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Wed., Feb. 18, 1987 'Platoon' Captains LA B.O.; 'Fortune' Banks Solid 275G PARTETY 25 TV RATINGS-FEB. 9 FEB. 15 (Continued from Page 3, Column S) Chinese 1 and $25,000 at Village. "Mannequin" dicky $232,000 in debut at 19, including $44,000 at Egyptian-Westwood and $17,000 at Hollywood Pacific 1 "Black Widow" healthy $208,- 000 in second frame at 16, includ- ing $50,000 at Avco 3 ($44,196) and $31,000 at Egyptian-Hollywood ($28,838). "Radio Daya" hearty $120,000 in third recollection at six, includ- ing $31,000 at Cinerama Dome ($39,142) and $38,000 at Coronet 1 ($36,081). "From The Hip" slender $95, 000 in second maneuver at 15, in- cluding $8500 at Chinese 3 ($13,- 794 at Chinese 1) and $25,000 at National ($34,995). "Light Of Day" tame $80,000 in second whirl at 13, including $12,500 at Coronet 2 ($15,658) and $8500 at Paramount ($13,320). "Crocodile Dundee" heroic $67,000 in 21st tumble at 12, in- cluding $12,500 at Westwood 1 ($9020 at Westwood 3; $5880 at Hollywood). "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" warm $54,000 in 12th trip to nine, including $7000 at Holly- wood Pacific 3 ($8077 at Holly- wood Pacific 1) and $14,000 at Pla- za ($14,217 - six days at Village). "Hooakra" neat $60,000 in 10th contest at eight, including $14,500 at Avco 2 ($9678) and $8500 at Monte Carlo TV Fest Plans Anni (Continued from Page 11. Column 2) hand in Monte Carlo for a 10-min- ute sneak preview of his film. "We too tackle some of the issues in- volved in the destruction of the Jewish community within Poland and the nonintervention of the Al- lies in its behalf," he added. In fact, a 40-minute spinoff piece from "Struggles," called "Mes- senger From Poland," is also avail- able through Channel Four Interna- tional. It deals specifically with the touchy question of Allied complici- ty in the destruction of European Jewry, says Smith Fairfax 3 ($7044). "One Woman Or Two" chipper $ 11,000 in debut at Cineplex 3,14. "The Good Father" mild $6500 in debut at Goldwyn 3. "Fire And Ice" cool $6500 in opener, including $5000 at Coronet 3 and $1500 at Fox. "The Mbalon" neat $50,000 in 14th turn at four, including $19,000 at Century Plaza 2 ($8229) and $9500 at Fairfax 2 ($3862). "Betty Blue" tidy $5000 in 15th stanza at Brentwood 2 ($3785). "Little Shop Of Horrors" tune- ful $31,000 in ninth inning, includ- ing $18,000 at Bruin ($15,117) and $13,000 at Chinese 2 ($11,477). "Tberese" nice $11,000 in sec- ond round at Cineplex 5, 10 ($12,- 287 at Cineplex 5, 14). "The Assault" modest $5000 in fifth delivery at Cineplex 8 ($4207). "Marleme" tame $5000 in ninth whirl at Cineplex 11 ($5673 at Cine- plex 6). "The Golden Child" dicky $18,000 in ninth clip, including $7000 at Hollywoood with "Criti- cal Condition" ($6942 at Chinese 3) and $11,000 at Westwood 2 ($7973). "Bedroom Window" hazy $39,000 in fifth view at 10, includ- ing $12,000 at Metro ($11,124, $3807 at Fox). "The Morning After" upbeat $9000 in seventh inning at Monica 2, where it is playing with "Blue Velvet" ($4627 at Coronet 3). "Crimes Of The Heart" so-so $13,000 in 10th interpretation, in- cluding $6000 at Monica 4 with "Bedroom Window" ($3604) and $7000 at Westwood 3 ($6594 at Piaza). "Duet For One" tepid $3500 in eighth presentation at Music Hall ($3564). "Dead Of Winter" modest $20,500 in second season, includ- ing $13,000 at Regent ($14,757) and $7500 at Vogue, playing with "Crocodile Dundee" ($8898). "Critical Condition" $8500 in fifth examination at Westwood 4 playing with " 'Round Midnight" ($4166 at Coronet 4). "El Amor Brujo ' okay $5500 in eighth round at Royal ($4974). NITERY REVIEWS Starstreet (Continued from Page 22, Column S) lief, plus at times, vague vocal projections of Frank Sinatra, Rod- ney Dangerfield, Jerry Lewis and Stallone. The crack adagio team of Bill Spinning and Ludo Vika is up to its usual wild contorts, lifts and re- volves from previous Vegas revues, Nasty Glrb (Continued from Page 22, Column 4) spired and repetitious, the few times it does take off sledgeham- mered at the already numb crowd. Cheap sets have little to do with what happens in front of them; singing is live over tape, allowing undertones of the original vocalist; and little is coherent, the matron's song from "Chicago" being sung to femme prisoners by someone who looks like a madame from Winnemucca, gangster outfits showing up in a look at rock 'n' roll. Hopefully all people involved will put this show behind them. That will be hardest for the au- dience. &We. including an individual shift by Vi- ka for a rampant Tina Turner im- pression backed by Spinning's drumming. The gymnastic prowess of Kirsten Vollman and Keith Campbell, in duo work along with single bar and overhead rings, is a neat relief amid the vortex of whir- ling impressions. Two of the better look-alikes are Eric Evans as Michael Jackson and Malcolm LeGarde as Lionel Richie. Evans' achievements in slippery motions a la Jackson and LeGarde s mellow interp of Richie's "All Night Long " are two definite ap- plause-mongers for the Kutasherie. Kenneth Corizzi's Bruce Spring- steen is appropriately muscular, and lithe dancers Dan Nielsen, Lin- da Collins and Nicki McCauley rev up their several appearances in line work, but also extend themselves in other scenes beyond terpery. Kutash brings depth and outer vi- sion to his staging with scrim, big- city backdrop, neon and multiimage effects. The musical support is taped and there are inserts of lip- sync - Will. MON 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 TUE 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 WED 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 THURS 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 FRI 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 SAT 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 SUN 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 Wl t h I t 'U( ABC 16.0/23 MacGyver (16.3/23) The Last Fling (15.9/23) 15.6/22 16.9/24 15.0/21 16.0/23 16.3/24 16.3/26 23.3/36 Who's The Boss? Growing Pains Moonlighting (25.9/38) Carol Burnett Special (20.9/35) 22.1/33 24.3/36 25.6/38 26.2/39 21.8/35 20.0/35 16.6/26 Perfect Strangers Head Of The Class Dynasty (17.8/26) Hotel (15.5/26) 16.4/25 16.8/25 17.6/26 17.9/27 15.7/25 15.2/26 11.5/18 Our World (6.5/10) Dynasty II: The Colbys (13.0/19) 20/20 (14.9/24) 6.3/9 6.7/10 12.6/19 13.4/20 15.5/25 14.4/24 11.3/19 Webster Emmanual Lewis Special (11.3/19) Mr. Belvedere Starman (11 4/20) 12.4/21 11.5/19 11.2/18 10.1/17 11 4/20 11.5/21 104/18 Sidekicks Sledge Hammer! Ohara (9.6/16) Spenser: For Hire (10.7/19) 11.3/19 10.5/18 8.9/14 10.2/17 10.8/19 10.5/19 18.9/29 Disney Sunday Movie: 10.7/17 20,000 Leagues Under 11.7/18 ThcScafR) 13.0/19 (12.4/19) 14.3/20 Amerika, Part 1* (24.7/38) AVLHAWS 15.6/24 X.AVlHAi.lS 14.2/23 26.2/38 26.4/38 25.4/39 23.8/38 CBS 15.4/22 Kate & Allie My Sister Sam Newhart Cavanaughs Cagney & Lacey (107/16) 20.5/29 18.2/26 18.0/25 14.4/21 10.5/16 10.8/17 12.9/20 Charlie Brown's 20th Anni(R) (9.2/14) Stillwatch (14.7/23) 9.4/14 9.0/13 14.9/22 14.4/21 15.0/24 14.6/25 15.0/23 New Mike Hammer (13.1/19) Magnum, P.I. (16.7/25) The Equalizer (15.2/25) 12.9/19 13.2/19 16.0/24 17.5/26 15.6/25 14.9/26 13.0/20 Shell Game (8.0/12) Simon & Simon (13.4/20) Knots Landing (17.7/29) 7.8/12 8.2/12 12.9/19 13.8/21 17.4/28 18.0/30 17.2/29 Scarecrow & Mrs. King (15.6/26) Dallas (19.5/32) Falcon Crest (16.5/29) 14.5/25 16.7/28 19.2/31 19.8/33 16.7/29 16.3/30 13.6/23 Be My Valcnimc(K) StarWars(R) (14.1/24) 11.2/19 12.2/20 13.2/21 14.4/24 16.0/28 14.8/27 17.3/26 60 Minutes (22.4/36) Murder, She Wrote (26.4/38) Designing Women Nothing Is Easy Hard Copy (8.6/13) 15.0/23 16.0/25 21.6/35 23.3/36 26.2/39 26.7/38 13.3/19 10.0/14 8.9/14 8.3/13 NBC 21.8/32 ALF (17.3/25) Two Mrs. Grenvilles Part2 (24.0/35) 16.5/24 18.2/26 22.9/32 24.2/35 24.8/37 24.2/38 14.2/22 Matlock (19.3/29) Hill Street Blues (11.8/17) Remington Steele (11.5/19) 19.0/28 19.7/29 11.9/18 11.7/17 11.5/19 11.5/20 14.0/22 Highway To Heaven (17.0/25) Gimme A Break Tortellis St. Elsewhere (12.5/21) 16.3/24 17.8/26 13.6/20 11.6/17 12.4/20 12.6/22 27 J/42 The Cosby Show Family Ties Cheers Night Court LA. Law (18.3/30) 38.2/57 34.2/54 27.4/41 25.4/38 19.1/30 17.5/30 14.5/25 Disney's Doggone Valentine (13.4/23) Miami Vice (16.2/26) Crime Story (13.9/25) 13.2/23 13.6/23 15.6/25 16.9/28 14.2/25 13.6/25 18.0/31 Facts Of Life 227 Golden Girls Amen Hunter (15.6/28) 15.4/26 18.8/31 23.7/38 18.7/31 15.4/27 15.9/29 18.2/28 Our House (15.5/25) Easy Street Valerie Facts Of Life Down Under (21.4/32) 18.3/29 17.9/28 14.6/24 16.4/25 14.3/21 14.8/21 19.9/29 21.6/31 22.2/34 21.7/35 Boldface indicates first-place rating. Figures in parentheses indicate program average. (R) — Repeat. * — Program ran until 11:24 p.m. 'Amerika' Lifts ABC To Second Spot In The Ratings A strong showing by "Amerika Part 1" Sunday and the network's highest Tuesday night average since March 29, 1983, helped lift ABC into the number-two spot in the primetime ratings race for the week ending Feb. 15, only the second By JEFF BASKIN THREE-NETWORK RATINGS REPORT ABC CBS NBC Three Net 2/9--2/15 LAST WEEK 1987 15.6/24 15.0/23 18.3/29 48.9/76 1986 15.5/24 17.3/26 18.2/27 51.0/77 % Change + 1% -13% + 1% - 4% SEASON TO DATE ABC CBS NBC Three Net 1986 14.2/23 16.0/25 17.9/28 . 48.1/76 1986 15.1/24 17.0/26 17.9/28 50.0/78 %CbW - 6% - 6% Even - 4% time this season it's escaped last place. Still in first was NBC, scoring an 18.3 rating, 29 share for its 18th week on top in the 21-week-old sea- son. ABC found 15.6/24 and CBS followed with 15.0/23. Contributing to NBC's strength were its usual Thursday power- house programs ("The Cosby Show" and "Family Ties" equaled their highest shares ever), "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Part 2" on Monday and strong counter-pro- gramming Sunday, when the net pitted its telepic "The Facts Of Life Down Under" against "Amerika Part 1." Part two of "Grenvilles" was the third-highest episode for a multi- parter this season, behind part two of CBS' "The Last Frontier" Oct. 7, 1986, which claimed a 25.0/39, and "Amerika's" opening-round numbers. ABC found happiness with the Carol Burnett special "Carol, Carl, Whoopi & Robin" Tuesday, which far outstripped the previous week's "Jack And Mike" figures of 13.9/23 for the same time period. "Amerika Part 1" ranked num- ber seven for the week, behind (in order) "Cosby," "Family Ties," "Cheers," "Murder She Wrote," "Moonlighting" and "Night Court." Rounding out the top 10 were "Growing Pains," The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Part 2" and "Golden Girls." Part two of "Amerika" this past Monday night slipped to 20.9/31. Squeezed by the competition Sun- day night, CBS' 9-11 p.m. lineup of "Designing Women," "Nothing Is Easy" and "Hard Copy" showed declines. "Easy," in its second week on the air, slipped 12% to 10.0/14 from 11.4/17 the previous sesh. In the early-evening news arena, "NBC Nightly News" toted up 13.1/23, "CBS Evening News" 12.5/22 and "ABC World News Tonight" 10.5/18.

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Page 1: Platoon' Captains LA B.O.; TV RATINGS-FEB. 9 FEB. 15

Wed., Feb. 18, 1987

'Platoon' Captains LA B.O.; 'Fortune' Banks Solid 275G

PARTETY 25

TV RATINGS-FEB. 9 FEB. 15

(Continued from Page 3, Column S) Chinese 1 and $25,000 at Village.

"Mannequ in" dicky $232,000 in debut at 19, including $44,000 at Egyptian-Westwood and $17,000 at Hollywood Pacific 1

"Black Widow" healthy $208,-000 in second frame at 16, includ-ing $50,000 at Avco 3 ($44,196) and $31,000 at Egyptian-Hollywood ($28,838).

"Radio Daya" hearty $120,000 in third recollection at six, includ­ing $31,000 at Cinerama Dome ($39,142) and $38,000 at Coronet 1 ($36,081).

" F r o m The H i p " slender $95, 000 in second maneuver at 15, in­cluding $8500 at Chinese 3 ($13,-794 at Chinese 1) and $25,000 at National ($34,995).

"Light Of D a y " tame $80,000 in second whirl at 13, including $12,500 at Coronet 2 ($15,658) and $8500 at Paramount ($13,320).

"Crocod i l e D u n d e e " heroic $67,000 in 21st tumble at 12, in­cluding $12,500 at Westwood 1 ($9020 at Westwood 3; $5880 at Hollywood).

" S t a r Trek IV: The Voyage Home" warm $54,000 in 12th trip to nine, including $7000 at Holly­wood Pacific 3 ($8077 at Holly­wood Pacific 1) and $14,000 at Pla­za ($14,217 - six days at Village).

"Hooakra" neat $60,000 in 10th contest at eight, including $14,500 at Avco 2 ($9678) and $8500 at

Monte Carlo TV Fest Plans Anni

(Continued from Page 11. Column 2) hand in Monte Carlo for a 10-min-ute sneak preview of his film. "We too tackle some of the issues in-volved in the destruction of the Jewish community within Poland and the nonintervention of the Al­lies in its behalf," he added.

In fact, a 40-minute spinoff piece from "Struggles ," called "Mes­senger From Poland," is also avail-able through Channel Four Interna­tional. It deals specifically with the touchy question of Allied complici­ty in the destruction of European Jewry, says Smith

Fairfax 3 ($7044). "One Woman Or Two" chipper

$ 11,000 in debut at Cineplex 3,14. "The Good Fa ther" mild $6500

in debut at Goldwyn 3. " F i r e And I c e " cool $6500 in

opener, including $5000 at Coronet 3 and $1500 at Fox.

"The Mbalon" neat $50,000 in 14th turn at four, including $19,000 at Century Plaza 2 ($8229) and $9500 at Fairfax 2 ($3862).

"Betty Blue" tidy $5000 in 15th stanza at Brentwood 2 ($3785).

"Little Shop Of Horrors" tune­ful $31,000 in ninth inning, includ-ing $18,000 at Bruin ($15,117) and $13,000 at Chinese 2 ($11,477).

"Tberese" nice $11,000 in sec-ond round at Cineplex 5, 10 ($12,-287 at Cineplex 5, 14).

"The Assault" modest $5000 in fifth delivery at Cineplex 8 ($4207).

"Marleme" tame $5000 in ninth whirl at Cineplex 11 ($5673 at Cine­plex 6).

" T h e Golden C h i l d " d i cky $18,000 in ninth clip, including $7000 at Hollywoood with "Criti­cal Condition" ($6942 at Chinese 3) and $11,000 at Westwood 2 ($7973).

" B e d r o o m W i n d o w " hazy $39,000 in fifth view at 10, includ­ing $12,000 at Metro ($11,124, $3807 at Fox).

" T h e Morning Af ter" upbeat $9000 in seventh inning at Monica 2, where it is playing with "Blue Velvet" ($4627 at Coronet 3).

"Cr imes Of The H e a r t " so-so $13,000 in 10th interpretation, in-cluding $6000 at Monica 4 with "Bedroom Window" ($3604) and $7000 at Westwood 3 ($6594 at Piaza).

"Duet For O n e " tepid $3500 in eighth presentation at Music Hall ($3564).

" D e a d Of W i n t e r " modest $20,500 in second season, includ­ing $13,000 at Regent ($14,757) and $7500 at Vogue, playing with "Crocodile Dundee" ($8898).

"Critical Condition" $8500 in fifth examination at Westwood 4 playing with " 'Round Midnight" ($4166 at Coronet 4).

" E l Amor Brujo ' okay $5500 in eighth round at Royal ($4974).

NITERY REVIEWS Starstreet

(Continued from Page 22, Column S) lief, plus at t imes, vague vocal projections of Frank Sinatra, Rod­ney Dangerfield, Jerry Lewis and Stallone.

The crack adagio team of Bill Spinning and Ludo Vika is up to its usual wild contorts, lifts and re­volves from previous Vegas revues,

Nasty Glrb (Continued from Page 22, Column 4)

spired and repetitious, the few times it does take off sledgeham-mered at the already numb crowd. Cheap sets have little to do with what happens in front of them; singing is live over tape, allowing undertones of the original vocalist; and little is coherent, the matron's song from "Chicago" being sung to femme prisoners by someone who looks like a madame from Winnemucca, gangster outfits showing up in a look at rock 'n ' roll.

Hopefully all people involved will put this show behind them. That will be hardest for the au-dience. &We.

including an individual shift by Vi­ka for a rampant Tina Turner im­pression backed by Spinning's drumming. The gymnastic prowess of Kirsten Vollman and Keith Campbell, in duo work along with single bar and overhead rings, is a neat relief amid the vortex of whir­ling impressions.

Two of the better look-alikes are Eric Evans as Michael Jackson and Malcolm LeGarde as Lionel Richie. Evans' achievements in slippery motions a la Jackson and LeGarde s mellow interp of Richie's "A l l Night Long " are two definite ap­plause-mongers for the Kutasherie.

Kenneth Corizzi's Bruce Spring­steen is appropriately muscular, and lithe dancers Dan Nielsen, Lin­da Collins and Nicki McCauley rev up their several appearances in line work, but also extend themselves in other scenes beyond terpery.

Kutash brings depth and outer vi­sion to his staging with scrim, big-city backdrop, neon and multiimage effects. The musical support is taped and there are inserts of lip-s y n c - Will.

MON 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

10:00 10:30

TUE 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

10:00 10:30 WED 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

10:00 10:30

THURS 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

10:00 10:30

FRI 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

10:00 10:30

SAT 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

10:00 10:30 SUN 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

10:00 10:30

Wl t h I t 'U(

ABC 16.0/23 MacGyver (16.3/23) The Last Fling

(15.9/23)

15.6/22 16.9/24 15.0/21 16.0/23 16.3/24 16.3/26

23.3/36 Who's The Boss? Growing Pains Moonlighting (25.9/38) Carol Burnett Special (20.9/35)

22.1/33 24.3/36 25.6/38 26.2/39 21.8/35 20.0/35

16.6/26 Perfect Strangers Head Of The Class Dynasty (17.8/26) Hotel (15.5/26)

16.4/25 16.8/25 17.6/26 17.9/27 15.7/25 15.2/26

11.5/18 Our World (6.5/10) Dynasty II: The Colbys (13.0/19) 20/20 (14.9/24)

6.3/9 6.7/10

12.6/19 13.4/20 15.5/25 14.4/24

11.3/19 Webster Emmanual Lewis Special (11.3/19) Mr. Belvedere Starman (11 4/20)

12.4/21 11.5/19 11.2/18 10.1/17 11 4/20 11.5/21

104/18 Sidekicks Sledge Hammer! Ohara (9.6/16) Spenser: For Hire (10.7/19)

11.3/19 10.5/18 8.9/14

10.2/17 10.8/19 10.5/19

18.9/29 Disney Sunday Movie: 10.7/17 20,000 Leagues Under 11.7/18 ThcScafR) 13.0/19 (12.4/19) 14.3/20 Amerika, Part 1* (24.7/38)

AVLHAWS 1 5 . 6 / 2 4 X.AVlHAi.lS 1 4 . 2 / 2 3

26.2/38 26.4/38 25.4/39 23.8/38

CBS 15.4/22 Kate & Allie My Sister Sam Newhart Cavanaughs Cagney & Lacey (107/16)

20.5/29 18.2/26 18.0/25 14.4/21 10.5/16 10.8/17

12.9/20 Charlie Brown's 20th Anni(R) (9.2/14) Stillwatch (14.7/23)

9.4/14 9.0/13

14.9/22 14.4/21 15.0/24 14.6/25

15.0/23 New Mike Hammer (13.1/19) Magnum, P.I. (16.7/25) The Equalizer (15.2/25)

12.9/19 13.2/19 16.0/24 17.5/26 15.6/25 14.9/26

13.0/20 Shell Game (8.0/12) Simon & Simon (13.4/20) Knots Landing (17.7/29)

7.8/12 8.2/12

12.9/19 13.8/21 17.4/28 18.0/30

17.2/29 Scarecrow & Mrs. King (15.6/26) Dallas (19.5/32) Falcon Crest (16.5/29)

14.5/25 16.7/28 19.2/31 19.8/33 16.7/29 16.3/30

13.6/23 Be My Valcnimc(K) StarWars(R) (14.1/24)

11.2/19 12.2/20 13.2/21 14.4/24 16.0/28 14.8/27

17.3/26 60 Minutes (22.4/36) Murder, She Wrote (26.4/38) Designing Women Nothing Is Easy Hard Copy (8.6/13)

15.0/23 16.0/25

21.6/35 23.3/36 26.2/39 26.7/38 13.3/19 10.0/14 8.9/14 8.3/13

NBC 21.8/32 ALF (17.3/25) Two Mrs. Grenvilles Part2 (24.0/35)

16.5/24 18.2/26 22.9/32 24.2/35 24.8/37 24.2/38

14.2/22 Matlock (19.3/29) Hill Street Blues (11.8/17) Remington Steele (11.5/19)

19.0/28 19.7/29 11.9/18 11.7/17 11.5/19 11.5/20

14.0/22 Highway To Heaven (17.0/25) Gimme A Break Tortellis St. Elsewhere (12.5/21)

16.3/24 17.8/26 13.6/20 11.6/17 12.4/20 12.6/22

27 J/42 The Cosby Show Family Ties Cheers Night Court LA. Law (18.3/30)

38.2/57 34.2/54 27.4/41 25.4/38 19.1/30 17.5/30

14.5/25 Disney's Doggone Valentine (13.4/23) Miami Vice (16.2/26) Crime Story (13.9/25)

13.2/23 13.6/23 15.6/25 16.9/28 14.2/25 13.6/25

18.0/31 Facts Of Life 227 Golden Girls Amen Hunter (15.6/28)

15.4/26 18.8/31 23.7/38 18.7/31 15.4/27 15.9/29

18.2/28 Our House (15.5/25) Easy Street Valerie Facts Of Life Down Under (21.4/32)

18.3/29 17.9/28

14.6/24 16.4/25 14.3/21 14.8/21 19.9/29 21.6/31 22.2/34 21.7/35

Boldface indicates first-place rating. Figures in parentheses indicate program average. (R) — Repeat. * — Program ran until 11:24 p.m.

'Amerika' Lifts ABC To Second Spot In The Ratings A strong showing by "Amerika

Part 1" Sunday and the network's highest Tuesday night average since March 29, 1983, helped lift ABC into the number-two spot in the primetime ratings race for the week ending Feb. 15, only the second

By JEFF BASKIN

THREE-NETWORK RATINGS REPORT

ABC CBS NBC Three

Net

2 /9--2/15 LAST WEEK 1987

15.6/24 15.0/23 18.3/29

48.9/76

1986 15.5/24 17.3/26 18.2/27

51.0/77

% Change + 1% -13% + 1%

- 4%

SEASON TO DATE

ABC CBS NBC Three

Net

1986 14.2/23 16.0/25 17.9/28

. 48.1/76

1986 15.1/24 17.0/26 17.9/28

50.0/78

%CbW - 6% - 6% Even

- 4%

time this season it's escaped last place.

Still in first was NBC, scoring an 18.3 rating, 29 share for its 18th week on top in the 21-week-old sea-son. ABC found 15.6/24 and CBS followed with 15.0/23.

Contributing to NBC's strength were its usual Thursday power­house programs ( "The Cosby Show" and "Family Ties" equaled their highest shares ever), " T h e Two Mrs. Grenvilles Part 2 " on Monday and strong counter-pro­gramming Sunday, when the net pitted its telepic "The Facts Of Life Down Under" against "Amerika Part 1."

Part two of "Grenvilles" was the third-highest episode for a multi-parter this season, behind part two of CBS' "The Last Frontier" Oct. 7, 1986, which claimed a 25.0/39, and "Amer ika ' s " opening-round numbers.

ABC found happiness with the Carol Burnett special "Carol, Carl,

Whoopi & Robin" Tuesday, which far outstripped the previous week's "Jack And Mike" figures of 13.9/23 for the same time period.

"Amerika Part 1" ranked num­ber seven for the week, behind (in order) " C o s b y , " "Fami ly T i e s , " " C h e e r s , " "Murder She W r o t e , " " M o o n l i g h t i n g " and "Night Court."

Rounding out the top 10 were "Growing Pains," The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Part 2 " and "Golden Girls."

Part two of "Amerika" this past Monday night slipped to 20.9/31.

Squeezed by the competition Sun­day night, CBS' 9-11 p.m. lineup of "Designing Women," "Nothing Is Easy" and "Hard Copy" showed declines. " E a s y , " in its second week on the air, slipped 12% to 10.0/14 from 11.4/17 the previous sesh.

In the early-evening news arena, " N B C Nightly N e w s " toted up 13.1/23, " C B S Evening N e w s " 12.5/22 and "ABC World News Tonight" 10.5/18.