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By now, you'd think everyone would have tired of seeing Mike Tyson bite off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear. Heck, even ABC's Politically Incorrect host Bill Maher said his network's decision to rerun the fight on Thursday, Aug. 14, proved that its logo should be ''Musty TV.'' But the Alphabet's $1 million gamble paid off -- the bout reached 11.4 million viewers and finished 21st for its week. Another ravaged mug also proved popular a week later as CBS' broadcast of the 1993 Mel Gibson flick, The Man Without a Face, attracted 15.5 million viewers, giving the Eye its best Sunday night movie numbers since June. Meanwhile, not even Diane Sawyer could boost ABC's sagging Saturday fortunes. A PrimeTime Live special edition placed a deadly 75th.
TOP 15, AUG. 11 -- 17
VIEWERS* LAST WEEK
1 17.9 SEINFELD (R) NBC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 1 2 16.5 60 MINUTES CBS, Sunday, 7 p.m. 4 3 16.0 ER (R) NBC, Thursday, 10 p.m. 5 16.0 20/20 ABC, Friday, 10 p.m. 6 5 15.7 DATELINE NBC NBC, Monday, 10 p.m. 3 6 15.6 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN (R) NBC, Thursday, 9:30 p.m. -- 7 14.8 DATELINE NBC NBC, Tuesday, 10 p.m. 6 8 14.5 TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL (R) CBS, Sunday, 8 p.m. 8 9 14.1 HOME IMPROVEMENT (R) ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 9 10 13.3 FRIENDS (R) NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m. 12 13.3 WALKER, TEXAS RANGER (R) CBS, Saturday, 10 p.m. 20 12 13.0 MEN BEHAVING BADLY (R) NBC, Thursday, 8:30 p.m. 11 13 12.9 DATELINE NBC NBC, Friday, 9 p.m. 15 14 12.5 MOVIE: THE PRICE OF HEAVEN CBS, Sunday, 9 p.m. -- 15 12.1 THE DREW CAREY SHOW (R) ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 21
TOP 15, AUG. 18 -- 24
1 19.2 SEINFELD (R) NBC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 1 2 18.7 DATELINE NBC NBC, Monday, 10 p.m. 5 3 15.7 TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL (R) CBS, Sunday, 8 p.m. 8 4 15.6 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN (R) NBC, Thursday, 9:30 p.m. 6 5 15.5 MOVIE: THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE CBS, Sunday, 9 p.m. -- 6 15.4 DATELINE NBC NBC, Tuesday, 10 p.m. 7 7 15.0 ER (R) NBC, Thursday, 10 p.m. 3 8 14.9 60 MINUTES CBS, Sunday, 7 p.m. 2 9 14.4 20/20 ABC, Friday, 10 p.m. 3 10 14.3 PRIMETIME LIVE ABC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 16 11 14.2 FRIENDS (R) NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m. 10 14.2 HOME IMPROVEMENT (R) ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 9 13 13.9 DATELINE NBC NBC, Friday, 9 p.m. 13 14 13.4 MEN BEHAVING BADLY (R) NBC, Thursday, 8:30 p.m. 12 15 13.2 THE DREW CAREY SHOW (R) ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 15
*IN MILLIONS (R) RERUN SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH
