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Closing arguments in the O.J. Simpson trial stretched into prime time and drew viewers away from ABC's Tea Leoni sitcom, The Naked Truth (30th), which fell out of the top 20 for the first time. (Apparently, some viewers were more interested in a real tabloid story than in a fictional series about a tabloid photographer.) In a case of life eliminating art, O.J. coverage also nibbled away at ABC's Murder One (20th, down from 16th the week before), NBC's Law & Order (46th, down from 34th), and CBS' Courthouse (93rd, down from 81st). Meanwhile, Barbara Walters' 20/20 interview with Christopher Reeve came in 5th, making it one of the ABC news show's all-time top 20 episodes.
TOP 20
VIEWERS* LAST WEEK 1 34.5 SEINFELD NBC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 1 2 33.7 ER NBC, Thursday, 10 p.m. 2 3 31.0 HOME IMPROVEMENT ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 3 4 29.8 FRIENDS NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m. 3 5 28.8 20/20 ABC, Friday, 10 p.m. 18 6 27.5 COACH ABC, Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. 7 7 27.1 CAROLINE IN THE CITY NBC, Thursday, 9:30 p.m. 5 8 26.3 THE SINGLE GUY NBC, Thursday, 8:30 p.m. 6 9 25.3 FOOTBALL: 49ERS VS. LIONS ABC, Monday, 9 p.m. - 10 22.9 GRACE UNDER FIRE ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 9 11 20.6 FRASIER NBC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 15 12 20.5 PRIMETIME LIVE ABC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 37 13 20.4 HUDSON STREET ABC, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. 11 14 19.6 MURPHY BROWN CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 8 19.6 60 MINUTES CBS, Sunday, 7 p.m. 29 16 19.5 WALKER, TEXAS RANGER CBS, Saturday, 10 p.m. 24 17 19.1 MOVIE: BEAUTY'S REVENGE NBC, Monday, 9 p.m. - 18 19.0 MOVIE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY -- HUNT FOR JUSTICE NBC, Sunday, 9 p.m. - 19.0 ROSEANNE ABC, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 13 20 18.9 AMERICA'S FUNNIEST VIDEOS ABC, Sunday, 7:27 p.m. 19 18.9 MURDER ONE ABC, Tuesday, 10 p.m. 16
BOTTOM 10 101 4.3 THE PARENT 'HOOD WB, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. 95 4.3 SISTER, SISTER WB, Wednesday, 8 p.m. 98 103 3.5 UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER WB, Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. 99 104 3.3 DEADLY GAMES UPN, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 101 105 2.5 LIVE SHOT UPN, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 104 106 2.4 PINKY & THE BRAIN WB, Sunday, 7 p.m. 103 107 2.3 SISTER, SISTER (R) WB, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. 100 108 1.7 FIRST TIME OUT WB, Sunday, 9:30 p.m. 106 109 1.5 CLEGHORNE! WB, Sunday, 9 p.m. 106 1.5 KIRK WB, Sunday, 8 p.m. 102 111 1.3 SIMON WB, Sunday, 8:30 p.m. 105
*IN MILLIONS WEEK OF SEPT. 25-OCT. 1, 1995 (R) RERUN SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH
