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TOP 0' THE CHARTS Gcnps QoD2Di DisiQDiragjs a 29. (X) "Dateline NBC," (Monday) NBC. 9.7 29. "Diagnosis Murder." CBS, 9.7 29. (X) "Home Improvement," ABC, 9.7 32.

(X) "Caroline in the City," NBC. 9.6 32. (X) "CBS Special Movie: Dukes of Hazzard Reunion," CBS; 9.6 32. (X) "David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces." CBS. 9.6 32.

(X) "Diagnosis Murder." CBS. 9.6 36. "CBS Tuesday Movie: Sleeping With The Devil." CBS. 9.4 37. "Dateline NBC," (Friday) 9.3 37.

"Nash Bridges." CBS. 9.3 39. "Drew Carey Show," ABC, 9.2 40. "Mad About You," NBC. 9.0 41.

"Early Edition," CBS, 8.9 42. "CBS Wednesday Movie: Presumed Innocent," CBS. 8.8 43. (X) "Spin City." ABC, 8.7 44. "Nanny," CBS.

8.4 45. "ABC Monday Night Movie: A Deadly Vision." ABC, 8.3 45. "Unsolved Mysteries." NBC. 8.3 47. "Something So Right," NBC.

8.2 48. Cybill." CBS, 8.1 49. "Beveriy Hills, 90210," Fox. 8.0 49. "Sabrina.

the Teenage Witch," ABC. 8.0 51. "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman." CBS. 7.9 51.

"48 Hours." CBS. 7.9 51. (X) "Mad About You." NBC. 7.9 54. "Coach." ABC.

7.7 54. "Melrose Race." Fox, 7.7 54. "Step by Step." ABC, 7.7 57. "Profiler," NBC, 7.4 57. (X) "Suddenly Susan." NBC.

7.4 59. "Family Matters." ABC. 7.3 60. "ABC Thursday Night Movie: The Specialist," ABC, 7.1 61. "Boy Meets World," ABC.

7.0 61. "Homicide: Life on the Street," NBC, 7.0 63. "Ink," CBS. 6.9 64. (X) "Story of MotherDaughter." ABC, 6.8 65.

"AMW: America Fights Back." FOX, 6.7 65. "Millennium," Fox, 6.7 65. "Pretender," NBC. 6.7 68. (X) 'Turning Point." ABC, 6.5 69.

"America's Funniest Home Videos 2 ABC 6.4 69. "FOX Tuesday Movie: Tornado." FOX. 6.4 71. "Grace Under Fire," ABC, 6.3 72. "Cops 2." Fox, 6.2 73.

"Promised Land." 6.1 74. "Living Single." Fox. 6.0 75. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC 5.9 76. '(X) "Close Call: Cheating Death," FOX, 5.6 76.

"Martin," Fox, 5.6 78. "Pacific Palisades." Fox. 5.5 79. "High Incident," ABC. 5.4 79.

"New York Undercover," Fox, 5.4 79. (X) "World's Wildest Magic," NBC, 5.4 82. "Cops," Fox. 5.2 83. "Sliders." Fox, 5.1 84.

"Star Trek: Voyager." UPN. 4.4 85. "Lois Clark." ABC. 3.9 86. "Jamie Foxx Show," WB, 3.2 86.

"Malcolm and Eddie, UPN. 3.2 88. "Moesha," UPN, 3.1 88. "Wayans Brothers," WB, 3.1 90. "In The House," UPN, 3.0 90.

"Sentinel," UPN. 3.0 90. "Smart Guy." WB. 3.0 90. "Unhappily Ever After," WB.

3.0 94. (X) "Unhappily Ever After," WB, 2.9 95. "Goode Behavior," UPN, 2.8 95. "Leaving LA," ABC, 2.8 97. "Sister, Sister," WB.

2.7 97. "Social Studies." UPN. 2.7 99. "Sparks." UPN. 2.6 100.

"Steve Harvey Show," WB, 2.5 101. (X) "U2: A Year In Pop," ABC. 2.4 102. "Brotherly Love," (Sunday) WB, 2.3 102. "Buffy, The Vampire Slaver," WB, 2.3 102.

"Parent 'Hood." WB, 2.3 105. "Nick Freno License to Teach," WB, 2.0 105. "7th Heaven," WB. 2.0 107. "Burning Zone," UPN, 1.9 top lO In videos, music and books 9.

"Personal History" by Katharine Graham (Knopf) 10. "The Zone" by Barry Sears with Bill Lawren (ReganBooks) MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS 1. "Moonlight Becomes You" by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket) 2. "The Runaway Jury" by John Grisham (Island) 3. "Montana Sky" by Nora Roberts (Jove) 4.

"Sudden Prey" by John Sandford (Berkley) 5. "Invasion" by Robin Cook (Berkley) 6. "Lily White" by Susan Isaacs (HarperPaperbacks) 7. "Promises" by Belva Plain (Dell) 8. "See How They Run" by James Patterson (Warner) 9.

"Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" by Robert G. Atkins (Avon) 10. "Where the Heart Is" by Elizabeth Lowell (Avon) TRADE PAPERBACKS 1. "The Rapture of Canaan" by Sheri Reynolds (Berkley) 2.

"Stones From the River" by Ursula Hegi (Scribner) 3. "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb (Washington Square Press) 4. "Casual Day Has Gone Too Fan A Dilbert Book" by Scott Adams (Andrews McMeel) 5. "The Color of Water" by James McBride (Riverhead) 6. "Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul" by J.

Canfield, M. Hansen, Jennifer Hawthorne, Marci Shinoff (Health Communications) 7. "The English Patient" by Michael Ondaatje (Vintage) 8. "Spontaneous Healing" by Andrew Weil M.D. (Fawcett Columbine) 9.

"A Civil Action" by Jonathan Harr (Vintage) 10. "Girlfriends" by Carmen Renee Berry and Tamara Thaeder (Wildcat Canyon Press) homes 2. (2) "Seinfeld," NBC, 21.1, 20.5 million homes 3. (3) "Fired Up," NBC, 17.5 17.0 million homes 4. (4) "Touched by an Angel," CBS.

15.8 15.3 million homes 5. (5) "Friends," NBC, 15.5 15.0 million homes 6. (7). "CBS Sunday Movie: A Match Made in Heaven," CBS, 14.8, 14.4 million homes 6. (4) "Suddenly Susan," NBC.

14.8. 14.4 million homes 8. (12) "2020." ABC. 14.2. 13.8 million homes 9.

(X) "32nd Country Music Awards" NBC. 13.1, 12.7 million homes 10. (24) "Walker, Texas Ranger." CBS. 12.7. 12.3 million homes 11.

(9) "Home Improvement." ABC, 12.6, 12.2 million homes 12. (X) "Stephen King's The Shining" ABC, 12.5, 12.1 million homes 13. (10) "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.9, 11.5 million homes 14. (13) "NYPD Blue." ABC, 11.7, 11.3 million homes 14. (21) "X-Files," Fox, 11.7, 11.3 million homes 16.

(14) "Soul Man," ABC. 11.3, 11.0 million homes 17. (19) "Dateline NBC," (Tuesday) NBC, 11.2, 10.9 million homes 18. (X) "Seinfeld," NBC. 11.1, 10.8.

million homes 19. (16) "Frasier," NBC, 10.9, 10.6 million homes 19. (16) "PrimeTime Live," ABC, 10.9. 10.6 million homes 21. "NBC Sunday Night Movie: River Wild." NBC, 10.8 22.

"Caroline in the City," NBC, 10.7 23. "King of the Hill." Fox. 10.5 24. "Spin City," ABC. 10.2 25.

"Simpsons," Fox, 10.1 26. "Chicago Hope," CBS 10.0 27. (X) "World Scariest Police Chase," FOX 9.9 28. "3rd Rock From the Sun," NBC, 9.8 5. "Better Man, Better Off," Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic) 6.

"Rumor Has It," Clay Walker (Reprise) 7. "When I Close My Eyes," Kenney Chesney (BNA) 8. "Good As I Was to You," Lorrie Morgan (BNA) 9. "If She Don't Love You," The Buffalo Club (Rising Tide) 10. "I Miss You A Little," John Michael Montgomery (Atlantic) ADULT CONTEMPORARY SINGLES Copyright 1997, Billboard 1.

"For the First Time," Kenny Loggins (Columbia-Album Cut) 2. "All By Myself." Celine Dion (550 Music) 3. "I Believe I Can Fly," R. Kelly (Warner Sunset) 4. "I'll Always Be Right There," Bryan Adams 5.

"Un-Break My Heart." Toni Braxton (LaFace) 6. "You Were Meant For Me," Jewel (Atlantic) 7. "Until I Find You Again," Richard Marx (Capitol) 8. "Valentine," Jim Brickman with Martina McBride (Windham Hill) 9. "Too Late, Too Soon," Jon Secada (SBK) 10.

"Havana," Kenny G. (Arista) MODERN ROCK TRACKS Copyright 1997, Billboard (While the other charts are based on retail sales, this list is compiled from radio station airplay reports.) 1. "The Freshman," The Verve Pipe (RCA) 2. "Staring At the Sun," U2 (Island) 3. "Semi-Charmed Life," Third Eye Blind (Elektra-EEG) 4.

"Santeria," Sublime (Gasoline Alley) 5. "Gone Away," The Offspring (Columbia) 6. "One Headlight," The Wallflowers (Interscope) 7. "Your Woman," Whitetown (Brilliant- Dragging ABC down was a one-hour special on the rock band U2, which finished 101st among 107 prime-time shows for the week. ABC had embraced the title of U2's new album, "Pop," for an "ABC is Pop" promotion that is the network's theme for the month.

On the bright side for ABC was Diane Sawyer's interview last Friday with actress Ellen DeGeneres, which pushed "2020" into the week's top 10 shows. It bodes well for the much-hyped "coming out" episode of DeGeneres' comedy that aired Wednesday night. CBS finished second, with a 10.0 rating and 17 share. ABC was third with an 8.1 rating and 14 share, followed by Fox's 7.1 rating and 1 2 share. had a 3.0 rating and 5 share, while the WB had a 2.5 rating and 4 share.

Prime-time ratings as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for April 21-27. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with rating for the week, season-to-date rankings in parentheses, and total homes. An in parentheses denotes onetime-only presentation. A rating measures the percentage of the nation's 97.0 million TV homes. Each ratings point represents 970,000 households.

1. (i) "ER," NBC, 23.1, 22.4 million 2. "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down," Puff Daddy featuring Mase (Bad Boy) (Platinum) 3. "You Were Meant For Me," Jewel (Atlantic) (Gold) 4. "For You I Will," Monica (Rowdy-Warner Sunset) (Gold) 5.

"I Want You," Savage Garden (Columbia) (Gold) 6. "Wannabe," Spice Girts (Virgin) (Platinum) 7. "Return of the Mack," Mark Morrison (Atlantic) 8. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," Az Yet featuring Peter Cetera (LaFace) (Gold) 9. "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" Paula Cole (Imago-Warner Bros.) 10.

"My Baby Daddy," B-Rock The Bizz (Tony Mercedes-LaFace) TOP ALBUMS Copyright 1997, Billboard-Soundscan Inc. 1. "Life After Death," The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy-Arista) 2. "Spice," Spice Girls (Virgin) (Platinum) 3.

"Space Jam' Soundtrack," various artists (Warner Sunset) (Platinum) 4. "Bringing Down the Horse," The Wallflowers (Interscope) (Platinum) 5. "Ultra," Depeche Mode 6. "Falling Into You," Celine Dion (550 Music) (Platinum) 7. "Pieces of You," Jewel (Atlantic) (Platinum) 8.

"Baduizm," Erykah Badu (Universal) (Platinum) 9. "Another Level," Blackstreet (Interscope) (Platinum) 10. "Selena" Soundtrack," (EMI Latin) COUNTRY SINGLES Copyright 1997, Billboard-Broadcast Data Systems 1. "One Night At a Time," George Strait (MCA) 2. "On the Verge," Collin Raye (Epic) 3.

"Another You." David Kersh (Curb) 4. "Sad Lookin' Moon," Alabama (RCA) By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK NBC, which has led the television ratings all season, was the network to beat as broadcasters began a month's worth of special programming crucial to advertisers. NBC finished first last week with a 10.9 rating and 19 share, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday. The week included the first four days of the May "sweeps" period, one of four months a year when Nielsen canvasses local markets for ratings that will be used to set advertising rates. The May period is considered the most important.

NBC's "ER" and "Seinfeld" were the week's most-watched programs, as they usually are in weeks with original episodes. CBS' Sunday movie, "A Match Made in Heaven," starring Olympia Dukakis and Delia Reese, beat the first part of ABC's Stephen King miniseries, "The Shining." The miniseries finished a strong 12th for the week and ABC was pleased with its showing among young viewers. ABC had a disastrous Saturday night, however, with a rating believed to be the lowest ever one-night showing by one of the big three networks. 3 SCLARITA VIDEO RENTALS Courtesy of Modem Video in Saugus 1. "The Ghost and the Darkness" 2.

"The Preacher's Wife" 3. "101 Dalmatians" 4. "Rich Man's Wife" 5. "Set It Off" 6. "Secrets and Lies" 7.

"Larger Than Life" 8. "Emma" 9. "Looking for Richard" 10. "The Associate" VIDEO RENTALS Copyright 1997, Billboard Publications Inc. 1.

"The First Wives Club," (Paramount) 2. "Sleepers," (Warner) 3. "The Long Kiss Goodnight." (New Line) 4. "Courage Under Fire," (Fox) 5. "The Chamber," (MCAUniversal) 6.

"William Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet," (Fox) 7. "Supercop," (Dimension) 8. "Glimmer Man." (Warner) 9. "Fargo," (Polygram) 10. "Extreme Measures," (Columbia TriStar) VIDEO SALES Copyright 1997.

Billboard Publications Inc. 1. "Space Jam," (Warner) 2. "Lord of the Dance," (PolyGram) 3. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," (Disney) 4.

"Riverdance-The Show," (VCI-Columbia Tristar) 5. "Fargo," (PolyGram) 6. "Bambi." (Disney) 7. "Vertigo," (MCA-Universal) 8. "The Birdcage," (MGM-UA) 9.

"101 Dalmatians," (Disney) 10. "Dragonheart," (MCA-Universal) TOP SINGLES Copyright 1997, Billboard-Soundscan Broadcast Data Systems. 1. "Hypnotize," The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy) BEaaa The LJsb Chrysalis) 8.

(expletive deleted), Meredith Brooks (Capitol) 9. "The Impression That I Get," The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Big Rig-Mercury) 10. "The New Pollution," Beck (DGO Geffen) HARDCOVER FICTION Courtesy of Publishers Weekly 1. "Pretend You Don't See Her" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon Schuster) 2. "The Partner" by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3.

"The Ranch" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 4. "The Night Crew" by John Sandford (Putnam) 5. "3001: The Final Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clarke (Del Rey) 6. "Chromosome 6" by Robin Cook (Putnam) 7.

"The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) 8. "Small Vices" by Robert Parker (Putnam) 9. "The Celestine by James Redfield (Warner) 10. "McNally's Gamble" by Lawrence Sanders (Putnam) HARDCOVER NONACTION 1. "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt (Scribner) 2.

"Underboss" by Peter Maas (HarperCollins) 3. "Simple Abundance" by Sarah Ban Breathnach (Warner) 4. "8 Weeks to Optimum Health" by Andrew Weil, M.D. (Knopf) 5. "Conversations With God" by Neale Donald Walsch (Putnam) 6.

"Kids Are Punny" by Rosie O'Donnell (Warner) 7. "The Gift of Peace" by Cardinal Joseph Bemardin (Loyola Press) 8. "Success Is a Choice" by Rick Pitino with Bill Reynolds (Broadway) E1, ESCApg. THE-.