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ABC won the latest TV ratings race with help from "Roseanne" and the
Julia Roberts feature film "Pretty Woman."

With a 12.9 average rating, ABC placed first in overall network
standings, according to figures released Tuesday by the A.C.  Nielsen Co.

NBC and CBS tied for second with 12.2, and the Fox Broadcasting Co.
was last with a 7.3.

Each ratings point represents 931,000 homes.

The November sweeps, ending on the 25th, is one of four periods each
year used by local stations to set advertising rates.

Here are the prime-time television ratings as compiled by the A.C.
Nielsen Co.  for the week of Oct.  26 to Nov.  1. Top 20 listings include
the week's ranking, with full season-to-date ranking in parentheses, rating
for the week, and total homes.

An "X" in parentheses denotes one-time-only presentation.  A rating
measures the percentage of the nation's 93.1 million TV homes.  Each
ratings point represents 931,000 households.

1. (1) Roseanne, ABC, 24.1, 22.4 million homes.

2. (3) 60 Minutes, CBS, 23.0, 21.4 million homes.

3. (4) Coach, ABC, 20.0, 18.6 million homes.

4. (2) Murphy Brown, CBS, 18.8, 17.5 million homes.

5. (12) Home Improvement, ABC, 18.4, 17.1 million homes.

5. (X) Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash, NBC, 18.4, 17.1 million
homes.

7. (28) Pretty Woman - ABC Sunday Movie, 18.2, 16.9 million homes.

8. (5) Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 17.8, 16.6 million homes.

9. (17) 20/20, ABC, 16.9, 15.7 million homes.

10. (11) Full House, ABC, 16.3, 15.2 million homes.

11. (15) Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 15.8, 14.7 million homes.

11. (8) Cheers, NBC, 15.8, 14.7 million homes.

13. (6) Monday Night Football, ABC, 15.6, 14.5 million homes.

14. (10) Hearts Afire, CBS, 15.4, 14.3 million homes.

15. (14) Hangin' With Mr.  Cooper, ABC, 15.3, 14.2 million homes.

16. (13) Evening Shade, CBS, 15.1, 14.1 million homes.

17. (18) Fresh Prince of Bel Air, NBC, 15.0, 14.0 million homes.

18. (X) Her Final Fury - CBS Sunday Movie, 14.9, 13.9 million homes.

18. (26) Blossom, NBC, 14.9, 13.9 million homes.

20. (X) Simpsons' Special, Fox, 14.7, 13.7 million homes.


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