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I Richmond Timet-Dtepatch Thursday March 17 1988 B-15 IWinter Olympics helps WXEX Local station news ratings VJ55-0n0 XXX POUBLEFEATURE Ginger Lynn 1 DEEP HMIDEfiOlfia LYNN XXX fi Angel Kelly Megan Leigh OUT Of CONTROL DU 6 pm nawsNialiMi METRO latiay Shan WTVR6 20 33 WXEX8 9 16 WWBT12 19 33 DU Rattef 18 11 14 than 30 19 23 Shan 27 19 OPEN 945 am Id MfONfTC rm sir mi hi am: than 2S 18 31 9 6 11 11 pjn nawsNialaan NXTI0 lattef WTVB6 11 WXEX8 7 WWBT12 14 11 pm nawa Arbitral MCTI0 Complete TV logs appear every Saturday in The News Leader Green Section ADI AM WELCOME TO UA THEATRES 6 pm nawiAibftron METRO Rattef Ihare WTVB6 21 36 WXEX8 9 IS WWBT12 20 36 than 32 16 29 19 10 17 WTVR6 WXEX8 WWBT12 metro and area oi dominant influence (ADI) Ratinga repre-aani 4-y of aU TV houaeholda in the market diarea repreeent percentage of TV aeta in uee OFF LIMITS (R) 1:203:457:059:40 figuns nt fore-day Moiiday-through-F riday aver-agm baaed ob Nislam'a Mtimatea foe metro (Richmond and OROunding rmintiaa) and deaign atari market ana (DMA-Richmond plua 34 oouniiea) and Arbitron'a aattmatas for MASQUERADE (R) 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:30 9:35 By Douglas Durden Tlmm-Diapatcfc aUB writer ABCs coverage of the Winter Olympics boosted WXEX-TV to iU prime time win since May 1988 But it was WWBTs news at J1 that may have been biggest winner That was some of the news from the local February rating supplied by the Nielsen and Arbitron rating services It was also a good book for the two local independents according to the general managers of WRLH and WVRN who point to substantial bains L-Thanks to 16 days of the Winter Olympics Channel 8 garnered a 26 percent share of viewers watching television during last prime time: WTVRChannel 6 was second with 'a 25 share while WWBTChan-pel l2 came in third with a 23 share according to Nielsen's etimatA X'- figures give rhamw1 an even greater edge a 30 share of the audience with Channels 6 and 12 tying with a 24 share Ironically the Olympics help Channel 8's 11 pm newscast featuring Mark and Paula Alexander the exact opposite of what the station expected year ago Channel 8 had an 8 rating and a 22 share in the greater survey area this February it fell to a I rating and an 18 share according to Nielsen Conversely Channel 6 pm newscast was up from a year ago by estimates with an 11 rating and a 19 share compared with a 9 rating and a 16 share a year ago It is still running third to Channels 6 and 12 at 6 pjn however According to both rating services Channel 6 SWITCHING CHANNELS (PC) 1:25 3:35 5:45 7:55 10:05 FRANTIC (R) 1:304:007:05 9:30 VICE VERSA (PG) 1:00 3:10 5:25 7:35 9:45 SWITCHING CHANNELS (PS) 1:15 3:255:357:509:55 SHOOT TO KILL (R) 1:20 3:30 5:40 7:55 10:05 SCHOOL DAZE (R) 1:454:207:209:40 EVIL LAUGH (R) 2:004:006:008:0010:00 sun 8250 Mi SHOWS ISTARTIM BEFORE MO MOVING (R) 1:003:055:107:109:15 ACTION JACKSON (R) 2:004:006:008:0010:00 GOOD MORNING VIETNAM (R) 1:454:157:009:30 THf WATCH FOR LATE SHOWS FRI SA 25 percent from a year ago according to Leitl garnering a 5 share of the audience overall compared with a 4 share The station waa particularly successful with its 8 pm movie Olympics seem to affect us at said Leitl who is moving back to Wisconsin after a year in Richmond to become general manager of the NBC affiliate in Eau Claire replacement is Greg Graber former general sales manager of Milwaukee's WVTV-TV the station Leitl managed before moving to Richmond WVRNChannel 63 doubled its share of the local audience growing from a 2 share to a 4 Channel S3 was particularly successful with its early fringe ratings from 5 to 7 pjo when it beat WRLH In the ratings accord-Ing to general manager John Higgle (Charles Fishburne and Lisa LaFata) and Channel 12 (Gene Cox and Sabrina Squire) tie for first place in the metro area with Channel 6 ahead in the larger survey area But WWBT was back on top at 11 pm up several share points from where it was a year ago was pleased to see that Channel 12's newscast at 11 grew by 6 audience share points from last winter despite the Olympic lead-ins on ABC" said rtmnnnl general manager John Hutchinson In fact Hutchinson thinks the numbers for Channel 11 pjn newscast would have been even higher without Olympic competition Oprah daytime show continues to be a successful one for Channel 12 Hutchinson uid the series brings the station almost triple the audience share it had a year ago at 4 pjn with "The Dating and Similarly Phil daytime show has more than doubled its audience from a year ago Hutchinson puts together the gains for his 11 pjn news and the sizable increases for Ms Winfrey and Donahue and concludes that talk and information programming very popular in Although the share and rating points are considerably smaller than those for network affiliates the news from February is also good for independent stations WRLH and WVRN have grown tremendously since November and since last February" said A1 Leitl who became WRLHChannel 358 former general manager yesterday The station is up BRIDGE Py Charles Gorei and Omar Sharif Neither vulnerable West deals NORTH third in the event Since the bidding virtually marked West for the king of hearts she elebted to protect against a bad heart split at a very small price At trick one she won in hand by overtaking queen with her ace Now she was able to take an immediate heart finesse then return to her hand with the king of clubs to repeat the heart finesse As a result she had to surrender only one heart trick to set up the suit and West had no damaging return after getting in with the king of hearts In all declarer collected one spade five hearts one diamond and two dubs extra values and at least a five-card heart suit When South persisted with no trump North thought that his queen of spades and trick-taking potential merited going to game The fourth-best spade was the usual lead Most declarers won the trick with queen came to hand with the king of clubs and took a successful heart finesse Since they had no way to return to hand they cashed the ace of hearts and were doomed when that suit broke 4-1 One of the very few declarers to bring hone her contract was Elizabeth Hugon of France who finished Chesterfield Crime Solvers pays for information leading to the arrest and indictment of criminals or the capture of wanted persons Crime of the Wfeek fry to imagine the terror of being awakened In your home by a -atranger holding a knife On Tuesday March 1 shortly before 4 am a 24-year-old woman In the Meadowdale area of Chesterfield County was awakened by a man holding a knife to her throat He attempted to rape her but stopped when the vtctim'a screams alerted her roommate The attacker fled the home when the roommate appeared The suspect is approximately 5 feet 8 inches weighs about 180 pounds and was wearing a dark ski mask doth gloves and a bulky Jacket He Is believed to be a white male and police suspect he may also be responsible for a similar Incident which occurred in the northern part of the county fti late February If you have information about this crime or any crime Hi Chesterfield County you could be eligible for a reward of up to $1000 Callers do not have to give their names or testify in court to receive the reward Chesterfield County Crime Solvers Call 748-0660 or 794-1774 285-1567 RIDGE DINEMA 2:25 5:00 7:25 9:30 S3TI6PMMon-Fri 272-9300 MIDLOTHIAN CINEMA 1:303:305:30 7 JO 9:35 All SEATS 8250 SHOWS BEFORE 6PM VAQJ762 A7 A85J WEST EAST KI97653 42 Ulllf K4 QJ95 J1I9764 SOUTH AJ98 196632 K2 jhe bidding: West North East South 1 Dbie Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: Six of I We have a natural tendency not to spend more than is necessary to win a trick But false economy can prove wasteful as this hand from the European Cup Championship proves I bid of two hearts showed Jurtwtmkr wax ready tenaUfecri northing HOfKttd cane 19 Puberty One family experience with wad RICHARD PRYOR Enjoy "Shoe" by Pulitzer Prize winner Jeff MacNelly in your 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