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School's Out and it's staying light longer, but there's one thing that brings the little sofa spuds inside. Like most adults, children are stuck on Simpsons reruns this summer: Those ages 2 to 11 overwhelmingly chose Fox's animated sitcom as the No. 1 show last week. NBC's A Different World came in second among the same age group, and ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos came in third. NBC's Magical World of Disney was one of the least popular shows among kids; it came in 79th, not much ahead of CBS' 60 Minutes, which ranked 81st. - Sports fans of all ages helped give CBS a much-needed ratings boost during the week: The network's coverage of the All-Star Game was its first No. 1 prime-time broadcast in months. That's a hopeful sign for third-place CBS, which will also broadcast the playoffs and World Series games this fall. More good news for CBS: Its new series Northern Exposure pulled into the middle of the ratings pack, at 42nd place, despite the dismal ratings of its lead-in, Wiseguy (which came in 78th). Last viewers* TOP TEN week 1 27.3 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 2 24.8 The Simpsons - Fox, Sunday, 8:30 p.m. 3 24.3 Cheers 1 NBC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 4 21.8 America's Funniest Home Videos 6 ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m. 5 21.7 The Cosby Show 2 NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m. 6 21.3 A Different World - NBC, Thursday, 8:30 p.m. 7 20.6 Roseanne 9 ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 8 20.1 Married With Children 4 Fox, Sunday, 9 p.m. 9 19.3 Murphy Brown 16 CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 10 19.1 Movie: Love & Hate - NBC, Sunday, 9 p.m.
BOTTOM FIVE 80 6.3 Comic Strip Prime Time - Fox, Saturday, 9 p.m. 81 5.5 21 Jump Street 84 Fox, Monday, 8 p.m. 82 5.2 Alien Nation 83 Fox, Monday, 9 p.m. 83 4.9 The Outsiders 80 Fox, Sunday, 7 p.m. 84 3.9 The Tracey Ullman Show 85 Fox, Saturday, 9:30 p.m. *millions of Viewers week of July 9 to July 15
