Discovery DISN Winnie the Pooh Talk Soup 525775 ESPN SportsCenter ESPN2 Kiana's Flex Appeal LIFE Sisters (TVPG) NICKRugrats SCI-H Ripley's Believe It or Not! TBS Matlock (9:05) TLC Essentials (TVG) TNN Creative Living With Crafts TNT CHiPs (TVG) USA Movie "National Lampoon's Last Resort" (1994) (2 hr.) 557046 WGN Geraldo Rivera (TVPG) 961 688 IU- How- Pragma Hon Mds 7 Semfekf KNBC 924,236 2.

The X-Files KTTV 874,812 3. Friends KNBC 800,675 4. Home Improvement KABC 780,906 5. "NCAA Basketball" (Thu.) KCBS 731,481 Suddenly Susan KNBC 721,596 7. 60 Minutes KCBS 701,826 a Spin City KABC 696,884 9.

Law 1 Order KNBC 691,942 Sabrlna, the Teenage Witch KABC 691,942 KmgoftheHifl KTTV 691.942 1:30 p.m. ED KTTV Beverly Hillbillies EB KSCI Tea Time KWHY Market Wrap-Up; Chart Watch (1:45) 241 KVCR Something Ventured: Small Business Management BO KCET The Magic School Bus 77336 EE KTBN Marilyn Hickey 03 KOCE Dudley the Dragon 3701 52 CNNEarlyPrime COM Or. Katz: Professional Therapist DISN Charlie Brown and Snoopy ESPN America's Horse LIFE Nurses (TVPG) NICK Papa Beavers Storytime 759317 TBS Brady Bunch (1:35) TLCHometime(TVG) USA USA Live 957930 7:00 a.m. KCBS News II KNBC 36, KMIR Today Brad Pitt, Bob Vila. 4731 7 BKTLA Morning News Rose Marie 96387 KABC 1 3 KEYT 42 KESQ Good Morning America Airline safety; New York Auto Show; decorating Easter eggs.

98065 flKCAl The Mask 32423 ID KTTV Good Day A. Harrison Ford; Brad Pitt; Suzanne Somers. 23775 IHKCOPMega Man 55171 E3 KWHY Business News BD KCET Barney Friends (Repeat) 1 9997 El KMEX Hoy Mismo BD KTBN Rod Parsley BDKOCE Government by Consent ESKVEACBSTeleNoticias B3 KDOC News (Japanese); JUi Business News (7:201 KRCA Little Saigon Television News KADY Bullwinkle AMC Movie "Baby Take a Bow" (1934)11 hr. 30 min.) 702442 BET Hit List CSPN Public Policy CMAX Movie "Li'l Abner" (1959) 1 hr. 54 min.) 830881 CNBC Money Wheel DiSN Donald's Quack Attack Melrose Place ESPN SportsCenter ESPN2 Perfect Parts FSW Fox Sports News HBO Movie "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow" (19811 784046 HIST The Real West (TVGI LIFE Everyday Workout (TVG) MTV The Grind (TVPG) NICK Weinerville 632201 SCI-H Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea SHOW Richard Scarry TBS Three's Company (7:05) TLCPappyland(TVY) TNT Gilligan's Island USA USA Action Extreme Team 274201 WGN Andy Griffith (TVG) FLATLEY: 'Lord of the Dance' Coming to LA 11:30 a.m.

1 3 KEYT News KNBC EXTRA 9220 KTLA Charles in Charge KABC News ED KTTV I love Lucy EB KSCI Taiwan News EBKWHY Business News 24 KVCR The Cartoon Factoiy B0 KCET Shining Time Station 10978 EE KTBN Benny Hinn .42 KESQ The City (TVPG) 27268 AMC Movie "Canyon Passage "(1946) 3552733 BRVO South Bank Show DISN Care Bears ESPN2 NBA Finals Films FAM FIT TV HBO Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man 760305 LIFE Handmade by Design TVG) MTV Music Videos (TVPG) NICKGullah Gullah Island 137046 SCI-H Ray Bradbury Theater TLC Great Country Inns (TVG) 2:00 p.m. KCBS Gordon Elliott (TVG) 19046 KNBC Sunset Beach (TV14) 37442 KTLA Blossom UKABCL3J KEYT 141 General Hospital (TVPG) 55862 KCAL News ED KTTV Bobby's World (TVY) 5220 EB KCOP Jenny Jones ITV14) 16794 EB KSCI Panda TV Drama EB KWHY You're on the Line 42978 24 KVCR Small Business Manaoement AFTERNOON 9:30 a.m. EB KWHY Business News KVCR Body Electric B0 KCET The Puzzle Place 74249 EE KTBN Dean and Mary Brown bhvu movie Monty rytnon The Meaning of Life" (19831 746607 CNBC Power Lunch 801510 CNN Burden of Proof 398220 DISN Mickey's Mouse Tracks Uncut his son and not finding the words, asks for them to dance together. The Irish dance to reveal something that can't be expressed in words, all the pain and joy and passion." After "Lord of the Dance" finishes its 15-city tour in early 1998, Flatley will turn to other projects. He said his agent, Jeff Berg of ICM, is working on a film deal for him, and he has already completed a screenplay with a British writer whom he refuses to name.

He says only that it is "a love story which will involve dance." An admitted control freak, he says he has no free time. He spends his rare leisure moments in flotation tanks focusing on his goals. "I wake up in the morning and I have a big sign on my forehead that says, 'What's and I go to bed at night and the ceiling says, 'What's he said, finishing off his third diet Coke. "The world is full of competition and I've never wanted to be second. Ever.

That's just the way I am." "Lord of the Dance," today-Friday, 8.15 p.m.; Saturday, 2:15 and 8.15 p.m.; Sunday 7.15 p.m. Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza. f35-f75. (213) 252-8497. Harrison Ford.

261065 B0 KCET Faces of Culture IS KMEX Pecado de Amor 76404 KMIR Ricki Lake (TVPG) 371688 EE KTBN Praise the Lord 03 KOCE Big Comfy Couch 751978 03 KVEA La Hora Lunatica 34794 03 KDOC Cannon ES KRCA The Capital's Young Four Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer BRVO South Bank Show (2:05) CMAX Movie "The Slugger's Wife" (1985) 58325591 (2:15) COM Soap DSC Lynette Jennings Housesmart (TVG) DiSN Winnie the Pooh EIThe Gossip Show 579336 ESPN Inside the Senior PGA Tour FSW Sports Women's Gymnastics Pac-lS Championships. 34046 LIFE Movie 'The Room Upstairs" (1987) (2 hr.) 584065 MTVM2onMTV(TVPG NICK Looney Tunes SCI-H Six Million Dollar Man ESPN2 BodyShapmg HBO Movie "Stepping Out" (19911(1 hr. 49 min.) 298539 NICK Richard Scarry 749930 TMC Movie vW "The Guns of Navarone 1961 80694171 9:50 TNN Creative Living With Crafts 7:30 a.m. fl KCAL Masked Rider 1 1930 IS KCOP Samurai Pizza Cats CDKSCI Iran Sima EBKWHY Business News B0 KCET Storytime 98404 EQ KMEX Giros TV EQ KTBN Marilyn Hickey B3 KOCE T'ai Chi in Paradise fflKVEAHola Los Angeles 69978 03 KOOCOhayo Salon 03 KRCA Word of Faith 6 KADY Underdog DISN Goof Troop ESPN2 Crunch Fitness LIFE Denise Austin's Daily Workout (TVGI MTV Popular Videos People Prefer NICK Alvin and the Chipmunks SHOW Richard Scarry TBS Mama's Family (7:35) TLC The Wisdom of the Gnomes (TVY) TNT Gilligan's Island WGN Empty Nest (TVPG) 10:00 a.m. Noon KCBS News a KNBC 36.

KMIR Another World (1V14) 97012 BKTLA Hunter KABC 3 KEYT 42 KESQ All My Children (TVPG) 50404 KCAL News ED KTTV Andy Griffith EBKCOPMontel Williams (TVPG) Survival stories. 82684 EB KSCI Mandarin Diama EB KWHY Business News, High-Tech Report (12.20) 24 KVCR Cooking With Ursula BO KCET The Puzzle Place (Repeat) 41 423 EE KTBN Jack Van Impe 03 KOOC Perry Mason EB KRCA Daily Taiwan News 63 KADY Sally Jessy Raphael (TV1 4) 24442 CNBC Street Signs CNN FaikBack Live 311171 COM Kids in the Hall DSC Start to Finish (TVG) DISN My Little Pony Tales Talk Suup 545539 ESPN2 Billiards FAM Rescue 911 FSW Sports Skiing U.S. Extreme Championships. 59930 HIST the Real West (TVG) LIFE Martha Stewait Living (TVG) Easter lamb cake; ham dinner; table decorations. 216152 NICK Little Bear 157602 SCI-H Incredible Hulk TBS Jonny Quest (TVY7) 4567084 (12.05) TLC A Wedding Story (TVGI TMC Movie "Slaves of New York" (1989) (2 hr.

5 min.) TNN America's Country Hits TNT Wild, Wild West WGN Beauty and the Beast (TVPG) KCBS The Price Is Right (TVGI KNBC Maureen O'Boyle Interracial love. 59152 KTLA Little House on the Prairie KABC 3 i KEYT Caryl Marilyn: fight with his fists, not his feet. Flatley grew up in a blue-collar polyglot Chicago neighborhood, the second of five children born to a handyman and his wife who inculcated in their family a reverence and respect for Irish customs and culture, including competitive dancing. At first, Flatley wanted none of it. "They used to call me 'Mick' at school, so I was in fistfights every day," he recalled.

"I didn't want to know about Irish dance." At age 11, at his parents insistence, Flatley enrolled in dance classes and quickly excelled. He soon holed up in the family garage to practice the traditional moves a ramrod straight body above intricately stepping and tapping feet. Winning was the goal, and by the time he reached 17, he was the first American All-World Champion in Irish dancing. The jazzed-up version of step-dancing he delivers today, he says, is still echt-lrish. "When the music starts, and I can hear the dancers moving like a powerful locomotive, my heart starts beating and I feel something passionate and ancient and deep being uncovered in me," he said.

"Frank McCourt author of "Angela's told me of a story in which a father, saying goodbye to Saluting Animation of Chuck Jones The Academy of Television Arts Sciences will salute award-winning animator Chuck Jones on Thursday with a screening of the theatrical version of "Peter and the Wolf" at the Academy Plaza Theatre. The 7:30 p.m. screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the film's creators. Stars of the 1996 film including Kirstie Alley, Lloyd Bridges and Ross Mallin-ger are expected to attend the event, which will be hosted by Roddy McDowall. Tickets are $15.

Information: (818) 754-2890. SHOW Movie "Gremlins" (1 984) (1 hr. 46 min.) 71459881 (2:15) TBS California Dreams (TVG) TLC Homebodies (TVG) TNN Wildhorse Saloon nuai menus Fortuitous coincidences. 77572 WGN Family Matters (TVG) KCAL Movie "The Family Man '(1979) (2 hr.) 70607 ED KTTV The Dating Game EB KCOP Everyday Living 30862 EB KWHY Business News 2:30 p.m. 24, KVCR Embroiderv Studio KTLA Dinosaurs ED KTTV Peter Pan the Pirates B0 KCET Sesame Street 94688 E7J KMEX Papa Soltero IVY4B2B Continued from Fl has its sweet side.

In "Riverdance," Flatley had to share the spotlight. In "Lord," he is the oiled, bare-chested, name-above-the-title hero, leading a corps of 40 in a lightly plotted good -versus -evil battle of dueling dancers. Some critics have dismissed the show as cheesy and superficial, but it has proved to be a revenue bonanza, grossing $100 million so far on its international tour. Flatley can afford to dismiss any idea of the show as payback, airily pointing out that while "River-dance" is playing theaters, he has sold out arenas as large as Wembley Stadium in London. "I have no hard feelings," he said with a sly smile.

"I'm on to different things." Dressed in trademark bolero-style jacket, black jeans and boots, the blond, blue-eyed dancer is a curious blend of elfin charm and braggadocio, somewhat muted from his having celebrated the night before into the wee hours. Flatley clearly sees himself as the benevolent liberator of Irish dance: "All I know is that one day I went to Ireland and everyone was dancing like this" he holds his arms rigidly at his sides "and the next day we were headlines all over the world. I must have done something right." His opportunity came when "Riverdance" producer Moya Doh-erty, who had seen the dancer with the Chieftains, invited Flatley to Dublin in 1993 to perform in honor of Irish President Mary Robinson. The tumultuous reception for Fla-tley's loose American-style dancing led to his partnering another Irish American dance champion, Jean Butler, in a Eurovision dance contest, which in turn planted the seed for "Riverdance" (in which Butler co-starred) and then "Lord of the Dance." All of this has earned Flatley admirers, who see him as a purveyor of Irish pride, and enemies, who see him as an out-of -control egomaniac. "I did it my way, which may be more flamboyant than the British press cared for, but it's typically American," he said of his male-diva stage presence.

"This is the country of Muhammad Ali, Hector Camacho, Sugar Ray Leonard and Michael Jordan. Audiences pay a lot of money, and they want to see somebody out there walking the line, walking the edge." The boxing images are apt, not only because of Flatley's scrappy reputation as temperamental and hot-headed (he's gone through a handful of lawyers, managers and publicists and is enmeshed in a lawsuit over fees with John Reid, Elton John's manager, who served briefly as his producer on but also because he first learned to Jt KMIH Ueraldo Hivera I1VPU) 24 KVCR Sesame Street 610220 8:00 a.m. KCBS This Morning Religion in Cuba actress Jennifer Lopez personal finance. 90107 13 KCAL Beast Wars 33688 IB KCOP Pink Panther EQ KWHY Business News BO MCTLarrfcOwp'sPlay-Along 48336 HD KTBN Kenneth Copeland EE KOCE Inspiration of Painting: Oils S3! KADY Tennessee Tuxedo Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer BET Video Vibrations B0 KCET America in Perspective: U.S. History Since 1877 03 KOCE The Reppies 473688 EE KTBN 1BN Today 42 KESQ Northern Exposure ES KVEA Lo Mejor de Sevcec 58862 03 KDOC Froozles 712249 EB KRCA The Doctor Brothers (1 0:05) AMC Movie "The Incredible i.nn bnowDiz loaay mm COM Whose Line Is It Anyway? DISN Donald's Quack Attack Please see TV LOG, F13 Shrinking Man" (1957) 772201 RADIO RATINGS Continued from F2 Most of this year's nominees were independent films, including best picture winner "The English Patient," "Shine," "Secrets Lies" and "Fargo." Only one major studio release, "Jerry Maguire," was recognized in that category, having grossed more at the box office than the four competing films combined.

The fact that several of the movies up for an Oscar are considered art-house films was reflected in higher ratings for the show in the 36 major cities measured by Nielsen. Viewing in those areas, which tend to be more hospitable to such fare, was about 20 higher than the national average. In Los Angeles, the Oscar broadcast was seen in more than 2.2 million households, or nearly 46 of all homes with television. That percentage was higher than in any other big city, with New York and Chicago weighing in at 39.5 and just under 41 respectively. ABC charged a record sum for advertising time in this year's telecast, with each 30-second commercial costing more than $800,000.

That compares with a reported $1.2 million during the Super Bowl, annually the year's most-watched television event. "Any show that can bring in 73 million viewers we're quite pleased with," an ABC spokeswoman said. (1110). Noaa-2 pm-bribbeaa Rhythm, KPFK-FM (90.7). t-10 p.a.

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SPORTS Sports leports-15 and 45 minutes past the hour, KFWB (980), KNX (1070). 5-IaJt-Tha ll Shew, KIIS (1150). I ul-I Sports Babe, KIIS (1150). 1-30 ax-1230 pjbl lasebaU: Exhibition, Dodgers vs. Florida Marlins, KABC (790), KWKW (1330).

p.aL-Sports Talk, KABC (790). 7-10 p.m. Pro Hocher Mighty Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, KE2Y-FM (95.9). pji-Pro Bathetball: Milwaukee Bucks at Lakers, KLAC (570). 1 10 pjL-Ferrai 01 the Beach, KLSX FM (97.1).

lp.o.-oiailht-SportsSods, KIIS (1150). TUX, INTERVIEW ax-Froat Page, KJLH-FM (102.3). S-l aJh-Miayard uA lildea, KABC (790). 51 JJL-lill Handel, KH (640). 5-1 a.a-lMj hi the Morwr KLAC (570).

5-1 aj-Traceyt labia, KTZN (710). I 10 lA-Mart mi Brian. KL0S FM (95 5) 1-10 ax-Howard Stera, KLSX-fM (91). I aJL-ien-Resb limbaugti, KFI (640) 8 booh Marilyi Kagai (repeated, 9 p.m.-mid- night), KTZN (710). 10 ax -2 px-larry aad Erie, KLSX-FM (97.1).

11 ix-lpx-Ti il the latin, KPCC-FM (89.3). Non-2 px-lr. Laara ScWetthger, KFI (640). loea-2 px-Ceore Pitoart Tafkback. KIEV (870).

Kooa-3 px-Tolawa Cashin, KTZN (710). 12. 7fl px-fresh Air, KPCC-FM (89.3). px-Oeonls Prager, KABC (790). 2- 5 px-lim Daaiels aid Usa Gelch, KLSX-FM (97.1).

3 px-larry Elder, KABC (790). 3- 7 pjl-Mh ud Kei. KFI (640). 3- 7 px-lM CrMatey, KTZN (710). px-lay Irlea, KIEV (870).

4 5 px-lerry Iron, KPFK-FM (90.7). 4- p.ii.-Uvi Froi KKLA-FM (99.5). 5- 7 px-larry Maatle's Airta, KPCC-FM (89.3). 5-1 px-lili lachtHH, KLSX-FM (97.1). 7-lpx-YeitriTil, KCIU-FM (88.3).

7-f px-Wayni lesiick, KFI (640). 7-1 p.o. Doug MclityH, KTZN (710). I pxxidnight-Mr. KABC, KABC (790).

9 p.n. iidniht PkH Henorro. KFI (640). 10-11 px-Artj ii Review, KPFK-FM (90.7). 10-11 px-Pael Ryai's leDynod, KYPA (1230).

10 pxnidoight-Carlos Oscar, KLSX-FM (97.1). lOpx-nidaight-Uvelin, KROQ-FM (106.7). lei, KABC (790). MidjiigM-S xb. Joe; Brsrarne, KTZN (710).

TIPS fM TODAY 1-11 l.n.-Tatt of the City: "Kids and Sports" (9 10 a.m.), "Allergies" a.m.), KPCC-FM (89.3). IP II p.e.-MMtiiris li (Mi Mnie: "Music at Indiana University," impressions of a visit to the music school, KKGO-FM (105.1). DRAMA COMLOYFAMILY l.a, lA-Storytlmi Theater: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," read by Jeremy Irons, KPLS (830). 4-5 pjL-lest Kids. KPLS (830).

1-930 1 2-230 idveetires el PWip Mar- twe, KNX (1070). l.a., leal latfer, with Brace Beemer and John Todd, KNX (1070). MUSIC: CLASSICAL Cewert Masterpiece, KKGO-FM (105.1). 11 ajL-l pa-PerleratKi Today, KUSC-FM (91.5). 0- 10 PJL-The Mask Urn, KCSN-FM (88.5).

1- 10 p.a.-Eee Ceacert: Handel Music: Suite in English Baroque Soloists); Schubert (1st Symphony, Dresden State Orchestra), KKGO-FM (105.1). MUSIC: POP-COUNTRY FOLK JAZ2 ROCK I lit -aoM-Moralei lectmes Eclectic, jazz, classical, folk, KCRW-FM (89.9). Neei-I P.B.-0I4 Scleal Unci Hoar, urban oldies, KKBI-FM (92.3). Neoi-I p.m. Reqws! Ltnciiise oldies, KRLA TV Movie 'Truth' to Star Jane Seymour Jane Seymour will get a chance to get out of her "Dr.

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