On Jan. 13, NBC brushed the cobwebs from Barnabas Collins' coffin, and 24 million viewers peered inside-enough to give Dark Shadows a shot at becoming the season's first new dramatic hit. Interest in the two-hour premiere of the Gothic serial, which placed 27th, and in Bob Hope's Saudi Arabia special (12th) helped NBC to its biggest weekly win of the season. CBS wasn't as fortunate with the premiere of the Farrah Fawcett comedy Good Sports, which drew a disappointing 16 million viewers to finish 54th. But the network cited a 50% improvement from the time slot's previous occupant, Doctor, Doctor, and is likely to be very patient. ABC may not have that luxury; its ''second season'' shows have made barely a ripple. The Monday premiere of Under Cover came in 65th, then dipped to 83rd in its first Saturday airing, and the return of Equal Justice finished 66th. LAST VIEWERS* TOP TEN WEEK 1 36.3 Cheers 1 NBC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 2 34.3 America's Funniest Home Videos 3 ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m. 3 32.7 America's Funniest People 4 ABC, Sunday, 8:30 p.m. 4 30.9 A Different World - NBC, Thursday, 8:30 p.m. 5 30.4 60 Minutes 2 CBS, Sunday, 7 p.m. 6 30.3 Family Matters 9 ABC, Friday, 8:30 p.m. 7 30.2 Murphy Brown 39 CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 8 29.9 Designing Women 43 CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. 9 29.8 The Golden Girls 13 NBC, Saturday, 9 p.m. ^ 10 29.0 Full House 11 ABC, Friday, 8 p.m.
BOTTOM FIVE 86 9.5 Lenny 77 CBS, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. 87 9.1 Beverly Hills, 90210 83 Fox, Thursday, 9 p.m. 88 8.2 Haywire 82 Fox, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. 89 7.4 Comic Strip Live 86 Fox, Sunday, 10 p.m. 90 5.2 Against The Law 87 Fox, Friday, 9 p.m. *In millions week of Jan. 7-13
