CBS gambled with the three-hour, $14 million Bette Midler musical, Gypsy, and came up with a top 10 hit that easily beat NBC's rebroadcast of Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (37th). The downside: Mama Rose was bested by ABC's rerun of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (5th), starring Chevy Chase (he's back!). On the series front, CBS' Second Chances is off to a slow start: The first two episodes finished 61st and 65th. But the network, which has been quick to cancel weak shows, is giving Second more than two chances-the series has been picked up for 13 episodes. Meanwhile, two struggling new sitcoms, CBS' The Nanny and NBC's The Mommies, made the top 20 with special airings in better time slots. Last Viewers* Top 20 Week 1 33.2 Home Improvement (R) ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 1 2 29.9 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7:02 p.m. 4 3 29.6 Seinfeld NBC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 7 4 27.7 Grace Under Fire ABC, Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. 3 5 27.6 Movie: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (R) ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. - 6 26.2 Movie: Gypsy CBS, Sunday, 8:02 p.m. - 7 25.8 Football: Eagles VS. Cowboys ABC, Monday, 9 p.m. - 8 25.5 Roseanne (R) ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 5 9 25.0 Frosty The Snowman (R) CBS, Monday, 8 p.m. - 10 24.2 Frasier (R) NBC, Thursday, 9:30 p.m. 12 11 23.2 Coach ABC, Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. 9 12 22.8 Murphy Brown CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 18 13 22.7 Barbara Walters Presents The 12 Most Fascinating People Of 1993 ABC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. - 14 21.9 20/20 ABC, Friday, 10 p.m. 22 15 21.2 Family Matters ABC, Friday, 8 p.m. 26 16 20.7 The Mommies NBC, Thursday, 8:30 p.m. - 17 20.6 The Simpsons Fox, Thursday, 8 p.m. 50 18 20.3 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman CBS, Saturday, 8 p.m. 21 20.3 The Nanny CBS, Monday, 8:30 p.m. - 20 20.2 Full House (R) ABC, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 15
Bottom 10 80 9.0 America's Most Wanted Fox, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 81 9.0 Cafe Americain NBC, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. 83 82 8.5 Herman's head (R) Fox, Thursday, 9:30 p.m. 79 8.5 Saved By The Bell: The College Years NBC, Tuesday, 8 p.m. - 84 8.0 Getting by NBC, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. - 85 7.6 Top Cops CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. - 86 7.5 Roc Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. - 87 7.2 Front Page Fox, Saturday, 9 p.m. 88 88 6.9 Movie: Doing Time On Maple Drive (R) Fox, Monday, 8 p.m. - 89 5.9 Bakersfield P.D. (R) Fox, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. 89 ! 90 5.4 Townsend Television Fox, Sunday, 7 p.m. -
*In Millions (R) Rerun Week of Dec.6-12,1993 Source: Nielsen Media Research
