TV RATINGS--TOPS OF THE NON-RERUNS : Summer TV Drought Lingers
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Funnyman Cheech Marin, “227’s” flirtatious Jackee and John Ritter were among the stars of last week’s most popular non-rerun programming. NBC’s “The Cheech Show,” starring Marin and Jackee, was at the top of the Nielsen heap among entertainment shows, ranking 29th with a 9.8 rating and a 21 audience share. And the CBS special “Memories Then and Now,” a magazine show on historical events hosted by Ritter, ranked 32nd with a 9.6 rating and a 17 share.
* The premiere installment of “The Cavanaughs,” a once-cancelled series that returned to CBS with original episodes last week with a dueling-brothers story featuring Art Carney as the despised sibling of feisty Pop Cavanaugh (Barnard Hughes). The episode ranked 52nd.
Show Points Share 21. “20/20” 11.9 24 (ABC) 29. “The Cheech Show” 9.8 21 (NBC) 30. Baseball--Dodgers-Reds 9.8 19 (NBC) 32. “Memories Then and Now” 9.6 17 (CBS) 41. “My Two Dads” 8.5 16 (CBS) * “The Cavanaughs” (premiere) 7.5 14 (CBS)
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