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LD2 THE MORNING CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1998 Thursday, November 5, 1993 Temptations movie makes sweet music for NBC 7:00 7:30 8:00 I 8:30 9:00 1 9:30 10:00 I 10:30 I 11:00 I 11:30 '39. Buwwi Rpt kmynac Wad P1 Onrtt rfcyay 61 Wy-Heryl Toucnng Ev I Cttudm Oo ftng Log Charut Rom Cj ET Howyood Sq nt ProtrufO Land Dagnom Murder 4 Hour -Samanna Cmo New 11:35 Law Show (jj ET Hollywood Sq re Lend Cnyx Murder 48 Hour Samanma Choice' Hemt 11:35 Lett Show (4) EXTRA AccewHoltywo Fneode Jeeee Freaer Veronica tCtoeet 'eR StuO on Vou' New 11:35 Tonignt CS3 The Sonpeone TheSnnpeone World Wrtdeal Police Vioeoe Snodung Moment New Living Stngie Med About You (6) Jeopardy! Wheel of Fortune Movie: "Mission ImposaOie' (PG-13, 961 Tow Cause Jon Voqnt New 11:35 Niohttine (X) Jaoprdyl Wheel offortune Movie: "Mission: Impossible'' (PG-13. Tom Cruse. Jon Vcngnt New 11 :35 Nigfrttme (9) Sister, Suter Mertw Movie: 'RiOdiert Moon' 96 1 Kate Motors.

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Jean Simmons If NBC) Business Cen'r Uptront Hardball With Chrts Matthew RiveraLive The New With Brian Williams Hard ball With Chris Matthew (CM Moneylin Crossfire The World Today Larry King Live NewStand: Entertainment Sports Tonight Money line CpJ Daily Show B. Stein's Money Movie: "The Couch Top" (R, '88) Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau Gallagher The Messiest Daily Show B. Stein's Money (ESjj SportsNit SEC Football ABL Basketball: Philadelphia Rage al Ne England Blizzard SportsNite SpotUt (tjlf Movie: "Magic Island" (PG, '95) 8:35 Movie: "Neverending Story II" 10:15 Tale Spin Walt Disney Presents (DSgj Gimme Shelter Ice Age Survivor Into Unknown StrangeTrue The Real ER Justice File 'Why They Kill' CD New Daily Mysteries Miss Universe: BehindScenes Wild on the South Seas Talk Soup Night Stand Howard Stern Howard Stem Pj SportsCenter GameNlght College Football: East Carolina at Cincinnati SportsCenter if $2 RPM 2Night NFL 2Night Halloween on Ice Cheetteading NHL Hockey: St Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings (fA Mr.BiH AddamsFam. AXN LHe, Camera Movie: "Night Visitors" ('96) Faith Ford, Thomas Gibson Ths 700 Club (gg M'AS'H M'A'S'H The X-Files Small Potatoes' NYPD Blue Inst. Comedy Bobcat's The X-Files Synchrony' (JTV: The Real Me Tony Orlando and Rainbow Dawn Rockford Files Streets of San Francisco Twelve O'Ctock High CHJS 20th Century WMike Wallace Brotherhood of Freemasons Empires of Industry Modern Marvels Trains Unlimited Steam Trains' (Q) Party of Five trie Too Short1 Chicago Hope 'Split Decisions' Movie: "Moment ot Truth: Stalking Back" 93) Shanna Reed New Attitudes Golden Girls Ultra Sound Beavis Eye Spy Video Deathmatch Deathmatch Death match Deathmatch Sports a Music The Cut Loveline (JIAS) The Waltons The Anniversary1 Champ.

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ABCs "World News Tonight" won the evening news ratings race for the fourth straight week with an 8 2 rating and 17 share. NBCs "Nightly News" had an 8.0 rating and 16 share and the "CBS Evening News" had a 73 rating and 15 share. A rating point represents 994,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 99.4 million TV homes. Share is Rl I If ft the percentage of HI I inuse televisions tuned to a given show. For the week of Oct 26-Nov.

1. the Top 20 shows, their networks and ratings were: 1. "ER." NBC. 20.5; 2. "Friends." NBC.

17.0; 3. "Frasier." NBC. 17.0; 4. "NBC Sunday Night Movie: The Temptations, Part One," NBC, 15.0; 5. "Jesse." NBC.

14.6; 6. "Monday Night Football: Pittsburgh at Kansas City." ABC, 14.5; 7. "Veronica's Closet." NBC, 14.1; 8. "60 Minutes," CBS. 13.8; 9.

"Touched By an Angel," CBS, 13.6; 10. "Fox Movie Special: The Lost World: Jurassic Park," Fox, 12.4; 11. "NYPD Blue," ABC, 11.9; 12. "The Drew Carey Show," ABC. 11.4; 13.

The CBS Sunday Movie: Logan's War Bound by Honor," CBS, 11.3, 14. "2020" (Friday) ABC, 11.1; 15. "Dharma Greg," ABC. 10.8; 16. "Home Improvement," ABC, 10.8; 17.

"2020" (Wednesday) ABC, 10.8; 18. "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 10.7; 19. "JAG," CBS, 10.7; 20. "Dateline NBC" (Monday), 10.3. By DAVID BALDER Of The Associated Press NEW YORK The Temptations made sweet music for NBC.

The network's airing of the first in a two-part movie on Motown's legendary vocal group beat three other movies Sunday on a night crucial to deciding who won the weekly prime-time ratings race. NBCs victory with a 9.4 average rating and 16 share reversed a fourth-place showing from the pre vious week. Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday. Sunday was opening night of the important November "sweeps" period, where ratings are closely watched to set local advertising rates. ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox all aired big movies against each other Sunday at 9 p.m.

Although it received good reviews, the victory by "The Temptations" was something of an upset. Its nearly 23 million viewers were bested only last week by NBC's Thursday night troika of "ER," ''Friends" and "Frasier." Coming in second to "The Temptations" was Fox's airing of "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." CBS's showing of the Chuck Norris movie, "Logan's War Bound By Honor" was third. All three movies were among the week's top 13 rated shows. That left Oprah Winfrey In the unfamiliar position of a distant ABC's presentation of "Oprah Winfrey Presents: David Lisa" finished 50th in the week's ratings. CBS finished second for the week with a 9.0 rating and 15 share, followed by ABC's 8.6 rating and 14 -share and Fox's 8.1 rating and 13 share.

The WB had a 3.2 rating and 5 share, UPN was at 2.0 and 3 and Pax TV at 0.6 and 1. Two networks made ratings hay by lifting a few secret masks: The fourth edition of Fox's "Magic Secrets Revealed" series of specials Mulgrew impressive in UPN role 1 Kate Mulgrew stars in 'Rider's a drama of a drought-ridden farmer whose disabled teen-age son (Daniel Newman) receives telepathic messages on howto overcome the blight at 8 p.m. on UPN. A CHIP BRIGHTBILL. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 2) DRIVE WRECK ALLEY.

(Blue Ridge TV-13 at 2:30) COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 4) HALFTIME REVISITED. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 4:30) LOCAL NEWS. With Rob Vaughn and the Channel 69 news team. (WFMZ-69 at 5, 5:30, 6 and 10:30) EYEWATCH NEWS 13 POCONO REPORT.

(Blue Ridge -TV-13 at 5 and 6) THE HALF-TIME SHOW. Selections of local marching bands' half-time performances. (R) (RCN TV-4 at 6) EYEWATCH NEWS 13 VALLEY REPORT. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 5:30 and 6:30) COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT. Host Watson Skinner discusses recycling with guest Betsy Levin, manager of Recycling and Solid Waste for the city of Allentown.

(R) (RCN TV-4 at 6:30) SUPER 2 NEWS. Local news, weather and sports. (Service Elec-, trie TV-2 live at repeat at 9) MORE THAN MONEY. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 7) SPORTSMAN SHOWCASE. (Service Electric TV-2 at 7) JOLLY JOE TTMMER.

(RCN TV-4 at 7:30) LEHIGH OLYMPIC SPORTS SHOW. With host Mike Mittman. (Service Electric TV-2 at 7:30) HEALTH IMAGES. Current concepts in stroke and management. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 8) PHrLLIPSBURGEASTON HALLOWEEN PARADE.

Taped replay. (Service Electric TV-2 at 8) MONDAY EVENING QUARTERBACK REPLAY. (Blue Ridge TV-J3 at 9) FOCUS ON PENNSYLVANIA. (RCN TV-4 at 9) HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER. "District XI Boys AA AAA Finals." (RCN TV-4 at 9:30) EYEWATCH NEWS NIGHT RE.

PORT. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 10 and 11) OUT IN THE OPEN. Late season archery tactics that work on white-tails. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 10:30) plague. Along the way Mulgrew contends with several suitors (including Corbin Bernsen), fights off a bank foreclosure and gives a strong performance reminiscent of Patricia Neal or Ellen Burstyn.

While "Riddler's Moon" has a cliche ending, it takes such a long and quirky route to its conclusion that it's more than worth the ride. When you've got Tom Cruise, and some breathtaking action sequences involving HT helicopters and bul-I a let trains, who needs a story you can un- E' derstand? Yes, we're If I I'll talking about the I I III 1996 update of the beloved 1960's TV series "Mission Impossible" (ABC 6,7 and 16 at 8, TV-PG, V) from director Brian DePalma. The plot, should you decide to accept it, concerns a good spy (Cruise) mistaken for a bad spy who has to clear his name and catch the bad spies with the help of renegades played by Jean Reno and Ving Rhames. Vanessa Redgrave is downright charming as an Uber-henchwoman. An American-born and educated man who became a voodoo priest travels to Benin in West Africa to receive the blessings from a voodoo master on "Investigative Reports" at 9, TV-G).

Fascinating footage of voodoo rituals and African marketplaces where everything you need for a sacrificial rite can be purchased. The documentary also goes inside a voodoo village in South Carolina dedicated to mamtaining the traditions of this mysterious religion. She's back! Shelley Long, who returned to primetime for about 5 seconds with the dismal sitcom "Kelly, Kelly," is a guest star on tonight's "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS 2,3 and 22 at 9, TV-PG). She plays a famous author suffering from writer's block who kills her agent in the hopes that Dr. Sloan's investigation of the crime will inspire an ending for her new novel.

Holy Cameo, Batman! Adam West guest-stars too! OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Frasier plays the field and Niles anticipates his freedom on "Frasi- It's trouble, for 'Encore! By RICHARD HUFF Of The New York Daily News I 1 it V1 rrtMii2ti' Win er" (NBC 4,10 and 28 at 9, TV-PG). Scheduled on "48 Hours" (CBS 2,3 and 22 at 10): a custody battle for a 10-year-old girl. An elderly patient (Harvey Kor-man) develops a crush on Nurse Hathaway and Dr. Greene is too gung-ho at a crime scene on "ER" (NBC 4,10 and 28 at 10, TV-PG). CULT CHOICE A drifter mistaken for a hit man (Nicolas Cage) has the hardest time getting out of town in "Red Rock West" (USA at 9), a 1993 cable homage to film noir.

Better than most feature films, it also stars Dennis Hopper and Lara Flynn Boyle. SERIES HIGHLIGHTS All are new An accident forces the Greenes to take refuge in a gang-ridden city neighborhood on "Promised Land" (CBS 2,3 and 22 at 8, TV-G) Ross moves out of his apartment to please Emily on "Friends" (NBC 4,10 and 28 at 8, TV-PG) A stolen soda truck goes on a wild ride on "World's Wildest Police Videos" (Fox 5 and 29 at 8, TV-14, V) Shawn and Dee attend a performance by Missy Elliot and Nicole on "The Wayans Bros." (WB trouble 'Encore! the Nathan Lane sitcom that was one of the 252 3132) Ft By KEVIN McDONOUGH United Feature Syndicate NEW YORK There was a time when television films were the proud descendants of the B-movie. The budgets were lower, the stars were either up-and-coming or a bit faded around the edges, and the plots a little more open to the strange and unexpected. Now TV iilms too often fall into well-worn jategories, such as "Navy SEALS seek revenge," "the woman in peril," "the woman wronged" or "the widow gets her groove back." Tonight's offering, "Riddler's Moon" (UPN 9 and 57 at 8, TV-PG), is an odd throwback to earlier television movies. TYou just don't know what to make of it.

An Indiana farm county is 1 struck by a strange soil condition that ruins crops and livestock. Everyone is on the edge of desperation when a wheelchair-bound teen-age boy Elias (Daniel Newman) has a mystic vision. It takes most of the movie for him to convince his hard-scrabble mom (Kate Mulgrew, "Star Trek: to agree to his vi- sionary cure for the modern-day Friday Mornings 8:05 A.M. WGPA Radio 1100 AM Bruce E. Davis Host "The Lehigh Valley Means Business" NOVEMBER SCHEDULE Nov.

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4 vi: -T Dill i Xj An 1 .1 .1 i 11 and 17 at 8, TV-PG, D-L) Jesse insults an art dealer who is crucial to Diego's career on "Jesse" (NBC 4,10 and 28 at 8:30, TV-PG, D) Jamie's mother (Gladys Knight) pays a visit and brings her new boyfriend (Gerald Levert) on "The Jamie Foxx Show" (WB 11 and 17 at 8:30, TV-PG, D-L) Scenes of bad behavior, bad weather and bad taste are captured on "The World's Most Shocking Moments: Caught on Tape" (Fox 5 and 29 at 9, TV-14, V) Steve is impressed by Regina's blind date (Busta Rhymes) on "The Steve Harvey Show" (WB 11 and 17 at 9, TV-PG, D) Alec's ex-wife (Tia Carrere) flirts with Perry on "Veronica's Closet" (NBC 4,10 and 28 at 9:30, TV-PG) Malena feels overwhelmed by her job on "For Your Love" (WB 11 and 17 at 9:30, TV-PG, D). NIGHT TALK Oliver North, Jim Hightower and Raoul Felder appear on "Larry King Live" (CNN at 9). Denzel Washington and heiress Evan Metropoulos appear on "Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS 2,3 and 22 at Jay Leno's guests include zoologist Julie Scardina and musician Sheryl Crow on "The Tonight most-touted new shows of the fall season, is in big trouble! Big trouble! On Monday, NBC, which itself is far from the picture of health these days, abruptly shelved the Tuesday show in an attempt to shore up the network's slumping Nielsen fortunes. The critically skewered comedy, in which Lane stars as an ex-opera singer who has returned to his family's vineyards in northern California, will be replaced for the duration of the November sweeps by reruns of "Just Shoot Me." New episodes of "Encore! Encore!" are slated to return to the schedule in December. The show will remain in production, though NBC has yet to order more episodes beyond the initial 13.

NBC and Paramount, which produces the show, had no comment on the move. But Show" (NBC 4,10 and 28 at Editor Andrew Sullivan and host Maury Povich are Bill Maher's scheduled guests on "Politically Incorrect" (ABC 6,7 and 16 at Ted Danson is scheduled on "The Late, Late Show With Tom Snyder" (CBS 2,3 and 22 at Actors Adam Sandler and Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and Frank Pellegrino are booked on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" (NBC 4,10 and 28 at EYEWATCH NEWS-NIGHT REPORT REPLAY. (R) (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 9 a.m.) EDUCATION SHOWCASE. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 9:30 a.m.) COFFEE BREAK WITH KIM BELL. Topics: fashions and accessories for off-road enthusiasts.

Also, learn about college programs available right in our area. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 10 a.m.; repeated at 3 and 8:30 p.m.) NOVEMBER SHOPPINGDINING GUIDE. (Blue Ridge TV-13 at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.) LEGISLATIVE REPORT WITH industry observers believe that it strongly indicates NBC doesn't feel the show's ratings would be an asset for the high-stakes sweeps. Just a couple of weeks ago, NBC brass had expressed confidence in the series, saying there were some promising episodes scheduled for the sweeps.

Since launching in September, "Encore! Encore!" has not come close to the high expectations it created with its combination of the high-wattage Lane and the same creative team that produces "Frasier." The show aired twice, with mediocre ratings, before being bumped by baseball playoffs. Then it returned against the World Series, where again it didn't fare well. Though "Encore! Encore!" has held on to a respectable 90 percent of the lead-in audience delivered by "Mad About You," its Nielsen numbers among NBC's target audience of 18-to 49-year-old viewers are down 35 percent from' what the network did in the time, period last season. And that problem creates another one, hurting the ratings for "Just Shoot Me," which runs -directly following at 9 p.m That show, which will now run twice on Tuesdays, is considered a major up-and-comer for the Peacock, one that it would prefer not be jeopardized by a weak lead-in. In a pre-season forecast, Bill Cella, executive vice president of broadcasting and programing at media buyer McCann-Erickson, about called the show "a typical family sitcom" that would lose audience after its initial sampling.

"They could revamp it and bring it back," Cella said this week. "I just don't think an opera singer appeals to a broad-based mass i Evening Of Pure Entertainment! PAT COOPER JULIUS LaROSA Friday, November 13 8pm $2619 Sponsored by Tempo Italiano-WEEX 1230 AM with support from BOSCOV'S UfZjrp 1-800-999-STATE (610 rwrrt in nour cnarae 16 I hour charoB (610)821-4732 www.stat6theatro.nra ff1" JIMI.