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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1986
Page
6
National ratings for the week ending Oct 5 put NBC at 18.0, CBS 16.4, and ABC 14.6. CBS launched two new series, Designing Women ranking 19th in its time slot, while Better Days finished 70th of 72 prime time shows.
ABC claimed two of three new series in top time slots with Jack and Mike and Head of the Class while NBCs Amen trailed. Moonlighting on ABC topped the night with a 25.4 rating in the Top 10. Jack and Mike failed to reach the Top 30. NBCs L A Law led its slot against CBS Falcon Crest, and CBS Knots Landing again beat ABCs The Colbys as Our House posted a solid showing.
John Darling trails behind CBS Murder, She Wrote but leads Disney Sunday Movie on ABC. NBC Crime Story falls to ABC Moonlighting. CBS Dallas again defeats NBC Miami Vice in ratings.
Batiuk and Shamray note competition from Life With Lucy slipping to 66th, while Heart of the City and Our World tie for last place, signaling weak performance for ABC as rival series struggle to attract viewers.
The lineup features Cosby Show milestone, Simon and Simon mystery, and a slate of films from Elmer Gantry to Skyjacked. Highlights include Buddy Holly retrospective, Shroud for a Nightingale premiere, and classic dramas plus comedies across WGN WOR HBO and more with notable stars such as Burt Lancaster Marsha Mason Cary Grant Grace Kelly and Michael J. Fox.
Listings show 12 30 a m entries featuring Eddie Money Honnie Spector and Martin Mull with films including UFO Exclusive The Fountainhead Mackenna s Gold Silver Bears Lives Of Jenny Dolan The Ruling Class Cat s Eye Oh God You Devil Buckaroo Banzai Dark Victory Kind Hearts And Coronets Red Dawn and more. The schedule runs across WIBS WGN R CINEMAX HBO SHOWTIME TMC and other networks with star casts led by Gary Cooper Peter Weller Bette Davis Patrick Swayze and Alec Guinness.
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