CBS wins week one of '93-'94: Sunday night power lineup drives ratings victory; ABC takes 18-49 demo honors. (CBS Inc., Capital Cities/ABC Inc., demographics) (Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, October, 1993 by Coe, Steve

Sunday night power lineup drives ratings victory; ABC takes 18-49 demo honors Despite a strong start by ABC last week - winning the first three nights - CBS came back to take the first week of the new season. That victory relied heavily on the network's strong Sunday night performance (it won only one other night) and was captained by ratings workhorse 60 Minutes.

The Superman vs. Spielberg Sunday night battle at 8 p.m. was joined by the first new episode of perennial time-period winner Murder, She Wrote, which weighed in at number nine for the week and handily bested Spielberg's seaQuest DSV and ABC's Lois & Clark. For the week (Sept. 20-26), CBS averaged a 13.5 rating and 23 share, followed by ABC's 12.3/21, NBC's 11.2/19 and Fox's 7.2/12,...

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