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Nswsbeat Crim, Harlan. 7597 Newsboat King, Sally Jessy Raphael Men who won't commit. 4868 Another World 93955 WMV parents. 9503 (CC) 8226 (cc) 706 bpencer. 228 a General Hospital 40706 Oprah Winfrey Troubled friendships.

Peter News Turner, Timmons. 6023 News Gordon, Biscoe. 49597 One Life to Uve 22481 WXYZ (CC) 56313 Jennings, (cc) 7762 a Tht BID 4313 What 0 Earth 4752 Neighbour 7077 the Road Again Coronation Street 5435 Degrassi High (cc) 8329 Urban Peasant Clams. 6394 CBET (CC) 7416 them elderly, who could not find the Vft The Wonder Years (CC) 58752 The Cosby Snow Bonkers (CC) 46961 Cop (CC) 20481 Family Matter station at all. Goof Troop (cc) 41416 Garfield and Friends (cc) 38400 WXON (CC) 13145 (CC) 45232 (CC) 42145 M.D.

(CC) 60597 "There are a variety of reception problems," Newman said. "Some peo "Ursus In the Land of Fire" The son of Hercules Unfits nlants to save the kino's Home Shopping Spree 1 1 941 1 955 Paid Between 25 and 50 percent of CBS's usual Detroit audience failed to follow the network to Channel 62 for iits first night of prime time Sunday, according to Nielsen ratings released Monday. Also on Monday, Continental Cable- WADL oauuiupr.i ci wins.) igqj) whop ple just don know how to find us. Johnson A Friends Married Willi Power Ranger (CC) (cc) Girts (cc) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 108394 Tiny Toon Adventures 209077 Tai-Mania (cc) 937348 Who's the Boss? (CC) 936619 WKBO (CC) 925503 Children 291058 84395 849139 CBS's audience losses were widely expected. Newman said CBS ratings BIN Nye the MacNehVLehrer NewsHour (cc) 549232 Learn to Read 478665 Senior Focus 833058 Club Connect (cc) 487313 Smmim Strut 437058 Barney A Friends (r) 758313 Where la Carmen? (CC) 561329 WTVS Science Guy 479394 Report 740394 were down 24 percent from the prevr ous week on TV-2.

Rival stations point As World Tumi 21 Jan Whitney 1139 Rescue 911 (cc) Night Heat (cc) 22394 Rescue 911 (cc) CBS New (cc) 8394 A Current Affair (r) (CC) 7042 WGPR 19077 73226 48874 7665 ed out that CBS was down by about one-third from its Sunday season-to- Pone Story "Headhunter" 431936 Lou Grant "Hype" 560892 Rockford He (CC) Banacek "Ten Thousand Dollars a Page" 972145 McCloud "McCloud Meets Oracula" (2:00) 237110 MARC CUPCTKER On television 309400 date average and down by 50 percent Screen Scon What1 Video Vibration 483042 Rap CKy 134139 BET Video Soul 986394 from the same Sunday a year ago, 111348 382394 The World Today 564400 847110 International Hour (cc) 398874 CNN Showbiz Today 582771 EarlyPrinw (cc) 675435 Inside Politics 671619 EariyPrhM (cc) 930874 Nowaday (CC) 534874 On the other hand, Channel 62's ratings improved by nearly 11,000 percent from a week ago proving, to vision of South-field delivered relief to its 31,000 subscribers who had been unable to watch Channel 62. At 5 p.m. Continental, which received a deluge of phone calls, flip-flopped Channel 62 and the QVC home shopping channel on its "Christmas Under Umbrella Donald's Quack Mickey Mouse Bear (cc) MS Yogi' Christmas Caper 579348 Fraggle Rock (cc) 578619 Charlie Brown, Snoopy 482868 Kids, Inc. (cc) 840348 tree 567503 Visitor" 351684 Attack 486684 293961 838503 Club (CC) 485955 The Perfect Match SportsCenter 568955 Gater 133394 Jam Central 594961 Racehorse Digest NBA Today 226058 Outdoor Challenge no one surprise, that Mike Wallace and "60 Minutes" have more viewers than do reruns of Karl Maiden in "The ESPN Skiing (r) 363348 Monster Truck 599416 143771 1 227787 235706 Heathclrff 491955 Mario Ail-Stars Masters of the (cc) Evening Shade (cc) I'm Telling 124771 FAM Let's Make a Deal 213619 That's My Dogl 217435 Streets of San Francisco." Maximum Drive 4 964 00 Rtu Tin Tin K9 Cop (CC) 214348 483936 Maze 120955 112936 While no conclusions can be drawn "Fin In the Sky" D.B. Sweeney.

(1 51 mins.) (1993) "The Thing Called Love" River Phoenix. (1 56 mlns.) (1993) (PG-13. "Horn Atone 3t Lost New York" (2:00: 2 hrs.) HBO Adult situations, language.) (cc) 595690 (1992) (PG) (cc) 759481 (Language, violence.) (CC) 842145 Supermarket thlrtysomethlflg "Post-Op" (cc) 912351 LIFE from a single night's ratings, Sunday is by far CBS's strongest night. Viewers will probably work harder to find such shows as "60 Minutes" and "Murder Shop TV Yoe Drop 201874 Our Home 896954 Designing Women (CC) 489110 "The Dream Merchants" Mark Harmon, Vincent Gardenia, Morgan Fairchild. (Part 2) (3 20 mins.) (1980) 57H45 114394 Three Hours to "Weekend at Bemie's IT Andrew McCarthy.

(1 30 "Coma" Genevieve Bujold. (1 53 mins.) (1978) MAX "The Driver" Ryan O'Neal. (1 31 mins.) (1978) (PG, language, violence.) 603023 Km" 710348 (PS) 820058 miQS.) (1993) (rU) (CC) 683400 She Wrote" than "The Boys are Back" Vol 587706 The Grind 122313 Musk Video 282874 Lip Service 128597 Music Videos 459067 MTV or "Hearts Afire." The Real World '494042 Most Wanted Jams 215077 Adventures of Clarissa Explains Itl Doug 215905 874819 Muppet Babies Clarissa Explains Hey Dud 787139 NICK The Hidden Temple 862874 Looney Tune 133874 Beetteiuice (cc) 781955 iTIntin 7791 10 All 145619 All 780226 (CC) 866690 "They" Vanessa Redgrave. (2:35: 1 39 mlns.) (1993) "Coma" A doctor links her hospital's high coma rate to a black market in "Magic KM" Stephen Fursl. 1 30 mins.) SHOW Preliminary Nielsen numbers gave the local victory to Channel 4, which averaged a 14 rating and 21 share between 7 and 11 p.m.

Channel 7 was second with a 1218. (Each rating point represents 1 percent of homes with (1994) (Language, violence.) 47424315 (noun situations.) cc) 7840M64 vnai organs. 1,4:10) (lwroy 192991a Flight to. Brady Bunch Saved by Bed Growing Pain Andy Griffith TBS Capt Planet 9768961 Tom A Jerry 3187619 Who's Boss? 8576690 Flintstones (CC) 8936348 Saved by BeH 1851435 12565394 4265752 3996329 4939232 8124868 For a Few-" "Postcards From the Edge" Meryl Streep. 1 42 mins.) (1990) (1:35) (19B5) (R) (cc) Robert Rusler.

1 23 TMC "Crisis mrherwnHn' mins.) (1992) (R) 3586938 I875072K 7648139 TV; each share point represents percent of homes watching TV.) (H, ftoun situations, language.) 89083874 Scrabbh) 585868 Quicksilver 573023 Cartoon Express (CC) 945708 Goliath Returns" (Part 1 USA MacGyver "Children of Light" (cc) 302077 Press Your Luck 857597 Knight Rider Of 2 944077 Fighters 574752 (CC) 661232 Channel 62 finished third with an 1116, thanks to "60 Minutes," which won its time period. Some Detroit TV Bewitched 750771 Dennis the Menace Qulncy, M.E. WGN Love ConejocthM 742752 Flintstones (cc) 489771 Flintstones (cc) 563787 Samurai Sybersquad 835416 Saved by the Be (CC) 470023 Saved by the Bed (CC) 477936 Charles In Charge (CC) 564416 1471752 439416 TUtKWTIt-t4HtBi insiders had predicted Channel 62 would place no better than fourth or H2ZJ mm fifth. cable dial, moving Channel 62 from cable channel 3 to icable channel 14. That should improve reception for Channel 62 (at the expense of QVC) for cable subscribers in Keego Harbor, Lathrup Village, Oak Park, Orchard Lake, Royal Oak Town-Ship, Sylvan Lake, Southfield, and West Bloomfield Township.

CBS, which usually wins prime time on Sundays, placed third in Detroit on Channel 62, behind NBC on WDIV-TV (Channel 4) and ABC on WXYZ-TV 7). Nationally, CBS won the inight. Still, Channel 62's top executive Isaid he is pleased with CBS's debut on its new outlet, in light of problems with cable and the relatively weak Channel .62 signal. "We're encouraged by the early response to the switch to Channel 62," said Jay Newman, the CBS executive in 'charge of the station. "It's better than we expected." Meanwhile, Channel 62 and WJBK-TV (Channel 2), the stations most affected by Detroit's TV network shuffle, continued to get hundreds of calls from viewers looking for their favorite shows.

Channel 62 staffers fielded numerous calls from people, many of Cheer "An Old- 1 hsher, Perkins. 1023 Science HctJon: A Journey Into the Unknown An examination of fascination with the future looks at 40 WJBK Rem Stories of the Highway Patrol Texas hikers, (r) 9936 TV-2 was fourth, with a 1014. Its Fashioned Wedding" (Part 1 of 2) (cc) 394 years of science fiction on television; hosts Leonard Nimoy; William Shatner; Carrie Fisher; Dean Cain. (CC) 5418 Frasier "Seat of Power" Dateline NBC New York squatters, (cc) 9619 Wings "Insanity Claus" Jeopardy! (cc) 690 NightbeatCrim, Harlan. 9542333 Eyewitness Prime Time newscast did a strong 9 rating.

"Yesterday was a great start for TV-2," said general a WHY Something Wilder "Gotta Dance" (cc) 6461 The John Larroquette Show "The Job" (cc) 88824 Antonio held captive, (cc) (cc) 5787 3954 manager Steve Antoniotti. Gordon, Lewis. Grace Under Fire "The Entertainment Tonight WXYZ Full Hon "Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (cc) 6400 Me and the Boys "Christmas Story" (cc) 8435 2111313 Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1994' Includes attorney Leslie Abramson. (cc) 70481 Mickey Rooney. (cc) 6752 Holidays" (CC) 44042 Independent stations WKBD-TV "Twas the Night Before ChaOS" 52597 (Channel 50), with a 69, and WXON 77874 Market Place Prime Time News (CC) 12481 Witness "Choirmaster" (cc) 19394 the 5th estate (cc) 99918 a CBET TV (Channel 20), with a 23, trailed the pack.

They suffered from the absence Advertising aimed at children. (CC) 5042 "Zone Five" 0CP turns Old Detroit's Zone Pittsburgh: domes of network programs. Hard Copy Meatpacking scandal, (cc) 42708 Thuuder in Paradise "Sea Quentin" Hammerhead will exchange his hostages for Spence. (r) (cc) 84226 In the Heat of the Night "Stranger in Town" Tibbs and Gillespie clash over prime suspect in murder. (CC) 87313 Five over to a vigilante street gang, (r) 60690 WXON The Detroit TV shuffle was set into tic violence call, (cc) 59481 motion in May when the owners of TV 36413 Super Dare Singer Paid Program 5139 Paid Program 73042 Paid Program 348 2232 High Tide "So You Want to Be a Cop?" Two suspicious deaths at Joey's police academy are labeled suicide.

1690 Kelita, Jerry Heed. 55690 WADL 2, a longtime CBS affiliate, decided to switch all their stations to Fox. CBS, desperate for a new Detroit outlet, Makupson, Scott. NBA Basketball Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls. (Live) 196110 Pistons Game Night 200706 The New Price Is Right 840868 579868 WKBO eventually agreed to buy Channel 62.

Viewer Choice The Internet Show: Driver's Education for the Information Superhighway The Eagles: In the Spotlight (r) 742313 John R. Levine and Gina Smith tell how to use the Internet, (cc) 519752 WTVS "Marked for Death" A former drug agent and his old Army buddy exterminate a so-called Jamaican Late Show Kathie Lee Gilford. (CC) 5829400 21 Jump Street 48874 drug posse. Steven Seagal, Basil Wallace, Keith David. (1 30 mins.) (1990) (R, Adult situations, lan Rescue 911 Neighbor accidentally shoots girl; domestic violence situation; car flips into canal.

(CC) 51394 WGPR guage, nudity, violence.) (cc) 54481 Law A Order "Born Bad Biography "Jimmy Stewart: Hometown Hero" 498348 Inspector Morse "Infernal Serpent" Morse (John Thaw) investigates a scientist's death and uncovers 'ohiid abuse in "The Infernal with Kevin Whately. 491435 Rockford File (7:00) (CC) 309400 Genetic predisposition 536752 The Ox-Bow Incident" Two cowboys watch a posse get out of hand AMC "WW Penny' An old cowboy protects a woman and her son from an outlaw and his sons in 1880s Montana. Charlton Heston, Joan Hacked. "One-Eyed Jacks" Marlon Brando, Karl Maiden, Katy Jurado. (2 21 mins.) (1961) 681503 and hang three innocent men.

Directed by William Wellman. Henry Fonda. (1 hr 16 mins.) (1943) 11M00 i 5n mms.) (t9t) 903400 Roc (r) (cc) 355477 Comicview 483077 'Video Soul 723232 Sanford 100232 Roc (CC) 391042 BET "Paint Your Wagon" Lee Marvin. Clint "Personal Best" BRAV A Sense of History Earl of Leete saves his manor. 724481 Eastwood, Jean Seberg.

(2 40 mins.) (1969) country Directed by John Ford. Best supporting Oscar for Thomas Mitchell. John Wayne, Claire Trevor, (6:00) (1982) (R) 185510 Leonard Nimoy, left, and William Shatner are among hosts for "Science Fiction, a Journey into the Unknown," at 8 tonight on 1 Channel 2. feu-1 1 W1868 fy Devine. (1 39 mins.) (1939) 581905 Crossfire 672348 World New 130495 Sports Tonight 205110 (CC) 930394 Larry King Live (cc) 380918 CNN The A-Ust Larry Miller.

The Best of Saturday Saturday Night Uve Host Sid Caesar. 30O6941 Politically Incorrect Soap Danny meets Polly. COM Kids in the Hall (cc) 6590313 The Best of Saturday Night 7838400 6581665 Night 7920435 (CC) 4317503 (CC) 3459936 This Was America 1968 182961 Billy Joel From the River of Dream A concert includes "Pressure," "Robin Hood" 1 23 mins.) (1973) A Family Circus Christmas 752139 MS Allentown, My Life and Piano Man. 696394 (U) (CC) 293961 Howard Stern 555313 Talk Soup 550868 News Daily 891752 A El "Hits. Runs and Late Night With David Lettarman John Chancellor; Jim Carrey.

367690 it's sci-fi retrospective Hotel "Charades" Desperation drives a young mother to prostitution. 288139 Tonight Errors 746058 "A Wedding" Friends and family of the bride and groom carry on at a mansion before, during and after. Carol Burnett, Desi 50 "The Young Savage" Burt Lancaster, Dlna Merrill, 1 ENC Amaz Jr. (2 5 mins.) (19s) (kh, aouh situations, language, nuoiry.) 5592771 mlns.) (1961) (Adult situations, violence.) 8810771 College Basketball Cincinnati at Minnesota. (Live) 989965 College Basketball Pennsylvania at Michigan.

(Live) 285597 ESPN is a cosmically sublime trip FAM The 700 Club Gospel singer Tramaine Hawkins. 1 839706 The WaRon "The Lost Sheep" Ashley Longworth Jr. asks Erin to marry him. 743955 Evening Shade "Ms. Emily's Wild Ride" (cc) Father DowHng Mysteries "The Malibu Mystery" (cc) 721868 Rescue 911 Teen motorist collides with moving train; lightning hits man; unusual intruder in house.

(CC) 836619 121684 BOO, HISS: To Barbara Walters for including ABC's Diane Sawyer as one "Armed and Deadly" An engineer, a scientist and her son defend a "Witch Hunt" Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1 950s "Ore In the Sky" HBO nuclear base from terrorists led by an android. 1 34 mins.) (1994) Hollywood. Dennis Hopper, Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Bogoslan. (1 40 mins.) (1994) (Adult situa (6:00) (1993) (PG-13) (CC) 642145 of "The 10 Most Fascinating People of (unguage, violence.) (cc) 96416232 tions, language, violence.) (cc) 1017394 Notes from the Captain Video file: When you're hot, you're hot. And when you're really hot, they do prime time special about you.

With such series as "The X-Files," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Earth :2," "MANTIS," "Babylon 5" and ''Comoromisinx Positions" The murder of a swinaina Long Island dentist puts an ex-reporter (CC) Unsolved Mysteries (cc) 829329 LIFE 727042 Designing Women "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (CC) 207058 housewife onto a story. Susan Sarandon. Raul Julia, Edward Herrmann. (1 38 mins.) (1985) (R, Adult situations, language, nudity, violence.) 822416 "Poetic Justice" "Sins of the Night" An ex-convict lands a job as an insurance investigator "Coma" (6:00) MAX Passion and murder surround an auto racer and his pit Mexico hotel. (1 30 mins.) (1994) (R) 2156956 "Treacherous1 boss trying to run (1978) (PG) 820068 (11:05) (1993) (R) (CC) .38256023 with his first assignment to find an exotic dancer.

(1 30 mins.) (1993) 704706 The State 478139 Dead at 21 565619 Alternative Nation Jimmy PageRobert Plant (Unledded) Robert Plant and Jimmy Page per- Beavts and Butt-bead 217923 MTV Very Special Christmas Special II 294619 129226 torm Leo Zeppelin songs ano new material. 797416 Mike Duffy Dream of Jeannie Looney Tune 863503 Bob Newhart "Mind Your Own Business" 1994" (10 tonight, ABC, WXYZ-TV, Channel 7). Other members of Walters' Top 10: Tom Hanks, figure skater Oksana Baiul, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, former President Jimmy Carter, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand and Leslie Abramson, defense attorney for the Menendez brothers. Fascinating Person No. 10 will be announced on the show.

Selecting Sawyer seems to be a shameless bit of ABC self-promotion. And Abramson? She's about as fascinating as a sharp stick in the eye. Bewitched "Samantha Meets the Folks" 760810 NICK Taxi "Fantasy Borough" (Part 1 of 2) 378145 Taxi "Fantasy Borough" (Part 2 of 2) 281665 I Love Lucy "Jealous of Girl Singer" 668665 Mary Tyler Moore "Room 223" (CC) 586085 134503 663110 Ron Mason 761706 Sportswriters on TV 306313 Soccer World Series: Trinidad Tobago vs. USA. From Fullerton, Calif.

(Tape Delay) 490706 College Bowl Special PASS 307042 "The Program" A college football coach forfeits all but winning to get "Mirror Mirror Sb Raven Dance" An antique mirror unleashes evil upon "Magtc KM" (6:15) SHOW Championship Boxing Report (9:35) 16541023 (1994) (PG) 47424315 brother-and-sister orphans am) their convent home. (1 31 mins.) (1994) 1480987 his troubled team to the big game. (1 54 mins.) (1993) (Adult situations, language, violence.) (cc) 399503 the upcoming "Star Trek: Voyager" zooming around the airwaves, science fiction is enjoying a rush of success. Which brings us to "Science Fiction, a Journey into the Unknown," a nifty two-hour special at 8 tonight on Fox, WJBK-TV (Channel 2). Presented by "Endangered Species" Who' the Bo? TBS "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" An Indiana Uneman and other UFO sighters are rewarded by documented contact with aliens.

Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truflaut, Teri Garr. 2 15 mins,) (1977) (PG, Adult situations, language.) 90170936 9105503 CC) 2775110 terra "Chimborazo" Treasure Hunter 465428 Invention Toxic mining. Subtle as a Serpent Snakes repel and fascinate mankind. 486503 Next Step Wake boards. 910665 Terra "Chimborazo" 672868 TDC Next Step Light sculpture.

865961 660023 136961 Science Frontier "Christmas Star" 387329 Hometime (Part 1 of 2) The Operation (cc) The Operation "Cochlear Ear Implants" (cc) 397706 Out of the Fiery Home Pro "Bathroom Remodel" 667077 TIC 902787 531348 Furnace 388058 "Pale Rider" Gold miners are saved from corporate villains bv the miracle of a mysterious preach "For a Few Dollars More" A man with no name and a man with a mis "Night Life" (1 32 TMC er on a pale horse. Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress. (1 55 mins.) (1985) (R, Language, violence.) (cc) 721874 imins.) (ia)(K) 9544232 sion hunt a Mexican bandit for different reasons. 2 8 mins.) (1967) (violence.) 87507232 A Phyllis George Christmas 299110 Country News 842226 Club Dance Shelley Mangrum. (r) 454067 TNN Music City Tonight Riders in the Sky; Nashville Children's Choir; Patricia Conroy; Boxcar Willie.

560110 "TeWoa" Charles Bronson. (1 43 mins.) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks. (Live) (cc) 293077 Kung Fu 206400 TNT LOCAL ANCLES: Switcheroo: With the new Warner Brothers Network debuting Wednesdays on WXON-TV (Channel 20) next month, TV-20 will move syndicated favorites "Babylon 5" and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" to 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Jan. 2.

Repeat the beat: Winding up its December public television pledge drive, WTVS-TV (Channel 56) has scheduled encore showings of "The Internet Show" at 7:30 tonight and "The Eagles: In the Spotlight" at 9. (PG) 743416 Boxing Miguel Angel Gonzalez vs. Calvin Grove, Lightweights. From Albuquerque, N.M. (Live) (cc) Wings (cc) 303706 Wings (CC) 667416 (cc) USA Murder, She Wrote "Terminal Connection" 180990 435067 Video 704868 Big 80's 175226 Top 10 209023 Stand-Up Spotlight Dom VH1 Stand-Up Spothght Susie LOUCkS.

631787 Irrera. 257874 "Bloodsport" An American major flies to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial-arts contest called Night Court "A Closer The Jeffersons 480400 News Sanders, Payne, (cc) 187416 WGN Look" (CC) 455329 the Kumite, (1 32 mins.) (1 988) (R) 486351 lawe Mlit TTKnr-mrr: mm.i uvi ren mr me IWKRP 55424 Amen 64248 1 Fisher, Perkins. 461443 Court 96042 Jon Stewart 37530 Top Cop 75288 "Crossroads" Ralph Macchio. (1 hr 39 mins.) (1986) (R) 96269 NgL 34243004 judge 4209066 Later 5743801 The Other Side 9121733 Tonight Show 6271042 Late Night 4569288 3782191 Leeia 3361220 J'mal 9541337 Matlock 3206795 Edition 5591511 Mike A Maty 354714 N'tline 8102752 Gordon Elliott 5105627 World News Now (JIP) 16666207 G. Acres 851882 Paid 870917 Percept 981462 Jones 11511 D'r John 32400 Love 57801 "Lady In a Corner" Loretta Young.

(1 40 mins.) (1989) 973443G. Acres 125004 Copy 113269 Wrestle 597207 Paid 62714 Home Shopping Spree 486801 Copeland 9591 7 36413 Vhnpe 22559 JB. Paid 145240 Empty 505608 Chartes 137356 Pains 149191 lUttie House on the Prairie 717462 Newz 885356 Class 806849 MASH 890153 Star Trek: Next Generation 389874 Paid 128608 the Museum of Television Radio, this clip-filled journey through the rich history of sci-fi on TV offers many flashback memories. And it has "Star Trek" elder statesmen William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy serving as tour guides, along with "Star Wars" alum Carrie Fisher and Dean Cain of "Lois Clark: The New of Superman." there's an abundant focus on the wildly popular "Star Trek" and its various spinoffs. But this well-crafted retrospective also offers fascinating, if sometimes too-brief glimpses of such beloved 1950s sci-fi shows as "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet," "Johnny Jupiter," "Space Patrol" and personal inspiration "Captain Video." But where "Science Fiction, a Journey Into the Unknown" really earns bonus points is in its generous attention to such classic 1960s series as "The Twilight Zone," "The Outer Limits" and Patrick McGoohan's bizarre cult favorite "The Prisoner." From flashy special effects to Old 656658 Viewers' Choice 159288 MacNehVLehrer NewsHour 252581 Internet Show: hrformatioa Superhighway 202139 Curl 2504424 I Fly by Night (1 9939444 Zone 2849068 Up to the Minute 78885153 Late 5829400 "Fire Over England" (19371 335366 Law 536752 Inspector Morse "Infernal Serpent" 703608 Law A Order "Born Bad" 908172 Biography 323563 BET Comic 967559 Paid 219424 Paid 332714 Video Soul 627240 Jan Central 240139 Paid 564511 Showbiz 624627 CNN Showbiz 531337 Sport 905004 Sports 636462 Sports 365462 Overnt 986004 Larry King Uve 836375 Crossfire 623998 Money 539329 Newsni 260337 Over 1015578 ESPN Close 113820 Ski 434066 Board 185288 SportsCenter 693752 NBA 784608 ISpoCtr.

796443 Close 447530 Cohege Basketbad Pennsylvania at Michigan. 177269 EXTRA BLAH BLAH: Trauma team on the beam: "ER" scored the highest ratings for a drama series this season with last Thursday's hot blizzard episode, gobbling up 35 percent of the 10 p.m. viewing audience. Flip-flop reminder: Fox's "Party of Five" and "Models Inc." are changing places the week of Jan. 2, with "Models" sliding into the 9 p.m.

Monday time slot behind soapy soulmate "Melrose Place" and "Party of Five" moving to 9 p.m. Wednesdays after "Beverly Hills, 90210." what? The crassmas-ters at Fox have actually signed a deal with the tasteful quality mavens at Hallmark Entertainment, with Hallmark set to produce a series of family-oriented TV movies for Fox. Yow, has Al BunrJ heard about this? Paid 437288 Paid 527240 Paid 416795 FAM Paid 169375 Stallion 815801 Paid 517998 104207 The 700 Club 467269 Paid 436559 Dowllng 721868 Paid 529733 HBO Movie 96416232 TBA 63071917 "Blue Tiger" (1 1 (1 994) (R) 4585232 "The Plague" (1992) (R) 94998085 "Btoodfist IV: Die Trying" (1992)4995443 "Pretty Baby" Brooke Shields. (1 50 mins.) (1978) (R) 166288 it "Poetic Justice" (11 (1993) (R) 36256023Emmanuelle: The Series 874795 'Twenty Bucks" (1993) (R) 195646 MAX MTV Alternative Nation 726424 MTV Dreemtime 170337 Beavh) 175145 MTV Dreamtime 392882 Beavi 427801 NICK Smart 635627 Dragnet 999337 Hitchcork 433694 Mary 321153 Newhart 342646 Dragnet 683397 Van Dyke 169527 Van Dyke 815771 Super 705066 Lucy 328066 Troop 330801 Taxi 250398 SHOW "The Krays" 1 59 mins.) (1990) (R) 6919627 399503 "Eleven Day, Eleven Nights 2" (1992) (R) 1799004 "Glengarry Glen Ros" 55360559 Lem. 54205240 I Jeff sons 9425337 Corner 3207795 "Planet Earth" (1974) 5304733 "Endangered Species" (1982) 9105503 "Strange Invaders" (1 05a; 1 34 mlns.) (1983) (PG) 9350849 TBS TMC "Crisis In the Kremlin" (1992) 4607608 "Night Life" 9544232 "Ghostbusters (1989) (PG) 84450424 "Ulterior Motives" (1992) (R) 95739424 CHiPs 429795 TNT Gilligan 147608 "Marlowe'' James Garner.

(1 35 mlns.) (1969) (PG) 413288 "Telefon" 743416 "They Only Come Out at Night" (1975) 171511 Facts 990172 Boxing Miguel Angel Gonzalez vs. Calvin Grove, Lightweights. 555998 Counterstrik "Thanos" 256375 American Gladiators 821443 Wing 451597 Quantum Leap 981424 USA WGN creepy twists of fate, this sci-fi "Jour-nv" is iumpin'. Three stars. jeffersoM678i53lJeffersons7859i7 "Little lord Fauntteroy" (1936) 762066 Simon A Simon 928145 "Burled Ally" (1 36 mins.) (1990) (PG-13) 93i286 Paid 761337.

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