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5 ('' -4 The Times Herald Port Huron, Mich. bb DAILY TELEVISION GUIDE Monday, April 17, 1989 Comedy tops wfth TV luieirjeirs latehight movies TV BRIEFS Vt ON TELEVISION '-Pa I IgjsJ DEEB officially supplanted "Dynasty" atop the numbers racket That's the same situation today with the "Roseanne" series, and most experts agree that next fall will find that program officially wresting away the full-season No. 1 designation from "The Cosby Show." Other highlights of of the audience tally: i With comedies so popular in prime time, it's obvious that NBC's abundance of hit sitcoms is the prime reason behind the Peacock Network's continued status as Americans network of choice. NBC enjoys four of TV's five most popular programs (and five of the top 10) and all are comedy shows. The dead-last ranking of CBS is keynoted by that network's utter lack of popular comedy programs.

The only CBS shows to work their way into the Nielsen top 10 are the mystery drama "Murder, She Wrote" and the Sunday night newsmagazine "60 Minutes." Gary Oeeb writes for North America Syndicate. Comedy continues to rule the prime-time roost on network TV with sitcoms claiming eight of the top 10 popularity slots in audience ratings. It's hard to believe that less than five years ago, the experts were proclaiming "sitcoms are dead" and the nighttime soap operas had a death-grip on the Nielsen families. Here are the 10 most-watched programs for the first 54 months of the 1988-89 television season, according to the cumulative Nielsen figures beginning in the final week of last September: 1. "The Cosby Show" NBC 2.

"Roseanne" ABC 5 3. "A Different World" -NBC 4. "Cheers" NBC 5. "The Golden Girls" NBC 6. "Murder, She Wrote" CBS 7.

"Who's the Boss?" ABC 8. "60 Minutes" CBS 9. "Anything But Love" ABC 10. "Dear John" -NBC Those numbers are slightly misleading in one specific area: Although "The Cosby Show" ranks No. 1 in the full-season popularity derby, the fact is that TMC "Barfly" (1988) Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway.

(98 min.) 2:05 a.m. TBS "Force of Arms" (1951) William Holden, Nancy Olson. (120 min.) 2:15 a.m. HBO 12 "Act of Vengeance" (1986) Charles Branson, Ellen Burstyn. (94 min.) 2:35 a.m.

MAX "American Pop" (1981) (97 min.J 3 a.m. 3:05 a.m. DIS "People Will Talk" (1951) Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain. (1 10 min.) 3:15 a.m. AMC "Falcon in Hollywood" (1944) Tom Conway, Rita Corday.

(67 min.) TNT "Alexander Hamilton" (1931) George Arliss, Doris Kenyon. (105 min.) 3:30 a.m. fjg) "And the Angels Sing" (1 944) Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Lamour. (120 min.) 3:40 a.m. TMC "Biloxi Blues" (1988) Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken.

(106 min.) 3:50 a.m. SHO "The Allnighter" (1987) Susanna Hoffs, Dedee Pfeiffer. (108 min.) 3:55 a.m. HBO 1 12 "Extreme Prejudice" (1987) Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe. (104 min.) 4 a.m.

WGN 12 "Love Child" (1982) Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges. (120 min.) g) "Triangle" (1974) Tyne Daly, Eric Braeden. (90 min.) NIC "Something to Sing About" (1937) James Cagney, Evelyn Daw. (120 min.) ART "The Big Bluff" (1955) John Bromfield, Martha Vickers. (90 min.) season-long runner-up "Roseanne" has toppled Cosby from his mountaintop perch each week for the past month.

The catapult by Barr's Tuesday night sitcom comes too late for her to overcome Cosby's early-season lead, but it's remarkably similar to Cosby's spectacular success during his program's rookie season 4 years ago. At that time, primetime soapers "Dynasty" and "Dallas" were the most popular weekly programs, with "The Cosby Show" ranking third in the full-season tabulation. But in the final half of that season, Cosby whipped the serials virtually every week. The next year it became official Cosby's Thursday night family cable MONDAY EVENING APRIL 17, 1989 HPrnlDRrr'a'n 7:30 I 8:00 8:30 9:00 I 9:30 I 10:00 10:30 I 11:00 11:30 Win, Lose Live-In Les Heartland Murphy Designing Newhart (In Heartland News Cheers "I II OfTl PRC or Draw Liaisons "Girl Brown (In Women Stereo) "B.L. Moves Be Seeing UDa Harmless" Wrestler" (In Stereo) "E.P.

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Things rnrtt Dreams Hour of Truth Heritage Today Greater Grace Temple Showers of Pat Saiak 139) OZ cont'd I Glory (531 oq Live-In (In Heartland Movie: "B.L. Stryken Auntie Sue" (1989, Adventure) News Sportsline jj, l23iSlJiw, mSlmmlSmm BurenoldsM22l22iillI1222. KID VEEP: Former CBS vice president Michael Brockman has been named by the ABC Television Network Group as president of daytime, children's and late night entertainment division. The new ABC division was created to recognize the importance of these three areas of TV entertainment NAME THAT TUNE: How close to the truth is the story line on CBS' "Wiseguy" about music-industry corruption? Rolling Stone magazine asked some insiders in its April 20 issue, 2nd the reviews were mixed, although most feel it's generally correct, if overstated. "It's scary how close it is," said Danny Glass of Chrysalis Records.

"There are factors that are stretching it, but the statements on Debbie Harry (who plays a washed-up star making a tenuous comeback) are very close." Entertainment lawyer Leonard Marks says the music biz "lends itself to these shady practices, because artists are so eager to get contracts and put records out. -They're easy targets for abuses." GOOD OLD DAD: The Family Channel certainly won't rock the I family that watches TV together its latest stunt: a seven-hour "Father Still Knows Best" planned for Father's Day, June 18. Host Elinor Donahue joined her -co-stars, Robert Young, Jane iWyatt, Lauren Chapin and Billy Gray, for taping reminiscences to air between the episodes. BABY BELLS: Last Monday night's episode of CBS' "Design--ing Women" is among its most Slavish and marks the first wed-; ding among the cast, as Charlene (Jean Smart) walked down the aisle with her loving Col. "Bill" Stillfield (Doug Barr).

Those who've followed the sitcom know Smart met her off-; camera husband on the show: Richard Gilliland, who played the I role of Annie Potts' beau J.D. and who is now on CBS' Monday sitcom, "Heartland." What's not common knowledge is that Smart is pregnant, a fact she learned the day after taping wedding episode. DAYTIME TALK SHOWS TUESDAY 7 a.m. GD Today Scheduled: Kathy Smith's fitness tips for children; personal finance; author Pete Hamill. (T) Good Morning America Scheduled: Jeff Daniels; Christine Keeler discusses Britain's Profumo scandal; sports columnist Tom Boswell; home improvements.

8 a.m. LIF Regis Philbin Guests: actor Peter Ustinov; pianist Roger Williams; actor Brian Marden of the Leonid and Valentina Kozlov, two Soviet ballet stars who defected. 9 a.m. (T) Live Regis Kathie Lee Scheduled: Mary Hart. GQ Geraldo Scheduled: questioning a doctor by getting a second opinion.

10 a.m. (T) Donahue Scheduled: James Garner and James Woods discuss their new TV-movie "My Name Is Bill ART Variety Tonight Featured: Frank Gorshin; Huband and Collins; Taborah Johnson; John Pattison. 11 a.m. (T) Sally Jessy Raphael Scheduled: women who can't say "no" to their families and friends. Noon WGN Geraldo Scheduled: see 9 a.m., channel 4.

CNN Sonya Live In L.A. Scheduled: a discussion of why intelligent people underachieve; competition between fathers and sons; singer Dolly Parton. 4 p.m. (T) Oprah Winfrey Scheduled: discovering your husband or father is homosexual. TONIGHT Midnight (B 12 "The Clouded Yellow" (1951) Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard.

(120 min.) Q5) 1 12 "Power Play" (1978) Peter O'Tcole, David Hemmings. (115 min.) Q5) "Detour to Terror" (1 980) O.J. Simpson, Arte Johnson. (120 min.) AMC "Suez" (1938) Tyrone Power, Loretta Young. (120 min.) TMC 1 12 "Keeping Track" 1 987) Michael Sarrazin, Margot Kidder.

(102 min.) CBN "The Last Day" (1975) Richard Widmark, Robert Conrad. (120 min.) SHO "Off Limits" (1988) Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines. (102 min.) 12:30 a.m. WGN 12 "The Vengeance of She" (1967) John Richardson, Olinka Berova. (120 min.) 12:35 a.m.

HBO "Witchboard" (1 987) Tawny Kitaen, Todd Allen. (94 min.) 1:05 a.m. MAX "Birds Do It, Bees Do It" (1974) (89 min.) 1:15 a.m. TNT 12 "The Magnificent Yankee" (1951) Louis Calhern, Ann Harding. (120 min.) 1:30 a.m.

12 "Holiday Inn" (1942) Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire. (120 min.) DIS "Kelly" (1981) Christopher Chapman, Robert Logan. (94 min.) 1:50 a.m. SHO 12 "Jagged Edge" (1985) Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges. (108 min.) 2 a.m.

(53) 12 "The Girls in the Office" (1979) Susan Saint James, Barbara Eden. (120 min.) AMC "Breakfast for Two" (1937) Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall. (65 min.) DAYTIME MOVIES TUESDAY 7a.m. MAX "The Collector" (1965) Terence Stamp, Samantha min.) 8a.m. HBO "The Night Before" (1988) Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin.

(90 min.) TMC 12 "Botany Bay" (1953) Alan Ladd, James Mason. (1 20 min.) SHO "Kavik, the Wolf Dog" (1980) Ronny Cox, John Ireland. (120 min.) 9a.m. MAX "Baby Boom" (1987) Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard. (120 min.) DIS 1 12 "The Point" 1 97 1 )(90 min.) TNT "Washington Melodrama" (1941) Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford.

(120 min.) HBO "Solarbabies" (1986) Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz. (90 min.) 10a.m. gS) "The Private War of Major Benson" (1955) Charlton Heston, Tim min.) TMC 12 "Stranger on the Run" (1967) Henry Fonda, Michael Parks. (120 min.) SHO "Million Dollar Mermaid" (1952) Esther Williams, Victor Mature. (120 min.) TBS "Arch of Triumph" (1985) Anthony Hopkins, Lesley-Anne Down.

(120 min.) 11a.m. HBO "Ice Castles" (1979) Robby Benson, Lynn-Holly Johnson. (120 min.) MAX "The Mountain" (1956) Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner (120 min.) ART 1 12 "Vagabond King" 1 956) Kathryn Grayson, min.) Noon TMC "Mannequin" (1987) Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall. (90 min.) TNT "Here Comes the Band" (1935) Ted Lewis and Band, Virginia min.) SHO "The Fringe Dwellers" (1986) Kristina Nehm, Justine Saunders. (120 min.) 1p.m.

Q5) "The Ghost of Flight 401" (1978) Ernest Borgnine, Kim min.) go) "Challenge to Be Free" (1975) Mike Mazurki, Vic min.) mm mm mm mm mm mm 2) "We Dive at Dawn" (1942) Eric Portman, John Mills. (120 min.) HBO 1 12. "Beetlejuice" 1 988) Micheal Keaton, Geena Davis. (90 min.) MAX "The Buccaneer" (1958) Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston. (120 min.) DIS "The Undercover Gang" Jon Trimmer, Elizabeth min.) TBS "The Hanged Man" (1974) Steve Forrest, Cameron Mitchell.

(90 min.) 2p.m. TMC "Eye of the Needle" (1981) Donald Sutherland, Kate mm.) TNT "Yes, My Darling Daughter" (1939) Jeffrey Lynn, Priscilla min.) SHO "The Princess Bride" (1987) Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin. (120 min.) HBO 12 "Fandango" (1985) Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson. (90 min.) 3p.m. AMC 12 "The Falcon in Mexico" (1944) Tom Conway, Mona min.) MAX "Damn the Defiant!" (1962) Alec Guinness, Dirk min.) 4p.m.

(62) "Wacky Taxi" (1982) John Astin, Frank Sinatra, Jr. (90 min.) TMC "Fancy Pants" (1950) Bob Hope, Lucille min.) TNT 12 "Riff-Raff" (1947) Pat O'Brien, Anne Jeffreys. (120 min.) LIF "The Girl, the Gold Watch and Dynamite" (1981) Lee Purcell, Phil min.) SHO "Kavik, the Wolf Dog" (1980) Ronny Cox, John min.) ART 1 12 "Vagabond King" (1 956) Kathryn Grayson, min.) AMC "Cross-Country Romance" (1940) Gene Raymond, Wendy min.) 5p.m. MAX "A Soldier's Story" (1984) Howard E. Rollins Jr, Adolph Caesar.

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