BY THE NUMBERS The 1987-88 Network TV Season--In Review
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Five Top Prime-Time Shows:
1. “The Cosby Show,” NBC 27.8
2. “A Different World,” NBC 25.0
3. “Cheers,” NBC 23.7
4. “Golden Girls,” NBC 21.8
5. “Growing Pains,” ABC 21.5
Five Top New Series:
1. “A Different World,” NBC 25.0
2. “The Wonder Years,” ABC 19.0
3. “In the Heat of the Night,” NBC 17.0
4. “My Two Dads,” NBC 16.8
5. “Aaron’s Way,” NBC 16.0
Five Top TV movies: 1. “The Ann Jillian Story,” NBC 23.8
2. “Eight Is Enough Reunion,” NBC 22.0
3. “Once Upon a Texas Train,” CBS 21.2
4. “Long Journey Home,” CBS 21.1
5. “Strange Voices,” NBC 21.0
Five Top Miniseries:
1. “Elvis and Me,” ABC 24.5
2. “Billionaire Boys Club,” NBC 21.4
3. “Echoes in the Darkness,” CBS 20.9
4. “The Murder of Mary Phagan,” NBC 19.9
5. “Poor Little Rich Girl,” NBC 19.6
SOURCE: A. C. Nielsen Co.
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