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66 The Charmings (ABC)
Check the night and time slots to see how your favorite shows are doing against their competitors. A ratings point represents 874,000 TV households; shares are the percentage of sets in use; the rank is the overall placement for the week. A (#) indicates a ratings tie, with two or more shows receiving the same ranking. An (r) indicates a repeat episode. An (s) indicates a special broadcast.
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Check the night and time slots to see how your favorite shows are doing against their competitors. A ratings point represents 874,000 TV households; shares are the percentage of sets in use; the rank is the overall placement for the week. A (#) indicates a ratings tie, with two or more shows receiving the same ranking. An (r) indicates a repeat episode. An (s) indicates a special broadcast.
Top 10
1 The Cosby Show (NBC)
2 Family Ties (NBC)
3 Cheers (NBC)
4 The Golden Girls (NBC)
5 Unsolved Mysteries (NBC)
# Movie of the Week (NBC)
| 7 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (NBC) |
| 8 Sunday Night Movie (ABC) |
9 Growing Pains (ABC)
10 Valerie (NBC)
Bottom 5
63 Sledge Hammer! (ABC)
64 Our World (ABC)
65 Dallas (CBS)
66 The Charmings (ABC)
67 Ellen Burstyn Show (ABC)
Network ratings
For the week:
| NBC 12.8 |
| ABC 9.6 |
| CBS 9.5 |
| Season to date: |
| NBC 16.2 |
| CBS 14.3 |
| ABC 12.7 |
| Evening news |
For the week:
| NBC 9.8 |
| ABC 9.1 |
| CBS 9.0 |
| Last week: |
| NBC 10.0 |
| ABC 8.7 |
| CBS 8.7 |
| Monday, August 3, 1987 |
| 8:00 ALF (NBC) (r) 13.6 |
| 28 17 |
| Kate & Allie (CBS) (r) 10.3 21 |
| 36 |
| Circus (ABC) (r) 6.9 14 |
| #58 |
| 8:30 Valerie (NBC) (r) 14.5 |
| 28 #9 |
| My Sister Sam (CBS) (r) 9.0 17 |
| #45 |
| 9:00 Newhart (CBS) (r) 13.4 |
| 24 18 |
| Movie: The Lonely Lady (NBC) (r) 11.1 20 |
| 30 |
| The Special Olympics 9.3 17 |
#42
Opening Ceremonies (ABC)
| 9:30 Designing Women (CBS) (r) 13.7 |
| 23 16 |
| 10:00 Cagney & Lacey (CBS) (r) 11.2 |
21 29
Tuesday, August 4, 1987
| 8:00 Matlock (NBC) (r) 12.9 |
| 25 20 |
| Who's the Boss? (ABC) (r) 12.7 26 |
| #22 |
| Simon & Simon (CBS) (r) 7.2 14 |
| 56 |
| 8:30 Growing Pains (ABC) (r) 14.5 |
27
#9
| 9:00 Movie: Beverly Hills Madam (NBC) (r) 15.4 |
27
#5
| Moonlighting (ABC) (r) 12.5 22 |
| 25 |
| Houston Knights (CBS) (r) 10.0 17 |
| #37 |
| 10:00 Spenser: For Hire (ABC) (r) 9.9 |
| 18 39 |
| Night Heat (CBS) 9.3 17 |
#42
Wednesday, August 5, 1987
| 8:00 Perfect Strangers (ABC) (r) 10.8 |
| 21 31 |
| The New Mike Hammer (CBS) (r) 10.6 21 |
| 32 |
| Highway to Heaven (NBC) (r) 8.4 16 |
| #49 |
| 8:30 Head of the Class (ABC) (r) 10.5 |
| 20 #33 |
| 9:00 Night Court (NBC) (r) 12.8 |
| 23 21 |
| Magnum, P.I. (CBS) (r) 12.6 22 |
| 24 |
| MacGyver (ABC) (r) 10.4 18 |
| 35 |
| 9:30 Small Victories (NBC) (s) 9.4 |
| 16 41 |
| 10:00 The Equalizer (CBS) (r) 12.7 |
| 24 #22 |
| St. Elsewhere (NBC) (r) 9.6 18 |
| 40 |
| Hotel (ABC) (r) 8.4 16 |
#49
Thursday, August 6, 1987
| 8:00 The Cosby Show (NBC) (r) 19.9 |
40
1
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King (CBS) (r) 7.1 14 |
| 57 |
| Sledge Hammer! (ABC) (r) 6.4 13 |
| 63 |
| 8:30 Family Ties (NBC) 19.5 |
| 37 02 |
| The Charmings (ABC) (r) 5.2 10 |
| 66 |
| 9:00 Cheers (NBC) (r) 18.0 |
| 33 03 |
| Movie: The Dark Crystal (CBS) 9.2 17 |
| 44 |
| Our World (ABC) (r) 6.3 12 |
| 64 |
| 9:30 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (NBC) 15.3 |
| 28 07 |
| 10:00 L.A. Law (NBC) (r) 14.3 |
| 26 #11 |
| 20 20 (ABC) 13.0 24 |
19
Friday, August 7, 1987
| 8:00 Rags to Riches (NBC) (r) 10.0 |
| 22 #37 |
| Summer Playhouse (CBS) 8.2 18 |
| 51 |
| Webster (ABC) (r) 6.7 16 |
| 61 |
| 8:30 Mr. Belvedere (CBS) (r) 8.0 |
| 17 53 |
| 9:00 Miami Vice (NBC) (r) 14.1 |
29 13
Movie: Deadly Intentions, 9.0 18 #45
Part 1 (ABC) (r)
| Dallas (CBS) (r) 6.1 12 |
| 65 |
| 10:00 Crime Story (NBC) (r) 11.5 |
| 24 28 |
| Adderly (CBS) 7.4 15 |
55
Saturday, August 8, 1987
| 8:00 The Facts of Life (NBC) (r) 9.0 |
| 21 #45 |
| Animal Crackups (ABC) 6.9 16 |
| #58 |
| Movie: Guilty Conscience (CBS) (r) 6.8 15 |
| 60 |
| 8:30 227 (NBC) (r) 12.1 |
| 27 26 |
| The Ellen Burstyn Show (ABC) 4.8 11 |
| 67 |
| 9:00 The Golden Girls (NBC) (r) 16.2 |
33
4
Movie: Deadly Intentions, 8.9 18 48
Part 2 (ABC) (r)
| 9:30 Amen (NBC) (r) 14.3 |
| 29 #11 |
| 10:00 Hunter (NBC) (r) 14.0 |
| 28 14 |
| West 57th (CBS) 6.5 13 |
62
Sunday, August 9, 1987
| 7:00 60 Minutes (CBS) 13.8 |
| 29 15 |
| Our House (NBC) (r) 8.1 17 |
| 52 |
| Disney Sunday Movie (ABC) (r) 7.8 16 |
| 54 |
| 8:00 Unsolved Mysteries (NBC) (r) 15.4 |
30
#5
| Movie: Courage (CBS) (r) 10.5 19 |
| #33 |
| 9:00 Movie: My Mother's Secret 15.2 |
28
8
Life (ABC) (r)
| Movie: Once Upon a Time 11.6 21 |
27
in America, Part 1 (NBC)
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